I disagree with the talk last week of not wanting to ban speeches. Most of them are cringe - inducing.
There’s a nicer spread of ages in the recent Offaly U20’s than people give them credit for. Charlie Mitchell from the 2023 U20’s. Dan Bourke, Spain and King from the 2024 team. I didn’t realise until this week that Bourke wasn’t one of the minor crop from 22’. Possibly an unpopular opinion but I reckon he could have a better senior career than Screeney. A very smart player but doesn’t grab the headlines as much.
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That and the hook on David Dooley when he was bearing down on goal.
Johnny Kelly always set ups his sides ultra negatively. Played a sweeper against Carlow in last yrs final and were played off the pitch, ironically got a man sent off pushed up took over the game.
A few others have already said this months back.
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I’d echo your sentiments about Offaly being fortunate to win alright. Laois were well on top in that second-half and couldn’t kick on. Fairly sure it was Kevin Martin who was over them when they were relegated to Christy Ring in 2019? Fennelly and Kelly came in then for the 2020 season and lost to Down in a penalty shoot-out the first year which was a bad look. The most impressive aspect of Kelly’s coaching career is probably that day he presided over a Munster club final victory against Ballygunner in 2019.
Who wrote the article?
A real buzz around LHOMP today. The start of something special you’d feel.
Laois 1-16
Westmeath 0-10
HT
The going soft here in LHOMP and Laois are walking on water so far. Mossy Keyes has a screamer of a goal after Lee Cleere picked the pocket of David O Brien who was one on one with Cathal Dunne. Paddy Purcell is smoking all around him, he must have 7 points at this stage. Cha is back and doing untold.
Saoirse has a bit of work to do.
Kerry score the last five points of the game to win by a point.
Kildare 0-19
Kerry 1-17
I was watching on Clubber
Oisin Maunsell former kerry minor football captain , shot a fine winner
Kildare probably deserved a draw but Kerry finished so strong,
Kerry were 3\1 to win so great fillip
Kerry won with a few players playing below par too so reasons to be positive
That’s a catastrophic loss for Kildare. Their rise has stalled dreadfully. The next crew better arrive quickly
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I see there are 14 naas lads on the panel
Westmeath have really gone backwards havent they.
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Whodathunk appointing a fella sacked by Meath would work.
All signs points to a dead rubber between Carlow and Laois in the final round
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Did they sack Bulfin or is he still in charge?
He was midlands radio previewing their match against Laois last night anyway so he must still be at the helm. Looks a near certain Carlow v Laois final at Joe McDonagh level this year. Kerry and Westmeath have regressed.
