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Updated table after QFs and Relegation Final.

As far as I know!


Name.         Total.  Round 5
Verbal           40   7
Genocide   37   7
Ballygowan   36   8
Border Rail   34   6
Laois Heritage   32   5
Les Antiques   32   7

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[if we continue with the same game plan we brought to Carlow]

It's shocking to say that in our last 4 cship matches (2 vs Carlow and 2 vs Kildare) we have managed 1 draw and 3 losses by an average of 10 points (11,10,9 pts).

It's an absolutely shocking statistic. Laois are going the path of Offaly in the latter part of the 2010s decade. We are going to have a stint in the Christy Ring Cup yet.

I don't like criticising anyone, but I think Tommy Fitz is way out of his depth at the helm of Laois. The writing was on the wall last year after taking two bad beatings from Kildare. Tommy was only supposed to fill the gap left by the unfortunate circumstances that prompted Darren Gleeson to withdraw from the role. Laois County Board obviously don't give two hoots about the county hurlers by leaving Tommy in the role - after last year's final loss to Kildare an experienced manager should have been sought.

Barring a miracle, Laois won't be in any JMD final this year and if we continue with the same game plan we brought to Carlow, we will be in a dogfight to survive JMD and not make the drop to Christy Ring for 2027. Well done the so-called brains in Laois, if we put as much effort in to doing things right as we put into absolutely embarrassing ourselves and making ourselves a laughing stock it would be energy far better spent.

Interesting to look back at posts such as this.

Yes, I wrote that - and in particular "Barring a miracle, Laois won't be in any JMD final this year and if we continue with the same game plan we brought to Carlow, we will be in a dogfight to survive JMD and not make the drop to Christy Ring for 2027."

Obviously, the game plan was changed and we regrouped and went on to win it in the end. If the game plan wasn't changed we wouldn't have been in an asses roar of that final let alone loose one for a third year running.

Absolutely fair play to Tommy, yes I felt he was out of his depth in the role - but it takes massive courage to change things up when things are going wrong. I'm delighted for him and Laois he did, it will stand to him. Not many managers change, especially once a championship campaign has started.

Counties like ourselves - there's a fine line between progression and regression. There's no safety net as there is in Munster - where Waterford have won hardly any games there in years. Waterford don't have to worry about going down to the JMD.

We have to worry about relegation, it's a constant worry. Ahead of NHL 1B next year, we will be worried about going back to NHL 2A. Fast forward a few months later and we've to worry about being relegated from the Leinster SHC back to the JMD.

There is a 'Ah well, shure they tried' attitude in Laois GAA County Board circles when we get relegated. That doesn't wash for too long in Offaly - they copped on and got their act together over the past few years and now look at them, All Ireland Quarter Finals.

But unlike ourselves where we achieved that in 2019, Offaly GAA County Board won't think job done after they exit this years AI Championship, they'll keep working to improve further. That's the difference, Laois just hope for a bit of luck now and again and made do with moral victories where we run a big team to 3 or 4 points.

Fantastic to win, a decent performance from the lads too. I was horrified watching the first round game V Carlow and genuinely thought our season would be a tough slog following that performance. However, credit to everyone for turning the campaign around and getting through and winning the final. Was very impressed with Tommy Fitz for mentioning Darren Gleeson in his post-match interview, a very decent gesture by Tommy.

There are some questions now as we head into 2027. Would that Laois performance on Saturday have been enough to see off Kildare last year and Offaly the year before in the respective finals? i.e. have we improved since those two finals?

Will we survive in Leinster next year? Can we muster a win and probably a draw too to stay up? The two games we will target will be Offaly and Wexford. Our 1B League campaign will be vital preparation in getting up to speed at which these two teams hurl at.

On the flip side, both Wexford and Offaly will be eyeing Laois as the whipping boys to preserve their Leinster status for 2028.

NHL 1B will have Laois, Kerry, Antrim, Kildare, Wexford, Waterford and Offaly. We will need wins over Antrim and Kerry to survive here too.

Laois V Carlow
Preview from GAA+ The View

Skip to 40mins in to get to the JMD Final discussion.

A decent win today, though conceding 0-27 is a tad worrying. Good to see the forwards on fire and a good spread of scores coming from alot of players.

A win in London next hopefully, and then if all goes well a crack at Carlow in Croke Park - which will be a tough assignment.

Thought there'd be a few bits of discussion ahead of the Westmeath game today, anyways - the lads done fair well and racked up a fairly big score.
Carlow a bit lucky to get out of jail V Down, so we need to focus on that next. Thankfully we've them at home next weekend. Won't be simple to win, but home advantage should stand to us.
We've probably got over the hump after the loss V Carlow and focus on not only winning the next two games, but building a proper game plan for Carlow in the final. It's ours now for the making, and I'd be worried about the goals we're shipping. Time still though to work on that.

Didn't make the game today, but that was a much needed shot in the arm. Fair play to the lads on a good response to last week's drubbing, that takes character to come back from.
Westmeath in Mullingar on May 9th is another huge task. While we had nine points to spare in Mullingar on March 1st, that's a distant memory now. Westmeath will view this game as one they can win to get their campaign back on track.
A two week lay-off to fine tune the team is very welcome as we approach the second half of this campaign. It's needed.
Hopefully management will seriously pour over the last two games to identify where changes are needed going forward.
I think we should be able to secure wins in our final two games, but Westmeath will be a dogfight.

It's shocking to say that in our last 4 cship matches (2 vs Carlow and 2 vs Kildare) we have managed 1 draw and 3 losses by an average of 10 points (11,10,9 pts).

It's an absolutely shocking statistic. Laois are going the path of Offaly in the latter part of the 2010s decade. We are going to have a stint in the Christy Ring Cup yet.

I don't like criticising anyone, but I think Tommy Fitz is way out of his depth at the helm of Laois. The writing was on the wall last year after taking two bad beatings from Kildare. Tommy was only supposed to fill the gap left by the unfortunate circumstances that prompted Darren Gleeson to withdraw from the role. Laois County Board obviously don't give two hoots about the county hurlers by leaving Tommy in the role - after last year's final loss to Kildare an experienced manager should have been sought.

Barring a miracle, Laois won't be in any JMD final this year and if we continue with the same game plan we brought to Carlow, we will be in a dogfight to survive JMD and not make the drop to Christy Ring for 2027. Well done the so-called brains in Laois, if we put as much effort in to doing things right as we put into absolutely embarrassing ourselves and making ourselves a laughing stock it would be energy far better spent.

It was our motion!

Christ. We really have people in this county actively trying to kill hurling.

[A motion to dispense with All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals, featuring Joe McDonagh Cup teams, also got the green light with 94.1% voting yes.]

GAA Congress today: A motion to dispense with All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals, featuring Joe McDonagh Cup teams, also got the green light with 94.1% voting yes.

Absolutely shameful. I hope our delegation voted against.

This thread should be renamed to reflect the current year or a new one started!

Any idea when the club Cship draws are made?