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Anyone watching the darts, 66 year old Paul Lim came from 2 sets down to win 3-2, its open this year as to who will win, a wee wager on the ever popular Gerwin Price

Wouldn't be a darts person but watched it there. Seemed to be an age they were both on the double in the last set. Oldest winner and first person to have a 9 darter. Some going for 66 years of age!

I see Colm restaurant closed in Portlaoise. Did daddy fund that as well as paying for his for 4 colleges in 4 years.  Didn't he get a few bob playing for a dublin club?

I believe it's the partner's restaurant not Woolys. And it's closed a long time. Joys of having kids I imagine. Are you bitter or something reillycavan?

Agreed. Eddie's after landing on his feet with Cuala job so he'll be alright. Still not convinced it was a deliberate throwing under the bus from Woolie.

Not a fan of how he threw Eddie under a bus

I see Colm restaurant closed in Portlaoise. Did daddy fund that as well as paying for his for 4 colleges in 4 years.  Didn't he get a few bob playing for a dublin club?

I believe it's the partner's restaurant not Woolys. And it's closed a long time. Joys of having kids I imagine. Are you bitter or something reillycavan?

If Galway had put out their minor team last night they would have beaten us

We are doing all our juvenile players a disservice sending them out with little or no preparation to face underage powerhouses like galway.

We are light years behind the top 10 hurling counties at underage level in just physical development and conditioning alone never mind any other facet of the game

We had lads going down with cramp at the 50 minute mark,which tells its own tale.

I'm not having a pop at any of the players,I'd know a good few of them lads and they would die for their county.

We are failing them

Have to agree with above.

Granted it is an excellent Galway team who will be probable favourites for U20 All Ireland but they have a conveyer belt of talent for years and have the physically to match as well as skill. You can have all the skill you want but if you can't win your own ball we're going nowhere. Our skill set needs to be much better as well.
Galway have recruited Lukasz Kirszenstein as Head of Athletic Development for Hurling in Galway for past 3 years. Highly regarded in Strength and Conditioning in Ireland and paying dividends and Galway will be back in a year or 2 with another senior All Ireland.

I hope there's some form of cohesion from Cheddar with 20s and Senior can be integrated better. A head of Athletic Development in the county might at least put a plan in place to plug a gap. Otherwise we'll keep sending lambs to the slaughterhouse every year and have the same discussion next year.

Any thoughts on the U20's tonight?

Have we any chance against them?

\it'd on the TG4 youtube channel.

Galway have few minor all Ireland winners and good club players from
St Thomas. Will be tough ask. Be interesting to see physicality differences between Laois and Galway later. Hopefully Laois give a good account of themselves.
Galway by 10+ points.

Ole will come out with his usual bullshit now. Great effort, almost finished the fightback. They were as good as qualified after the first two matchdays and have fucked it in the bin completely. The third Leipzig was a real indictment of everything wrong with United at the minute. Pogba careless on the ball lost it initially and then Maguire and de Gea both expected each other to take care of it before Kluivert finished it.

The first United goal tonight was an absolutely ridiculous penalty that I don't even think Greenwood expected and how VAR didn't rule out the second I don't know. If that almost OG had gone in at the end it would have been an absolute travesty. United fans really shouldn't have to accept this nonsense.

Penalty was questionable alright. Started too slow and chasing the game. Game in Turkey came back to haunt them but too inconsistent over 6 games and deserved to be knocked out. Give Henderson starting role in Europa league. Criminal from De Gea and Maguire.

3-2. Hopefully that 3rd goal conceded  won't bite them in the arse. Game on

Announced last night as the name put forward to the county board meeting so it's more less a done deal. Back room not as clear cut it seems. Niall Corcoran and Tommy Fitz not involved

You'd imagine Cheddar will want a fresh back room team to have it own stance on it. Best wishes to Tommy and Niall wherever they go.

When are the county board meeting re: voting results and hopeful ratification of Cheddar anyone know?

Niall Corcoran still a GDA with Kilmacud Crokes so I imagine there's something stopping working for a rival club.
Welcome news this morning re: Cheddar. Credit to Eamon Jackman and committee for getting appointment confirmed quickly.

Malteasers, galaxy and Snickers always first to go, in that order. Always bounty bars left over in box not sure what others think   

See The Heath are on lookout for new manager as well.

You clearly can't pick up on irony. I'll leave you to it

The tone of that article to me suggested that Eddie was free spending and we're better rid. I don't agree with that, obviously. I'm not getting into a tit for tat with you clonad, because I enjoy reading your posts. I think the CB made a massive error letting Brennan go. He won't be easily replaced

Listening to Peter O'Neill on Midlands 103 this afternoon with Will O Callaghan. See Eamon Jackman been given role of chairing committee for new manager. Hopefully find right person for the job  shortly.

So when is the selection committee in place?

Rumours abound at the moment, sooner this moves along the better...

Probably get someone like Colm Bonnar to plug a gap for a year or 2. Will be interesting who if any internally in Laois would be interested.

I would agree that the underage set up should be prioritised but that's not the job of the senior county manager. His job is to look after the senior hurlers. The county boards job is to ensure that the underage structures are right. Can't see what the connection is or should be between between Eddie Brennan as manager and our underage set up?

I agree of course Senior manager has no input over underage structure. No question we need a decent manager that goes without saying. Of course we would have liked him to commit for another year but we have to be realistic that Brennan was handed a 2 year term.