On the Rhode to ending Offaly’s drought

IF there is a consensus about Offaly football it is probably one of a plucky little county punching several divisions above its weight.

On the Rhode to ending Offaly’s drought

It is a perception personified by Seamus Darby’s famous goal against Kerry in 1982.

It is a theory borne out by a simple comparison with neighbours Laois, another dual county and one with an almost identical population size. Whereas Offaly have won the All-Ireland three times, Laois still await their first victory.

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