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Géill Slí wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 10:00 pm Look, we’re just not at Kilkenny’s level yet, and let’s be honest, we have a fair bit to go, but we battled on throughout, and took some good scores. Oisin’s two goals were the highlight, but I thought Dan Bourke played well also, burned Paddy Deegan for pace and a nice score in the first half. Too many of our forwards made zero impact, and there was a constant stream of lovely ball being fed into the Kilkenny forwards. We kept Donnelly, Cody and Keoghan reasonably quiet, but TJ is still a class act. Despite the goals, I thought Ben did well overall, and Donal Shirley had a good second half,
That’s two games in a row now Jason Sampson has picked up an early (needless) yellow …
Physically, we are not at Kilkenny’s level yet.
Good to see some of the panel getting game time at the end.
It’s still all about staying up and giving these lads time and the exposure to top teams to develop.

Bord na Mona man wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 2:39 pm It's unfortunate that the Wexford match is a week before the Antrim showdown. Normally it would have been a fixture Offaly could have targeted.
However, needs must. Offaly will need to rest a lot of players this coming weekend.
It would be absolute madness to go full throttle trying to beat Wexford.

Bord na Mona man wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 2:39 pm It's unfortunate that the Wexford match is a week before the Antrim showdown. Normally it would have been a fixture Offaly could have targeted.
However, needs must. Offaly will need to rest a lot of players this coming weekend.
It would be absolute madness to go full throttle trying to beat Wexford.

oneshot wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 5:27 pm Dublin was the one that got away should have seen that one out. the last two games we have gave galway and the cats 2 goals start game over . lets be honest i never expected to beat kilkenny and galway this year. both them sides have the guts of 12 or more players who have years of leinster and all ireland experience wheres its offalys first year back in a while.

Antrim is the big one and it was always in a way the game to keep us up maybe we might get something in wexford i doubt it doe. walking out of nowlan park last saturday night a offaly supporter said to me we won't stay up or beat Antrim without Adam Screeney i said his a big lost alright but i said if we can't beat Antrim in fairness without Screeney we dont deserve to stay up. i also think Johnny Kelly should try something different again wexford maybe sam bourke who hurl well when he came on and brecon kavanagh should get a run in the backs . the last word what the hell has happen to Cillian Kiely from been our main lynchpin of the backs last year to not been even in the 26 last weekend while some might not agree i think with him gone from centre back teams have been walking through us right through the centre this year.

oneshot wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 5:27 pm the last word what the hell has happen to Cillian Kiely from been our main lynchpin of the backs last year to not been even in the 26 last weekend while some might not agree i think with him gone from centre back teams have been walking through us right through the centre this year.

oneshot wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 5:27 pm
the last word what the hell has happen to Cillian Kiely from been our main lynchpin of the backs last year to not been even in the 26 last weekend while some might not agree i think with him gone from centre back teams have been walking through us right through the centre this year.

ah lethimoutwithit wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 11:18 am Having been at both games (Dublin and Galway), I can't make any case for Cillian Kiely at present.
I thought he was the man to turn to in both games but he is nowhere near where he needs to be at present for that level.

Whether he could make an impact against Antrim in the last game is questionable but you would like to think that he could.

Bottom line is the resources that are there have to be maximised and offering an opportunity for squad players to earn a rap at Antrim through a startin slot in Wexford is a start.
Mentally its a tough situation as we have to have the tank as full as we can on Sat week v Antrim.

Shame to see Adam Screeney ruled out, but how can you say we have limited chance of beating Antrim without him??? Jeez come on man, he's very little hurling done...nah, need hardened seasoned seniors chomping at the bit.
We've looked after Antrim and given them too many opportunities over the years, time to man up in every sense and get over the line for another year on McCarthy!