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by faithfulfanatic
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: U20 footballers 2024
Replies: 16
Views: 2748

Re: U20 footballers 2024

Drying out after yesterday . The first half performance would confuse the Brightest scientist at NASA Great spirit in the second half Louth had some decent players . Our goalkeeper made some great stops . On to the Kildare game next Tuesday. Yesterday's late change of ground is the reason we need t...
by faithfulfanatic
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:03 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Under 20s hurling 2024
Replies: 9
Views: 2545

Re: Offaly Under 20s 2024

We beat Limerick by a few points last weekend
by faithfulfanatic
Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Shane Dooley Retirement
Replies: 9
Views: 12084

Re: Shane Dooley Retirement

It would be fair to say that Shane Dooley would have been a great addition to any Offaly team when in his prime. His scoring totals speak for themselves. A household name when we hadn't many. He probably had every right to pack it in a number of years ago, and was probably more an indication of how...
by faithfulfanatic
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 362
Views: 890272

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

For Offaly to go down, we would first have to lose to a very poor Limerick.
Wicklow would also need to beat Antrim.
Both of these are unlikely to happen, never mind for both to happen.
by faithfulfanatic
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Club Managers 2024
Replies: 4
Views: 1169

Re: Club Managers 2024

Think it’s Paul Keane from Adare over Shinrone. Managed O’Callaghan Mills last year. Likes to train most nights a week by all accounts. You’d wonder is that for the players’ benefit or his. Shane Curley from Four Roads doing the training with Belmont. Think Gary Flannery from Shannonbridge who is no...
by faithfulfanatic
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 666717

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Very positive result in Birr, heartbreaking not to get the win. Clare had to go to the big guns after half time (Reidy, Cleary, Shanagher) to bring them back into the game with the wind. Only time Clare led was in the 75th minute when they scored the winner from a very soft free against David Nally....
by faithfulfanatic
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 666717

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

I’d like to hope there’s a balance between both.
But at the end of the day it’s a results process and winning Joe McDonagh is the most important thing at the moment.
by faithfulfanatic
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:52 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 666717

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Stronger Offaly team tomorrow than I expected. Kiely back and Burke on the subs. Friction ongoing between senior and u20 management over usage. Weak enough Clare side but a lot of lads playing for spots on their squad. They also need a win to assure them of a semi final spot. Let’s hope we can give ...
by faithfulfanatic
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 666717

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Westmeath will be favourites for the Joe McDonagh, and Offaly have made significant progress this year. Those two things can be true at the same time. It's not nice to say it because the clear implication is that we had fallen way behind Westmeath, but the simple truth of the matter is that we had....
by faithfulfanatic
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 666717

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Fair dues i admire your confidence. Id say at this point that westmeath are joe mc favourites, give their arguably better performances against a similar level of opposition that we’ve faced. Westmeath will be favourites for the Joe McDonagh, and Offaly have made significant progress this year. Thos...
by faithfulfanatic
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 666717

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Weird first half. Hurled poorly, 10 down but should be a lot closer. We must have 9 or 10 wides, from speculative shooting such as from Sam Bourke and Killian Sampson. Cork very clinical from everywhere. Dan Bourke has been the pick of our players, his direct running is causing lots of problems. Eim...
by faithfulfanatic
Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 666717

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

frankthetank wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:26 pm
faithfulfanatic wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:48 am
greenairfield wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:24 pm Clare match is fixed for Birr anyway
Is it?

It’s down as Tullamore on Offaly GAA website and the GAA’s own website
Saturday March 16th in Birr. According to Offaly’s own fixtures on their website.
Great news
by faithfulfanatic
Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 666717

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

The big hill wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:19 am Do we think staying up is a strong likelihood? Id say yes.
No not at all.

League revamp next year means we will be playing in 1B
by faithfulfanatic
Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 666717

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Team named for tomorrow. Ciaran Burke and Leon Fox injured. Welcome return of Oisin Kelly to the panel. David King was retrospectively banned for the incident with Jack O’Connor, which O’Connor saw his ban rescinded for. Surely it was either both suspended or neither? Very strong looking Kilkenny te...
by faithfulfanatic
Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Minor Hurling 2024
Replies: 30
Views: 1350

Re: Offaly Minor Football and Hurling 2023

Cistercian won the Leinster Schools Senior C Hurling today.

Killina also won the D today.

B, C and D all won by Offaly schools.