Faithful need a beacon of light

Forget Saturday’s 26-point hammering, Offaly’s hurling problems run far deeper than the slaughter suffered at Nowlan Park.

Last Thursday evening, an U16 development squad session was held in the Faithful county. Six hurlers attended. There are 43 clubs in Offaly and, granted, half this figure would be football orientated, but the paucity of numbers present beggars belief.

A management team to oversee said group was put in place at the start of the year, but a raft of departures left just one man in charge.