Profiles of all the team challenging for the Offaly Senior “B” Football Championship

BALLYCUMBER

Manager – Paddy Marsh; Coach, Pat Costello;

Selectors – Ken Daly and Stevie Quinn;

Captain – Gary Larkin and Alan Flanagan;

Retirements/Long term injuries – Adrian Kelly has retired;

New players – Jack Daly is up from minor;

Last year – Beaten by Clonbullogue in a controversial second quarter-final after a Gracefield objection disrupted the championship;

Star player – Cormac Quinn;

Prospects – Ballycumber are in a bit of a valley period and while they are past masters at excelling when not expected, they are championship outsiders. They have a very solid, steady team and generally perform close to their best. Part of their problem is that they don't have a county standard, marquee player like some of their opponents and this type of quality is generally needed to win this championship. They are capable of having very good days but can also have bad ones and you couldn't predict them to win promotion at this stage.