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All that said, we are absolutely not 1/2 favourites for this game. 4/5, at a push. I wouldn't back against Offaly since I'd take no joy in collecting any money won and I'd feel twice as bad about losing money that way, but there are three obvious bets for me this weekend, and Wexford plus on the ...

And on Jimbob's post above, just to follow on from a few additional points:

(1) The issue of nepotism is completely separate to everything else that's being discussed here, and while I see why there are people making the connection, but it shouldn't be connected. Yes, absolutely, it should be ...

Sorry lads , I can't cut and and paste or whatever, but there is a young lad this year from Laois - played with their minor footballers predominatly at half back - played with their hurlers on the half forward line - he is currently ranked as No 2 in the European rankings @ the 400mtr hurdles ...

Just to be clear, I deliberately didn't get into the nuts and bolts of this particular dispute, because it centres on a handful of teenagers, both the cohort that the outgoing management wanted to bring in, and the cohort that would have had to make way to accommodate them. And I don't particularly ...

On this topic, the conversation here has caught the attention of some people involved, so over the course of a phone call I got a few things clarified with regard to the structure of this Academy Review Committee. (The phone call was not with Declan Kelly, lest anyone thinks I'm just being fed ...

I can't say what tickets are being held back or not, but it is the standard Ticketmaster business model to release the worst tickets first, in order to get those sold and still have some good ones for sale later.

For the Connacht final, the only blocks for sale early on were standing tickets, and ...

Lads do ye follow football outside of offaly games? It absolutely was the worst possible draw
We had three options
Wexford Sligo Wicklow
Wexford are absolutely the worst outcome here if you dont understand that i’d find it hard to take anythinh you say about football seriously


It is the worst ...

It's the worst draw we could have gotten in that we were going to be at home anyway and Wexford are a very physically strong, balanced team with a lot of power across the middle third, which is not ideal from our point of view. Down are still the best team in this competition in my opinion, but ...

Thurles would be a great place for it too. That Offaly team is made for Thurles.

Depends who's in it. Don't be surprised if it's Galway facing Clare in the other quarter final.

Anyway, most important thing is that Offaly are there.


The last line is indisputable.

In terms of the venue ...

The problem with this debate is that each case is individual, and it's not fair to get into the reasons when some of us might be very well-informed in SOME instances, but unless you're going to have management and players alike go on the record, there's going to be an element of speculation involved ...

Lets be balanced here.

In his first year in charge, but also as joint manager with Mickey Harte, Declan Kelly took a hardline approach to who he wanted and didn't want on the panel. As manager/co-manager, that is his right, it's not reasonable to give someone a job and then dictate how they do it ...

Roo MC wasn't dropped ? He left of his own accord ..... also certain players I won't name names haven't been brought back because of their disgusting attitude towards some of the younger lads the group ....if you are as in the know as you pretend to be your will know who I'm talking about .....so ...

I'm a huge fan of PM O'Sullivan's writing and I would recommend his substack very highly, and he made a good point about how the new system this year, with four weeks of clear run into the quarter-finals for the 3rd placed teams, is an ideal block to get a lot of work done, and have a little bit of ...

Just saw a post online stating the Offaly Wexford match will not be broadcasted or streamed anywhere this weekend
This is terrible for supporters who cannot get to the game.


The problem on this subject is that there is no way for the GAA to win on this. It's impossible to make a game ...

Absolutely, first and foremost it's best wishes to Charlie, both now and in the long term. He's a fierce likeable lad with infectious passion for the game, and more than anything else, you'd hope that's not taken away from him. Strictly speaking, sport is a trivial rather than an important thing in ...