Replying To Onion Breath: "Watched that match back in full this evening. I hadn't realised when there just how much more possession we had and how many turnovers we had, especially in the second half. No question the more efficient and ultimately the better team won on the day but I was interested to hear RTE's stats with Anthony daly pointing out we created 50 scoring opportunities, which resulted in 41 actual scoring attempts. That's some return in fairness and for me the winning and losing of it all boiled down to our poor shooting.
Hopefully the younger players will be better for the experience yesterday, where mistakes were punished especially for their goal which we gifted them, and we can get back to this final again next year. Another hope is that the three golden generation players, who were off form to varying extents yesterday but who all owe us nothing, will re-emerge next year and give it another go. It will be a tougher competition next year but with semi finals introduced for next year we should certainly be there at the business end again.
Roll on the club championships now. Looking forward to seeing how it goes with hurling and football starting and continuing at the same time."
You lost the game by 9 points. That's the only relevant stat.
Replying To The_Pebble: "Laois have 9 Senior Leinster Titles, 6 in football, 3 in hurling, fact. My grandfather was on the 1949 side, my mam's father. That's fact. Carlow have in 1944 football. Go figure."
Leix has almost double the population of Carlow for GAA purposes. 96,000 v 56,000 (because of Graiguecullen).
Only Leitrim and Longford have fewer people than Carlow, and they don't take hurling seriously.
Replying To CARPS: "Leix has almost double the population of Carlow for GAA purposes. 96,000 v 56,000 (because of Graiguecullen).
Only Leitrim and Longford have fewer people than Carlow, and they don't take hurling seriously.
Go figure."
Have been following this thread for the past week or so to see what Carlow people were saying about the McDonagh Cup Final, as where I'm from is not too far from the Carlow border.
Have to ask at this stage - why oh why do some of you insist on referring to "Leix" ?
Replying To Pikeman96: "Have been following this thread for the past week or so to see what Carlow people were saying about the McDonagh Cup Final, as where I'm from is not too far from the Carlow border.
Have to ask at this stage - why oh why do some of you insist on referring to "Leix" ?
I've never seen anyone do it before."
Ah..that old Leix story from the plantations. The Carlovians are rejoicing because they've just subjated thousands of the Leixs in Queens county. Proper history here.
Replying To moros: "Ah..that old Leix story from the plantations. The Carlovians are rejoicing because they've just subjated thousands of the Leixs in Queens county. Proper history here."
Growing up in Carlow a stones throw from border with Leix We always called that territory Leix, as did the inhabitants of Graiguecullen. One of the main dairies in Carlow was called The Leix dairy painted over the shop front. Never any love lost We would be very careful when venturing over the bridge. As they were coming from the Leix side
Replying To Pikeman96: "Have been following this thread for the past week or so to see what Carlow people were saying about the McDonagh Cup Final, as where I'm from is not too far from the Carlow border.
Have to ask at this stage - why oh why do some of you insist on referring to "Leix" ?
I've never seen anyone do it before."
So you have been following us for the last week before the Mcdonagh final & that's all you came away with Jesua wept
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