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Only my point of view,  there will be a million others who differ.   If we were all right all of the time the world would be a very boring place.  You seem very bullish on the set up, you either have a good line inside or are involved.  I wish you all in there the very best of luck.

Im bullish as its a constant wave of negativity from the same old few on this forum and its tedious at this stage.
Im far from involved in the set up any info i have is common knowledge. The set up looks good no one is suffering from PTSD as your dramatic portrayal tries to paint.
Smile it doesn't hurt

I hear Ben Conroy has gone in w/ the county footballers for next year, rather than the hurlers. Is that right?

Surely not? Ridiculous decision by him if true.

Looks like it, was at the trials

Look I hope I am wrong,  I like Sugrue as I feel it's a step in the right direction,  I just fail to see how we can improve in any major way, wIth pretty much the same personnel.  What ever the ability,  I think physiologically we are scarred beyond repair.   Maybe I want too much too fast.

Scarred beyond repair christ on a bike.
Every county go through a dark patch we are in  ours lets be positive and get through it. You must be great craic to have a  cup of tea with. Cheer up eoin Kearns a club man of yours is in there very positive fella.

Hopefully I will be proved wrong but going with older players is not serving us well.  This same argument was thrashed out last year.  I am not questioning their commitment or IM.  Just going forward what is there to gain from it a couple of wins early in the league before finding out that the legs are not what they were once the ground Firms up.

These lads are stepping up and given another year of serious commitment they are needed to bring on the younger player's. Name the lads to replace them there isn't exactly an abundance of talent out there but whatever there is im sure sugrue and his team have seen them with the 70 or so player's looked at over the trials the past month.
Lets actually get behind the team and management and not try racking up passive i told you so points

Personally I am not sure we need to crack any eggs sometimes an Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove works better than taking a sledge hammer to things.  I would rather be talking to Donie and hopefully convincing him of a return.  I really don't get why Laois footballs internal problems need to be in both National & Local Media for every single issue.

Reading the independent article john surgrue said the door was open. Lets fact check as this is how mob mentality grabs at false or badly constructed comments

Bit of an unfair blow to sugrue and his backroom team with so many of the top player's opting out so far donie conor Meredith and robbie keogh i expect as with most years there will be little involvement from the town.
Just cause there has been a bad few years with bad manager's that should not to taken out on sugrue.
Hopefully the lads that go in will be given a chance by the supporters as the uphill battle has just got harder.
Crazy county we live in when you cant pick your top players

Lads anyone know who the 6th lad on the management team is bald lad with a beard from munster been there all week in o moore park. Might be the new caretaker who knows😂

I could see the two murphys from portarlington getting a call up tommy kehoe from o dempseys. Get a bit of fresh blood in shake the "established" lads up. Bit of in house competition is always healthy

Best of luck to john and his backroom staff ( heard today one more was added lad from somewhere in munster ). The rebuilding begins in Ernest ill be positive and back these lads lots of work to do but i think they are all up for it.

Let's see who's brave enough to name these four players. If they do exist, I don't want them near a Laois panel again because I've wasted good money following them around. If they don't exist, which is what I'll believe until I hear names, then it's pure hearsay. Either way, in the interests of GAA in this county, someone needs to grow a pair. Talking is a waste of time. You have to be prepared to act. Name them and give them a year off. Tipperary showed earlier in the year that sometimes you have to do things that hurt in the short term.

Well said it's never the wrong time to do the right thing.
Cut out the rot galvanise the squad left and put all the effort and time into these players who will go through a wall for each other knowing they are being honest and committed.

[Just worry about who ye are going to poach next]

You'll never beat Arles/Killeen

Grow up and get a life will you with your school yard childish taunts. I wouldnt mind if you would debate issues but you are too focused on your own narrow minded locality trying to find themselves. No wonder the real Arles walked ( and went and won a championship )

The real Arles ? Just look at the crest. Fair play to kilcruise and best of luck to them. Don't be trying to stir up old wounds. All playing underage  together again and it's great to see. Just worry about who ye are going to poach next  and for gods sake mind yourself .

Michael Leigh (St Josephs)
Enda O'Rourke (Graiguecullen)
Niall O'Rourke (Graiguecullen)
Brendan O'Shea (Arles/Kilcruise)
Sean O'Shea (Arles/Kilcruise)
Donie Kingston (Barrowhouse)
Paul Kingston (Barrowhouse)
John Dunphy (Spink)
Podge Kelly (Spink)

Leigh is one of our own transferred to Josephs but came back.
Enda and Niall live in our catchment area.
Sean and Brendan too live in the parish.
Donie and Paul live in the housing estate in Killeen.
John and Podge great mates with the Kingstons also live in the house with Donie and Paul.
None of them are caretakers in the local Quarry.
It's all legit and above board.

Fair go lads I'm presuming the irony of this tit for tat exchange hasn't been lost on ye ill start the cliché festival off.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Pot kettle black
Feel free to add away.
Simply put a few clubs have bent the rules and tested the morality of players which they failed, not the club's fault just human nature to feather your own nest or club in this scenario.
County board have weak laws and bye laws in place to protect smaller clubs who will eventually fade away into existence which deep down not even the poachers of the county want.
We can argue the "above board" and occupancy of houses (they'll need bunk beds in that house in kileen soon) scenarios clubs try to justify getting sloppy transfers through but in the end any victory will be tainted by whispers and the under current of unfairNess from the beaten teams.
You have to wonder will the victors actually care.
Myself I honestly think after the pints have been drank from the cup it'll leave a bitter taste.

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How did he get this transfer. The evidence would overwhelmingly suggest he is not living in this derelict house.

Just read it myself farcical stuff. The independent committee set up would really have to be looked at.
The lad daly will have a stigma attached to him for good unfortunately for him..
You have to admire club men who stick with a smaller club out of pride to themselves the likes of donoher with courtwood and the likes.

Not a great match Josephs set up extremely negative and got 13 behind the ball. Not much you can do against those tactics bar be patient and grind out a result. Disappointed in the sending off spitting at another player is the pit's.

Can't see him getting  a Josephs player dropped a big thing as he played with them all the way underage

Have you ever been involved in a sports team?

Ya I certainly have. I just think seeing as the lads on the team know each other from underage and the fact they wanted him and he wanted to join them a different scenario.
If he was a complete stranger walking into a dressing room id agree with your snipe.
Context don

Fairly confident he is. Name was sent in for the match day programme anyway. Best of luck to both teams both are short a few key players but I think daly will tip it Josephs way. Can't see him getting  a Josephs player dropped a big thing as he played with them all the way underage