The future of laois hurling

[redsetanta]

Had a big win over Kildare as well. Playing against either Westmeath or Offaly in the final.

[mcwregor]

Good to see the u20s going well. They have a nice team. Missing the likes of duggan, burke, keyes and mahony against kildare too. Leinster will be tough though with some good teams in there.
The minors were hammered by tipp last night which isnt good but i dont have any specifics in terms of who they were missing etc. Think St fergals have a schools final today U16.5

[clonadmad]

Good to see the u20s going well. They have a nice team. Missing the likes of duggan, burke, keyes and mahony against kildare too. Leinster will be tough though with some good teams in there.
The minors were hammered by tipp last night which isnt good but i dont have any specifics in terms of who they were missing etc. Think St fergals have a schools final today U16.5

1.17 to 0.09 it finished

They played Tipps second team, lads that wouldn't be in the matchday 26

A fine facility down there,a lot of money being pumped in by Coolmore,from talking to the locals there last night

[mcwregor]

So thats our first team against tipps 3rd?? I thought our minor team were handy enough?

[clonadmad]

So thats our first team against tipps 3rd?? I thought our minor team were handy enough?

It was the tipp lads outside of the 26 that played or were involved in their game v Wexford last Sunday,that played against Laois last night,I was told that before throw in

And I dont think Tipp have high hopes for their minors winning an All Ireland this year

Laois were beaten by KK 3 weeks ago by 3 Points

KK were missing the Kierans contingent that day not sure about the KK CBS or Johnstown players

but that KK team had received a walloping off limerick a week before they played Laois

[clonadmad]

Laois Juvenile Hurling amalgamations 2022

Under 11 Hurling –

o Ballinakill & Ballypickas (plus 2 St Joseph's players & 2 Crettyard players)
o Park Ratheniska Timahoe (plus 1 Ballylinan player ; 1 Arles Killeen player  & 2 Arles Kilcruise players)

Under 13 Hurling –

o Ballinakill & Ballypickas (plus 2 St Joseph's players & 3 Crettyard players)
o Clonad & Trumera
o Mountmellick & Clonaslee St Manmans (plus Kilcavan & The Rock)
o Park Ratheniska Timahoe (plus 2 St Joseph's players & 1 Arles Killeen player)
o St Pauls (Courtwood & Emo)

Under 15 Hurling –

o Ballinakill & Ballypickas (plus 2 St Joseph's players; and 2 Crettyard players )
o Clonad & Trumera
o Mountmellick & Clonaslee St Manmans
o Park Ratheniska Timahoe (plus 3 St Joseph's players & 1 Arles Killeen player)
o Raheen Parish Gaels (Colt-Shanahoe & St Pauls (Courtwood & Emo))
o Rosenallis (plus 1 Kilcavan player)

Under 17 Hurling –

o Ballinakill & Ballypickas
o Na Fianna (Ballyfin, Clonaslee St Manmans, Mountmellick & Slieve Bloom)
o Park Ratheniska Timahoe (plus 3 St Joseph's players)
o Raheen Parish Gaels (Clonad, Colt-Shanahoe, Trumera, Emo & Courtwood)
o Rosenallis (plus 3 Kilcavan players)

[mcwregor]

Laois Juvenile Hurling amalgamations 2022

Under 11 Hurling –

o Ballinakill & Ballypickas (plus 2 St Joseph's players & 2 Crettyard players)
o Park Ratheniska Timahoe (plus 1 Ballylinan player ; 1 Arles Killeen player  & 2 Arles Kilcruise players)

Under 13 Hurling –

o Ballinakill & Ballypickas (plus 2 St Joseph's players & 3 Crettyard players)
o Clonad & Trumera
o Mountmellick & Clonaslee St Manmans (plus Kilcavan & The Rock)
o Park Ratheniska Timahoe (plus 2 St Joseph's players & 1 Arles Killeen player)
o St Pauls (Courtwood & Emo)

Under 15 Hurling –

o Ballinakill & Ballypickas (plus 2 St Joseph's players; and 2 Crettyard players )
o Clonad & Trumera
o Mountmellick & Clonaslee St Manmans
o Park Ratheniska Timahoe (plus 3 St Joseph's players & 1 Arles Killeen player)
o Raheen Parish Gaels (Colt-Shanahoe & St Pauls (Courtwood & Emo))
o Rosenallis (plus 1 Kilcavan player)

Under 17 Hurling –

o Ballinakill & Ballypickas
o Na Fianna (Ballyfin, Clonaslee St Manmans, Mountmellick & Slieve Bloom)
o Park Ratheniska Timahoe (plus 3 St Joseph's players)
o Raheen Parish Gaels (Clonad, Colt-Shanahoe, Trumera, Emo & Courtwood)
o Rosenallis (plus 3 Kilcavan players)

Good interesting post @clonadmad. Are ballyfin stand alone all the way up to minor and then joined with 3 other clubs? Looks like there is an obvious issue
with player drop out in certain areas
Would you have the full list of teams entered in each competition or is that too much to ask?

[Laois man]

So Trumrea and gone with Clonad this year after having a good year with Mrath last year getting to theU15A final. Why? In the U17 Cship you have Na fianna with 4 Clubs together a catchment area from just outside Mrath over nearly to kinntty and they are probably in the B aswell. Crazy shit and all short term fixes. County board should have a good look at themselves for allowing this to happen.

[clonadmad]

So Trumrea and gone with Clonad this year after having a good year with Mrath last year getting to theU15A final. Why? In the U17 Cship you have Na fianna with 4 Clubs together a catchment area from just outside Mrath over nearly to kinntty and they are probably in the B aswell. Crazy shit and all short term fixes. County board should have a good look at themselves for allowing this to happen.

Trumera as a club weren't in with mountrath at u15A last year

Mountrath have players registered with them but the dogs in the street know they will be with Trumera the minute they leave minor with mountrath

Your right NaFianna will be let stay in the B and probably will win it

Completely agree with you though,the county board are completely at fault for what's going on and allowing this

We can't be too far away from a 7/8 club combination seeing as one juvenile football amalgamation has 5 clubs represented

[Laois man]

I understand some clubs haven't the numbers but going to different clubs every few years has no future. Maybe have something like a 10 or 12 aside for smaller clubs in a B grade then join another club to take part in the A championship. But there is a few clubs our there who don't bother working with there underage so it's a easy option to join up and let other people look after them. I haven't the answers what will solve this but parish rule would cut out alot of this. I see another big fball club have 6 clubs together at one grade like how can this happen.

[Spiritof1915]

I understand some clubs haven't the numbers but going to different clubs every few years has no future. Maybe have something like a 10 or 12 aside for smaller clubs in a B grade then join another club to take part in the A championship. But there is a few clubs our there who don't bother working with there underage so it's a easy option to join up and let other people look after them. I haven't the answers what will solve this but parish rule would cut out alot of this. I see another big fball club have 6 clubs together at one grade like how can this happen.

Completely agree with the last few comments. It's a cheap cheap fix to substitute for hard work on the training field. I've said this several times on here that if a team dosent have the required numbers there should be championships for 11 aside and 13 aside.  I think all clubs would favour that over winning a competition with 5 to 6 teams.  How are young players suppose to develop. A player at u15 or even u17 might not come good until he devolps fully. Is there any other serious hurling county like laois when it comes to amalgamations. The mind boggles

[burdizzo]

So Trumrea and gone with Clonad this year after having a good year with Mrath last year getting to theU15A final. Why? In the U17 Cship you have Na fianna with 4 Clubs together a catchment area from just outside Mrath over nearly to kinntty and they are probably in the B aswell. Crazy shit and all short term fixes. County board should have a good look at themselves for allowing this to happen.

No Trumera players w/ Raheen Parish Gaels at u/17.

[clonadmad]

So Trumrea and gone with Clonad this year after having a good year with Mrath last year getting to theU15A final. Why? In the U17 Cship you have Na fianna with 4 Clubs together a catchment area from just outside Mrath over nearly to kinntty and they are probably in the B aswell. Crazy shit and all short term fixes. County board should have a good look at themselves for allowing this to happen.

No Trumera players w/ Raheen Parish Gaels at u/17.

So if they aren't in RPG as per the Cb list that was sent out in the last few days

Who are they with for 2022?

[burdizzo]

As you intimated, the "Trumera players" are playing w/ Mountrath at u17.
They're with Clonad at u15 and u13.

[mcwregor]

Some clubs really leave a lot to be desired. You look at Rosenallis who historically rarely put a team out on their own and are now putting out a team on their own at every grade. Great credit due to them for the hard work they are putting in. They are reaping the rewards at senior level in both codes as a result. While clubs on both sides of them (with much bigger numbers, but cant seem to retain them) have to join with two other clubs to make a team is a really poor reflection on them.