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Ah go away out of that! Jason Ryan? After the year he's had?! What a crazy comment. Oh yeah - another micko? Us and 32 other counties mate. Sure you provide the 75k for Jimmy McG there! Goodman.

Ah go away out of that Unison. You're only backing the easy horse. If the man gets a quality few people on board in the back and the portlaoise boys back, this could be a good year. Get a good man in as physical coach and we could have a good year. It's small details that will swing it.

"The former Portlaoise boss concluded: "It always has been an ambition of mine to manage at county level, and I made a few attempts at it previously and wasn't successful. To be honest, I thought it had passed me by at this stage."

I hope he doesn't make a habit of quotes like that. TOF had a similar one when he joined Laois. He said he was "very surprised to get the job".

What we need Mick to do now, is to get a quality backroom team in, generate interest and put all possible energy into this. He also needs to contact each possible Laois squad member for 2016, individually, and outline his plan for the year. It'll have to be an excellent one. He needs to provide excitment and drive for the year ahead.

Don't worry about Wolly. Is he a good manager - that's all we need to know. Anyone have a run down of his managerial CV? I've listened to a few interviews with him, seems like a bit of a simple simon. Does the man have a tactical brain? Is he proven? I don't think he's proven with his experience at portlaoise. Portlaoise have been head and shoulders above the competition in laois, and even my cat Roger could probably have managed them to success in laois over the last 5 - 7 years.

Maybe he can get Healy back too - is he really liked in Portlaoise?

While he obviously isn't the most high profile candidate I think if we take a step back and look at his record at club level I think we have got a decent manager on our hands. He has won county titles with Palatine (first in 50 odd years), St Laurences (first title ever) and a few with Portlaoise at different times at different levels. He is a football man through and through and I think its been long overdue that a Portlaoise man get a crack at the job. Hopefully he will be able to bring in a strong backroom team and all the players buy into his vision.

Good point. Hopefully he can get the likes of Cahilane on board (as I heard Paul wasn't on board purely because of TOF), who is playing outstanding in the championship. Maybe rogers and a couple of others as well. Background team is very important, if he has a good trainer and selectors, it's about as important as the manager himself. He has a decent record, I just wonder about his tactical prowess?

Great to see Ross back playing very well, he was the difference in open play. I wonder if he's doing a bit of speed work.

Lads, real news this time, manager will be named before Christmas, 2016. 

Says the man who said .... "I like Mike sheehy but if you are going in that direction why not go for jack o Connor should be done with Kerry minors after Sunday and maybe would like to prove himself outside of Kerry"
ahahahahahahah More chance of Jim Gavin taking over - jack o connor taking over laois! ahahahahahahahaha

At least if it's an inside man, he will be watching the county championship games out of pure interest anyway. If it's an outside man he wont have a clue

Just heard its actually a mr. s staunton...as in steve. time for the county board to come out with it...who could it be. My source maintains that Sheedy was going to take job with the expectation that Fitz was not going to stay on for another year.

He would have been appointed if Fitz had decided to leave the Kerry job, apparently.

Great reult for ballyfin. I thought Killeen were very impressive. Kingston on fire.

Heard from a top source that M Sheehy will be confirmed as Laois manager before end of week.

Why do you think it's taking so long then? Coz he doesn't want to announce it before the final today to distract from the game.