Messages

This draw presents a great opportunity for either Laois or Offaly to reach the last twelve, and, once there, to perhaps get into the Super 8s. I hope to God it is Laois, but would never underestimate an Offaly team. Particularly since they made it very difficult for us to win in Tullamore in the League.

Brilliant!!

Why do the GAA have a problem with funding all counties equally?

Now they are funding Kildare and Meath and forgetting about the rest.

Derry away in the next round, far from easy...

It couldn't be much worse! After losing badly yesterday, to have to travel to Derry is the last thing we wanted.

Today is a taste of the next 3-4 years as Timmons, Begley, Johno, Lillis, Munnelly, Quigley, Donie and others inevitably step away. They are the remnants of the last really competitive team we've had. They have given it their all but next few years will be tough.

I think that one of the good things that Sugrue has done is to slowly introduce a number of young players and I'm not sure that the loss of the these players will make us that much weaker. Neither Munnelly nor Quigley are starters any more. Moreover, I believe that because of the way they look after themselves, there could be two to three years left in the likes of O'Loughlin, Begley and Lillis. Certainly Timmons will be a loss, but if I was Sugrue I would be attempting to find a new fullback in what ever number of qualifier games we get this year.

We now play one of these 8.
Leitrim, Down, Derry, Antrim, Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Monaghan.

I hope we can put this behind us and go on and give the qualifiers a good rattle.

Westmeath beat Meath in minor qtr final today. That opens up a realistic path to a Leinster final for Laois.........I hope.

Why did Laois Today report that we were through to a Leinster Semi Final? The hoganstand states that Meath are playing Westmeath on Saturday in the quarter final.

I think that report may be wrong Junior.

Last year it was Westmeath who were in disarray.

Or is he injured?

Is this really the team?

Wow! Some surprises there. Could this really be the starting team? No Attride, no Donie. Very strange.

Best of luck to them nonetheless.

Great day for Laois. Hurlers win and now minor footballers are through to Leinster semi final following win in Longford, 2-14 to 2-12.

I don't watch the hurlers much, but I enjoyed that today. Some great scores taken. It looks like Westmeath will be the main threat now.

Great come back from Laois tonight! Well done to all concerned.