The future of laois hurling

[clonadmad]

https://www.laoistoday.ie/2018/11/28/breaking-two-laois-senior-hurling-teams-set-to-join-and-form-new-club/

[Blow-in]

No future to Laois hurling if this is the road clubs are going down

[clonadmad]

More merit to it than the Gaels combinations

[blueandwhite1]

More merit to it than the Gaels combinations

I agree. Good luck to Abbeyleix / Ballinakill. They will have a big catchment area and Abbeyleix have developed good underage structures in recent years. In my view full fusions bring energy and excitement to an area and they have more resources and facilities combined to get more lads hurling and better coaching structures. Fair play to them. It will improve the quality of the senior hurling championship too which is always going to help the county team.

[LOVEGAA]

Hope this works out for them. Best of luck to both clubs

[Blow-in]

Both clubs not in the same parish

[Rusty]

Article states that if amalgamtion goes ahead the two clubs will create junior c football teams each keep clubs alive instead of going fully together. Could someone play hurling with the new team , junior a football in ballyroan and junior c football with abbeyleix? Is that allowed?

[BallyroanAbbey]

Its as cowardly a move as has been seen in a long time, they have taken the easy way out instead of trying to take the final step, both have been to semi finals in recent years, i hope they remember that for every rathdowney/errill there is a harps also

[Blow-in]

How our county board can allow this is a joke. They have no interest in promoting hurling. What's to stop Castletown and Portlaoise from joining up for example??? Hurling is on its knees in this county. I would have no problem with this join up of they were the same parish. Shambles of a decision but nothing surprises me with the attitude and short sightedness of some people in this county. I'm completely fed up and disillousioned with Laois GAA being honest.

[hurlingmad]

Both teams have been in semi finals in the last 3 years, but its only hurling im sure the county board are more interested in the junior c football teams they plan on setting up

[The PRO]

Its as cowardly a move as has been seen in a long time, they have taken the easy way out instead of trying to take the final step, both have been to semi finals in recent years, i hope they remember that for every rathdowney/errill there is a harps also

Yes. Or a Ballyroan Abbey!

[Bud Wiser]

If I was in Ballypickas surrounded by Ballinakill, Spink, Ballyroan/Abbey, Abbeyleix, Id feel like a black man in Alabama.

[Keyser Söze]

Article seems to imply that you could hurl for Abbeykill, play football for Ballinakill and play football for Spink. I cannot see how this is possible.

Surely there will be a name change at the Ballaroan AGM, whether this goes through or not.

I think it would be a shocking decision. Both clubs have put huge effort into their underage for the last 5/6 years. Why jump now.

[Don Draper]

As I said elsewhere, Abbeyleix gave up and football a few years ago, and now hurling. I am extremely disappointed in both clubs, but especially them.

[Helix]

As I said elsewhere, Abbeyleix gave up and football a few years ago, and now hurling. I am extremely disappointed in both clubs, but especially them.

The most interesting thing will be whether it gets through both of their agms. 75% majority needed on both sides. Will be absolute madness if that goes through.