Laois Senior Football Championship 2018

[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

I forgot striking a player in the back of the head was allowed in Laois 🙈 but it's Bruno so let him play. Nothing to see here lads

Merely a shaking off of his opponent who had fouled him. Lads need to toughen up a wee bit.

[Toomanygaels]

Going on our county boards previous history, he is certain to get off. I think county players or former county players in Laois have something like a 90% chance of getting off on appeal.

[Keyser Söze]

Going on our county boards previous history, he is certain to get off. I think county players or former county players in Laois have something like a 90% chance of getting off on appeal.

Examples?

[Laoiseabu]

Quigley

[Don Draper]

Going on our county boards previous history, he is certain to get off. I think county players or former county players in Laois have something like a 90% chance of getting off on appeal.

Aye cos Bruno has gotten well taken care of by the County Board in the past, eh? Eh?

[Toomanygaels]

Ha ha. That's the first time I have heard a punch (with closed fist) to the side of the head called shaking off an opponent.
I wasnt like it was a rash decision by Maurice Deegan, he took plenty of time to make his decision. It looked like he was trying his best not to get him sent off. He went to 2 umpires and 2 linesmen over it. It's not wonder our county is struggling for referees.

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

I forgot striking a player in the back of the head was allowed in Laois 🙈 but it's Bruno so let him play. Nothing to see here lads

Merely a shaking off of his opponent who had fouled him. Lads need to toughen up a wee bit.

[portlaoisekid]

Portlaoise Kid, notwithstanding the club's current successful run in the county, what is your assessment of the numbers playing GAA games in Portlaoise? Do you think more needs to be done to get more playing the game in the town? Is the Portlaoise club doing enough? Would the idea of a second club in the town be resisted by Portlaoise?

First and foremost of course we would be against splitting our club in two. Portlaoise as a club is just as passionate and entitled to exist as a single entity as any club. We may be a big town but that is not reflected in our club numbers. But make no mistake we are as passionate as any club.

The potential playing numbers in Portlaoise are are great but it's a competitive market place in town , their are lads in town who play other sports or none at all and couldn't give a shite about gaa and never will. I'm not sure any amount of money could gets enough gdas to break this market.

I do believe we do an excellent job of getting lads through to senior and I firmly believe every lad gets the chance to maximise their talent and become senior players. High fielder made some decent points but one I would disagree with is the point that players go by the wayside needlessly,I believe  its firmly on the players shoulder if they are good enough they get a chance. Lads in portlaoise only want to play senior, there is zero appetite for intermediate so when a player finds themselves there they either play and excel or wilt, most wilt because they are  not good enough and just play another sport in town but those who are good enough will come through. That's harsh but true.

We need to remember portlaoise first team provides laois players not the intermediates. The better Portlaoise are the stronger laois are in both football and hurling

[Don Draper]

Ha ha. That's the first time I have heard a punch (with closed fist) to the side of the head called shaking off an opponent.
I wasnt like it was a rash decision by Maurice Deegan, he took plenty of time to make his decision. It looked like he was trying his best not to get him sent off. He went to 2 umpires and 2 linesmen over it. It's not wonder our county is struggling for referees.

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

I forgot striking a player in the back of the head was allowed in Laois 🙈 but it's Bruno so let him play. Nothing to see here lads

Merely a shaking off of his opponent who had fouled him. Lads need to toughen up a wee bit.

Our county is struggling for referees because certain clubs won't bother their holes supply referees to our games.

Our county is struggling for referees because certain clubs make no effort to ensure their players and supporters respect referees.

I'm no fan of Portlaoise, but they're not one of the aforementioned clubs.

[portlaoisekid]

Ha ha. That's the first time I have heard a punch (with closed fist) to the side of the head called shaking off an opponent.
I wasnt like it was a rash decision by Maurice Deegan, he took plenty of time to make his decision. It looked like he was trying his best not to get him sent off. He went to 2 umpires and 2 linesmen over it. It's not wonder our county is struggling for referees.

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

I forgot striking a player in the back of the head was allowed in Laois 🙈 but it's Bruno so let him play. Nothing to see here lads

Merely a shaking off of his opponent who had fouled him. Lads need to toughen up a wee bit.

let's hope he gets off , a nothing incident . Bruno takes some amount of crap off players not able for him and not a word is said when it happens.

[BobbyBoucherJr]

Ha ha. That's the first time I have heard a punch (with closed fist) to the side of the head called shaking off an opponent.
I wasnt like it was a rash decision by Maurice Deegan, he took plenty of time to make his decision. It looked like he was trying his best not to get him sent off. He went to 2 umpires and 2 linesmen over it. It's not wonder our county is struggling for referees.

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

I forgot striking a player in the back of the head was allowed in Laois 🙈 but it's Bruno so let him play. Nothing to see here lads

Merely a shaking off of his opponent who had fouled him. Lads need to toughen up a wee bit.

let's hope he gets off , a nothing incident . Bruno takes some amount of crap off players not able for him and not a word is said when it happens.

The umpires and referee saw f**k all 2 years ago when bruno was taken out v Stradbally!

[Toomanygaels]

I think the rules should be the same for everyone. Either way Portlaoise shouldn't need the services of him to much in the final. The first round of the Leinster looks like it could be a major game for them.

[BobbyBoucherJr]

Young lad from ballylinan (cant remember his name) got sent off in the semi final last year and his appeal was successful and played in the county final.

[Don Draper]

Ha ha. That's the first time I have heard a punch (with closed fist) to the side of the head called shaking off an opponent.
I wasnt like it was a rash decision by Maurice Deegan, he took plenty of time to make his decision. It looked like he was trying his best not to get him sent off. He went to 2 umpires and 2 linesmen over it. It's not wonder our county is struggling for referees.

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

I forgot striking a player in the back of the head was allowed in Laois 🙈 but it's Bruno so let him play. Nothing to see here lads

Merely a shaking off of his opponent who had fouled him. Lads need to toughen up a wee bit.

let's hope he gets off , a nothing incident . Bruno takes some amount of crap off players not able for him and not a word is said when it happens.

The umpires and referee saw f**k all 2 years ago when bruno was taken out v Stradbally!

That was an abhorrent attack

[Toomanygaels]

It just the way our county board work and oh we happen to have a Portlaoise chairman this year. I wonder on what grounds did he get off?

[BobbyBoucherJr]

Who was chairman last year when kevin byrne got off?