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Hi everyone.. My names Bottler and I am a nice man. I think you should get to know me before passing judgement.. I am a very long time reader first time poster.. The reason for the post I hear you say.. Well I will answer just give me a minute.. 60, 59, 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50, 49, 48, 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34 , 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 , 4, 3, 2 ,1!! Ok im ready to answer the question now. I joined cause I want to express my views and first on the agenda is up and coming stars in the county.. I saw this years Offaly minors play 4 years ago and back then Patrick Murphy of Ballinamere or Brosna not sure which stood out.. Although a very thin and tedious young lad he was skillful and above all else he had the head to hurl.. Now some 4 years later his still in with the panel.. But he is no starting.. I dont know why though.. I wouldnt really know the chap but there must be a reason why he is not on the starting 15. Has he hit the beer over the last four years because when saw him against westmeath he had a bit of a belly.. Can any shead any light on this?
Second on my list is Stephen Quirke I will keep this short and sweet but more importanly to the point.. Quirke has come on some amount to be one of our best players now.. This however came from long hours on the field and not in the pub..

Another interesting one is young Jamie Minnock from Clara a very young and capable hurler he is 11 this year but he has the potential to be the next Billy Dooley if thats what he wants.. However he needs to keep the head down and we will all keep an eye out for him in the future.. Gifted gifted hurler..

These are the three players I expect to see wearing and thriving in the Uibh Fhaili jersey over the next ten years..
That is of course if the can get their acts together and cop on..

Offaly underage setup where do i start , i wont even bother goin into it cos il just get annoyed , i have seen and experienced the poor selection system , not what ya are its who ya are, poor players picked due to a family background in gaa etc, good players with no such background getting dropped , offaly has plenty of talent lots lose interest when they experience the poor set up