Offaly Senior Football 2026

[Barnet]

This Taligan cup this year is actually a division 3 and Division 4 Cup, only difference is offaly and westmeath swap places. We, having won Division 3 last year really should be red hot favourites to win this.. clare aren't near the team they once were. Down is the only decent football team in it, we seen what armagh did to them.. wexford did ok but I think the wheel has come off for them to.. who's in it we should fear? Clare? Sligo? London? Longford? Wicklow? Fermanagh? Limerick? Carlow? These are the teams that's in it. Yes laois beat us buy we were woeful that day. If we not favourites to win this, its easiest taligan cup in years then we really have falling from grace

[Lone Shark]

The Offaly team of 2025 is absolutely favourites for this competition, or at worst, narrowly second favourites to Down. The Offaly team of 2026 is nowhere close to that level.

I would never place money down against an Offaly team, but the three point handicap on this looks very low, in my opinion. Challenge match form is not reason enough for me to believe we're significantly further on from where we were when Laois opened us up time and again.

[biffinbanner]

the delusion is really amazing on this. were 8th favourites at 14/1 to win it. were 5/2 to beat clare. how could anyone think we would be favourites?

[Superhans75]

Not a lover of betting on. GAA
But realistically
Were hoping we. Might get an easier draw in the losers group and try and build some type of momentum
We didn't beat Care in Ennis last year when we were leading for 60 minutes
But the wind destroyed us that day
Travelling in hope more than expectation.

[Asiseeit]

This Taligan cup this year is actually a division 3 and Division 4 Cup, only difference is offaly and westmeath swap places. We, having won Division 3 last year really should be red hot favourites to win this.. clare aren't near the team they once were. Down is the only decent football team in it, we seen what armagh did to them.. wexford did ok but I think the wheel has come off for them to.. who's in it we should fear? Clare? Sligo? London? Longford? Wicklow? Fermanagh? Limerick? Carlow? These are the teams that's in it. Yes laois beat us buy we were woeful that day. If we not favourites to win this, its easiest taligan cup in years then we really have falling from grace

your last line above is only acurate thing you said above...how in the name of God can you be so certain we will beat Clare..other teams listed all lost in Championship some with their boots on, as you say we were awful against a mid table Laois Div 3 side..we might win V Clare, but we could be beaten too..Clare got 1-14 V Kerry..we got 11/12 points against Laois..

[Tmacmahon]

Offaly will beat Clare on Saturday

[FullForward waster]

One would have to wonder how the game will go and I certainly hope they will beat them and put in a good performance. I remember not so long ago travelling down to Ennis one Sunday in the wet and wind only to watch what was tactically as disaster of a game for Offaly.

I seen people giving out here before on attendance at games etc. Our county social media platform don't seem to keen on promoting Saturdays game. One post with very vague details on the game as appose to 4 post on the hurling this weekend. To the ordinary joe it doesn't even look like our footballers are out this weekend. was similar before the Dublin game interviewing players etc with none of that InSite coverage to our footballers before the Laois game.

I know the hurling is at a higher grade and all that but surely both sets of lads deserve the same coverage on social media???
It would be nice of the county board even slightly recognised the footballers by simply putting up a post on TIME DATE of the game.

Before I get backlash its just my view and I will be in both venues over the weekend. AND HOPE WE CAN GET 2/2 WINS

[jimbob17]

All things being right, this should be fairly close. Met a player the other day and was happy to hear that mood is boosted a bit by Galway win and that they are hopeful to get over the line on Saturday. Dont think there are any new injuries etc so should be full stack to select from. Anybody hear the team or was it released yet?