LAOIS SENIOR FOOTBALL 2016

[High Fielder]

More people need to make an effort and get out and support these lads. There was barely anyone in the stand on Saturday night, and the team, no matter how bad they are going, deserve better.

[les Antiques]

Unfortunately couldn't make the match Saturday night due to work commitments but followed it as much as I could on Twitter . Every point gained in this Division is vital ..its such a tit for tat scenario and in my opinion any team can take points off each other . Tyrone so far look the team that will be the hardest to beat . But that can change very quickly !! The couple weeks break for Laois is both good and bad .. carrying on the momentum from last week would have been nice but hopefully we shall have a few of the absentees back for the Tyrone game which is sure to be a stern test .
I know it's early lads but can anyone see Cotter nailing down down that centre back position ?

[Tony]

Was 15 mins late for the match but good to see us grinding out the win. Armagh will be strong this year, have no doubt about it. That's why I'm very proud of the way we won this match. With 4-5 strong first team starters to come back, it's certainly looking decent if training steps up and if we have good tactics to go with our talent. Would love a couple of stronger, more experienced Corner backs - then the team would really have a lot of shape.

O'Carroll was very good against Galway and even more threatening against Armagh. Walsh, Kingston, Cahilane and O carroll make our forward line a lot more potent compared to recent years. I really just think we're stuck in the corners at the back - Seale is trying his hardest but I think he might be a weak link in the team. I hope I'm proven wrong - the lad is trying his heart out.

With Lillis, quigley, meaney and o loughlin battling for midfield positions, it'll be very interesting to see how we spread the talent. Personally I'd go Quigley and Meaney in Midfield with O Loughlin, Begley and Dillon half back line - Strong to wing forward - his distribution and shooting can be excellent. A few selection headaches in a good way in any case.

[blueandwhite1]

Wonder would Begley be worth a try full back with Timmons and Kehoe in the corners? Would certainly not lack for physicality and all 3 are capable of attacking the ball. Biggest criticism of alot of the lads we try in the corners is that they stand to far off their men or don't back themselves for 50:50 balls.

[Tony]

Simple answer to that is : No. No idea why anyone would take Timmons out of the full back role when he owns it and is doing so well there - a problem area for so many teams. Begley would be a good corner back, though. However I think he's too good on the ball and too influential to stick him in there. Much better on the half back line IMO.

[OTF]

Simple answer to that is : No. No idea why anyone would take Timmons out of the full back role when he owns it and is doing so well there - a problem area for so many teams. Begley would be a good corner back, though. However I think he's too good on the ball and too influential to stick him in there. Much better on the half back line IMO.

Was thinking Begley could end up corner back, we have plenty of wing backs, no disrespect to Robbie but at some point against the better teams he's going to end up in front of goal  1 for 1 against a 6 foot 4 full forward. I'd hope Seale would be given plenty of time to settle in same for Cotter.

[Tony]

Begley's a bit of an all rounder all right. Our weak points are mainly at the corner back positions. No disrespect to the lads that are in there - they give their all. Begley could plug a hole there but I don't see it happening.

[Giovanni]

Never figured Colm Begley as a corner back! He is pretty versatile but corner back in Gaelic football is a pretty specialised position. I doubt he'd be tight enough for that. There are a few in the county.  Denis Booth, Hanrahan, Robbie Kehoe (on smaller corner forwards) and Attride could all be candidates in that position. Don't know why Booth/Hanrahan gave it up? Both could add a lot to the panel in my opinion. Seale needs a little time but I think he'll also be a good addition. It is a problem position but I think there are enough decent lads around the county to solve it.

[Tony]

Booth and Hanrahan both tried their very best but were not at the level required, in my opinion. Attride and Keogh will most likely be champoinship corner backs, with Seale and O'Connor (if necessary) as cover.

Team shaping up. Great to see a lot of the Portlaoise lads back. Lillis and Cahilane in particular will prove to be huge players for us this year. It's great to see that our forward line will not be all about the Donie show this year, where teams know who to double mark like in 2015. Now we have Walsh, Cahilane, O carroll all seeming to be in good form. Any word about Ross and his prospects for the year?

[Unlaoised]

Ross on a rehab programme but not that far away...O'Loughlin will be out for another game or two...

I hear that Colm Begley might not be back which is a shame hope the lads get on to him and he has a re-think!

[south Laois]

I heard from someone close to the panel that Colm Begley can't get work and might be going away. Hopefully it's not true. If he can't get work you'd think the county board could sort him out with something.

[Keyser Söze]

I heard from someone close to the panel that Colm Begley can't get work and might be going away. Hopefully it's not true. If he can't get work you'd think the county board could sort him out with something.

Was work not part of his transfer from a years ago?

And if the county board are in a position to find work for players I would personally prefer to see those jobs going to intercounty players who still represent clubs within Laois.

[From the Terrace]

Laois played Westmeath Saturday in challenge match in the heath anyone hear any scores or anything..

[Unlaoised]

Laois beat them well Westmeath were without there go to man Heslin but Laois were suppose to have played well...

The score was 2-14 to 0-7 or along them two lines I didn't hear much more only that Kingston got two screamers and Laois looked far fitter

What Westmeath were like I don't know ...Very hard to take anything from these games but you would be worried if the score was the other way around so I suppose it boosts the confidence of the new panel members and can only be good

[Dave like the tv channel]

Football in the midlands is in a very sorry state.

Div2
Laois.

Div3
Offaly, Westmeath, Longford & Kildare.

Div4
Carlow.

Can't remember it this poor before.