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Has anyone checked on Clonadman?

last seen seeking ointment for a bad burn...

One of the leading hurlers of our generation publicly humiliated one or two of them, and the next week they looked for re-election. That takes a particular brand of disconnect from reality in my opinion. I would personally drift away after that, but each to their own. They must really have a passion for Laois GAA. It's a shitty state of affairs.

In my eyes, their credibility is shot after Brennan. Sugrue was a hard one to swallow, and Brennan is too. I actually want to separate my interest in Laois GAA from everything they do. Our players at every level mean far more to me than their phoney elections. About time our media developed a backbone too and actually started reflecting some people's concerns. Not everyone and I accept that. But a little objectivity is no harm at all

super post

so

after all the venting and giving out and complaining

after all the time spent on social media and forums

We have a grand total of 1 new person seeking to upturn the old order on the county board.

We have 3  "contests"

Kieran Levy v Peter O'Neill for the chair

Bryan Breen v Tom Clear for the Vice Chair

Brian Allen for a leinster council seat


by my reckoning there's probably 12-14 positions on the top table, which should result in 12-14 contests every single year

The brother in law is a county board delegate in tipp, there's 5 delegates alone going for the PRO Job, nevermind divisional board elections there as well

Meanwhile Apathy reigns in Laois.

back to sleep everyone


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https://www.laoistoday.ie/2020/11/30/new-face-enters-the-race-for-a-spot-on-the-laois-county-board/

have you not seen how many good people have been burnt both at club and county level attempting to better hurling? They are disillusioned and quite frankly given up fighting against the system.

And of course some actually still play the game on here so to come on here and take a smart ass cut at everyone is below the belt..

In any case I assume you are alot closer to our CB that you let on and I wish you the best of luck in the election.

So when is the selection committee in place?

Rumours abound at the moment, sooner this moves along the better...

[Bugler,green and when he went for an interview in Portlaoise CBS they didn't even know who he was]

Probably two threads / conversations on the go here (1) Our Senior hurling manager (2) Structures for Hurling Development in the county, number 2 needs a lot of discussion and planning & good people back involved ( Cheddar, Pat etc & more GDA positions filled and working )

Number 1 , some ideas, Other than some names already thrown out by Laois Today & Leinster Express

Jeff Lynskey from Galway ( Would also have a very educated input for our Development structures, has done brilliant work in Galway underage )
Willie Maher, highly regarded in Tipp Circles, just left the Cuala Job after two successful years
Darragh Egan , may be tempted like Eddie to cut his teeth now at inter county management
Stephen Frampton - Ballygunner & Waterford
Pat Ryan Current Cork U20 Manager, possibly already lined up for the Cork job in next year or so
Diarmuid O Sullivan, good experience gained in the Cork set up, high profile
Brendan Bugler ? very new to coaching but was on Davys ticket in Clare
Declan Fanning , highly thought of coach with Tipp & Na Piarsaigh (Maybe with Ken Hogan managing?)
Brendan Cummins
Liam Dunne / Willie Cleary Wexford

Just a few ideas. The players will move on quickly so we need to be moving on this immediately with a selection panel put in place and get moving,

Lynskey is waiting for the galway job,brilliant guy,not a hope of him going to Laois

Maher gone to bennetsbridge

Daragh,has a big back room of people reporting into him in the tipp setup,he wouldn't have that problem with laois for starters,still involved hugely with Kiladangan,young family and a school principal

Frampton is first year with Cahill and Bevans,every chance Waterford could win the all ireland this year or next.

Pat ryan in line for cork job soon

The Rock,haven't seen any evidence of what he could bring

Bugler,green and when he went for an interview in Portlaoise CBS they didn't even know who he was

Fanning involved with Killenaule,doubtful if Ken wants to finally bury his management career

Cummins supposed to have been part of the Kerry set up last weekend instead looked after his media career but then again Laois let brennan do the same

they didnt know who he was ? As a teacher ?

Lads ye can talk about whoever you want as manager, it doesn't matter who comes in because ambition is not met well in this county and its plain as day they will not get the support they need.


We will get someone who will play by the rules in place i.e. come in, take what your given  and don't rock the boat.

I guess they will go hard to get a big name on the ticket but I don't trust them one iota to get a person in who is desperate for Laois to succeed. Derek McGrath in doing a small bit of coaching with a Laois man as manager is my random call...

A monumental day for Laois hurling, an absolute hammer blow...Not necessarily because Brennan is gone but the fact no manager with an ambition to improve Laois hurling will get the tools from our CB  to succeed. I guarantee no manager with any pedigree will touch this job as they are in no doubt what's in store if they have actual ambition...

I genuinely fear for the future of Laois hurling and in reality that I don't think our CB will be overly worried about Laois hurling falling off a cliff.

Nice to see the CB making their point through a couple of accounts on here , taking on genuine Laois supporters with absolute garbage arguments. I hope in their thoughts they  remember Laois supporters are no fools and wont be taken as such. Our CB may think this forum is full of anonymous crankpots but from what I've seen and heard the Laois support in general is behind what Brennan  said . There is only one winner in the CB vs manager argument.The thing is this is not about Eddie Brennan,  its about his argument and as Laois supporters we are sick of genuine Laois managers making this argument.

It seems like a defining moment for Laois hurling , lets see how the CB play it out this week.

..one last point , one Cb poster on here has a serious issue with Portlaoise ..yes Portlaoise have their issues with hurling but the CB rep in question really needs to chill the hell out as the argument is deflecting from the actual conversation.

a genius....but his own club which has numbers rest of teams could only dream about, is a shambles at hurling

he was given job to find manager once for laois....cudnt get anyone and just took job himself.

no track record to speak of, has a bit of profile from woolys podcast, but has nice nickname so he must he answer.

on different matter I remember Parkinson boasting how he would get a lift to laois training from red cow, but still claim mileage even though he didnt drive.

grates me then listening to him giving out and mocking county board volunteers when you see type of character he is

yes you really picked my arguement apart there!!!
its not an arguement though, it's an observation...if they dont have leadership and drive to make hurling thrive in out biggest population centre, why would you think they the men for county board ( a bigger job)

Eddie brennan  seemed to imply he wanted club championship run off a a blitz, bar not having 2 physios, he didnt make one coherent point to woolly, just enjoyed giving out for sake of it.  I'd love to see him continue, maybe he should offer to half his fee as contrition for rubbish he spreading.

they weren't questioning his performance as manager was a gripe of his...if they were he be going to woolly, "woolly look at the year we had last year, and the gombeens in county board are challenging me on fitness of team etc"

a five minute rant with no coherent points made...populas rubbish that appeals to people on Facebook and twitter.
Eddie Brennan wanted more funds, but never gave one hint of type of stuff more funds would bring to laois set up  nonsense!!

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Cheddar and Rigney, both from the club that have biggest pick by country mile in the county.....and they cant even put the structures and systems in place to get their own club to top level.....but based on nothing only their media presence their the lads we need involved....nonsense. laois need a good portlaoise hurling team and town, cheddar has them playing 2nd tier, get their own house in order before they save the county please


Probably a lot less than the current very long list of f**k ups. Obviously the people would need to put themselves forward for selection. But I'll tell you what, I'd rather have folk like Cheddar or Rigney having input than some of the officers we have.

super stuff, the coherence of your argument suggests you would thrive on our county board....

Cheddar and Niall would obviously be awful choices as part of a Laois administration but hell  the lads in there are doing so well , I believe it's a case of it's not broken why fix it ?

Apologies OHara, I should have added I recognise your correct about Portlaoise and our lack of progress with hurling ,god knows I know it inside out.

But I do believe Chedder ,for example,  would be an amazing figure head for Laois GAA..I genuinely believe if given the power and resources to implement his ideas he would make Laois a top hurling and football county or at least be the best we can be  way above where we are now. Itll never happen but the man is a genius in a GAA sense and also a business sense...He is made for the job.

I'm not going to even respond to your points re:cheddar..I think anyone with half a hurling brain knows the answer to your  points but for our CB someone might reply and clarify

yes you really picked my arguement apart there!!!
its not an arguement though, it's an observation...if they dont have leadership and drive to make hurling thrive in out biggest population centre, why would you think they the men for county board ( a bigger job)

Eddie brennan  seemed to imply he wanted club championship run off a a blitz, bar not having 2 physios, he didnt make one coherent point to woolly, just enjoyed giving out for sake of it.  I'd love to see him continue, maybe he should offer to half his fee as contrition for rubbish he spreading.

they weren't questioning his performance as manager was a gripe of his...if they were he be going to woolly, "woolly look at the year we had last year, and the gombeens in county board are challenging me on fitness of team etc"

a five minute rant with no coherent points made...populas rubbish that appeals to people on Facebook and twitter.
Eddie Brennan wanted more funds, but never gave one hint of type of stuff more funds would bring to laois set up  nonsense!!

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Cheddar and Rigney, both from the club that have biggest pick by country mile in the county.....and they cant even put the structures and systems in place to get their own club to top level.....but based on nothing only their media presence their the lads we need involved....nonsense. laois need a good portlaoise hurling team and town, cheddar has them playing 2nd tier, get their own house in order before they save the county please


Probably a lot less than the current very long list of f**k ups. Obviously the people would need to put themselves forward for selection. But I'll tell you what, I'd rather have folk like Cheddar or Rigney having input than some of the officers we have.

super stuff, the coherence of your argument suggests you would thrive on our county board....

Cheddar and Niall would obviously be awful choices as part of a Laois administration but hell  the lads in there are doing so well , I believe it's a case of it's not broken why fix it ?

Apologies OHara, I should have added I recognise your correct about Portlaoise and our lack of progress with hurling ,god knows I know it inside out.

But I do believe Chedder ,for example,  would be an amazing figure head for Laois GAA..I genuinely believe if given the power and resources to implement his ideas he would make Laois a top hurling and football county or at least be the best we can be  way above where we are now. Itll never happen but the man is a genius in a GAA sense and also a business sense...He is made for the job.

Cheddar and Rigney, both from the club that have biggest pick by country mile in the county.....and they cant even put the structures and systems in place to get their own club to top level.....but based on nothing only their media presence their the lads we need involved....nonsense. laois need a good portlaoise hurling team and town, cheddar has them playing 2nd tier, get their own house in order before they save the county please


Probably a lot less than the current very long list of f**k ups. Obviously the people would need to put themselves forward for selection. But I'll tell you what, I'd rather have folk like Cheddar or Rigney having input than some of the officers we have.

super stuff, the coherence of your argument suggests you would thrive on our county board....

Cheddar and Niall would obviously be awful choices as part of a Laois administration but hell  the lads in there are doing so well , I believe it's a case of it's not broken why fix it ?

IMO next weeks meeting  is for one thing and one thing only , so the lads on the CB get their pound of flesh .No matter what the public think the CB will not give Brennan the extra year. 

It just shows one thing, the CB have an open door to push to do the right thing and say to Brennan yes you shouldnt have said that about us and more fool us for making you think that but let's build on the last 2 years and finally make Laois hurling progress at a national level.

Just a pity they wont push that open door, they will revert to type because they are more important than the players who committed,  more important than laois supporters sitting in Croke Park on all Ireland 1/4 final day going toe to toe with Tipp who thought they would never see the day and far more important than Laois hurling succeeding.

Is it any wonder players/supporters give up .

Yes each were assigned a name at birth... and thanks for the compliment.

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Its going on years and we have all heard this argument before ...I know people who got involved and tried to initiate change over the years, good people but they quickly saw change wasn't happening and wouldn't happen....Its a matter of join the status quo or leave...


There are good people involved but I'm telling you now nothing is for changing...We will lose good men, good managers and good players because of the lack of ambition of the powers that be in this county...

We are staring down the barrel of losing another group of Laois hurlers. How many times have we done this over the years and it never changes?

Yawn more like People who want it their way get involved, don't get their way call the rest of them useless before throwing their toys out of the pram calling them a corrupt group of so and so's

My apologies for boring you further but  I certainly wouldnt call our CB useless  as they are very proficient at what they they do, which amounts to self serving BS which hinders the progress of Laois hurling and football  at every level...enjoy your CB meetings  talking about  all the minions daring to question the authority that is so deserved at our top table.

Its going on years and we have all heard this argument before ...I know people who got involved and tried to initiate change over the years, good people but they quickly saw change wasn't happening and wouldn't happen....Its a matter of join the status quo or leave...


There are good people involved but I'm telling you now nothing is for changing...We will lose good men, good managers and good players because of the lack of ambition of the powers that be in this county...

We are staring down the barrel of losing another group of Laois hurlers. How many times have we done this over the years and it never changes?