2024 Joe McDonagh Cup

[bluespower]

That was a game Laois could easily have won it was almost like the players subconsciously thought we do not want to meet Cork next weekend so lets not win this. I know that's not the case as every team goes out to win, but by golly how could a team be so unlucky, goals missed, missed passes and 18 wides
As yer man said on the TV Offaly played more as a team while Laois played more as individuals, that was kind of evident too in a few instances.

I don't know what this team needs to push on and make the breakthrough its hard to know, I do know its frustrating when you look at Offaly similar county to ours and the success they are having. Something needs to change badly or we keep on getting the same results.

[Chrimtain]

How could we hand them a goal start in each half? Talk anout shooting yourself in the foot! It's pretty obvious, I suppose,  but it was those goals that killed us.

[The Boy Wonder]

The pre-eminent feeling at the end was desolation.
Laois were clearly the better team but left it behind.

[burdizzo]

The pre-eminent feeling at the end was desolation.
Laois were clearly the better team but left it behind.

That is absolutely the case: the better team lost. The call against Lennon for over-carrying near the end was very, very harsh, and was the losing of the game. Complete sickener. Yes, the goals gifted to Offaly, the wides - but still and all, we should have won that. I know we beat Offaly earlier in the competition when they should have won, so maybe it balances out. I don't believe it's because they were poorly coached. As was said, they were the better team. I assume Maher will get the gig again next year, because the CB won't have the imagination to find someone else. I also assume there'll a few of the older lads step away. We don't have pucks of talent coming through, though.

Again - a sickener.