Biffos Unite!!
With the tipping competition getting into full flow and separating us by region, now is the chance to represent your county as one, united!
(After that big entrance, now for the sketchy uncertainty!!
)Once upon a time the good people of Premierview and RebelGAA made an attempt to fly the respective flags of their counties by having a hurling match against one another. Reports are uncertain as to whether this clash of the traditionalists ever actually took place, but certainly the idea of it caught my eye to say the least. So in that spirit, I want to know if such an idea is really feasible for ourselves. While we'd love to have a hurling game too, I think it's fair to say that the potential for carnage if we were to take on the likes of Premierview or KKCats is not to be thought of - so instead, we said we'd try a big ball version. The only other thriving internet community bordering Offaly are the good people of the stolen sheep, the Rossies. So on both boards, we're seeing if a challenge game is a runner.
Anyway, here's the details:
Date As yet completely undecided - probably in the summer at some stage, could even be towards the end when clubs start getting knocked out of various championships. Probably go for a Friday or Saturday evening though, most likely to have people in a sociable mood.
Venue As above, nothing set in stone - but it's safe to say it'll be somewhere reasonably neutral for both counties. Probably Clan, Pearses, Bridge, Doon, Ferbane, depending on where we can get!
Players All welcome - every effort will be made to ensure that there is a reasonable spread between both teams of decent players, middling so and sos and junior Z stars. Hopefully about five from each category.
For now, that's it - this is the very early stages of negotiations. No date will suit everyone, so in order to have a good chance of getting fifteen we'd need at least 25 people to say that they'd be willing to play on any given Friday or Saturday evening during the summer.
If you think you'd be amenable to this, and reckon there is a decent chance of being able to play (I understand that things can come up for anybody, but if you only like the idea but when push comes to shove you probably wouldn't make it, best left) then please sign up here. Basically what we need to know is what position are you, how good are you (honest answer - in terms of what grade of football you'd be comfortable at) if or not you are subject to your club being knocked out of the Offaly championship (or wherever!) and then if we get enough we'll see what we can do about taking this further.
You're all here because you follow Offaly - now you can pull on an Offaly jersey and play for real - you don't get that chance every day!!
Sign up here .......
