Dooley remains optimistic despite mauling by Cats

NATURALLY enough, Joe Dooley was disappointed after yesterday’s defeat to Kilkenny.

The Offaly boss didn’t hide from the harsh facts. His side had been totally outclassed, and their bright beginning made that even harder for him to take.

“For the first 35 minutes we hurled very well, it was inspiring stuff, but it’s hard to keep Kilkenny down for 70 minutes. They’re a great hurling team, and when they got the goal that put them five or six points up, and we were struggling.