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Interesting choice for captain for the year. Wouldn't have seen Aaron as captain material but I wouldn't know much about the man. Good choice in lads opinion?

4-15 to 1-11

I see that the Galway game against Offaly was eventually abandoned due to fog. Galway were giving them a bit of a beating at that stage anyhow.

Lets hope the lads get going early this year. They got better as the season progressed last year but left games behind them from winning positions before a great win away to Kerry.

I know you can't read too much into a game this early in the year but a great start.

We are more than capable of wining the McDonagh cup.

Any of ye at the game last night?

Any opinions on the new regime?

That's great to hear Ogie.

Usually it's about the lack of organisation and apathy when it comes to underage groups.

Shane Keegan seems to be making a difference.

First campaign with a new manager last year and our form got better as the season went on. Let a couple of games slip which done us in the end. Had a good away win against Kerry. Hopefully lessons learned from last year. No reason why we can't win the McDonagh in my opinion.

Ballylinan were well beaten in the end on Sunday.

Level at the end of normal time so you'd have to ask if their fitness levels were up to scratch to lose by so much in the end.

Wasn't at it Butch buy always a few from Arles, St Joes, Ballylinan etc


I see where a combined schools hurling team defeated a Dublin schools team.

Is that an A competition does anyone know?

Bumpthis for Schools football.

Knockbeg topped their group after a win against Ardscoil Athy yesterday. Good Laois players on both teams.

Bumping this thread to save starting a new one seeing as we'll have a combined team this year.

Very positive re the schools. It worked to Offaly's benefit. Why was it stopped anyhow as they have previously had a schools team in hurling?

Abbeyleix v Harps in U20.

Both teams continue to produce winning underage teams.

Poor enough from Josephs on Saturday evening, Eire Og short a few and still managed to get over the line.
Josephs were in control but resorted to passing lateral or backwards towards the end of normal time.
Maybe the celebrations went on too long but that was a game left behind them.

Tough on Abbelyleix. All the talk was on them before the final and nothing about Camross as such. The Abbeyleix lads will be feeling like shite today i'd say. Never turned up and were well neaten in a very one sided final.

Joe Brolly is right when he says clubs should be managed by a clubman and county teams should be managed by one of their own. As he says would get rid of all these excessive payments and the merry go round of managers. Clubs wasting big sums on outside managers when that money could go into improving underage and club facilities.

Well done to St Josephs, I didn't think they'd have enough for Port. Graigue won't be winning a county title anytime soon.