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CK22 wrote: »

When you're credentials are managing Antrim and Carlow, you shouldn't be good enough for Offaly

That's hilarious, both of those counties would probably beat Offaly at the moment. Offaly, Laois, Westmeath, Carlow, Kerry, Antrim and even possibly Meath & Kildare are all around same level.
Carlow, Meath and especially Westmeath are beating Offaly underage teams frequently in the last few years.

I was 9 years old when Dad brought me to Croker for the first time in '94. He always used to tell me about the one time he went to the loo during a match and missed a wonder goal by JBM, and that you should never leave a hurling match before it's all over.

Anyway, 5 mins to go he wants to beat the crowds and get to Heuston on time. 9 year old me was having none of it. Dooley & O'Connor bang bang! I've loved Offaly hurling since that day and enjoyed our rivalry into the 90's and early 00's. Probably the last team to play proper ground hurling, or at least incorporate it into their game.

Fellas not wanting to train must be hard to hear for real Offaly fans - https://www.balls.ie/gaa/kevin-ryan-2-369440

CK22 wrote: »

Ah I can understand why he's left to be honest. The moment he said his aim in the Waterford game was not to be slaughtered, he lost all the fans. Like in 2013 under Ollie Baker, we actually competed with the Déise. I know we aren't going to beat them, but jaysus you could try. When you're credentials are managing Antrim and Carlow, you shouldn't be good enough for Offaly

And people wonder why Offaly are down?

CK22 wrote: »

Did anyone hear the Liam Hogan interview? You could write a movie script out of what was said. Hopefully, the fact that the story is gone National, Byrne will resign from his position.

Giz the gist

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

As a matter of interest whereabouts do you live?

Based on your post it sounds like the Daingean Parish.

Next one.. Killeigh parish

Glebee wrote: »

Senior Hurling Championship has advanced to Semi Final stage in Offaly. Semis are fixed for Sunday 10th Sept

Kilcormac killoughy vs Belmont
St Rynaghs vs Seir Kieran.

Senior Football Championship is at least 3 weeks away from Quarter Final stage i think

Senior hurling semi finals yesterday in very difficult conditions.
Final will be St Rynaghs Vs Kilcormac Killoughy with both teams getting past their semi final opponents by 1 point. Both matches could have went either way. Final fixed for Sunday October 1st.

CK22 wrote: »

As a proud and committed Offaly football fan for all of my young life, I have never felt as uninspired as I do tonight. If you are aware, tonight it has been announced that a man called Stephen Walsh has been appointed, with credentials including winning a junior All Ireland with Kerry, and managing an unsuccessful Tralee IT team. This is possibly the worst decision I've ever heard of from Offaly Football. Who is this man, and how does his success at Junior level make him suitable for a senior inter county job. Although I do not know him in detail, I can certainly say that many people will feel the same way. I am incredibly disappointed considering the progress that was made under Pat Flanagan in terms of fitness and professionalism. We will only appreciate Pat when we are relegated to Division 4 and end up searching for a new manager next year. I hope I am wrong, and I hope that Walsh will take us forward, but I have little belief. Prove me wrong Stephen Walsh.

Can't be that committed considering his name is Stephen Wallace and not Walsh

CK22 wrote: »

As a proud and committed Offaly football fan for all of my young life, I have never felt as uninspired as I do tonight. If you are aware, tonight it has been announced that a man called Stephen Walsh has been appointed, with credentials including winning a junior All Ireland with Kerry, and managing an unsuccessful Tralee IT team. This is possibly the worst decision I've ever heard of from Offaly Football. Who is this man, and how does his success at Junior level make him suitable for a senior inter county job. Although I do not know him in detail, I can certainly say that many people will feel the same way. I am incredibly disappointed considering the progress that was made under Pat Flanagan in terms of fitness and professionalism. We will only appreciate Pat when we are relegated to Division 4 and end up searching for a new manager next year. I hope I am wrong, and I hope that Walsh will take us forward, but I have little belief. Prove me wrong Stephen Walsh.

Stephen Wallace is a serious operator and I would even say that Offaly are lucky to have him.

He has been very successful with the Kerry Juniors winning it 3 times in a row.

Due to the rules of the Junior competition, any player from the team that wins the final is ineligible to play in the following years competition. This mean he had to rebuild the team after winning both finals, so 3 new teams. Kerry have been using the Juniors partly as a development pathway to the seniors and I think that there was something like 8/10 of the players who have played with the juniors under Wallace have gone on to feature for the senior team - plus there are a couple more of the lads who have been involved with the juniors called into training/featured on the extended panel.

When he was with Ardfert they won the Junior Club All-Ireland in 2006 and the Intermediate Club All-Ireland in 2007. This is the only time this has been done.

He has gotten to 5 All-Irelands as a manager between club and county and won all five of them.

Also in terms of his stint with Tralee IT - they were coming from a very low base when he got there and from what little I heard, during his short period in charge there, they have made progress.

He knows his onions about football and footballers - if he gets any sort of fair crack of the whip, I would be very surprised not to see Offaly progress under him.

Also I did a search on the forum about Wallace because I was pretty sure he had been mentioned on the Kerry thread a few time - just to show how he's viewed in Kerry.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=96537012&postcount=6722

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=96549728&postcount=6737

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=96550845&postcount=6745

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=104674486&postcount=9982

Winning three All Irelands with three different teams in succession like he would've had to do with the Juniors in Kerry is some going. I was down at the final this year and I reckon the Kerry junior team would give most senior teams a good rattle.

Stephen Wallace,I never heard of him.He looks a bit like another Kerryman,the late singer Christy Hennessy.He has to be given a chance,at least he is not one of the usuals on the senior Managerial roundabout.

Rhode by a mile I think

WE ARE OFFALY PODCAST hosted by Kevin Egan: https /m. soundcloud. com/user-362119749

5 episodes in, a must listen for those who have an interest in Offaly GAA.

Also there is a specific Offaly GAA forum @:

http /www .uibhfhaili. com/phpbb3/index.php?sid=0394977d6717990b87f18aacd0522c13

All newcomers are more than welcome.

Not discouraging this forum, just broadening Offaly GAA addicts’ discussion.

Btw take out the spaces for the links, couldn’t post them in full, for some reason