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Promotion now a big target for Offaly hurlers after excellent start to league
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PROMOTION from Division 2A of the National Hurling League is now firmly within the potential of Offaly, who have made an excellent start to the campaign.
Fresh on the back of very impressive wins over Meath and Kerry, Offaly head to Carlow next Sunday and a win here will put them on the threshold of promotion.
With the top team in the division going up to Division 1B, Offaly now have their fate very much in their own hands. While it is not a surprise that they should challenge for promotion, Offaly s form in their opening two games has come as a welcome boost.
INTERVIEW: Fennelly focused on the long term well-being of Offaly hurling
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THERE may be a new broom at the helm in Offaly GAA but Michael Fennelly will still be very aware of the county s record of impatience with county football and hurling managers. Despite that, the former Kilkenny star is very much focused on the long term future and development of players.
Offaly have been notoriously impatient with managers for severals years now. Several managers have been ditched by the county after one year or in mid-season in both codes since the 1990s and Fennelly steps into an environment where the county is desperately searching for hurling answers.
Derry need to net an extra formula to take the next step
Derry scored an average of 1-17 per game in the last two seasons
Derry couldn t get the late goal to save them in the 2019 NHL Final defeat to Wicklow at Inniskeen (Pic Glenn Murphy)
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It took an eternity for John McEvoy to emerge from the losing Derry dressing room after their championship exit to Offaly.
Minutes earlier, a knock on the Páirc Esler dressing room door, by an impatient Offaly official to return a previously swapped Derry jersey wasn t well received. Inside, an important post-season debrief was unfolding. One of those regroup for next year or thanks for the effort, but I m stepping down type discussions.