The victorious Offaly U20 manager Declan Kelly has warned against heightened expectations following the county's All-Ireland win in the grade against Roscommon.
Superbly led by stand-in skipper and Man of the Match Cathal Donoghue, as well as goalscorer Jack Bryant and 18-year-old wonderkid Cormac Egan, the Faithful County streaked to a famous win over their midlands neighbours.
Bryant finished with 1-02 overall and his 50th minute goal ultimately separated the teams.
Kelly, now in his fourth year at the helm, has overseen the transition of players to the Offaly senior squad but stressed that it will take time for more players to make that leap.
Speaking to RTÉ Sport, he said: "My main role has always been to get players through to the senior squad. Year on year we are getting three or four through.
"The expectation is there that these players will progress on but it will take time. It won't be until they hit 22 0r 23 that you will see players establish themselves. The players that are called in need to be patient and that's where the challenges will be. We have lads that are 19 or 20 and they've now won an All-Ireland, and how they handle it will also be a challenge.
"As for now, well they're entitled to go out and enjoy it tonight. They'll be back playing club championship next weekend."
A third quarter where Offaly hit five points on the trot and Jack Bryant found the net was ultimately crucial in helping the county to a first All-Ireland success in any football grade since 1988.
In reflecting on this period, Kelly was keen to praise the collective in ensuring that enough scores were in the bank ahead of the Rossies' late surge.
"Everybody gets their five or ten minutes in a game. The key then is when you have that much time on the ball that you get your few scores - something similar was the case in the semi-final (against Cork) where we got a run just before half time.
"Roscommon, in fairness in every game this year have finished very well. They got a goal and all of a sudden it was back in the melting pot again and we were hanging on a little bit at the end. We had enough done on the scoreboard to see it out.
"The forwards are in their to score and once the backs are doing their job it's up to the forwards to score. We certainly found our shooting boots in that third quarter and tagged on the scores that ultimately made the difference."
