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Perhaps he is what all politicians should be, enthusiastic, idealistic and believes he can make a difference. Would it not be worse if he declined to seek election for a particular party because he knew they were unpopular? In this instance at least we know that he believes in his party no matter wh...

The following is taken from rte.ie: 'Delegates in Offaly have ratified Tom Cribben as manager of the county's footballers. The former Laois supremo was the only name put forward at a specially convened county board meeting in Tullamore tonight. Cribben replaces Richie Connor in the position and will...

Not strictly an Offaly GAA matter but since our respective senior county champions reached the provincial finals in both codes perhaps people have an opinion on how these games may pan out. In the football (not my forte) I expect Kilmacud and Crossmaglen to advance to the decider. Crossmaglen I fanc...

The following is taken from Hoganstand.com: 'The rumour mill is well underway as former Mayo and Roscommon manager John Maughan has been linked with the vacant Offaly position. Following interim manager Tom Coffey’s announcement that he had no interest in taking on the role on a full time basis from...

An interesting topic and one that I have often mulled about. It could be debated until the proverbial cows come home but the answer is really quite obvious-Birr. Birr were and remain a brilliant team, not only in Offaly but nationally. They quite simply have been better. That said, Birr have not bee...

The following is taken from rte.ie: 'Offaly executives have appointed an interim management team of Tom Coffey, Phil O'Reilly and Vinny Claffey to replace Richie Connor who stepped down on Sunday. The trio have also been included on a committee given the task of finding a new Offaly football manager...

An Emergency County Board meeting has been arranged for tonight. Does anybody have any idea what will happen or what is the established protocol for situations such as these? Could an interim management be appointed this quickly or will the County Board Chairman (Pat Teehan) have to step in for a fe...

I'm wholly in favour of this new format but only on the proviso that an iron fist is applied with regards to the fixtures. The group games, many though they are, should all be played on the allotted dates. No delays, to do so would lead to a reprehensible backlog and periods without games worse than...

Great post Over The Black Spot and met with full and complete agreement by me. The arrogance, ignorance and utter unashamed pessimism of OF is nauseating. The vitriol he spreads is poisonous to the uneducated (such as himself) and thankfully do not represent the opinions of anybody else. His argumen...

Have to give it to Offaly's Future, always puts a smile on my face.......
Like a broken record player stuck on repeat, he'll keep sining his monotonous tune oblivious to the fact people really don't care for the sound of it anymore.

Any smoke from the conclave?

In my opinion what is actually remarkable about that Offaly team is how weak it is. I appreciate that it was very much a League experiment 15 but in hindsight (isn't it great) it's not altogether suprising that Carlow humbled us. I'm not saying that the current starting 15 are world beaters but they...

Agreed LS. As for Kemo, I think a quiet retreat is required.

New shorts are a go: http://www.oneills.com/files/shop/viewbuynow.php?PR=1237&CID=6&1237-image.x=76&1237-image.y=76 Good to see that the whole kit has been changed, was worried for a whole that the shorts might have been 'forgotten' about. Thankfully they look good, all we need now is a ...

Good analysis as usual Lone Shark. Regards the team and championship hurling, I'd have to say that Rory Hanniffy should always always always be at midfield. He's a top class midfielder with great pace and having him there always you to get the best out of both the defensive and offensive aspects of ...