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by jimbob17
Tue Aug 22, 2023 2:35 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Best hurling pitch in the county
Replies: 23
Views: 21035

Re: Best hurling pitch in the county

Some pitches are great in Summer and not so much so in Winter. Kilcormac is fabulous summer pitch with great surface for hurling. It used to be bit soft in winter. Not sure if still the case. KK also have new pitch behind that that looks to have a brilliant surface that is inter county standard. Dr ...
by jimbob17
Mon Aug 21, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior A Hurling Championship 2023
Replies: 435
Views: 2206517

Re: Offaly Senior A Hurling Championship 2023

Senior B probably between KK and Clodiagh Gaels. Here is a question. Tullamore got two teams into Junior A football last year in two separate groups somehow. Could KK get two teams into Senior A hurling in separate groups for same reason if they win Senior B? The precedent is there and if you look a...
by jimbob17
Sun Aug 20, 2023 11:48 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Best hurling pitch in the county
Replies: 23
Views: 21035

Re: Best hurling pitch in the county

Surely the best pitch is Tullamore GAA's first team pitch in O'Connor Park?
by jimbob17
Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:27 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023
Replies: 392
Views: 536800

Re: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023

The main challenge for new management will be tempering the expectation around abilities of his u20 players. He may not realise it just yet, and prob few of the u20 players themselves realise it just yet but most likely that only a few of that u20 team will be good enough to make the step up to seni...
by jimbob17
Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:13 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023
Replies: 392
Views: 536800

Re: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023

The best of luck to Declan and the management team. It was always his job to take at this time and it is a big undertaking for him as he has a busy job also and has a young enough family. He has worked hard to get to this point with enormous level of success through ST Vins 3 in a row under 21's, C...
by jimbob17
Thu Aug 17, 2023 6:03 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023
Replies: 392
Views: 536800

Re: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023

No surprise there. Kellys appointment was inevitable. Selectors seem to be well experienced at club level. Just little surprised that neither selector has any experience at inter county senior level. It's a very big job and let's hope that we get the bounce everybody is hoping for. Best wishes to De...
by jimbob17
Sun Aug 13, 2023 1:40 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Club football championship 2023
Replies: 195
Views: 886028

Re: Club football championship 2023

Expected results generally but the gaps are not as big as anticipated, I think would be fair to say. Tullamore with nothing to play for, win by 4 in damp squib of game. Ferbane beat Clara by 8 or so is somewhat a surprise in sense that bigger win anticipated. As expected, Rhode comfortably beating B...
by jimbob17
Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:38 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: U20 hurlers 23
Replies: 388
Views: 700788

Re: U20 hurlers 23

In fairness to all players, when both teams agreed to move it by one day to facilitate the grad, and if this is true, I think its absolutely ridiculous that the co board couldn't agree to that. On a few other games, amazing that Clara Brosna Gaels could beat Ballinamere without young Shirley and Doy...
by jimbob17
Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:17 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023
Replies: 392
Views: 536800

Re: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023

Wouldn't think that is correct given he was playing with Shamrocks this year until he got injured.
by jimbob17
Wed Aug 02, 2023 11:15 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023
Replies: 392
Views: 536800

Re: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023

A strong team / panel could include: 1. Ian Duffy Sean O Toole 2. Declan Hogan PJ Daly 3. Eoin Rigney Kieran Dolan if injury free 4. Lee Pearson u20 full back in final / Nigel Bracken 5. David Dempsey Ciaran Donnelly 6. Peter Cunningham John Furlong. 7. Rory Egan Cian Donohue 8. Ronan McEvoy Cathal ...
by jimbob17
Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023
Replies: 392
Views: 536800

Re: Offaly Senior Football Team - Championship 2023

It's Declan Kellys job if he wants it I'd say. Now is his time. The elder lads of his u20 teams would be turning 25 this year. Did we not realise with previous 'names' on merry go around in other counties that such a solution is rarely the answer. Local manager who knows whats there is needed in my ...
by jimbob17
Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Club football championship 2023
Replies: 195
Views: 886028

Re: Club football championship 2023

Huge result for Bracknagh. Still unbeaten and almost certainly in a quarter final now. You'd expect Edenderry to beat Shamrocks given Shamrocks Rhode result this evening but you never know. Edenderry from what I have heard are having their own troubles recently with removal of their senior football ...
by jimbob17
Fri Jul 28, 2023 9:40 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Club football championship 2023
Replies: 195
Views: 886028

Re: Club football championship 2023

Edenderry are under performing at senior level i think. Should be more competitive than we have seen from them in last couple of years. Tullamore annihalated Clara by 20pts this evening and it wont sit well with Clara GAA supporters. It was as poor a performance I've seen from a senior club team in ...
by jimbob17
Tue Jul 25, 2023 1:23 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Junior A Hurling Championship 2023
Replies: 89
Views: 207407

Re: Junior A Hurling Championship 2023

To be fair, think people have wrong idea re Tullamore. Yes they have good population but there are number of caveats there. 1. Firstly, there is significant majority of people in Tullamore who have zero interest in watching GAA let alone playing it. Soccer would have strong base in the town and rugb...
by jimbob17
Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:00 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Junior A Hurling Championship 2023
Replies: 89
Views: 207407

Re: Junior A Hurling Championship 2023

Nothing new here really. Shamrocks seem to be in perpetual state of dissaray, with any amounts of fall ins, fall outs and infighting. Is there ever a year there isn't a story going on there. Sure its no wonder they can't keep managers. Given the size of the area, population and proximity to Tullamor...