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Nice team I hear. Looking forward to seeing them Wednesday night. Couldn't make the Louth game.

As above. Tough viewing. Joe's will be better when their missing travellers return. Odempseys did well and have some lads to come back in too. There was a big lad up front for them carrying an extra bit of timber but he did well.
Think the championship is pretty open this year.

Great win for Ballylinan. Doubt if they will go too far in the senior championship though.
As for Port. Same old, same old. Lots of good young lads but can't seem to gel into a good team. Training numbers a huge problem.

Caught the second half of the final of this last night.
Mountmellick just that bit stronger. Courtwood a bit toothless in attack although MM only scored 1-2 in the second half either.

It was more entertaining than the Division 1 final i thought.
Can't see mellick doing much in the senior championship on what I saw but I suppose they will have a few extra players from their gaels arrangement with kilcavan and castletown.
Courtwood missed Doyle and Luttrell badly.

No issue with Chris, so Clancy and McNulty who manage Senior Club Teams are out but Chris who coached only schools team is in?  What is the actual criteria for a Laois Manager. 

Chris Conway managed a club to a Tipperary SFC title a few years ago. Not to be sneezed at.

Not alone is this transfer debatable the Kingstons transfer is also debatable, as is the two transfers to Kileen last year from Spink, Dunphy and kelly, This chap who transferred from St Josephs to Ballinakill is also very debatable. Anyone remember the Bowe, Langton and ramsbottom transfers from Park to stradbally.That was very debateable back then although we didnt have social media those days. Can anyone tell me the difference between Dalys transfer and the above mentioned.Id like if those who are so vocal about Dalys to comment.

100% agreed. Stradbally screwed over Park every bit as badly back in the day. Neither of those chaps should have been allowed leave Spink either. Or the 2 Graigue lads playing with Killeen. All those moves stank.
There's probably more on the hurling side that I'm not familiar with.

Danny Donoghue Harps to Ballyroan

Is it just Mountmellick who go up?

This is the draw:

24/07/2017
(A) Ballyroan Abbey   -   vs   -   Emo Courtwood The Rock      More
(B) Portarlington   -   vs   -   Portlaoise GAA      More
(C) Sarsfields   -   vs   -   Stradbally Parish Gaels      More
(D) St Joseph's   -   vs   -   The Harps

And it is pre-determined that A plays B and C plays D in the semis. Meaning the four big hitters, B/A, Port, Plaois and Paul's will play each other before the final. No back door either.

Is there definitely no back door? Jaysus, the county board do as little as possible to give chaps games.

Senior Football: MJ Tierney (Ballyroan Gaels)
Inter Football: John O'Loughlin (Mountmellick)
Junior Football: Kieran Delaney (Park/Ratheniska)
Junior B Football: Tom Gormley (Mountmellick)
Under 21 Football: Cahir Healy (Portlaoise)
Minor Football: John Scully (Stradbally Parish Gaels)

Senior Hurling: Pat Mahon (Rathdowney/Errill)
Inter Hurling: Dermot McGill (Ballyfin)
Junior Hurling: Gearoid Walsh (Kyle)
Junior B Hurling: John Kavanagh (Borris in Ossory)
Under 21 Hurling: John Brophy (Harps Gaels)
Minor Football: Willie Hyland (Clough-Ballacolla)

It's Greg alright. Minor in 1995. Ex Park/Ratheniska and Stradbally, now with Round Towers in Clondalkin. OK player but hardly going to revolutionise Laois football.
As for your comment Mannix, piss right off. "Last year's crop" wouldn't have made a show of themselves in the All-Ireland final anyway. Mayo got it up their hole to beat them by 2 after a replay so don't underestimate them.