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#1
Laois / Re: Schools/Colleges Hurling and football
March 04, 2024, 04:25:07 PM
Quote from: Laois Rising on February 29, 2024, 03:52:43 PM
Quote from: Joeythelips on February 28, 2024, 04:59:25 PMLooks like some talent coming through the schools system which is nice to See, Knockbeg, Portlaoise CBS and Mountmellick did well this year.

I would say its a positive improvement but the reality is that Portlaoise CBS with the attachment area and numbers available to them should be able to do what Naas are now achieving. Obviously it would take a lot of time, dedication and effort and plenty of support from Laois GAA to get Portlaoise CBS to that standard as they have fallen back massively in the last decade. . 

Knockbeg are a strong Leinster A standard side without ever getting making a final. They are always just that rung below the team that eventually wins it (Naas CBS for the last 5-6 years). I think it was 2007 and the team of Donie Kingston that they last appeared in a final.

In the last ten years, three different Westmeath schools, two Offaly schools and two Wexford schools have all managed to make finals. Laois GAA should really start putting more work into supporting our GAA schools-it is having a very positive impact in both Westmeath and Offaly at underage level and now at senior level as well (U20 All-Ireland success for Offaly and a very good Leinster championship run in 2023 and Westmeath making very good progress over the last couple of years with Tailteann Cup success, excellent league campaigns and were hugely competitive in last year's All-Ireland series). Players are filtering through the system with a confidence and a winning mentality and doing well at schools level all plays an important part in this. 

Wexford is a different case in that many of those players who lead the schools team are hurling first and football second players. However, there is talent in Wexford if they can get the buy in. With a little more luck (Leitrim game) they would be well in the running to join Laois in promotion from division 4 this year.
 

Good post LR. I agree its an obvious place to out resources into as you can get a team for schools training and playing to a high standard which should in turn help raise standards of club championships when those players play. So instead of sending coaches to all the clubs, help all the schools.

I remember Laois minors winning their All Ireland's in the 90s and schools such as Portlaoise, Knockbeg and Ballyfin were all very competitive. Both feed each other.
#2
Laois / Re: Schools/Colleges Hurling and football
February 28, 2024, 04:59:25 PM
Looks like some talent coming through the schools system which is nice to See, Knockbeg, Portlaoise CBS and Mountmellick did well this year.
#4
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Footballers 2024
February 19, 2024, 09:19:10 PM
No point getting too excited, Laois won first few games last year also, but it does seem like there is a proper buy in from all to what new management team want from them and a plan in place.
Get promoted, beat Offaly, give the Dubs a reasonable rattle and get to Taitleann cup final seems like goals that are within reach this year. 
#5
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Footballers 2024
February 08, 2024, 05:02:44 PM
Quote from: georgedoylesrightleg on February 06, 2024, 01:24:09 PMJusty stood bye Laois and Laois need to stand by Justy. Fall in line boys

Oh I am all in favour of JM, he has clearly got the squad motivated and we have instant improvement over the chaos of last 2 years. I just think this could have easily avoided that is all and might end up in a situation where he has has to give up the Laois role. If he attended Stormont for the entire session and Ross took the reigns for the Wexford match there would have been nothing about it.
#6
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Footballers 2024
February 06, 2024, 10:44:05 AM
I think it was a very foolish move on his part, and not surprised he was suspended by his party. Stormont has not been active for 2 years and in its first day back he could not be bothered to stay for the full session, instead headed off to the other end of Ireland for a Div 4 football match. If I was someone who voted for him I would not be impressed, he was happy to have his £46k salary and £120k expenses for the last year, so feels disrespectful.
Surely between himself, his backroom team and county board they could have come to an understanding to allow Ross or someone lead the line for one game. All they have done now is making a mountain out of a molehill and I don't see it ending well.

How would we feel if Laois got to the Leinster final and there was some menial party meeting he deceided to attend instead, it would feel like he was not fully committed (not a great analogy as we would be over the moon to be in a Leinster final  ;D  but you get my point)

His expenses are there for all to see so Im sure voters will not be happy.
http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/members-salaries-and-expenses/members-expenditure-2022---2023-april-2022---march-2023/members-salary-information-2022-2023/
#7
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Footballers 2024
February 04, 2024, 09:22:14 AM
The McNulty situation is not going to end well, he is now suspended by his party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68196052

Surely this could have been avoided, Stormont was back after a long absence and Laois had a match in Wexford that same day. Could it not have been possible to allow Munelley to take the reins for one game?
#8
Quote from: weareros on November 22, 2023, 09:38:58 PMDo Irish people really make good soccer players. We rarely produce a player at international level standard that can leave a player dead with skill. Liam Brady and Damien Duff are the only two that come to mind, and Georgie Best who was on another level. A Roy Keane was a great player but very limited skill wise. When it comes to nimbleness and skill, as a race we are great at the fiddle, tin whistle, bodhrán, Uileann pipe, guitar, boxing, plastering and the pen. We seem to have been overly blessed with movement in the elbow, fists and fingers, but useless with the feet. Even Irish dancers look very stiff compared to the Latins and the few lads who venture out onto the floorboards and get too ambitious are in danger of tripping over themselves. Our best chance is immigrants adding to our gene pool. We are seeing that in Athletics and the beginnings of that in soccer. There's hope yet.

Roy Keane may not have done many step overs but he was one of the all time great PL footballers, you don't get to that level without being extremely skillful.
#9
I put in 1-10% usage but its very much towards the 1% end of the scale. Cash obviously has its benefits but once you get used to using contactless payments it seems odd using cash in all honesty. Most things accept contactless payments now also.

Id imagine the majority of businesses/individuals who prefer cash are either ones who launder cash, i.e criminals, or ones who don't want to declare all their earnings for tax purposes.
#10
GAA Discussion / Re: Assaults at GAA games
October 23, 2023, 05:13:34 PM
According to the Irish Times article he is a Tullamore player who wasn't involved in the match. I know one of their players did play in the county final and did not play in the Summerhill match due to injury and he has played for Offaly so that would add up. If it is a player as reported then thats a 96 week suspension you would imagine.
#11
General discussion / Re: The IRISH RUGBY thread
October 20, 2023, 02:54:08 PM
Aussies and NZ sledging is the norm, its not something I like personally but its common place. Watch any GAA match nowadays (especially one involving Tyrone) and you see players winding opponents up. Who cares anyway, its all BS, do your talking on the pitch. Cane certainly did that against Ireland in fairness to him.
#12
Laois / Re: The Future for Laois Football
October 20, 2023, 11:41:13 AM
Quote from: BallyroanAbu on October 20, 2023, 09:25:06 AMHi I have no argument in Justin's appointment.  Except my long held belief we should be trying to promote Laois based managers.  But my question how exactly is Justin a massive appointment ?  His previous spell in Laois I'd argue was 7 out of 10, he was very professional and there was a good culture in the squad.  But even at time it was a style of football which at the top level was reaching its sell by date.  So to move to now, how is Justin a massive appointment ?  He to my knowledge hasn't been involved at top level GAA in quite sometime, Laois are going to lose quite a few this year.  The conveyor belt coming through is poor.  So to say a massive appointment  ? His a gamble,  As it seems for whatever reason the powers that be do not want to give it to Billy o Loughlin or Eddie Kinsella.  They may be proved right the only positive is that we now have severally lowered expectations to a point where getting out of Div 4 is seen as a breakthrough.

I would go along with this, development squads should be about developing players and coaches so Laois CB should have some long term plan to help develop potential coaches who may be potential future senior managers. To be fair they did give Sheehan a go of it.

McNulty is a decent appointment in terms of his recored with Laois and our current status but lets be honest here he has his work cut out for him. Its all well and good saying he got to AI quarter finals last time out and was a success but he did have players like Cahir Healy, John O'Loughlin, Brendan Quigley, Colm Begley, Ross Munnelly at his disposal. That squad is worlds apart from the one he will inherit now.

I guess his goals will be more realistic now also, promotion from Div 4 and Taitleann cup final should be achievable.
#13
General discussion / Re: The IRISH RUGBY thread
October 17, 2023, 09:39:58 AM
The football team certainly does put things into perspective. I know people say we should not celebrate failure but we just witnessed a great Irish rugby team beat South Africa, hammer Scotland and just be pipped at the post by the All Blacks in a World Cup. They have been playing unbelievable rugby for the past couple of years. Then we look at our football team and lets be honest its a sad joke.
Could you imagine an Irish football team getting to a World Cup only to lose out at knockout stages, it literally would be beyond our wildest dreams given our recent history.
#14
General discussion / Re: The IRISH RUGBY thread
October 16, 2023, 05:20:27 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on October 16, 2023, 04:47:58 PMCourtesy of Ewan McKenna....

Rugby World Cup Semi-Final Appearances.

New Zealand 9
Australia 6
England 6
France 6
South Africa 6
Argentina 3
Wales 3
Scotland 1

I don't know or get this McKenna fella on Twitter (or X as its now known), he seems to get off on the Irish Rugby team failing. Odd to say the least.
Let's be honest, the only reason Ireland did not make a semi final this year was the fact the draw was made 3 years ago. The NZ v Ireland and France v SA games were a level above the other quarter finals. The semi finals will be a massive anti climax after those two epic matches but at least we get a top final.
SA and NZ seem to fully have a winning culture, nothing seems to phase them when the stakes are at their highest. Ireland and France are both fantastic sides who gave it everything and still ended up losing out. NZ dropped one of their best players for the game over a protocol breach and moved on like it was nothing, the team and jersey is far more then one individual.
Imagine the uproar if we dropped a top player for a big match for some protocol breach? The public and media would lose their minds. The All Blacks just got one with it just as they did with the 2 yellow cards. When is the last time you saw a side call a scrum penalty in their own 22? or someone actually block down a conversion? SA do both in the biggest match of the year. Incredible team. Should be some final
#15
General discussion / Re: The IRISH RUGBY thread
October 11, 2023, 01:39:12 PM
Ireland have every right to be confident, history may indicate that the AllBlacks will turn us over given we have never won a knockout game in the world cup but records like that are there to be broken.

Anyone who says Ireland will definitely win is mad given the opposition and anyone who says we will definitely be beaten is also mad as we are ranked No 1 in the world for a reason. It is very hard game to call but Ireland on form are rightly favourites. Fingers crossed.