Laois footballers the Championship 2018 What went on and the review!

[Tony]

I'm glad this is being played in Kildare now. It'll set a good precedent and this is the way it should be. Fair is fair. We should have had home advantage vs Dublin in 2016 but let's not forget the matter was complicated due to the fact that we had to play wicklow 2 weeks before that, thus meaning that we couldn't campaign properly for it to be in Portlaoise as we had to get over Wicklow first. Anyway, correct decision. Kildare should rightly be ashamed of their home ground though. It should be to the level of OMP or O connor park by now if they had their house in order.

[Keyser Söze]

I'm glad this is being played in Kildare now. It'll set a good precedent and this is the way it should be..

To paraphrase Gerry Conlon- "you're an innocent mon!!"
This precedent will quickly become irrelevant once the Rules & Regulations for 2019 are passed by all- with a little modification;

6.2.3 (1) Subsection A (ii) V
All games, at all stages, irrespective of the draw, are subject to fixing by the CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCc.......

[High Fielder]

f**k the Kildare players, and f**k the GPA. I dont recall them having anything to say when we were getting rode by the GAA to go play in Nowlan Park. And now the GPA are out making statements here, while ignoring the shitstorm that the Kildare hurlers are currently in. Which incidentally, the Kildare County Board have very little to say about also. Its incredible.

Kildare Hurlers is a fight worth having.

And a fight that can't be won!
As wrong as it is, these are the rules that were passed at Congress.
I don't know how these things are never argued about until 6 or 18 months later on the eve of a fixture.
Shows the calibre/attitude/deference of the delegates being sent to these meetings.

I agree with that. Feathering their own nests a lot of the time. Said and led

[The PRO]

Caveat to this needs to be that Kildare need to get their ground sorted (either new or upgrade Conleths - if even possible). If this isnt done (or plans to that effect arent made) in 5 years then GAA start cutting their funding.
Its widely known they have a shithole of a ground, they played hardball now to get their home game and fair play to them. But end result has to be a willingness to improve the ground.

I wouldn't.like.to be.the.Kildare officer who goes cap in  hand looking for their next grant off Croker!!

[High Fielder]

You make it sound like the Mafia PRO.

[The PRO]

You make it sound like the Mafia PRO.

Anyone who doesn't think the GAA works like the Mafia in some ways is very naive. 

[High Fielder]

Oh I don't think anyone is that naive PRO. I think we're well aware of how these elected representatives carry on

[OTF]

Delighted, the GAA would be very happy to have Dublin and Kerry and Kilkenny and Tipp in the AF every year because they don't give two squirts of pucks p**s about any other county.

[OTF]

I'd give them some chance against the winners of Armagh and Clare and that would be a good measure of how far we've come and of the others IMO no chance

Hard to disagree. A lot depends on how we bounce back from Sunday. They're in the gym tonight, and out tomorrow night. I'd love a crack off either of the above two. Failing that, its a descending scale of Mayo-Tyrone-Monaghan, depending on venues, most likely Croke Park double headers inevitably.

As I have said before, we will not be drawn against the winners of Armagh and Clare. The GAA do not want us playIng in the Super 8s. They will draw us out against Mayo or Tyrone. FACT!!

Something that might happen in the future can not be fact, I like yourself have my suspicions.
I thought all along we were going to draw Kildare which can't still be ruled out I suppose.
Clare and Armagh are near our level,we performed poorly again Clare recently and for that reason it would give us some measure of how much we have come on.
I for one would not be looking forward to meeting Kerry in Portlaoise or anywhere else. Dublin at least had the decency to pull up when the game was won, no pulling up with them hungry f*****s.

Just in bucken case I hope to be wrong on the Kildare prediction 😯

[Joeythelips]

Is this accurate:
Each team will have a home game, an away game and a game at Croke Park. The first group will contain the Munster champions, Connacht champions, Ulster runner-up (or qualifier team that beats them in Round four), Leinster runner-up (or qualifier team that beats them in round four). The second group will be made up of the Ulster champions, Leinster champions, Munster runner-up (or qualifier team that beats them in Round four), Connacht runner-up (or qualifier team that beats them in round four).

So Laois (or their victors will be in with Kerry, Galway & Fermanagh or their victors). The thoughts of getting to Super 8s is exciting even though Laois are probably a year off being at their best development wise under current management. Kerry and Galway would beat us badly I think and while we would do ok against Fermanagh, I don't think Fermanagh would beat many of the qualifiers, a bit like ourselves. I think it would be best for Laois not to draw Armagh, Im not saying we would definitely beat them but we certainly could. Better to get a Kildare, Tyrone or Monaghan and see where we stand after the Dublin game. If they can beat anyr of those then they deserve a place in SUper 8s without a doubt.

[Junior Ex Laoistalk]

This is the way it works:



Super 8 Group One
Teams: Kerry, Galway, Fermanagh or Rd.4 qualifier, Laois or Rd.4 qualifier.

Phase 1 July 14/15
Kerry vs Galway @ Croke Park
Fermanagh/Rd.4 qualifier vs Laois/Rd.4 qualifier @ Croke Park

Phase 2 July 21/22
Fermanagh/Rd.4 qualifier vs Galway
Laois/Rd.4 qualifier vs Kerry

Phase 3 August 4/5
Kerry vs Fermanagh/Rd.4 qualifier
Galway vs Laois/Rd.4 qualifier


Super 8 Group Two
Teams: Donegal, Dublin, Cork or Rd.4 qualifier, Roscommon or Rd.4 qualifier.

Phase 1 July 14/15
Dublin vs Donegal @ Croke Park
Cork/Rd.4 qualifier vs Roscommon/Rd.4 qualifier @ Croke Park

Phase 2 July 21/22
Cork/Rd.4 qualifier vs Dublin
Roscommon/Rd.4 qualifier vs Donegal

Phase 3 August 4/5/6
Donegal vs Cork/Rd.4 qualifier
Dublin vs Roscommon/Rd.4 qualifier

[OTF]

Is this accurate:
Each team will have a home game, an away game and a game at Croke Park. The first group will contain the Munster champions, Connacht champions, Ulster runner-up (or qualifier team that beats them in Round four), Leinster runner-up (or qualifier team that beats them in round four). The second group will be made up of the Ulster champions, Leinster champions, Munster runner-up (or qualifier team that beats them in Round four), Connacht runner-up (or qualifier team that beats them in round four).

So Laois (or their victors will be in with Kerry, Galway & Fermanagh or their victors). The thoughts of getting to Super 8s is exciting even though Laois are probably a year off being at their best development wise under current management. Kerry and Galway would beat us badly I think and while we would do ok against Fermanagh, I don't think Fermanagh would beat many of the qualifiers, a bit like ourselves. I think it would be best for Laois not to draw Armagh, Im not saying we would definitely beat them but we certainly could. Better to get a Kildare, Tyrone or Monaghan and see where we stand after the Dublin game. If they can beat anyr of those then they deserve a place in SUper 8s without a doubt.

Anyone but Kildare, we beat Armagh twice in 2016 probably not at their best at the time but would give us a good idea where we are.
On the other hand big hammering from any of the other 3 would tell us nothing.

[Joeythelips]

All-Ireland SFC Round 4 draw

Fermanagh v Kildare

Laois v Monaghan

Cork v Tyrone

Roscommon v Armagh

Well there it is, we are in against one of the better Div 1 sides. Huge ask for our lads to beat them but might give us a slightly better yard stick of how much progress we have made. Monaghan are a very strong experienced side who will be red hot favourites to beat Laois comfortably like they did with Leitrim and Waterford. Will it be in Portlaoise or whats the story? Laois certainly need every advantage we can get.

[GAA-SMART]

Neutral Venue, Id Guess Mullingar

[Junior Ex Laoistalk]

I'd imagine it would be in Navan, maybe a double header with Kildare and Fermanagh