Offaly v Kilkenny

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Offaly v Kilkenny

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Not long left now until Offaly play the cats , what do you guys reckon the team should be or will be? I think Kenny is still suffering with a knee injury , we had a good few lads out with injuries during the league and hopefully we will have them back fully fit. My team would be if all available 1 . Dempsey 2.Rigney 3.Kenny 4.Mcdonald 5.Sean Ryan 6.Healion 7.Morkan 8.Mahon 9.Rory 10.Quirke 11.C.Egan 12.Carroll 13.Bergin 14.Currams 15.Dooley .

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Offaly are hurling Clare tomorrow night in Killaloe to mark the opening of Smith O'Brien's new stand.

Game should be a good test as to where we stand less than a month from the Kilkenny game. By all accounts Clare were very impressive in beating Galway last weekend while playing two entirely different 15's in each half.

Our centre back issues could be mightily exposed tomorrow if Clare start Tony Kelly at 11.

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And Offaly are playing Waterford on Sunday In Waterford I just was on Twitter. Busy weekend for the lads. Have we even got a panel of 30 with our injuries and our county board's cost cutting?

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Offaly secretary Tommy Byrne insists the county have top-class floodlit facilities for their inter-county teams.

Byrne was responding to revelations this week by hurling manager Brian Whelahan that his side was forced to train in Tipperary earlier this season due to a lack of suitable venues in their native county.

Whelahan also noted that McDonnell’s footballers had to utilise facilities in Westmeath for the same reasons. However Byrne insisted adverse weather conditions were the cause of the issue, not a shortage of floodlit pitches.

The secretary said the Offaly hurlers trained in Ballingarry in Tipperary on just three occasions as St Rynaghs’ pitch was under lock and key.

“We have exceptionally good training facilities in Banagher, but in January of this year there was hardly any normal pitch available,” he noted.

“St Rynagh’s do have floodlights, but the period Brian is referring to was during the winter when grass pitches were unplayable and we don’t have an all-weather pitch. There are six floodlit pitches and the demand on them in bad weather is serious. On top of that, no club would be keen to let a team in during the winter to cut up their pitch. When you get a year as wet as this year, if you haven’t an artificial pitch, you are always going to have problems. That is not the way every year. Other years we were able to manage without it. It is an issue when you have really bad weather. In the past, we have had other counties seeking our training bases.”

Byrne revealed a group of five officials has been charged with establishing an all-weather pitch to cater for the county teams.

Indeed, the Offaly minor footballers were forced to concede home advantage for two Leinster league fixtures this spring due to the absence of an artificial surface.

“The upgrade of facilities is being looked at,” continued Byrne. “We’d like to have an artificial pitch, but everything is subject to finances.”

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Who's "we"? What are "our training bases"?

If he means the Board (and he is the CEO), it should be pointed out that it is the St Rynagh's hurling club who installed the floodlights and laid the pitch.

Where are the six floodlit facilities? Banagher, Tubber, Pullough, O'Brien Park, Gracefield and Croghan are the one that spring to mind. Geashill has good lights too, doesn't it. Those lights wee also installed by the respective clubs. They might have got grant aid from the Board but would also have got assistance from the Leinster Council, Central Council and the National Lottery and no-one from those three bodies uses the first person plural when referring to Banagher.

Gas - we have floodlight facilities but e can't use them in the winter if it happens that the winter is wet.

Another example of - ah, shur, we didn't have lights in 1940/1960/1980 (insert as appropriate) and we didn't have hot showers either, and the subs wore overcoats, and no-one puled hamstrings, and the supporters paid 6 pence and sat on concrete seats and everything was great.
durra1 wrote:Offaly secretary Tommy Byrne insists the county have top-class floodlit facilities for their inter-county teams.

Byrne was responding to revelations this week by hurling manager Brian Whelahan that his side was forced to train in Tipperary earlier this season due to a lack of suitable venues in their native county.

Whelahan also noted that McDonnell’s footballers had to utilise facilities in Westmeath for the same reasons. However Byrne insisted adverse weather conditions were the cause of the issue, not a shortage of floodlit pitches.

The secretary said the Offaly hurlers trained in Ballingarry in Tipperary on just three occasions as St Rynaghs’ pitch was under lock and key.

“We have exceptionally good training facilities in Banagher, but in January of this year there was hardly any normal pitch available,” he noted.

“St Rynagh’s do have floodlights, but the period Brian is referring to was during the winter when grass pitches were unplayable and we don’t have an all-weather pitch. There are six floodlit pitches and the demand on them in bad weather is serious. On top of that, no club would be keen to let a team in during the winter to cut up their pitch. When you get a year as wet as this year, if you haven’t an artificial pitch, you are always going to have problems. That is not the way every year. Other years we were able to manage without it. It is an issue when you have really bad weather. In the past, we have had other counties seeking our training bases.”

Byrne revealed a group of five officials has been charged with establishing an all-weather pitch to cater for the county teams.

Indeed, the Offaly minor footballers were forced to concede home advantage for two Leinster league fixtures this spring due to the absence of an artificial surface.

“The upgrade of facilities is being looked at,” continued Byrne. “We’d like to have an artificial pitch, but everything is subject to finances.”
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durra1 wrote:Offaly secretary Tommy Byrne insists the county have top-class floodlit facilities for their inter-county teams.

Byrne was responding to revelations this week by hurling manager Brian Whelahan that his side was forced to train in Tipperary earlier this season due to a lack of suitable venues in their native county.

Whelahan also noted that McDonnell’s footballers had to utilise facilities in Westmeath for the same reasons. However Byrne insisted adverse weather conditions were the cause of the issue, not a shortage of floodlit pitches.

The secretary said the Offaly hurlers trained in Ballingarry in Tipperary on just three occasions as St Rynaghs’ pitch was under lock and key.

“We have exceptionally good training facilities in Banagher, but in January of this year there was hardly any normal pitch available,” he noted.

“St Rynagh’s do have floodlights, but the period Brian is referring to was during the winter when grass pitches were unplayable and we don’t have an all-weather pitch. There are six floodlit pitches and the demand on them in bad weather is serious. On top of that, no club would be keen to let a team in during the winter to cut up their pitch. When you get a year as wet as this year, if you haven’t an artificial pitch, you are always going to have problems. That is not the way every year. Other years we were able to manage without it. It is an issue when you have really bad weather. In the past, we have had other counties seeking our training bases.”

Byrne revealed a group of five officials has been charged with establishing an all-weather pitch to cater for the county teams.

Indeed, the Offaly minor footballers were forced to concede home advantage for two Leinster league fixtures this spring due to the absence of an artificial surface.

“The upgrade of facilities is being looked at,” continued Byrne. “We’d like to have an artificial pitch, but everything is subject to finances.”

same old shit out of tommy bryne year after year, i see where Pascal Kellaghan is doing his nut over losing the minor centre back seems he got hurt in a junior B hurling league game wonder what Tommy has to say here as he is over the Gracefield junior hurling team how could he play a lad whos on the minor team and will miss out now over a mickey mouse league game :oops:

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Plain of the Herbs wrote:Who's "we"? What are "our training bases"?
Killeigh GAA have installed an excellent all weather pitch with lights.
If he means the Board (and he is the CEO), it should be pointed out that it is the St Rynagh's hurling club who installed the floodlights and laid the pitch.

Where are the six floodlit facilities? Banagher, Tubber, Pullough, O'Brien Park, Gracefield and Croghan are the one that spring to mind. Geashill has good lights too, doesn't it. Those lights wee also installed by the respective clubs. They might have got grant aid from the Board but would also have got assistance from the Leinster Council, Central Council and the National Lottery and no-one from those three bodies uses the first person plural when referring to Banagher.

Gas - we have floodlight facilities but e can't use them in the winter if it happens that the winter is wet.

Another example of - ah, shur, we didn't have lights in 1940/1960/1980 (insert as appropriate) and we didn't have hot showers either, and the subs wore overcoats, and no-one puled hamstrings, and the supporters paid 6 pence and sat on concrete seats and everything was great.
durra1 wrote:Offaly secretary Tommy Byrne insists the county have top-class floodlit facilities for their inter-county teams.

Byrne was responding to revelations this week by hurling manager Brian Whelahan that his side was forced to train in Tipperary earlier this season due to a lack of suitable venues in their native county.

Whelahan also noted that McDonnell’s footballers had to utilise facilities in Westmeath for the same reasons. However Byrne insisted adverse weather conditions were the cause of the issue, not a shortage of floodlit pitches.

The secretary said the Offaly hurlers trained in Ballingarry in Tipperary on just three occasions as St Rynaghs’ pitch was under lock and key.

“We have exceptionally good training facilities in Banagher, but in January of this year there was hardly any normal pitch available,” he noted.

“St Rynagh’s do have floodlights, but the period Brian is referring to was during the winter when grass pitches were unplayable and we don’t have an all-weather pitch. There are six floodlit pitches and the demand on them in bad weather is serious. On top of that, no club would be keen to let a team in during the winter to cut up their pitch. When you get a year as wet as this year, if you haven’t an artificial pitch, you are always going to have problems. That is not the way every year. Other years we were able to manage without it. It is an issue when you have really bad weather. In the past, we have had other counties seeking our training bases.”

Byrne revealed a group of five officials has been charged with establishing an all-weather pitch to cater for the county teams.

Indeed, the Offaly minor footballers were forced to concede home advantage for two Leinster league fixtures this spring due to the absence of an artificial surface.

“The upgrade of facilities is being looked at,” continued Byrne. “We’d like to have an artificial pitch, but everything is subject to finances.”

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I didn't know that. Thank you.

Good to see clubs being progressive. Be careful or the Board CEO will lay claim to it!
SearingDrive wrote: Killeigh GAA have installed an excellent all weather pitch with lights.
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Just like the Crimea!

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I heard Brian Whelan called a few players into the squad after last weekend's matches. Does anyone know who they are?

I was a few games over the weekend and a few lads shone out that appear to be not with the county panel:
Paddy Murphy B/D
Kevin Mealiffe B/D
Nicholas Minnock B/D
Chris Connors Clareen
Con Mahon KK
Kevin Grogan KK
Killian Leonard KK
Brian Kearney Shamrocks
Jimmy Conway Shamrocks
Eoin Kelly Lusmagh
Alan Kelly Lusmagh
Greame Lynch Lusmagh
Michael Cleary Shinrone
Darren O Meara Shinrone

Surely some of these lads are worth a chance in a few challenge games. Maybe for Whelan to have a second squad and thus making the first 15 more competitive!

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[quote="kaiserchief"]I heard Brian Whelan called a few players into the squad after last weekend's matches. Does anyone know who they are?

I was a few games over the weekend and a few lads shone out that appear to be not with the county panel:
Paddy Murphy B/D
Kevin Mealiffe B/D
Nicholas Minnock B/D
Chris Connors Clareen
Con Mahon KK
Kevin Grogan KK
Killian Leonard KK
Brian Kearney Shamrocks
Jimmy Conway Shamrocks
Eoin Kelly Lusmagh
Alan Kelly Lusmagh
Greame Lynch Lusmagh
Michael Cleary Shinrone
Darren O Meara Shinrone

Surely some of these lads are worth a chance in a few challenge games. Maybe for Whelan to have a second squad and thus making the first 15 more competitive![/quote


you would have think some of the names above would have been in from the start, Chris Connors is a player who i thought done well fullforward for clareen last year, when you think they played Sean Garnder fullforward for the first 3 games walsh cup and league and the lad not a fullforward.

Eoin kelly is back home, could he claim the number 1 jersey for the kilkenny game :?:

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There is a 3/4 size fully floodlit artificial surface in croghan (St Brigids) also. The surface is very good and most teams would get a great training session done on it. It was installed at the expense of the club themselves and i see regular mentions in their club notes that the facility can be rented out for a nominal fee.
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Best result would be a repeat of last year.
Hit Kilkenny for a couple of early goals before they've finished the last lines of the national anthem.
Take a battering for most of the rest of the game as a reprisal.
Sneak in a couple of goals at the end to make the scoreline look respectable.

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Just have to take issue with some of the 'rants' on here about the County Board not supplying 'gear' or providing adequate facilities for winter training it just doesn't fit with the latest images from County training recently posted on twitter, one of which can be found here.

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20 point win for Clare tonight in Killaloe. Clare 3-23 Offaly 0-12.

This is not looking promising lads. I wasn't at it by the way in case anyone is looking for a report.

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