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Portarlinton not the County Grounds, lots of problems in Laois but money isn't one of them.

Doesn't matter nobody cares that much,  drives me mad.  But less so as years go on,  nobody wants to hear it as some relative, pal is somewhat connected.  But our demise over 15 years has been brutal.

They won't, I'd say we have the same cliches every year.   Last year we were getting optimistic in the O Byrne Cup with a fresh team.  That turned out well, we simply wander along aimlessly.  No plan or strategy and hope for a result.

Sort out our underage, at least begin to tackle our problems. It's  16 years since we have won any Minor/U21/20 Leinster Titles.  Dublin haven't dominated here so that excuse is a non runner.

Apart from having a poor manager, we are now deciding that average players from outside the county are eligible.  They keep finding new lows.   

Fair play to Begley and JOL best games I ever seen them play was the Stradbally V Portlaoise County Final (Begley)  & St Brigid's V Portlaoise ( O Loughlin)   

It was a relegation 6 pointer I wouldn't run away with Billy O Loughlin doing that good of a job either.

Yes they would be is the uncomfortable truth, that might not be what everyone wants but that's what needed in my opinion.  In Div 4 if we continue with Timmons and O Louglin, we may win but where are we in two years bar an older JOL and Mark Timmons because of Mike Quirkes and Billy Sheehan's refusal to cull we are having to face being more brutal than already was the case.

Yesterday the team had given up on the manager.

If only the world knew that all the oracle's of football reside in the Laois GAA forum, there would never be a mistake made.
For people to post in here that Sheehans appointment is doomed to failure is ridiculous.
He probably wouldn't have been my first choice but I don't claim to to foresee the future and know it won't end well.
Perhaps part of the problem in Laois is all the whingeing and moaning that goes on in the background. An appointment has been made, if the county got behind the team the chances of success may improve.
For those claiming this is an awful appointment - out of interest, who was the last manager you were happy with when they were announced?

Happy to oracle it, complete shit show but the definition of madness is to repeat the same thing and expect different results.  We can do better,  Jesus they have dragged us to a point where we think we deserve it.

I said it last October,  I know it annoys alot of lads on here but Ross, and older players need to go.  The results may not be pretty but we have to rebuild.  It sends the right message, our manager needs to be from within the County's Coaching structure and our future managers need to come from there.  Hiring lads who need to win, leads to short-term thinking which is now unfortunately having long term consequences.  We need a clear strategy of how we are getting out of this mess and to tweak that plan as needs be. 

Kilcavan well done, but if you think this augurs well for Laois Football you must be joking.  It's being going on a few years, hopefully the GDA arrests the slide in Portlaoise. 

It's the optimism that kills, sort out our underage and our Seniors will in time be decent.  Our minors Kilcavan have has many as Portlaoise.  Nice for Kilcavan but there is something seriously wrong when your major population base is not your main source of players .

I don't agree, this is basically a new team, lots of young lads on it and it will take time to buy into what the selectors want. We are very impatient as supporters which is understandable but let's give them time.

How impatient ? We have been waiting for a young team for the last 10 years.

It won't matter if we don't get relegated this year, it will be next.

Wicklow are at a low ebb at present but let's not forget that they consigned Cavan to Division 4 last year and their Under-20s beat Laois in Leinster Championship.
With proper leadership Wicklow could and should be at the level of Westmeath, Laois & Offaly. It's not too long ago that they beat Kildare in LSFC. When Micko was in charge down there they raised their game to the level they should be playing at. They have been a Division 4 most years but the derogatory comments by one poster are out of order.

Wicklow never got out of Div 4 under Micko

What you have got is 2 B teams currently who will struggle for numbers.  What's going to happen is you now have an A & a B team.  Everyone still plays