The future of laois hurling

[clonadmad]

U14 Hurling Squad had one mentor with them only in Thurles last weekend,
Farcical set up too from the word go

Sweet Jesus

[Laois man]

One mentor can't be with a team on his own anymore Gaa rules every club knows that so how's is this happening?

[clonadmad]

Result from the Arrabawn B  Cup  Semi Final Competition played in Cappawhite this morning

This would be the third level of the competition after the A Cup and Shield

Laois first Team v the Galway third team.

Laois 0:09
Galway 5:25

https://twitter.com/tipperarybng/status/1695399645340451191

https://twitter.com/tipperarybng/status/1695420272818401427?s=20

[Zooming around]

Result from the Arrabawn B  Cup  Semi Final Competition played in Cappawhite this morning

This would be the third level of the competition after the A Cup and Shield

Laois first Team v the Galway third team.

Laois 0:09
Galway 5:25

https://twitter.com/tipperarybng/status/1695399645340451191

https://twitter.com/tipperarybng/status/1695420272818401427?s=20

As expected by those who know. And we were led to believe that Laois were better than Galway.

Some lads need to realise that it is better to say nothing and let people think you're stupid than to speak and remove all doubt.

[clonadmad]

Laois then played  in the B Cup third and fourth place playoff against Kilkenny's second team

Laois 3-08
Kilkenny 8-19

[Giovanni]

https://x.com/laoisgaels/status/1695799683371671760?s=46&t=grubKL1RsOWb2cojdN51-Q

[clonadmad]

https://x.com/laoisgaels/status/1695799683371671760?s=46&t=grubKL1RsOWb2cojdN51-Q

The second team didn't play in the Arrabawn finals in Tipperary as they didn't qualify for the semifinals at any level.

The second team played in Dublin yesterday

[mcwregor]

These development squad results are very worrying. We are so far off the pace now even a monumental effort from all people involved couldnt arrest this slide. That's if there was ever a monumental effort made. Can see that happening. In addition are laois gaels masking the slide by putting up misleading posts of academy squad development? A semi final appearance against galway in the arrabawn cup would lead you to believe that we made the last 4 of the top teams in the country. From talking to people and reading this forum it is no surprise that we are where we are.
For the next two years we should be highly competitive at county under 20 level. While a lot of people were disappointed at losing to Westmeath this year I would point out that approx 11 players that saw action that evening are eligible to play u20 next year.
There needed to be a serious management team put in place. Considering the flak the county board have taken over the past few months they need to get a bounce out of some team next year. It needed to be an ultra-professional set up with a comprehensive S&C winter programme in order to bulk up to the physical levels required at this level. Unfortunately I am not convinced with the management team put in place. I have absolutely nothing against any of them and I am sure they are all good lads at a certain level but you would have to question what experience they have and what they have achieved to date. No doubt the county board would hit back with 'they were the best available from those who applied for the job'! Instead of putting a plan in place to search for and get the best man/men they could for the job(inside or outside the county). As things stand, In my view this team is more important than the senior team. Reason being if they are managed and developed properly they might have the potential to improve our fortunes somewhat at senior level in the next few years. The current senior hurling team have a ceiling on the level that they can achieve. Joe McDonagh is there for them alright but how much can they progress beyond that?
The lack of ambition or forward planning is depressing.
From last year's team the following are eligible;
Tom Cuddy
Cathal Cuddy
Aaron Phelan
Joe Pearson
Ciaran Flynn
Bobby Murphy
Cody Comerford
Brian Duggan
Jer Quinlan
Colin Byrne
Brochan O'Reilly
James Cuddy

Add in;
Cormac Hogan
Ciaran McKelvey
Jack Breen
Diarmuid Dooley
Jimmy Hyland
Eoghan Murphy
Cormac Byrne
Justin Duggan

[Laois man]

If the proper set up is not in place lads won't go in.

[burdizzo]

In fairness to Damien Carter, he did an all right job with the minors this year. Sure, they didn't over-achieve, but in the year up to that they were getting beaten by the likes of Meath and Westmeath. So, getting to a quarter final and being sort of unlucky to lose against Dublin wasn't too bad.

[mcwregor]

Yes fair play to him they did ok.
I would just be hoping for a little more than ok for the u20s.

[burdizzo]

I know - but my point was that he took a seemingly below par bunch and made them respectable. Maybe with a good group he'll get more out of them? He's been getting some good out of Mountmellick, too, this past couple of years. Again, they're hardly a renowned hurling centre. I wouldn't write him off completely is all I'm saying.

[Ogie]

Because the usual happened as with all Academy squads,
The job is advertised / emails sent out - Anyone interested and no one decent is head hunted for these jobs,
Similar with the 20s I believe Carter was the only applicant,

[mcwregor]

https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41239228.html

[burdizzo]

Wins for Raheen Parish Gaels and Portarlington in the minor 'B' final and shield final last night. RPG had 8 Clonad, 5 Emo lads, and 2 Colt-Shanahoe. They beat Na Fianna who had a majority of Mountmellick lads w/ a few from Ballyfin and Clonaslee. Bit of a row near the end of the Port. v Camross game, and there'd be no love lost between those two. You'd wonder where those Port. lads will end up. They'd love to get them through to adult, but I think the thing may have slipped a bit this year, and it'll be very hard for them to achieve that.