THEY may be underdogs but there is considerable optimism in Offaly that they can record a historic and famous victory when they take on Cork in the All-Ireland .
HAVING qualified for the Leinster U-20 Hurling Championship quarter-finals with predictable ease, Offaly will enter the real business when they welcome Galway t.
TRYING to get injured bodies back on the field and managing the game load of senior player Charlie Mitchell represent two of the big challenges for Offaly U-20 .
OFFALY manager Leo O Connor was sufficiently worried during a substandard first half display to throw his pre-match plans out the window and introduce emerging .