Players launch blistering attack on 'failures' of Offaly board

THE Offaly senior footballers last night launched a withering attack on the competence of their own board, calling for a major change of attitude and approach from the county executive.

The panel held a meeting on Wednesday evening that ran on late into the night. The fruits of that was yesterday's no-holds-barred 17-point statement detailing specific instances where they felt the county board had let them down.

Dealing with matters ranging from training facilities (or lack of), petty wrangles over playing and training gear and a lack of finance for crucial support staff, the players' statement also re-affirmed the panel's support for Gerry Fahy and his outgoing selectors.