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Show posts MenuQuote from: thegreeenandgold on July 05, 2023, 12:45:12 PM
Portlaoise a very diverse town, I just don't think it's as straightforward as going into Schools. Knockbeg is a very different demographic.
Quote from: steven seagal on July 05, 2023, 08:57:01 AM
Scoil Chríost Rí go around to the local primary schools in June and do a training session with the 6th class girls to see what type of players are coming into them the following September. I think they even take a look at the 5th class kids too, to plan a year ahead. Great commitment in fairness to them, having Critchley involved obviously helps now that he's retired and can give even more time to it, but teaching staff in the school obviously buying in too. I don't think there's any real emphasis put on sport in the CBS, at least from an outsider looking in.
Quote from: The PRO on July 04, 2023, 04:56:24 PMQuote from: BallyroanAbbey on July 03, 2023, 05:41:55 PMYou're 100% right about the secondary schools.
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
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.
Quote from: Zooming around on June 28, 2023, 03:27:11 PMQuote from: clonadmad on June 28, 2023, 02:12:17 PMQuote from: blueandwhite1 on June 28, 2023, 01:29:08 PM
As is the case in most clubs, those in power are there because nobody else wants to do the job. Those with ability have little interest and with some exceptions, those with interest have little ability.
Look at Offaly - who have a visionary like Michael Duignan willing to take apart the old guard and inspire a new group of volunteers to step up. We can all say that 'things need to change' but people need to step up and be encouraged to do so. The insiders in the CB know that too well.
Duignan was the fugurehead for change in Offaly
But he was cute enough to know if he went in on his own
The system would swallow him whole
Instead he gathered 8-10 well qualified people to go in with him
Even at that it took 2 conventions and a lot of blood spilt to get all the right people in
Similar is needed here
A well known and reputable person to gather a cabinet
Who are ya thinking of? Niall Rigney maybe?
Quote from: blueandwhite1 on June 28, 2023, 01:29:08 PM
As is the case in most clubs, those in power are there because nobody else wants to do the job. Those with ability have little interest and with some exceptions, those with interest have little ability.
Look at Offaly - who have a visionary like Michael Duignan willing to take apart the old guard and inspire a new group of volunteers to step up. We can all say that 'things need to change' but people need to step up and be encouraged to do so. The insiders in the CB know that too well.
Quote from: Chrimtain on June 28, 2023, 09:51:10 AM
The silence from the County Board is deafening. We need to hear from them. Their reaction to Sunday's debacle should not be kept behind closed doors. They need to talk to the wider Laois GAA public.
They owe it to the people who buy the jerseys, the match day tickets, even those who support Laois GAA by entering the All County Draw. Most of these people do not have access to secretive County Board meetings.
Quote from: High Fielder on June 27, 2023, 02:06:29 PM
It doesn't for me, because I start from a fundamentally different viewpoint as you and JD. The real crime for me is the lack of preparation at underage. The way we treat our best footballers and hurlers who we hope one day will represent us at Senior level. It seemed obvious to me that Down were more athletic in every sense of the word. The sort of athleticism that is nurtured over many years
Quote from: thewobbler on June 25, 2023, 11:25:38 PM
I know where the rant above is coming from.
But (Dublin aside) football is a rural game. Let the city folk do what city folk do. If you've 1-2 of the willing to work for it like the country boys, it's a bonus. A welcome bonus. But the throbbing heart of Gaelic Games isn't among hundreds of chimney pots.
Quote from: mcwregor on June 26, 2023, 08:46:49 AM
Replacing Billy Sheehan will not improve our fortunes. We are simply miles off the pace. We are going to lose players now too which will weaken us further.
We need a 10 year plan for football and hurling in the county and we need it now!
Trouble is who is going to firstly come up with the plan and who is going to implement it??
We probably have better people in laois than Michael Duignan but is there anyone willing to step up and do it?
It wouldnt be easy but if we could just find a really ambitious, intelligent and driven Chairperson. He/She should be able to pull like minded people into positions to help drive the thing forward.
Like many posts on here it has to start at grass roots from the bottom up.
Quote from: Countyminor on June 25, 2023, 07:00:59 PM
As hurtful as the situation is, some of the comments I see under Laois Today Facebook posts and Laois GAA's posts on Twitter are completely counter productive. Can't believe some people would actually put their name to what they're saying. Absolute cretins.
Say what you will about todays performance and the lads involved with that team, but they were the ones that stuck their hands up in January and wanted to play for Laois. Some of them, naturally, won't be involved going forward. If this was Mark Timmons' last game for Laois then that's a real shame - absolute warrior who would've made it on any Laois team.
As for the game itself, well Down did what Limerick probably ought to have done last week and scored a ton of goals. It was clear to anyone watching last week that we were far too open and soft in the centre and we ultimately paid a heavy price for that today.
Quote from: marty34 on June 23, 2023, 06:11:58 PMQuote from: johnnycool on June 23, 2023, 04:22:21 PMQuote from: seafoid on June 23, 2023, 01:31:54 PM
Whichever of the Portumna neighbours has the better backs will win. If Shefflin doesn't sort out the Galway backs he will never get the Kilkenny job. I mo thuairim
Tipp v Galway too close to call but I'm going to plump for Tipp, but they'll need to stop Conor Whelan whose hitting a bit of form after a few underpar performances.
Going for the Clare men in the other game by about 5 or so, but in modern terms that's a tight game also.
I'd say Barrett's the man for Whelan. Good battle there.
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on June 22, 2023, 06:24:19 PMQuote from: clonadmad on June 22, 2023, 06:11:15 PMQuote from: marty34 on June 22, 2023, 05:52:23 PMQuote from: clonadmad on June 22, 2023, 05:27:36 PMQuote from: Milltown Row2 on June 22, 2023, 03:27:50 PMQuote from: general_lee on June 22, 2023, 03:04:19 PMQuote from: Milltown Row2 on June 22, 2023, 02:46:02 PMWho do you mean by 'their'?
Think of it in 'their' shoes, its not difficult, they are British and want to stay British, and you can throw every benefit at it.
Unionism is a broad family - Loyalists, traditional Unionists, pragmatic Unionists, Catholic Unionists, cultural Unionists, agnostic/de facto Unionists (eg Alliance).
While every one of those need to be welcomed into any new Irish state, it's only those that form part of the middle ground that need persuading.
By the very term unionist they want to remain part of the union, You can at the very least see where they are coming from? You'd never willing want to stay in the union..
The closer it gets to the border question/poll/deliberation/implementation the place will be completely divided..
What are the timeframes for this? 10/20/30 years?
Best to not upset them and to leave NI as it is then
Let's run the place into the ground so that the south can't afford us but we will be poor, British and happy seem to be their singular strategy
No wonder they are so against the Protocol because it is doing the opposite
We were poor but we were happy.
Poor,Happy and British
You're saying that like there's no food banks or plenty of affordable housing in the south