Leinster Minor Football Championship 2018

[Don Draper]

I suspect Meath might make a few changes for that Wicklow game.

[Laois Rising]

I don't necessarily agree that we are doing anything wrong at underage compared to other counties. The fact is that all counties now have very professional underage set-ups. In light of that the bigger counties with the bigger picks are the ones that are more than likely to succeed e.g. Kildare, Meath and Dublin. Every so often a team outside of those in Leinster might have a couple of outstanding footballers come through together that will break the status quo. The biggest problem in Laois and it has been highlighted by posters here time and time again is the pathetically small number of youngsters playing GAA in Portlaoise. A town and surrounding environs of well in excess of 20,000 and the potential this provides is being badly wasted. It's ridiculous to think that the two Arles clubs with two two teacher schools between them have provided nearly as many seniors to Laois county football team as Portlaoise has in the last decade. If we are to be successful at underage then something needs to change and a proper strategy implemented to reinvigorate GAA in our main town.     

[Laoiseabu]

U16s bet by 30 points by Tipperary

[clonadmad]

U16s bet by 30 points by Tipperary

in football!!!!!

when did this happen?

[beano]

Lads a bit of perspective needs to be had in relation to our minor team . Yes we were badly beaten by Kildare but that doesn't mean they are bad footballers! What is letting us down is our strength and conditioning , Kildare and dublin are ahead of the game at underage level in Leinster. We need to up our game in s&c. Example three years ago Kildare beat us in s Leinster final and this yEar we should have beat their under 20 team . I rem in 1997 we only beat Kk with a last min goal. If they had of lost would we have had a different view of that team ??

[Butch Cassidy]

Best thing that can be done is to appoint a full time S&C coach to oversee all teams in both football and hurling

[clonadmad]

Friend of mine is involved in a predominantly football club in  the west division in Tipp,since last October they have started paying a qualified club member €50 per session to run athletic development sessions with their u12/14/16's as lads are being left behind by their team mates who are in divisional and county development squads.

[Laoiseabu]

Yes it was in football , not sure when but it was very recently in the last week or two

[Junior Ex Laoistalk]

Laois through to the semi finals next Saturday at 12.00 in O'Moore Park after Wicklow defeat Meath

[redsetanta]

Kildare beat Longford in our group.

Great for Wicklow to have beaten Meath and Dublin in the group stages. If they could beat Kildare and get to a Leinster final it would be great for their county.

We must have a decent chance of beating Meath.

[Laoiseabu]

We have a decent chance of beating Meath 😂😂 SERIUOSLY ? They are dark horses for an all Ireland this year . They had their second string out against Wicklow last night as they are already through . Kildare absolutely destroyed us last week.

[Don Draper]

We have a decent chance of beating Meath 😂😂 SERIUOSLY ? They are dark horses for an all Ireland this year . They had their second string out against Wicklow last night as they are already through . Kildare absolutely destroyed us last week.

Laois by 5

[Laoiseabu]

Jaysus Don your some man for sarcasm 😂😂

[Don Draper]

Jaysus Don your some man for sarcasm 😂😂

You're an awful pessimist. Laois never feared Meath.

[Laoiseabu]

True when we had good minor teams we never feared Meath but losing to Kildare by 17 and luckily drawing with Carlow it's hard to be optimistic. They certainly won't fear us anyway. They gave us an awful dressing down last year at u16 which would be the same lads this year.