Offaly boss must plan without Cathal Parlon
Parlon started each of Offaly’s 2014 championship games and this year’s opener with Laois before suffering a season-ending cruciate knee ligament injury. The lengthy recovery period meant he was already set to miss several months of the 2016 season and now plans to take the entire year out to travel.
Veteran forward Brian Carroll, 32, may also consider his future though attacking colleague Joe Bergin is generally optimistic about their chances under Tipperary man Kelly.
