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by Faithful Future
Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:44 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: 2026 Leinster hurling championship
Replies: 15
Views: 4888

Re: 2026 Leinster hurling championship


After his year this year, the obvious solution for me is for Sampson to be centre back and Shirley pushed onto the wing. Maybe we might be light on forwards, so he’ll be pushed up and he can definitely do an equal job up there in my eyes. In terms of getting the best out of the squad, I think ...
by Faithful Future
Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:10 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025
Replies: 525
Views: 486506

Re: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025

Not much to add to what's already been contributed here but I did want to give Daniel Hand a call out, particularly in the first half.
Excellent game by him and Jordan Quinn. On top of that and Charlie Mitchell hit some scores right out of the top drawer, he also looks to have physically put some ...
by Faithful Future
Mon Nov 03, 2025 11:33 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: 2026 Leinster hurling championship
Replies: 15
Views: 4888

Re: 2026 Leinster hurling championship

Have to target Dublin, Wexford and Kildare.

Hopefully the exposure to Division 1A will stick to us.

Has the panel started back at gym programmes yet?

Any word on new additions? Perhaps Shane Rigney, Luke Nolan. Any whispers of other new panellists?
by Faithful Future
Tue Oct 21, 2025 7:32 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025
Replies: 525
Views: 486506

Re: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025

Not familiar with the Shirley situation so I won't comment.

On the additions to the panel based on Sunday, I would certainly look at the Landys from Shinrone and I would even consider Alex Kavanagh. This might raise a few eyebrows as he's not on the first 15 for KK, however he's competing with ...
by Faithful Future
Mon Oct 06, 2025 11:20 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025
Replies: 525
Views: 486506

Re: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025

Very impressed with Birr on Saturday. Good team and well structured. They will be in the mix for the next few years no doubt.

Luke Nolan was fantastic and Morgan Watkins has really come on. Both definitely worth looking at with Offaly for 2026. Not sure what age either are? Maybe Ailbe Watkins as ...
by Faithful Future
Tue Sep 23, 2025 10:10 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025
Replies: 525
Views: 486506

Re: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025

pigeon house biffo wrote: Tue Sep 23, 2025 8:47 am See Luke Carey is top scorer in senior championship, has he been in with the seniors before? Would he be worth a shot?

Haven't seen enough of him to comment.

Has anyone put their hands up that wasn't involved in the panel in 2025?
by Faithful Future
Fri Aug 22, 2025 10:03 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025
Replies: 525
Views: 486506

Re: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025

Great comeback for The Blues in Birr this evening.

Would be great to see Cormac Egan on the senior hurling panel at some stage. He really has that x-factor.

I'm curious, who else has potentially put their hand up for call up to the senior hurling panel next year?
by Faithful Future
Sat Jul 12, 2025 2:52 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025
Replies: 525
Views: 486506

Re: Offaly Club Hurling Championship 2025

Draw between Belmont & KK. The home team will probably feel they should have won that but they will still be happy to come out with a result against the county champions.

Good performance by Peter Geraghty for KK. Not too many clubs would manage without the likes of Mitchell, Kiely, Ter Guinan ...
by Faithful Future
Sun Jun 08, 2025 10:01 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 823
Views: 653375

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

Was impressed with Kildare's structure today. Strong down the middle and everyone working hard for each other. Plenty able to take a score too.
They will be targeting our game in Newbridge no doubt.

Nice to see Laois put on their backside again. Some strange selection choices and a bit late to make ...
by Faithful Future
Sun Jun 08, 2025 9:55 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly minor football panel 2025
Replies: 203
Views: 274278

Re: Offaly minor football panel 2025

Hard luck to the lads today.

They can hold their heads up high after a brilliant year. Leinster medals in their pockets already. Big future ahead for the group
by Faithful Future
Wed Jun 04, 2025 11:40 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 823
Views: 653375

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

The dust has settled on the season, one that we can look back on with great positivity. Promotion in the league and consolidation of our Leinster championship position. Fantastic.

On the management situation, I think Johnny Kelly has taken the team as far as he can, not sure how many years exactly ...
by Faithful Future
Mon May 05, 2025 6:43 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly U20 Hurlers 2025
Replies: 314
Views: 299403

Re: Offaly U20 Hurlers 2025

The team that wanted it more, won. Congratulations to Dublin.

They won every ruck, tactically destroyed us with their running game and hit a heap of wides, so in truth could have won by more on a day when we were extremely flat.

Our lads owe us nothing and inspired the county. All we can do is ...
by Faithful Future
Sat May 03, 2025 8:32 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Underage Hurling and Football 2025
Replies: 52
Views: 58236

Re: Underage Hurling and Football 2025

Not going to criticise young fellas who are trying their best, but surely alarm bells must be going off between the u20 football defeat to Westmeath and the minor hurling defeat to Laois today.

We have similar population and player pools to both counties, better facilities than both(FF), seemingly ...
by Faithful Future
Sun Apr 20, 2025 3:03 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 823
Views: 653375

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025



I'd expect a large crowd in OCP next weekend and I think we will.

These players deserve it and we know we can get a huge following as seen at underage the last few years.

Galway are probably as vulnerable now as their ever been so we are within a fantastic chance of causing an upset if we go ...
by Faithful Future
Sun Apr 20, 2025 1:39 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025
Replies: 823
Views: 653375

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2025

So much to be proud of in Parnell Park this evening, the lads gave it absolutely everything. It was a massive learning curve for the team - a hostile atmosphere, last year's Leinster finalists, a young offaly team playing a game at this level for the first time (for the most part)...and we nearly ...