2024 Joe McDonagh Cup

[Laois man]

That will on change today 🙏🙏

[Verbal]

We're all worried about it! It's Offaly in Croke Park. Read somewhere that Laois have never beaten Offaly in Croke Park. Could that really be true?

The 2015 win was the first since 1972 (which was in Portlaoise).
I don't think as many semi finals were played in Croke Park pre the 1980s.
Neither county were in many Leinster finals pre 1980.

We lost them multiple times in Croke Park in the 1980s.
Lost in 1996 & 1997 in Croke Park.
Don't think we have played them there since?
I'd say it is true.

Will Tom Cuddy swap with Shanahan and pick up Screeney?
Did Cuddy do a stint in the corner over the last few weeks?

What do we think the 6 starting forwards will be?
Dunphy, Dooley, Quinlan, Keyes
+
Fennell (dropping way out the field)
+
Picky?

[Mossy Bruce]

28 minutes, 1st half

Jaysus, Laois are in this! What intensity!

Am I seeing any of you GAA Forum lads on TV, there?

[Verbal]

Awful ball going into our full forward line.
Fennell, Rowland, Mullaney all guilty of it.

[Joeythelips]

100%, some aimless passing costing Laois. Lucky not to concede another goal but well on this. Hopefully they can kick on 2nd half but need to not be running down cul de sacs and be smarter with their passing.

[Joeythelips]

FFS. A goal straight away, Laois are so naive at the back, Offaly goal chances just too easy. Sign of poor coached side to be honest

[Verbal]

Not making a change in forward line at half time is something we are going to look back at with regret.
Dunphy or Picky where Duggan was for those two situations could have had very different outcomes.

[Mossy Bruce]

The wides! (tears flowing) The w-i-d-e-s!

[Chrimtain]

That was so typical of Laois. So naive. 

[Mossy Bruce]

It might be the novelty of seeing the lads play on TV (when being used to following them on Midlands Radio) but I feel they played a good match, regardless. They kept up the intensity, never gave up, and had two massive comebacks from behind. Good job, lads! I've truly enjoyed following you this year. On to Wexford!

[clonadmad]

The wides! (tears flowing) The w-i-d-e-s!

The wides! (tears flowing) The w-i-d-e-s!

The goal chances

[Joeythelips]

I only seen them a couple of times on TV (GAAGo) this year but I thought today they should have won that match. Maybe overly critical but they looked ill prepared, and Id say about 5 or so of the team played at the level required to win imo. The amount of mistakes they made was criminal, 18 wides, a tonne of poor passes and poor decision making and gave up 3 glorious goal chances to Offaly who simply ran down the middle. To me it smacked of a team poorly coached. I know that may sound harsh but just going on what I saw.

[Verbal]

Theres a serious look at the (what looks like) selfishness in the forward line.
A serious amount of reflection needed.
Is it selfishness or lack of awareness.
Establishing that is the first step

[clonadmad]

Would give the lads more of a chance v Wexford than Offaly will have v Cork in Tullamore with a Cork Double Header there

The 7 day turnaround is tough though

[Verbal]

The "Downbeatness" will be hard to shake