Quote from: Hurling123 on May 26, 2024, 03:35:20 PMYes I believe Shane is a good man at the top..but still everything will take time to get right
This year minor hurling management group are a prime example of what is so wrong. Look these guys give up there time to help out where they can but at what gain to the county.
Look at the results of this year minor hurling team lost to kildare barely bet Kerry and a useless Carlow team at home. Lost to a bad Offaly team.
Talk to the parents of the kids involved some have said they will never let there kids play with Laois again after that experience.
There level of communication was unbelievable .
There level of a game plan was so basic and lacked any vision .
Practice game ended in melees with laois game played on with mentors filling in the job of ref because he has walked off the field and refused to let the game go ahead. Players injury in mellers and not covered by any insurance.
The selection of players was all down to who you played your club hurling with better players walked away. Left with half the team being 15-16 years old.
I think I have demonstrated the issue.as I said I am not posting this to run down the individual efforts but simply to demonstrate that everything has to be right .
Shane has a big task ahead.
Let hope for better to come
I was hugely vocal on this issue a few years ago. It seems nothing has changed and unlikely it will if that's the current example.
I remember a fabulous laois development team when current senior David Dooley and peers where u14.
They beat offaly by over 20 points in a game in Rosenallis.
Roll on to 2023 when that offaly group are contesting all ireland finals and laois are getting beat by westmeath.
Indeed that was one of the most successful development teams ever if I remember correctly beating kilkenny in Tony Forristal and winning honours in the Arrabawn.
Where was the planning and vision for that group of players.
A couple of parents were over the team which I again repeat should never happen at any inter county level. Nothing but parochial bullshite took over along with parents trying to make their sons inter County stars.
A lack of vision is the problem. With all the money the county board has its time to renumerate ex county player's from both inside and outside the county to get involved. It's not the sole answer but it's a start.
We only have David Dooley from that group that is up to inter county standard which is a real real shame.