Offaly manager John Maughan is adamant that the county must unearth some new talent to help strengthen their squad for 2020.

The Mayo native looked on as Laois pulled away in the second half of their qualifying win over the Faithful County as the O’Moore County’s substitutes made a telling contribution to their victory.

And Maughan states in the Midland Tribune that Laois had a stronger bench and this is a situation that they must address.

“They need more depth, the Offaly senior panel needs an infusion of talented footballers and you would hope that they would come through the system at U-20 level and maybe those guys who didn’t participate this year for a combination of reasons might be back to strengthen the squad,” said Maughan.

On Laois having a stronger bench, he added: “We knew that. We have been a bit light weight and I’m not being disrespectful to our own boys here.

“But some of them are just stepping up to this level for the first time in their lives and it takes a bit of time to adjust to that.”

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