Offaly v Dublin U21 semi final

offaly gone back a lot in every grade.an inept county board the main reason.amazing how easy it is for standards to drop when the people at the top are inept.i suppose all we have to do is look at the country and what happened to it.

Very easy to sit back and blame someone else.........the players in these smaller counties are just not there and we also seem to give the counties who are making progress no credit.........We can all blame county boards but if players don't put in the effort there is s*ag all that can be done.

in this case its not the players gant.

What is it then..........are the better players overlooked because of selectors and internal club issues.

The Dubs are flying at all levels of the game & deserve massive credit.

Has GAA ever been so strong in the capital.......great work and credit to all concerned.

gant anything that can go wrong has gone wrong in offaly.they have sacked a series of managers  without being given sufficent time.thoe co board want instant success and think its like it was in the 80s and 90s..and theres lots more...

entirely down to co boards and how proactive they are.....dubs reaping the rewards of lots of years hard work........good luck to them...yellowbellies hot on their heels and we be back in 3 or 4 years time

get kids playing
keep them playing
give them a fair crack of the whip

it's not rocket science

I would be in agreement with kavvie on this re the Offaly situation

been at the last 3 wex dub u21 games all in the nell , 2 competitive , one a near walkover , looking forward to seeing the dubs u21 in wex park, ye have arrived when ye stop getting favours

Great to hear a Dublin lad doing the interviews on Wednesday night as Gaeilge.

Liam Rushe is going to be some centre back in years to come. Brilliant performance from the Dubs down in no favours Wexford Park on Wednesday night.

The Wexford full back looks very useful too he caught great ball at times.

Looking forward to the trip to Tipp Sunday week. Both matches are repeats of the 2009 1/4 finals down there. Hoping for a better result this time around.

dublin were v good , shows how far we have fallen , big choice to make for the 7/8 dual players on the wexford team in the coming months/years , looks like the big ball is the way to go imo.

Would be a pity if they chose football. Hurling is much more entertaining and exciting.

amazing dub were 6/4 before the game..