Shannonbridge GAA Notes

Conor Killeen reports

Minor Football Championship

Shannonbridge Minors will take on local rivals St Rynaghs in a home game on this Wednesday evening @ 7.30.

Shannonbridge reached the Minor final last year and still have a large number of last years team still underage.

On that day Shannonbridge were heavily defeated by St Broughans, who beat every other team by at least ten points and were obviously were far too strong for this grade as they have a combination of three clubs.

This is why I can not understand how they are in the B Championship again this year. Surely this is of no benefit for smaller clubs who wait to be hammered by these super Clubs and it will not improve St Broughans who will not be really tested.

Poor Support for our Hurlers
I was in Croke park last Sunday to watch Offaly take on Wexford in the Leinster final and I could not believe how much support Wexford brought with them and must have taken up approximately 70% of the attendance.

This must have been a huge psychological boost for the Yellow bellies. I was also in New Bridge to see Offaly beat Kildare in the football qualifiers and Offaly must have taken up a approximately 15% of the crowd that day.

As a proud sporting County we expect so much of our players but yet we have too many armchair supporters and not enough who are actually willing to come out and and give their team a lift when it really counts.

Surely if our support increased so too would our chances of winning.