well if its good enough in kerry,cork, it good enough for the weaker counties like offaly ( did you ever think that the reason why these counties are successful???).

example: kerry: glenbeigh/glencar are a junior a club, they play in the junior a champ,(club champ). for the county champ there best players play for south kerry.

year 1: glenbeigh/glencar win the junior a (still play for south kerry}

year 2:glenbeigh/glencar win the inter (still play for south kerry}

year 3: glenbeigh/glencar play senior (NOT WITH SOUTH KERRY}

see this where this system works really well, club football stays really important, but all players are challeged, inter club transfers are unhear of, as every player has the chance to player senior fotball.

county teams are better as good players as the standard for football in the county is higher.

people will come up with every reason not 2 try it, but if we keep doing the same things year after, then the same problems will be there year after year.

gaalover (Offaly) - Posts: 4 - 27/10/2009 11:38:16    467156

curious george you have rambled on ,and on ,and on,and on.but you still havent answerd how come shamrocks are able to do it.your banging on about finances and a whole heap of excuses.your full of them.offaly dude and other forward thinkers, i think we are wasting our time with curious george cause he obviously just doesnt have what it takes to helping progress offaly football and hurling.im afraid we may leave him behind.

BLUEBOB (Offaly) - Posts: 14 - 28/10/2009 22:02:35    469083

Best of luck Blue Bob and the Dud, I look forward to yer glowing success and the return to glory of the Offaly Senior teams. By the way Blue, with all your concern bout everyone else, how many players have the great town provided for the Senior County teams this year? 1? Yes, you have all the answers.

And actually, I did answer indirectly re Shamrocks. They can have a parish team because they disbanded Mucklagh and Carthages, ( a suggestion I gave in earlier threads as an example).

Anyway, you bate away with your band of merry men!

curious George (Offaly) - Posts: 861 - 01/11/2009 08:46:07    472094

george dont be so bitter against tullamore all the time it cant be good for you lad .all i want to say to you is, champions champions champions

liffo (Offaly) - Posts: 649 - 01/11/2009 13:54:08    472214

Liffo, only making a point in regard to the topic, and where do you see my "ongoing bitterness" agin the Town?
Delighted they won, although would have had a few connections with KK, and wish Kevin Martin every success with Westmeath. He'll have a battle with Clonkill first!

curious George (Offaly) - Posts: 861 - 02/11/2009 15:27:32    473075

Another senior player to add his backing to parish teams, Vinny Claffey has come out in favour of them in his interview on Edenderry GAA website. Excellent interview by the way by an absolute legend.

kobie (Offaly) - Posts: 272 - 18/11/2009 12:21:48    487144

There's a is a load of interviews on the that website with former players kobie. nearly all of them back parish rule

offalyred (Offaly) - Posts: 55 - 18/11/2009 13:17:11    487225

another great read, what you expect from a half rhode man doing asking the questions..... ah no, in all seriousness, a great website in fairness to him and the club.

Rhodejim (Offaly) - Posts: 2888 - 18/11/2009 14:49:12    487356

I know there is Offalyred. Thats why I said another player to come out in support of it.

kobie (Offaly) - Posts: 272 - 18/11/2009 15:38:42    487426

sorry misread your comment.

offalyred (Offaly) - Posts: 55 - 18/11/2009 20:06:37    487744

Jim.. half rhode? ah i think he's a full red...

happyred (Offaly) - Posts: 71 - 18/11/2009 23:00:31    487814

ha. only messing mate, i dont think he'd be impressed with me saying that!!

Rhodejim (Offaly) - Posts: 2888 - 19/11/2009 15:00:08    488395

Ah rhodejim i doubt he'd be angry with ya. but im pretty sure he'd be red quicker than green/yellow

offalyred (Offaly) - Posts: 55 - 19/11/2009 18:25:42    488726

anyone considering moving to the uk,

John Mitchells Birmingham,

Senior hurling, just won 3rd. all Britain title in a row also league, in all Ireland club Quarter final. check out our web site.

Intermediate football champions 2009, also in final of Mulligan cup this weekend,

Unlucky to lose by 2 points to eventual finalists in senior football championship.


They are two sister clubs John Mitchels GFC and John Mitchels hurling club. all are welcome.

28/11/2009 15:52:48

macnally (UK) - Posts: 34 - 28/11/2009 17:19:42    496936

The Edenderry gaa website is excellent. Just like to wish the juniors hurlers best of luck in the club championship. The team consists of Croghan, Rhode, Ballyfore and Edenderry players.

Goatsucker (Offaly) - Posts: 265 - 03/12/2009 21:24:48    502379