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Yeah that's true but not sure the extent of OCarrolls hamstring injury or how long he is expected to be out !? I know Lillis wasn't best pleased with him starting in Haggardstown ..

If anyone is heading to Enniskillen this weekend a few places to head for drinks would be The Devenish and Crows Nest both central enough and for some food Cafe Merlot is quite good and all these are walking distance to Brewster Park .
Not an easy place to go but its welcoming to see Lillis getting everyone back on board this year . Let's Keep the positivity going and as another poster mentioned Fermanagh in many ways are similar to us and we can definitely break that 2 year home unbeaten record they have .
It will be another battle but with Quigley,Meredith and Begley having a game under there belts a win and performance Sunday is on the cards .

Unplayable pitch

I wonder will Tom Shiels make a return on Wednesday night ..? A good replacement for Evan Ocarroll of so !!

1.  Aaron Cooney                                                                St Joseph's Barrowhouse

2.  Liam Knowles                                                                 Stradbally Parish Gaels

3.  Adam Campion                                                              St Joseph's Barrowhouse

4.  Eoin Buggie                                                                    Stradbally Parish Gaels

5.  Trevor Collins                                                                 Graiguecullen

6.  Robbie Dowling                                                              The Heath


7.  Daniel O'Reilly                                                               Graiguecullen   

8.  Brian Daly                                                                      St Joseph's Barrowhouse

9.  Nigel Murphy                                                                 Emo Courtwood The Rock

10.  Danny Hickey                                                               St Joseph's Barrowhouse

11.  Evan O'Carroll                                                             Killeshin Crettyard

12.  Aaron Dowling                                                             Emo Courtwood The Rock

13.  Colm Murphy                                                               Portarlington

14.  Eoin Lowry (C)                                                              Killeshin Crettyard

15.  Seán Moore                                                                 Sarsfields

Can't remember Carlow , Longord , Offaly been in Division 2 the last twenty years bar the odd year . Westmeath go through the 4 divisions regularly .  Laois and kildare have constantly flirted with the top two Divisions . Nothing much has changed ! Trying to understand the basis of that above statement !?

Unfortunately couldn't make the match Saturday night due to work commitments but followed it as much as I could on Twitter . Every point gained in this Division is vital ..its such a tit for tat scenario and in my opinion any team can take points off each other . Tyrone so far look the team that will be the hardest to beat . But that can change very quickly !! The couple weeks break for Laois is both good and bad .. carrying on the momentum from last week would have been nice but hopefully we shall have a few of the absentees back for the Tyrone game which is sure to be a stern test .
I know it's early lads but can anyone see Cotter nailing down down that centre back position ?

Yes a pretty decent squad indeed . Saying that Louth away on the 24th will give us a proper indication of how far this team will go there this year . Championship is a different ball game but the sounds out of the camp are good !

Regarding both Munnelly and Begley who are were and are both 2 fantastic servants to Laois football , I don't believe the loss of these two players are that crucial to the first 15 . Having them around the panel without doubt can only be positive given there experience but I'd more worried about John O'Loughlins loss for the next two or three games !

Would agree with unlaoised assessment . We are not in the position as a county to be overlooking players in form . Yes Lillis is correct in saying Lowry did not have the best of championships but surely he's worth a place on hen Senior panel . Seen him  twice this year and on both occasions looked impressive .
Kieran Lillis certainly made a difference when he arrived on the field on Sunday and I can see a lot of positional changed for crossmaglen on Saturday night . Laois always bring a decent following up there so hopefully the same will happen this weekend .

 A successful year for many counties is not about winning Sam .
Very early to start judging just yet but the next 3-4 games will tell us a lot about this current regime . Laois looked looked extremely disorganised yesterday but let's wait and see what the next few weeks bring . The league generally can tell how a team takes shape for a year and how much influence the manager has !

Carlow were poor indeed , the poorest I have seen them in a very long time . Laois can only beat whats in front of them and they did so without ever been tested truthfully . Kingston is delivering for Laois and this is  the year when he can become a big star .
Our record against Kildare in recent years is awful . They will pose a serious threat . I am sure Donie will  be in for some treatment but hopefully he can manage it . My worry is we are weak on the sideline in some key positions and also the fact Jason Ryan is a championship manager .With Wexford his focus was always championship and his record was good including a All Ireland Semi Final appearance . Regardless of the turmoil and unhappiness in Kildare with him you dont become a bad manager over-night. It will be closer this time between Laois and Kildare but I do think Laois with Donie Kingston to the fore will just have too much for Kildare .

McMahon not back till maybe early June . Meredith  returning will be a boost for sure  but cant see him starting Saturday night . Positive vibes coming from training and it will be interesting to see the set up we adapt against Carlow who usually give Laois something to think about . The loss of Murphy and Gannon is a blow though .

Yes support will be vital Sunday week as Westmeath will surely have a big following as the bandwagon starts to roll . Make no mistake this is going to be incredibly tough but I just wonder how the favourites tag will suit Westmeath .. They have been generally underdogs against Laois and this will be the first time in a long the roles will have been reversed .
Laois looked tired to me on Sunday .This was seen in many ways throughout the 70 mins including the poor first touch and constant lapses of concentration . A huge amount of work has been undertaken with this group of players and I expect it to pay off in the coming weeks starting with a win over Westmeath .