Team by team guide to all the team challenging for the Offaly Senior “B” Football Championship

TUBBER

Manager – Ray Sheridan;

Selectors – Noel Browne, Michael Grennan, Mark Hynes;

Captain – Bernard Allen;

Retirements/Long term injuries – Ciaran Allen, Pauric Robbins and Eoin Dunne have long term injuries and David Colgan is travelling.

New players – Colm Donnelan, Ciaran Murphy, Hugh Murphy, Enda McLoughlin, Simon Bradley;

Last year – Beat St Rynagh's in the relegation play off;

Star player – Bernard Allen;

Prospects – Having to survive a relegation play off was not on Tubber's agenda last year and they have a big point to prove. They would have been on the short list of contenders last year and are on it again this year, though Clara and Clonbullogue are rated higher at the moment. Bernard Allen will be chomping at the bit after being left off the Offaly senior football panel for 2024 and when he is on song in their attack, Tubber are hard to beat. Offaly U-20 hurling star Donal Shirley is a very good footballer and they have others with underage county football experience. They have an outside chance.