Offaly minor football panel 2025

[Bord na Mona man]

2020: minor footballers lost Leinster final by a point against Meath.
2021: U20 footballers won Leinster final by 3 points against Dublin. Won all Ireland against Roscommon.
2022: Minor hurlers won Leinster final by 8 points. No record exists of an All Ireland being played this year.
2023: U20 hurlers won Leinster final by 2 points against Wexford. Lost All Ireland to Cork.
2024: U20 hurlers beat Dublin by 3 points in the Leinster final. Beat Tipp in the All Ireland.
2025: Minor footballers into Leinster final against Louth. Guaranteed an all ireland quarter final.

5 Leinster titles in a row, would be some going.

[Fear Uibh]

brilliant result last night, well done to all, regarding the venue if its lights required i'd imagine Newbridge will be hosting as neither Navan , Mullingar don't have lights and Parnell park will depend on the pitch.

[Lone Shark]

Does it have to be under lights? Last year's final was in Tullamore after all.

[Doon Exile]

I’m hearing Newbridge….

[Lone Shark]

Seems to be par for the course these days.

Edit: Confirmed for 7.30pm on Monday May 19th in Newbridge.

[Bord na Mona man]

I wouldn't begrudge Newbridge their belated day in the sun. They had a hayshed for a stand up until this year.
Getting two box office Offaly teams there in quick succession is a great blessing.

[frankthetank]

Louth football really on the up to be fair.

Going for a Leinster clean sweep.

For the anotaks out there - anyone know the last time this was done by a county other than Dublin?

[Fear Uibh]

Dublin the only ones in recent times to complete the treble, 2012,2014 and 2017.

[Doon Exile]

Dublin the only ones in recent times to complete the treble, 2012,2014 and 2017.

And Offaly hurling in 1989

[Fear Uibh]

won minor football also that year, some achievement winning 4 out of 6 leinster titles on offer

[ah lethimoutwithit]

All the best to the lads in the final.
It will take a turnaround of serious proportions to beat this Louth team but it is possible alright.
Think back to 2010, we were raging favourites against a Longford team that we had hammered in the early rounds. Offaly well beaten that day.
I think a Louth win in the senior and a win for us in the minor will be a fair enough outcome.

Great for the manager too who no doubt has learned a lot through this run and regardless what happens this amount of games will bring longer term benefits to the wider group of players and MGT.

[SearingDrive]

A huge win for Offaly minors on Wed night. Louth up next in Leinster football final, in Newbridge on Mon 19th May.

Louth are in line for a treble, as Frank the Tank notes. Leinster champs U 20,
The Seniors play Meath in Sunday’s Leinster Final, then Offaly are their opponents in the minor final.

[SizeFive2024]

Roger selected the outstanding footballers in the county and has worked wonders with them. Hopefully Newbridge is packed for them on the 19th.

[jimbob17]

Lots of credit going Rogers way and fair enough but some things to bare in mind. This has been a very successful group through their development years. They have been one of the best teams in Leinster at their age grade for last 3 years and at outset were one of the favourites to win Leinster this year. Getting to a final is far from a surprise. A lot of work was done by others to get them to this level including some of the selectors who managed them through U14 U15 and U16 so more credit goes to them for handing over such a talented crop. Credit where it is due and while Roger deserves credit, I would not be laying all the credit at Rogers door. There was an extremely poor minor team there last year who some would say should have been a lot stronger than they showed last year on his watch. There was a huge change on coaches and selectors etc for this year with last years U16 group coming in with their team and maybe some of these are the people who deserve the most credit for the success of the minors to date.

[Thomas mc]

Lots of credit going Rogers way and fair enough but some things to bare in mind. This has been a very successful group through their development years. They have been one of the best teams in Leinster at their age grade for last 3 years and at outset were one of the favourites to win Leinster this year. Getting to a final is far from a surprise. A lot of work was done by others to get them to this level including some of the selectors who managed them through U14 U15 and U16 so more credit goes to them for handing over such a talented crop. Credit where it is due and while Roger deserves credit, I would not be laying all the credit at Rogers door. There was an extremely poor minor team there last year who some would say should have been a lot stronger than they showed last year on his watch. There was a huge change on coaches and selectors etc for this year with last years U16 group coming in with their team and maybe some of these are the people who deserve the most credit for the success of the minors to date.

A big long spiel when you simply could have said "I don't like Roger"