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Let's just hope that there's some serious heavy training going on at the moment. Who do you think is the leading brains behind the operation for Laois Football 2016? Is it Lillis or is there some other mastermind trainer in there?

We need to speak to the right people in with the necessary authority to make this happen. Such a great idea - we need to make this happen. Even if it's just put up for 2 away League games this year as a trial. Tickets for the bus to go on sale a few days before so they can estimate how many they need.

That's a great idea South Laois.

If his hamstring was tight, he probably should have been rested for the U21 game. He's an important player for the U21s but these 3-5 weeks out with the hamstring will set him back further. Caution should have been practiced.

Great report, Blueandwhite. Your analysis includes some tactical analysis which a lot of posters are unable to see for themselves when they view a match. Things are looked OK - Tyrone are the best team in the League for my money. Let's not get complacent, we are good enough to stay up. We really need to make it count against the likes of Cavan and Meath.

Can't see us winning Sunday but if we put in a good performace and run them close, i'd be impressed. Weather should be cold but dry on Sunday. It'll be excellent to see where we're at against very good opposition. Hopefully Evan is back to the panel shortly after injury.

Merideth can be great on his day but I'd have him on the bench for now. He's pretty versatile and can do a job in many positions. Begley and Attride coming back will be massive. The Tyrone game will be very interesting. We can create plenty of probs for them up front but I still think our defence looks far too porous for a quality side like Tyrone - hoping that we've done a lot of tightening in that area. Hopefully we get a good crowd at the weekend - almost all the lads are back and fighting for the jersey.

Colm Begley was asked what did he make of the decision to play Dublin in KK if Laois beat Wicklow. He gave an answer to the effect of "If Wicklow win or if Laois win, it would have been nice to play in their prospective back yards."

You're clearly wrong. He has the right to answer that question (why should he not) and he did so very respectfully.

I really wish everyone would stop talking about playing Dublin before they play Wicklow. They're really lining themselves up for a nasty fall....

1 : "It would have been a big event, the All-Ireland champions coming down to wherever it is, Wicklow or Laois. It's huge and should be huge."

2 : "But two teams now have to travel for no reason and we're supposed to have a home game — or Wicklow are supposed to have a home game."

Woops - I'd take that back if I was you, Giovanni. Looks like Begley was very respectful - you were just too lazy to read the article.

Excellent if true. Honestly, I think the vast majority of our starters are Div 1 standard. We gotta believe that. We can make a real go of things this year if the setup is right.

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Probably more accurate to say that football is in a sorry state. Realistically out of 33 championship teams only 2 or 3 have a chance in hell of winning Sam (Dublin, Kerry and maybe Donegal or Mayo).

Idiotic posts at the moment lads, there were always 3-5 hot favourites for sam in any given year. 5 years ago there were slightly different hot favourites, 5 years before that, different again, 5 years before that, guess what? Different again.

Kerry, Dublin, Mayo, Donegal, Tyrone, Cork, all have a decent shot at sam. 6 from 33 teams is about average in any sport - look at the Euros in 2016 in a few months - same - only about 6 - 8 teams have a realistic shot of winning.

Let's think before we talk eh. 

Great to hear Attride is back - if Colm Begley arrives back before end of league, that would be a massive bonus.

Right Finabrr. Now tell us which "PROS" to get in that will take us to the top tier, with our budget. We're competitive under Cheddar over the last 4 years - but you seem to know how to get us up with The Kilkenny's and the Galways. Looking forward to your response. Good man.

Agreed OTF - what a pointless post by Dave. Those teams he mentioned rarely win anything of note. A comment the equivalent to a chocolate teapot.

Completely agree Tobias. People have verrryy short memories. Calm down people. Things need to change in areas around tactics, but we don't have to kick Jesus out of the barn.

Calm down. Cheddar out? Are you serious at all. Bring who in? Someone who doesn't care about the county at all? Just like the bad days? We have a serious, passionate set up in there. Sure, we need improvement in key areas. But it's extremely early in the year. I'd have a Cheddar in there VS a journey man any day.