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Show posts MenuQuote from: Keyser Söze on September 12, 2016, 06:40:06 PM
Bad weekend overall for Laois hurling. Interesting to see what action the CB take.
Both Senior B semi finals were shocking poor. It doesn't really matter who wins it- they will most likely be in for a short stay at Senior. The same was probably said of Portlaoise this year and Ballinakill before them. A team needs the exposure of senior hurling at the very least pretty lazy statement from you to be honest
Quote from: BallyroanAbu on August 15, 2016, 06:55:14 PM
Ballyfin decided not to play the league is where my issue starts and stops. I don't agree with it and I don't think I can be persuaded that this is a good thing. Ballyfin have some great footballers in Moore, Finn & Connolly plus others I am not aware of. If all they are going to get each year is 2-3 games of football how can this be a good thing for Ballyfin football or Laois football. Good Luck to you against Crettyard, however maybe you should be asking the question how far can this team go with the right structures around them.
Personally I think any team that has been in 2 out of the last 3 Leinster club finals only to be beaten by the All Ireland Club champions each time is a pretty exceptional club team to have in any championship. I may be wrong.
I don't think there is anything wrong with Laois Senior Football Club Championship. My comparison is Ballyroan and Abbeyleix both are in similar stages in development. I just feel the Football Senior Championship gives teams abit more time to find form and themselves. Whereas the Hurling is too tough too early. Some teams take 3-5 games before they are hitting peak and I feel in hurling you don't get this chance but in football you do. If the hurling championship structure is so strong why has no Laois Club had any success in Leinster Club Championship while even if Portlaoise are not so good, does a Laois Club Football team regularly qualify for Leinster Finals.
Quote from: BallyroanAbu on August 14, 2016, 09:44:50 PM
Ballyfin were not the outstanding favs for relegation as long as they have players like Moore, Finn, Connolly etc however whats the point in having a senior team if avoiding relegation is the most you aspire to ? Portlaoise are an outstanding team not that the rest are all that bad just Portlaoise are exceptional.
Quote from: maccer on December 10, 2015, 03:04:51 PM
Quick question then. Who has been the most consistent or successful club in Leinster over the past 10 years?
Quote from: Catch and Kick on December 08, 2015, 05:57:38 PMQuote from: Jimmy P on December 08, 2015, 04:20:27 PM
I suppose we may agree to disagree.
My point was Portlaoise dominated in stages yet could never get ahead and put distance between themselves and Boden. To answer your question also having been at the 3 games yes the Longford and Carlow champions were shite. Sarsfields could have possibly beaten them to and were a much sterner test .
Surely a more competitive home championship would have gotten them over the line in Leinster at this stage? You say Boden couldnt live with them but were they (Ballyboden) ever in any serious bother?They would have been IF Portlaoise converted half their chances but they didnt and against lesser teams you get away with that. Against quality opposition you do not.
9 in row is an achievement but IMO is somewhat being tarnished by their lack of success outside of the county. 2 Leinsters and no All Ireland's in that time confounds this. Look at what Cross have done in the same time. And my original point was Portlaoise had no one to stay with McCauley and I stand by that point. He was immense in fairness but I think he really exploited Portlaoises lack of physicality in the middle. If he done what he did to Whelan against Cross do you think he would have sauntered in to set up a score? Extremely doubtful
I think that is nonsense.
Portlaoise had lots of chances to win this game; if they won it no one would say it was handy. They were clearly the more natural footballers and dominated for long spells. It isn't the best Portlaoise team; there are certainly some weaknesses but what they are is a great unit.
Hats off to them, they can hold their heads high.
No one can deny they have been the most consistent team in Leinster in the last ten years.
QuoteThink they've seen Ballyfin's history in both codes this year, and with Ballylinan being no angels either, they might need their best ref to keep them from killing eachother.