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I feel Portlaoise threw it away on Sunday. To be 3 points up and in control of the situation it makes it for a hard defeat to take.

The sending off was a key incident and really lead Portlaoise into a tailspin but in saying that we had two chances to score in injury time and should have scored.

In fairness though,all credit to Moorefield as they showed great bottle to take their chances and win.

In general the year for Portlaoise has been good, to win the county back and have such an influx of new lads come in and do well has been good. Next year I expect more changes to the team and the return of Healy will be a massive boost.

The CB should hang their heads in shame over the way Cheddar was treated at the end.

After everything he gave to the Laois set up it was  a joke  the way he was treated.

Best of luck if he gets involved with Dublin, he is better off away from this county.

Not sure about that, I hear they are very good this year.

Yes... but two striking offences might be hard to rescind.

Both got straight reds and are due to miss the Portlaoise match unless they are rescinded.

Incredibly tough draw on our side of the championship. If Portlaoise are to even get over Rhode they have to improve, I feel they will improve though. By all accounts they were back training hard a couple of nights after the final.

I'm eagerly awaiting as to how the fresh faces on this Portlaoise team deal with Leinster, Rhode are a huge step on anything in Laois.

Portlaoise so badly want another Leinster title but I just don't see it in them this year.

my opinion is that portlaoise will win handy enough,,i could be wrong i just dont think ballylinan are the team to stop them i do no they have done well this year but the same players suffered defeat to ballyroan last year and a heavy defeat to stradbally so im going for a big town win i  hope anyway

Cant agree with that. I think Portlaoise will be to the pin of their collar to beat Ballylynan.   

Does anyone know why the terrace has not been open for any club matches this year?   I saw a handful on the far side the last day but no one was behind the goals.

No big deal of course, just wondering.

1987 was a disaster of a day for BAllylynan against Portlaoise.

I would assume Portlaoise were hot favourites that day. They had some serious footballers at the time. The 21 point defeat was a tough pill to swallow.

would love to see the team sheets from that final anyone got them?

Their in the programme Sunday as far as I'm aware.

I was hugely impressed with Ballylynan in the semi final, I thought Port would beat them but in reality Ballylynan were head in shoulders ahead of Port despite the score line.

Portlaoise looked ruthlessly efficient all year and the newer players were excellent again. Brian Smith is a huge addition for Portlaoise, a super sub to have to come on.  Portlaoise look on a mission and with few more players available to them before the final I have to go for Portlaoise to win but Ballylynan will run them damn close .

On the face of it , its a great looking set up. Lets hope all the players that he wants on board commit and we can start moving forward as a county again. We have been so poor for so long, its time we sorted ourselves out.

Very interesting line ups for the semi finals. Definitely the best 4 teams are left in it.

I was impressed with Portarlington on Saturday, they will take a lot of beating. I think it'll be Portlaoise v Portarlington final.

I've heard it twice in the last hour that Chris Conway has the job.

Hardly a concrete gauge but still there's no smoke without fire.

Will they spend it on a top class set up or waste it on a journeyman out for a quick earner??

Agree 100%. I've said it before. There are people within Laois who can manage (ala Cheddar). Spend the money on the set up, not on a figurehead.

If only the football side had a man like cheddar?  Then we would be flying....

Will they spend it on a top class set up or waste it on a journeyman out for a quick earner??