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Jezz hesh that's quiet a list of absentees. I would have thought the squad would have been too small to cope with those losses. Fair play on the win. Ballyroan must be kicking themselves

How is Alan kinsella been playing since his bad injury?

Can only comment on our game last weekend as didn't see the other three.
It was a tall order for Courtwood to win that game being without Donoher and Hogan on top of the lads who are unavailable this year (Collins, Luttrell and Luke Doran).
But Ballyroan Abbey never really put the game to bed and paid a huge price getting caught with that late goal.
Thought Colm Walsh, Diarmuid Whelan and Davin McEvoy were their best players. Sean O'Flynn rightly grabbed the headlines but his brother Paul and Cian Doyle were also very good for us.
The draw could've been kinder for the next round though!🙂

Alan's getting better with each game. He only played his first game shortly before the league final so each game he plays from now on is bound to bring him on.

Can only comment on our game last weekend as didn't see the other three.
It was a tall order for Courtwood to win that game being without Donoher and Hogan on top of the lads who are unavailable this year (Collins, Luttrell and Luke Doran).
But Ballyroan Abbey never really put the game to bed and paid a huge price getting caught with that late goal.
Thought Colm Walsh, Diarmuid Whelan and Davin McEvoy were their best players. Sean O'Flynn rightly grabbed the headlines but his brother Paul and Cian Doyle were also very good for us.
The draw could've been kinder for the next round though!🙂

Can issue a strong do not recommend for DJ Carey's.

Brian Cody's too. Ghostwritten by Martin Breheny and managed to say nothing in an entire book.

Liam Hayes, Justin McCarthy and Michael Duignan all had great autobiographies.

Mayo
Kerry
Dublin
Roscommon
Galway
Tyrone
Derry
Monaghan

Laois v London Saturday week in Parnell Park at 3pm .

Hate Parnell Park. Would've preferred a bigger pitch. Points difference could be a factor.

Tadhg Dinneen is very highly rated. Hope he pushes on to under 20 and senior in years to come.

not sure wat it says wen our minor manager is doin tv commentries for u20 football games in the middle o championship.

Can't see the problem to be honest. Surely he's entitled to do whatever he wants in his spare time?

 Dermot Earley Snr

Sport in Ireland is really about different tribes. Especially in the North, but also in the South.

Dublin is an interesting example. Pre Kevin Heffernan, Dublin teams were usually backboned by people from the country.
Dublin now is probably majority culchie so the GAA side is self propelling.

Rugby has made some inroads beyond its traditional bastions. Eg Tullow

It's hard for non traditional soccer teams to stay in the Premier Division. Even Cork soccer has gone through a number of reorganisations over the years.
The League of Ireland roll of honour probably wouldn't surprise anyone from a century ago.

The biggest problem facing all male sports is not lads choosing to play a rival sport. It's general disinterest and laziness among a lot of the "Playstation generation".
And to add to that you can factor in the amount of lads who just want to play sport casually (e.g. 5 a side on the astroturf) or do their own thing as in gym, running, cycling without actually joining a club in any sport.
I wouldn't have figures to hand but just anecdotally in my home county Laois, there's a huge drop off in the number of junior soccer clubs, the two local rugby clubs now struggle to put out a second team whereas they used to have thirds and sometimes fourths and GAA clubs that used to have three teams have two or had two teams and now have one.
Women's sports actually seem to be doing quite well and growing.

Rathnure. Lost 5 All-Ireland finals.
And Mount Leinster Rangers.

these fixtures are not confirmed yet so take care lads.

The London one is set in stone though as apparently teams have to know well in advance to plan travel.
Book the flights!🙂

Any guesses as to what a GAAGo annual pass will cost? Think it was €120 last year.

It also re emphasises the need to revamp our intermediate championship. Sending our 17th rank team to compete isn't doing us any favours in the Leinster intermediate championship.

Wouldn't disagree with that. Offaly's 9th ranked team (Bracknagh) were in the same competition. Same as Fenagh in Carlow.

Might be OK for bigger, mainly one code counties to send their 13th or 17th ranked team like Kildare, Meath, Kilkenny do, but it isn't doing us any favours.

Anyone know how things are going with the new manager etc.

News on new fella's in or lads not willing to commit for next year?

From listening to him n the podcast he was ready to get going

Through no fault of his own, he's probably playing catch up a bit. He's probably secretly hoping C/B don't have a huge run in the Leinster club! Billy probably hoping the same with Port!
Are we playing the same 5 teams in the league? i.e. Waterford, Antrim, Dublin, Tipp and Kilkenny?