Laois Senior Football Championship 2018

[Laois fan]

Danny o rielly also

[BallyroanAbu]

Graiguecullen were in the relegation semi or final year before Clancy took over. 

[Laoiseabu]

Anyone can end up in a relegation semi sure ? O'Dempseys got relegated a few years ago , Stradbally were in relegation semis on a regular basis then won the championship out of nowhere . St Joseph's were in a relegation semi one year and then the rule book kept them and a couple of others up .

[portlaoisekid]

You're  spot on there. I'm from a smallish  rural club and it's hard  to get volunteers  to do anything.  I'd say starting a club would be nigh on impossible. Maybe a juvenile  club U13 down and set a target for adult football  in 6 years.  If parents  are helping  with kids then they're  more likely  to follow them up  the ranks too.  Enough  ground for a pitch might be a problem  too though

Im hearing there's a full sized 4g Astro turf pitch going into one of the second level schools in the town

Project cost close to the €1m mark

who is paying for that ?

[clonadmad]

You're  spot on there. I'm from a smallish  rural club and it's hard  to get volunteers  to do anything.  I'd say starting a club would be nigh on impossible. Maybe a juvenile  club U13 down and set a target for adult football  in 6 years.  If parents  are helping  with kids then they're  more likely  to follow them up  the ranks too.  Enough  ground for a pitch might be a problem  too though

Im hearing there's a full sized 4g Astro turf pitch going into one of the second level schools in the town

Project cost close to the €1m mark

who is paying for that ?

Portlaoise Gaa won't be asked to contribute,afaik

[portlaoisekid]

Would it be the norm for a GAA club to contribute to a school pitch?

[Jd]

Sure  isn't  there  one out in ballinakill  too and no club had to contribute  to it.  If it improves  the  infrastructure for games games development  in the county  then it's a positive step.

[portlaoisekid]

Thought as much.

If true isn't is fantastic for the GAA club players from the parish attending the school.

[Laois Rising]

Very cheap shot thrown at Graigue and Clancy on this forum. If you took four or five of the the most prominent players (e.g. O'Reilly, Fleming, Doran, Brennan) from any club team in Laois bar Portlaoise they would struggle badly and more than likely flirt with the relegation play-offs. A lot of young players given the chance this year and that orders well for them going forward. They will have benefited from the experience of this year. If they can keep that group of players together for the next year or two they should be competitive going forward.

I'm not sure what more they could have done this year. My reading of O'Dempsey's game was that the first goal proved the decisive score. Showed great character against Killeshin the first day and Timmons showed huge commitment and hunger driving the team forward in games. They very much looked like a team playing for their club and manager.   

[High Fielder]

I think we know it would. I'd be shocked if PK said otherwise. Portlaoise can't maximise what they have, because whilst they are numerically rich, financially they are poor. Their Intermediates are run like a Junior B team, which is just shocking. And the attitude from within seems to reflect that. So whilst a lot of us would be expecting Portlaoise to be capable of having a good second team, the reality is that it never looks like happening. You could sit down and draw up a list of lads who have just fallen by the wayside in Portlaoise. Good footballers. Certainly good enough that if they were in a rural club they'd be under pressure to perform. There is no pressure on them in Portlaoise, unless they create their own.

Portlaoise seem happy enough with the situation. They know that at the heart of the club, it is a core of people keeping the thing going. They know that they are financially constrained and that this puts limitations on them. I think some of us look at Portlaoise as being this huge club with infinite resources, I think the realty doesm't bear that out at all

[clonadmad]

Would it be the norm for a GAA club to contribute to a school pitch?

The application for funding is with the leinster council and HQ at the minute.

It would be a brilliant resource if it happens.

No more weather delayed games for starters

[Toomanygaels]

I hear Portlaoise/Bruno are appealing the sending off tonight. I presume our county board will do as they normally do and let the player off.

[Don Draper]

I hear Portlaoise/Bruno are appealing the sending off tonight. I presume our county board will do as they normally do and let the player off.

He did f**k all wrong, he's dead right to appeal

[Laoiseabu]

The question is ... will the red card be overturned ?

[Keyser Söze]

I hear Portlaoise/Bruno are appealing the sending off tonight. I presume our county board will do as they normally do and let the player off.

In fairness there is no great history of letting players off!!