Leinster SHC 2016

[Thewildcat]

we are a seeded team, should be winning this one in our stride, offaly a border line ring cup team, their fans living in the past, cannot see that they now have plonk as compared to the champagne of the past.

fans not living in the past at least we had one unlike laois, yes we know we are rock bottom knew that last year when laois won in portlaoise, and went on to score only 1 point in the first half again galway.  all the talk of the great underage work in laois lost the last two years to carlow in under 21, and if they let the poorest offaly side on record win on sunday cheddar should get his p45.

[Dave like the tv channel]

we are a seeded team, should be winning this one in our stride, offaly a border line ring cup team, their fans living in the past, cannot see that they now have plonk as compared to the champagne of the past.

fans not living in the past at least we had one unlike laois, yes we know we are rock bottom knew that last year when laois won in portlaoise, and went on to score only 1 point in the first half again galway.  all the talk of the great underage work in laois lost the last two years to carlow in under 21, and if they let the poorest offaly side on record win on sunday cheddar should get his p45.

*cough* 1915 *cough*

[les Antiques]

Laois Senior Hurling manager Seamas Plunkett has announced his starting 15 for Sunday's Leinster SHC clash with Offaly at 3.30pm in Tullamore

1.Enda Rowland-St Lazerian's Abbeyleix
2. Dwane Palmer-Camross
3. Darren Maher-Clough Ballacolla
4. Cahir Healy-Portlaoise
5. Leigh Bergin-Shanahoe
6. Matthew Whelan-Borris in Ossory Kilcotton
7. Ryan Mullaney-Castletown
8. Patrick Purcell-Rathdowney Errill
9. Colm Stapleton-Borris in Ossory Kilcotton
10. Charles Dwyer-Ballinakill
11. Neil Foyle-Borris in Ossory Kilcotton
12. Stephen Maher-Clough Ballacolla
13. John Lennon-Rosenallis
14. Willie Hyland-Clough Ballacolla
15. PJ Scully-Borris in Ossory Kilcotton

Tickets for the game remain on sale at usual outlets.

[burdizzo]

Good spread of clubs - 10 is more than would usually be on a Leix lineout.
Still, it'll be a hard one to win, and Offaly certainly deserve to be favourites.

[Ballyroan Abbey]

Why is there always so many borris lads named on these teams?
For a club that hasnt won a championship they always seem to have alot of lads on the team while the likes of camross tend to have very few despite probably being the most consistant club in laois in the last few years

[SCFC]

Why is there always so many borris lads named on these teams?
For a club that hasnt won a championship they always seem to have alot of lads on the team while the likes of camross tend to have very few despite probably being the most consistant club in laois in the last few years

Don't think you could argue against any of them starting though. Is Lennon a bit of a surprise?

[merman]

Lennon is seemingly flying in training.

I'd be surprised if there weren't the usual few switches before throw-in....

[blueandwhite1]

Pretty much the same team we have named all year. No surprises and hard to argue with. All about whether they can hit the ground running and are fresh.

[redsetanta]

The teams when we met in the league in February.

Offaly: J Dempsey; N Wynne, C McDonald, S Gardiner; D Shortt, D Kelleher, P Camon; S Ryan, J O'Connor (0-01); P Murphy (0-02), C Egan (0-01), S Kinsella (0-01); S Dooley (0-12, 0-07f, 0-01 65), J Bergin, J Mulrooney.

Laois: E Rowland (0-02f); D Palmer, D Maher, C Healy; L Bergin, N Foyle, R Mullaney; T Delaney, M Whelan; P Purcell, S Maher (0-03), C Collier; R King (0-02), W Dunphy, PJ Scully (0-05f).

Subs used: B  Reddin for Purcell (49mins) Z Keenan (0-02, 0-01f, 0-001 65) for Dunphy (53 mins), W Hyland (0-01) for Collier (54 mins), C Stapleton for Delaney (58 mins), M Kavanagh for Scully (70 mins).

[LOVEGAA]

Is King injured or not deemed up to it?

[County Man]

Big day tomorrow for what is pretty much a new Laois team.

Conditions should be perfect tomorrow for a savage battle.

Best of luck guys.

[merman]

Best of luck to all the lads today.

Hope we get big performances from the debutants, not going to be easy but what an opportunity to make a name for themselves.

I presume Healy will follow Dooley with Maher or Whelan on Bergin wherever he goes.

Cha and Willie will be watched very closely after their performance last year so we need Foyle, Picky and Scully to carry a serious threat. Foyle at 14 can be a match-winner and I have a good feeling about Picky today.

I do think the round-robin games will see Offaly that bit sharper than last year and they are worthy favourites but there is nothing between the two teams on paper and I cant help but feel this game will come down to the smallest of margins.

No excuse not to have a good Laois following so hopefully we bring plenty of noise and colour.

[G@@]

Second half collapse, 3-22 to 2-14 and our second goal in the dying seconds only puts a slight gloss on a horrific second half.

We just don't do hurling in this county.

[Thewildcat]

we are a seeded team, should be winning this one in our stride, offaly a border line ring cup team, their fans living in the past, cannot see that they now have plonk as compared to the champagne of the past.

not to bad for a border line ring cup team are we cuckoo 

[Joeythelips]

Was listening to the streamed commentary on midlands 103, but first half sounded a decent game, 2nd half was one way traffic. Laois did seem to make crucial mistakes at vital times, They should have had a goal only for what was described as an unbelievable save for the Offaly keeper, then Offaly go down the pitch and get a goal of their own a minute later. Pity they folded in the second half.