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by jimbob17
Thu Oct 29, 2015 2:00 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling Championships 2015
Replies: 196
Views: 242662

Re: Offaly Hurling Championships 2015

They age profile of most of the kk lads and coolderry lads mean neither clubs are going to contribute a lot of player to offaly in 2016 , its not that either teams lack comittement to offaly rather most of those lads were messed around or their potental was missed by county managment 7 or 8 years a...
by jimbob17
Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:24 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling Championships 2015
Replies: 196
Views: 242662

Re: Offaly Hurling Championships 2015

Kilcormac/Killoughey gave a minimal contribution to Offaly in 2015. Don't think that Coolderry will offer much more to Offaly in 2016. St Rynaghs & Birr have the more promising younger hurlers. Can't Agree with this. Kilcormac Killoughey lads were willing to commit. Some weren't ask. Kevin Gorg...
by jimbob17
Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:22 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling Championships 2015
Replies: 196
Views: 242662

Re: Offaly Hurling Championships 2015

Hard luck to rynaghs hard to take after been two points up with a minute to go , but for Coolderry were the better team . They hurled Rynaghs off the pitch in the first half and Rynaghs held on in the game thanks to frees . Joe Brady held centre back with ease as no one stood near him all day and t...
by jimbob17
Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:16 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: 2015 SFC Final - Edenderry vs. Rhode 11/10/15
Replies: 37
Views: 59237

Re: 2015 SFC Final - Edenderry vs. Rhode 11/10/15

Thought Edenderry were much the better team and nearly threw it away. Rhode were a lot more efficient up front as Edenderry dominated around the middle. Dalton and Guing edged midfield while Derek Kelly was excellent and bossed Brian Darby. Edenderry seemed to be getting a lot of ball through half f...
by jimbob17
Thu Oct 01, 2015 10:28 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: 2015 SFC Final - Edenderry vs. Rhode 11/10/15
Replies: 37
Views: 59237

Re: edenderry vs rhode

Well folks.whats your take on the senior county final this year?I think edenderry have been by far the most impressive team this year out of the 2.iv seen rhode 3 or 4 times this year and they have been nothing short of awful. I don't blame them though.the tirdness of reaching last year's leinster ...
by jimbob17
Sat Sep 12, 2015 11:15 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: What are they smoking in Birr?
Replies: 246
Views: 328798

Re: What are they smoking in Birr?

“i have played for Offaly“… in other counties this is a would be a statement for others to stand up and listen, in OY its arguably (so not judging you Kiep) the clarion call of someone who has been taken in by the vice-like grip of the ‘culture’ (thank you Mr. Plunkett). So to rob a line from Prof ...
by jimbob17
Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:45 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: New Minor & Senior Hurling Management
Replies: 54
Views: 97780

Re: New Minor & Senior Hurling Management

Unlike teams they have had for many years with jinky small and skillful corner forwards, they now have bigger men who can hurl in most forward positions. They often play it long into forwards but it is far from hit and hope. Generally played to grass or air in favour of forward who can win ball. Un...
by jimbob17
Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:27 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: New Minor & Senior Hurling Management
Replies: 54
Views: 97780

Re: New Minor & Senior Hurling Management

Unlike teams they have had for many years with jinky small and skillful corner forwards, they now have bigger men who can hurl in most forward positions. They often play it long into forwards but it is far from hit and hope. Generally played to grass or air in favour of forward who can win ball. Unl...
by jimbob17
Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:59 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: New Minor & Senior Hurling Management
Replies: 54
Views: 97780

Re: New Minor & Senior Hurling Management

I think that If Forde were to get it that his way with Rynaghs would definitely not work with Offaly. That game is very reliant on having mobile and very skillful hurlers which by inter-county standards, Offaly dont have. We would need a more structured and direct approach id feel. By Offaly club st...
by jimbob17
Tue Jul 28, 2015 11:59 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: New Minor & Senior Hurling Management
Replies: 54
Views: 97780

Re: New Minor & Senior Hurling Management

Ah lads, no disrespect to Joe Quaid but being their U16 manager and Camoige manager would hardly be looked upon as being experienced at the top level. Sure this is another lad with little or no inter-county senior management experience. Like Baker, Joe Dooley and greater extent Whelehan, we are alwa...
by jimbob17
Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:09 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly GAA is in Some State
Replies: 177
Views: 244985

Re: Offaly GAA is in Some State

Who are the strong teams in minor and U16 at the moment only KK, Ballinamere and Na Fianna. these all go to school in these schools......add in a few more and theyd be Ok if the work was put in. There is a good reason why Birr have dropped and are not winning games! Partially the club in Birr but th...
by jimbob17
Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:15 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly GAA is in Some State
Replies: 177
Views: 244985

Re: Offaly GAA is in Some State

Seems to be just musical chairs in county board for last long time. Not massive change occurring. Fair play to current chairman though on sorting the problem of a training base. That was and is a big problem. Recent appointments of managers have been mixed - Pat Flanagan a good one, Whelehan an unsu...
by jimbob17
Thu Jun 25, 2015 8:12 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: U21 LHS Offaly v Wexford, O'Connor Park, 7.30pm
Replies: 20
Views: 31968

Re: U21 LHS Offaly v Wexford, O'Connor Park, 7.30pm

watched on tv last night and Offaly really put it up to them for 40 mins. The quick turnaround for the second goal was essentially a six point swing and they followed with a quick point after that to finish it...... From there on it was target practice and to be honest, it could have been a cricket ...
by jimbob17
Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:54 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Laois v Offaly – Leinster Hurling Quarter Final 7th June
Replies: 182
Views: 191817

Re: Laois v Offaly – Leinster Hurling Quarter Final 7th Ju

Going back to the school issue, all of them Kilkenny lads pick up scholarships through the colleges when they go there.......What would be wrong with Offaly looking after their own - even if it is only a 1000 euro per year....... Their are as many jobs in Offaly per head of capital as their are in a...
by jimbob17
Thu May 07, 2015 10:50 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: OFFALY MINOR FOOTBALLERS 2015
Replies: 31
Views: 47748

Re: OFFALY MINOR FOOTBALLERS 2015

The team deserved more than they got last night and really were the better team. I counted 5 Offaly goal chances to none for Kildare and they will certainly be relieved as they got out of jail by winning that game. Offaly had plenty of chances in second half and only the width of the post stopped it...