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#16
Laois / Re: The Future for Laois Football
August 17, 2023, 11:34:39 AM
Paul Kelly is apparently strongly tipped to get it. Ex Naas and Thomas Davis manager. Don't know much else about him.
#17
Laois / Re: Laois JFC A Championship 2023
August 11, 2023, 07:50:43 AM
Quote from: Joeythelips on July 30, 2023, 05:57:46 PM
As far as Im aware, top teams go into semi finals with 2nd placed teams playing thirds in quarters.
I think top teams go in to semi finals with the three second placed teams playing off to get the fourth spot.
I think the third placed teams are out?
#18
Laois / Re: Intermediate Football 2023
August 11, 2023, 07:46:28 AM
Should be Ballylinan against either Arles or Crettyard in the final of this unless Mountmellick get their act together.
#19
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Football Championship 2023
August 11, 2023, 07:43:57 AM
Think Emo might beat O'Dempseys.
Portlaoise and Portarlington are certs. Killeshin might make it third time lucky v Killeen.
Graigue to edge The Heath and Joe's and BA to end a draw and go to penalties!
Would have predicted Ballyfin and Courtwood last night. It's noticeable that the dual clubs - Ballyfin, Rosenallis, Park-Ratheniska and Clonaslee are all likely to fight out the relegation battle with possibly Killeen getting dragged into it too.
It's hard to play championship every weekend in two codes with some or a lot of the same players.
#20
Laois / Re: The Future for Laois Football
July 26, 2023, 10:30:08 AM
Surely having managed men's football at some level is a prerequisite of the job?
Although, had Billy any prior experience?
#21
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Hurlers 2023
July 16, 2023, 09:28:50 PM
The All-Ireland final is next Sunday so they want to leave it free of club games.
#22
Quote from: Nanderson on July 15, 2023, 04:44:17 PM
Quote from: The PRO on July 15, 2023, 04:37:12 PM
That Down number 13 Brannigan is a quare bad footballer! :)
How did he finish the game?
Id say he'd have no bother roasting you though
That's hardly the point. I'm in my 60's so you're probably right. I just failed to see what he brought to that Down team today.
#23
That Down number 13 Brannigan is a quare bad footballer! :)
How did he finish the game?
#24
Laois / Re: The Future for Laois Football
July 04, 2023, 04:56:24 PM
Quote from: BallyroanAbbey on July 03, 2023, 05:41:55 PM
Completely agree about the schools with exception of Knockbeg there seems to be little to no emphasis on schools football in Laois
We need to have the CBS in Portlaoise and Portarlington either competitive in the A or winning B competitions, Heywood should be consistently in the B too
Clonaslee and Mountmellic have probably too small a pick but again this is where a combined Laois schools team for schools outside the A  is needed to give lads an opportunity to play at the highest level

A lot of Laois GAA is currently centred around geography unfortunately
You're 100% right about the secondary schools.
However, from talking to guys I know who teach secondary, the biggest issue they have is getting cover for their classes from non- sports minded colleagues when they're trying to arrange games or training.
I know myself when I played at that level, not today or yesterday, training was either at lunchtime or after school finished for the day. And games were often on the weekends.
#25
Laois / Re: The Future for Laois Football
July 03, 2023, 09:31:17 AM
Quote from: BallyroanAbbey on July 03, 2023, 08:12:41 AM
Looking at the Setanta programme on Laois Today, it's something along these signs that Laois are going to have to be put in, even for the football I'd imagine that could be regionalised the first few years between North Mid and South Laois
The days of there being mass areas of no football and hurling can't be let continue there has be a platform for lads from these areas to play at a higher level

You see it with lads Like Rafter in Rathdowney, Tyrell and young Byrne in Camross, Mullaney in Castletown, the Comerfords in The Harps, that there are genuinely good footballers in hurling areas, are they county standard, I don't know probably not but could they play senior club, yes

On the club scene for immediate improvement splitting senior into 8 or 12 clubs and having 4 regional teams with them would reduce the amount of players playing senior while also allowing for a higher standard of player, and giving proper exposure to lads from bad current senior clubs, junior clubs and lads from hurling clubs

I also feel we got to 2 u20 finals in 19 and 20, where are these lads, how many went onto play senior?
Very few I'd say, like that 19 team had a 6"7 two footed full forward with decent pace, who became so uninterested in football that he now occasionally plays junior C football and took up hurling, how was that let happen
Jack Owens, very athletic wing forward loads of promise a lad who you could easily turn into prototype county wing back/forward, never pushed on, why?

I even see it with Diarmuid Whelan I think he played 5-10 minutes of senior championship against Westmeath in 21, a lad that seemed a sure fire senior

Laois have a decade of work to get right underage which a lot of people have pointed out, but there are a lot of immediate things that can be changed to bring quick improvements

Those lads I mentioned above maybe they're chance to be brought to a county level has passed now, but my point is how we're so those lads and more like them let slip away

Some great points there. I think a reduced senior football championship with a few regional teams would be brilliant. I'm not sure if we have the number of clubs for four regional teams though. I'd be more thinking three.

If you had a north west team covering from Clonaslee back to around Port, then a mid team covering from Ballybrittas down as far as Abbeyleix and then a south east team covering from Carlow border back up to Stradbally, then the lads from the different hurling clubs who you've mentioned could be allocated to one or more of the teams.

But the senior championship really needs to be reduced in numbers. Without being offensive or naming teams, too many of them are not really senior standard.
#26
Laois / Re: The future of laois hurling
May 23, 2023, 08:47:51 AM
Portarlington's minor hurling resuls are very impressive. Fair play to the people involved. And they seem to be doing OK at under 15 and under 13 too. It would be great if an adult club got going in that corner of the county rather than seeing the young lads either give it up or get siphoned off by the more traditional clubs.
#27
Quote from: seafoid on May 19, 2023, 12:20:02 PM
This weekend

Rugby champions cup final
English Premier League second last round of matches
League of Ireland
USPGA
Katie Taylor homecoming fight

Club league match for me tonight, Laois v Offaly in Portlaoise tomorrow evening and watch whatever other GAA games I can. MOTD and MOTD2 will do me for the soccer.
#28
Quote from: Laois Rising on April 24, 2023, 01:24:25 PM
Quote from: grounded on April 23, 2023, 08:06:46 PM
Quote from: The PRO on April 23, 2023, 10:04:18 AM
I've a hunch we (Laois) might secure our spot later today.

Just by the skin of their teeth!

Going man to man and playing "traditional open football" against the likes of O'Callaghan, Kilkenny & co. will certainly help secure your place in the Tailteann Cup without any great difficultly.

It worked well alright. Shored it up at half time which should have been the starting set up.
#29
I've a hunch we (Laois) might secure our spot later today.
#30
O'Dempseys 0-9 Ballyroan Abbey 1-11