Monaghan V Offaly 25.06.11

[Offalylad]

Paul Finlay and McManus will have their way with the Offaly full back line. I reckon Sean Pender will hold his own but I can really see Scott Brady and Brian Darby getting roasted. They could definitely put up a big score tomorrow.

I think Niall Smith will be able to break-even or better Clerkin at mid-field and we could certainly cause some problems for that Monaghan back-line. Still, no matter which way I look at it, I can't see anything other than a comfortable enough Monaghan win.

[Main Street]

The Monaghan team selected to play Offaly, all played some part against Tyrone.
Two players that started,  Walshe and Gollogly,  have dropped off the panel, injured?

Dessie Mone is 'resting' of course.
3 subs that came on against Tyrone have been promoted to the starting 15, O'Brien, Morgan and McGuinness.

The game should be on local radio, shouldn't it?  a break from wall to wall C&W music.

[Offalylad]

Offaly starting team is very weird.
1. Alan Mulhall
2. Brian Darby
3. Joe Quinn
4. Sean Pender
5. Stephen Lonergan
6. Scott Brady
7. Niall Darby
8. Richie Dalton
9. Niall Smith
10. Ross Brady
11. Ciaran McManus
12. Karol Slattery
13. Bernard Allen
14. Ken Casey
15. Niall McNamee

Cribben must be more clueless than I thought.

[Main Street]

Cribben gets a reprieve.
Sounds like an easy win for Offaly.

[thebandit]

Desperate performance from Monaghan..... beaten out the gate

[AZOffaly]

AZ, a bit optimistic with your Offaly v Monaghan prediction!

Very much so. But sure where there's life there's hope.

Indeed there is!

[Blowitupref]

Fair play to the Offaly that win should lift the doom & gloom who would you like to get in round 2?

[AZOffaly]

Who can we get? Feck it, Kerry

[Denn Forever]

How did your other predictions work out AZ?

[AZOffaly]

How did your other predictions work out AZ?

Tipp and Fermanagh lost.

Offaly, Meath, Longford, Wicklow, Antrim and Down (barely) won.

Cork and Antrim both won, but I had Cork and Down winning more comfortably.

[Dinny Breen]

Offaly starting team is very weird.
1. Alan Mulhall
2. Brian Darby
3. Joe Quinn
4. Sean Pender
5. Stephen Lonergan
6. Scott Brady
7. Niall Darby
8. Richie Dalton
9. Niall Smith
10. Ross Brady
11. Ciaran McManus
12. Karol Slattery
13. Bernard Allen
14. Ken Casey
15. Niall McNamee

Cribben must be more clueless than I thought.

Ah the hindsight post. Bet you feel stupid now 

Feck it don't fancy a trip to Tullamore next round..

[Offalylad]

Unbelievable performance. Still shocked over it really. Everyone on the Offaly side did their part tonight.
1. Mulhall- Excellent under the high ball, brilliant display.
2. Darby- Got a bit of a roasting when he was on McManus for a while but he was very lively and got on a lot of ball. Good game.
3. Quinn- Excellent, very powerful.
4. Pender- Very, very good
5. Lonergan- 2pts. Good game
6. Scott Brady- His tackling was tremendous, super performance
7. Niall Darby- Played pretty well
8. Richie Dalton- 3 pts and a pretty decent display
9. Niall Smith- Really got on top in the 2nd half, caught a lot of ball. A great display but he could have seen red.
10. Ross Brady- Scored a great free and played well.
11. Ciaran McManus- Tremendous- Covered every blade of grass
12. Karol Slattery- Created the 1st goal by leaving Dick Clerkin on his arse with a shoulder and popping the ball loose.
13. Bernard Allen- Got a lot of ball but wasted some of it. A decent display
14. Ken Casey- Excellent in the play-maker role.
15. Niall McNamee- Scored 1-4 from play and caused problems all day.

Disappointed to see Monaghan ounumbering us in the Stand and terraces. It must have been 2:1

[orangeman]

Mc Manus has been some servant for Offaly.

[Offalylad]

Also, Clerkin was taken off at h/t. He was anonymous, very surprised.

[Shamrock Shore]

Well done Offaly! I would have bet the house on a Monaghan win.