Tailteann Cup 2023

[Butch Cassidy]

Great win for Laois and delighted for the lads. Laois have a good record playing away in Ulster for some unknown reason. 1-2 for Timmons and 1-1 the last day, what a great player he is and has been for Laois over the years

[georgedoylesrightleg]

we will bate firmanagh

Yes wer told

[BallyroanAbu]

A question ?, has anyone seen or heard on Social Media the players being abused as far as I am aware the only people that are getting stick is the management.  I firmly believe this group under Sugrue would at least get to a tailteann cup semi.  I doubt Billy will be around much longer, but stranger things have happened.  The above question is every time Billy talks it's about players getting stick which I don't think they are.

[High Fielder]

They got stick after London. I was critical myself after that and I don't mind admitting it. We all appreciate the commitment of these lads, but that was a rubbish performance and they knew it themselves. They're no world beaters but you can't wrap them in cotton wool either. They don't get a pass because everything else is in rag order. As for Billy, he's diverting attention in all probability. He must have wolfed down on the Mourinho and Ferguson handbook. Billy is the least of our worries still in my opinion.

[georgedoylesrightleg]

dishustig interview. shame on him takin shine off de players win like dis

[Tier2]

Only thing worse than a bad loser is a bad winner.
His skin must be fairly thin.

Let the player's enjoy the win instead of using it as a pulpit for his own agenda.

[Butch Cassidy]

He's trying to create a siege mentality for the players. Hopefully they get a nice draw and build on the win yesterday.

[County Man]

Fantastic result in Brewster Park yesterday evening. In what was a tense and cagey affair, our lads deserve tremendous credit for delivering a full performace for the 70/75 minutes to record a deserved victory against hot favourites Fermanagh.

We were well organised early doors and had a structured plan that kept things tight. We grew into the game and found ourselves 0-5 to 0-2 up due to fine scores finished by the man in the best position to score. The pick of the bunch was Mark Timmon's point, just quick thinking to chip the breaking ball over off the ground from about 25 yards out. Evan O'Carroll who was tightly marked all game got a fantastic score then just before half time. I didn't spot the incident that led to the Fermanagh sending off but the referee had no hesitation in issuing a red card.

Fermanagh had a purple patch early in the second halfp to go 8-6 up and you just felt that Laois needed to get the next score to break that momentum. Our goal was a brilliantly worked team goal finished sublimely by Timmo and then a sweet point from O'Carroll. The chips were down when Fermanagh goaled a minute later to go 1-8 to 1-7 up but great character was shown from there. I felt that our midfielders (Kieran Lillis and Damon Larkin) were excellent all game.

Edge of the seat stuff then but Mark Barry took the last score wonderfully in injury time to put us 1-11 to 1-9 up so they needed a goal. Heart in mouth stuff right at the end with that goalmouth scramble! Thankfully we survived!

Very encouraging result and joyous scenes at the end. Fermanagh will play division 2 football next year. Great win for us against the odds.

Quater final draw tomorrow morning around 830 and it will be an away game against either Limerick, Antrim or Meath.

Laois Abu

[Toomanygaels]

How did we end up with such a dislikeable manager. The supporters of Laois GAA are not giving out about the players. The genuine supporters know they are giving their best.

All the criticism is of him. He has not got the personality to be a manager, he resources to bully boy tactics whe ever he is under pressure.

[georgedoylesrightleg]

He's trying to create a siege mentality for the players. Hopefully they get a nice draw and build on the win yesterday.

his attackin laois peeple

[on the hop]

He's trying to create a siege mentality for the players. Hopefully they get a nice draw and build on the win yesterday.

i think Limerick possibly would be the best draw, Antrim and Meath would be slightly tougher away from home. Timmons would be a big loss as he is nearly our top scorer at the moment !!!!.

[Spiritof86]

The lads played with a lot of fight and determination yesterday like they've doing all year . Last weekend against London been the exception. Thought our tackling was better yesterday and in fairness to Lillis  he was on it from the start . Fermanagh folk genuinely expected to win yesterday . Maybe it translated into there players .

Timmons will be a huge loss if he's not available next week . He's the real leader of that team .
Whatever happens Billy won't be around next year  . As someone said the problems lay elsewhere.
Limerick wouldn't be the worst draw.

[Joeythelips]

His comments were another sign he is not good enough to be an inter county coach. Siege mentality guff is the stuff of 90s GAA club management.
He is responsible for preparing the squad for each match and having presided over abject failure the past 2 seasons he has a pop at critics when they have a decent result. Like all on here I hope Laois win the thing out but I don't think they will as although they are limited they are also hamstrung by having, in my opinion, a poor inter county management team.

[georgedoylesrightleg]

feel for plauers, we're laffing stock again. terrible

[on the hop]

So Limerick it is , probably the best of the draws. They have won two of their three games so much the same level.