2018 ACFL Division 1

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BallyroanAbu

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Quote from: BallyroanAbu on April 19, 2018, 04:21:04 PM
Quote from: The PRO on April 19, 2018, 02:25:37 PM
Quote from: on the hop on April 15, 2018, 11:50:49 PM
more interested to see how the younger players are doing, we are going to need them. saunders at portlaoise is getting a run with the senior team, though frank Flanagan seems to be hurling. I thought he was good last year playing with laois. Barry at o dempseys seems to scoring well and it will be interesting to see how Coffey and Murphy do with Port.

courtwood seemed to have a few good lads as well.
Saunders looked a fine player last year. Is he with the under 20's?
Whelan of Ballyroan is another great prospect as are Coffey and Slevin. O'Flynn too.

It will be interesting to see how U20's go.  I just think they will find it extremely tough going with their preparation they were quite lucky as minors in the draw they received.  I am not a fan of potential show me what you got and then I will believe it.  So far for these chaps it really is a case of big fish in a small pool.
I wouldn't read anything into this year's under 20 team. It's thrown together. Had a good win over Sligo last night but really fear for them against Kildare in the first round.
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Totally agree

Clubber Lang

I think BallyroanAbu hit nail on head with the way we sometimes talk about young players in Laois. Big fish in small pond sums it up quite nicely. The standard of our underage teams the last few years has dropped so significantly that the few players that show any sort of talent/potential have too much expectation placed on their shoulders.   

The PRO

Anyone at any of the games last night?

Laoiseabu

Portlaoise demolished Port . Port still have a lot of work to do. Already ominous signs as regards the gap between Portlaoise and the rest . This was without Holland , Healy, Flanagan, Seale, Rogers , A Kelly, Mulligan , Glynn , B Carroll , B Smyth, Dunphy, Lawless.Ronan McEvoy went off injured after 10mins. Cahillane and Bruno only played a half each too.The new guy Saunders looks like a decent player at fullback. Portlaoise could genuinely field two decent teams and still beat everyone else . Chris Finn is improving , Paddy Downey is improving , Young John Kavanagh and Jason Maher are too.

BobbyBoucherJr

Brian Mulligan and Adrian Kelly will not be part of the panel this year apparently. Their own decision.

SCFC

Decent enough game in the Old Pound last night.
Conor Meredith is easily the best player in the county that's not involved with Laois.

Laois fan

Quote from: Laoiseabu on April 22, 2018, 12:15:23 PM
Portlaoise demolished Port . Port still have a lot of work to do. Already ominous signs as regards the gap between Portlaoise and the rest . This was without Holland , Healy, Flanagan, Seale, Rogers , A Kelly, Mulligan , Glynn , B Carroll , B Smyth, Dunphy, Lawless.Ronan McEvoy went off injured after 10mins. Cahillane and Bruno only played a half each too.The new guy Saunders looks like a decent player at fullback. Portlaoise could genuinely field two decent teams and still beat everyone else . Chris Finn is improving , Paddy Downey is improving , Young John Kavanagh and Jason Maher are too.
makes you wonder why they pulled there intermediates out of the league

Unlaoised

Quote from: Laois fan on April 22, 2018, 10:11:10 PM
Quote from: Laoiseabu on April 22, 2018, 12:15:23 PM
Portlaoise demolished Port . Port still have a lot of work to do. Already ominous signs as regards the gap between Portlaoise and the rest . This was without Holland , Healy, Flanagan, Seale, Rogers , A Kelly, Mulligan , Glynn , B Carroll , B Smyth, Dunphy, Lawless.Ronan McEvoy went off injured after 10mins. Cahillane and Bruno only played a half each too.The new guy Saunders looks like a decent player at fullback. Portlaoise could genuinely field two decent teams and still beat everyone else . Chris Finn is improving , Paddy Downey is improving , Young John Kavanagh and Jason Maher are too.
makes you wonder why they pulled there intermediates out of the league

Makes you wonder as right....Sure they have about 40 players of a standard of Senior ...Very good intermediate level and Id say if they entered a third team they'd probably win the junior a chmpionship as well!
LAOIS ABÚ

Don Draper

Quote from: Laois fan on April 22, 2018, 10:11:10 PM
Quote from: Laoiseabu on April 22, 2018, 12:15:23 PM
Portlaoise demolished Port . Port still have a lot of work to do. Already ominous signs as regards the gap between Portlaoise and the rest . This was without Holland , Healy, Flanagan, Seale, Rogers , A Kelly, Mulligan , Glynn , B Carroll , B Smyth, Dunphy, Lawless.Ronan McEvoy went off injured after 10mins. Cahillane and Bruno only played a half each too.The new guy Saunders looks like a decent player at fullback. Portlaoise could genuinely field two decent teams and still beat everyone else . Chris Finn is improving , Paddy Downey is improving , Young John Kavanagh and Jason Maher are too.
makes you wonder why they pulled there intermediates out of the league
They didn't have a chair or Sec at the time, let alone an Inter mgt. Portlaoise's senior footballers mask a club with problems, its a shame because its not just them that suffer, Laois suffers because of their inefficiencies.

Don Draper

Just back from Delaney Park, someone call the guards, as there was a murder, plenty of witnesses there too for it.

SCFC

Quote from: Don Draper on April 26, 2018, 08:54:39 PM
Just back from Delaney Park, someone call the guards, as there was a murder, plenty of witnesses there too for it.
Park Ratheniska lads seen in tears of laughter in the little town tonight.

Uisce

Quote from: Don Draper on April 26, 2018, 08:54:39 PM
Just back from Delaney Park, someone call the guards, as there was a murder, plenty of witnesses there too for it.

Saw that result, outrageous.. was it as painful to watch as it sounds? Hard to comprehend a result like that!

Helix

Quote from: Uisce on April 26, 2018, 10:43:09 PM
Quote from: Don Draper on April 26, 2018, 08:54:39 PM
Just back from Delaney Park, someone call the guards, as there was a murder, plenty of witnesses there too for it.

Saw that result, outrageous.. was it as painful to watch as it sounds? Hard to comprehend a result like that!

They'll be parking the bus the next day to keep score down. You'd feel for the Stradbally lads getting unmerciful hammering.
It's hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail

Laoiseabu

Stradbally have been doing well up to this beating Odempseys last week and Graigue the week before . Can't see how anyone will cope with Portlaoise. Portlaoise also had a good sprinkle of their second team playing tonight too

Don Draper

Quote from: SCFC on April 26, 2018, 10:42:07 PM
Quote from: Don Draper on April 26, 2018, 08:54:39 PM
Just back from Delaney Park, someone call the guards, as there was a murder, plenty of witnesses there too for it.
Park Ratheniska lads seen in tears of laughter in the little town tonight.
To quote a great Stradbally saying from bygone years, I doubt it, the little town would beat them by that much and more I'd wager.