No probs at all Mucka. Politics is probably the main problem. You have this Dundalk/North Louth v Drogheda/South Louth divide. When Louth won the All Ireland in 1957, alot of the players came from the Ardee/Mid Louth area. The ground issue is another problem. Every year Wee hear that there is gonna be something done and yet nothing is happening. Louth have no underage success in donkeys years. As they say you reap what you sow.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 15/07/2015 11:03:37    1753649

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1753649 No probs at all Mucka. Politics is probably the main problem. You have this Dundalk/North Louth v Drogheda/South Louth divide. When Louth won the All Ireland in 1957, alot of the players came from the Ardee/Mid Louth area. The ground issue is another problem. Every year Wee hear that there is gonna be something done and yet nothing is happening. Louth have no underage success in donkeys years. As they say you reap what you sow.

The clubs should revolt at the next AGM of the CB and a serious reform should take place. If everyone is not rowing the one way the boat will never go anywhere and now your in the lowest place possible its the best time for root and branch reform Ollie. Its not going to happen with the clubs speaking up.

muckla (UK) - Posts: 370 - 15/07/2015 11:37:16    1753685

Mucka as Yazz would sing the only way is up.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 15/07/2015 11:44:42    1753700

Lost to Meath by a point in next round

19616609 (Louth) - Posts: 1679 - 16/07/2015 12:46:55    1754246

Recover to what level? 1950s Louth teams? Or the Louth teams of the following 60 years who didnt do much of note? I know people will bring up the 2010 final, but that was a once off, a freak statistical outlier from their usual trend of winning the odd game.

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1677 - 16/07/2015 13:25:44    1754291

Don't know

some great clubs and great work being done, but the county size isn't the problem as Fermanagh must have the smallest GAA population ( and only 18 clubs),
But underage success is thin on the ground , with no real strong school

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1688 - 16/07/2015 13:34:48    1754303

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Recover to what level? 1950s Louth teams? Or the Louth teams of the following 60 years who didnt do much of note? I know people will bring up the 2010 final, but that was a once off, a freak statistical outlier from their usual trend of winning the odd game.

The last two years have been a disaster for the Wee County in terms of results. Louth would always put it up to most teams. Apart from the usual hammerings they get off the Dubs, Louth would always put in a performance. Your own Meath team also found it tough going against Louth. I know you beat us by nine points in 2011, but 1998, 2002 and 2010 Meath just got over the line against Louth. Louth have won National league titles in 2000, 2006 and 2011. The 1940s and the 1950s was a golden era for the Louth gaa team.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 16/07/2015 14:34:09    1754355

We even sent Meath to Div.3 in 2011

19616609 (Louth) - Posts: 1679 - 16/07/2015 21:19:49    1754641

louth had a few near missed in the 90s that could have been their golden spell. i remember the 1992 leinster semi vs dublin they led 1-9 to 0-8 in the second half.
in 1998 they loat 1-11 to 0-15 to meath, and of course 1997 when meath had half a team v offaly. also lost to laois in 91 after a replay could have beaten meath in the final

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 818 - 16/07/2015 21:48:09    1754659

19616609 that was 8 April 2012. Easter Sunday when Louth beat Meath in the league.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 17/07/2015 10:21:53    1754721

The same question could be asked of Meath, Westmeath, Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Longford, as none of them are in any way competitive with Dublin. Louth senior county team is in a bad place at the moment, but it's all relative. I've no doubt they'll recover, it's to what level they can achieve!

moylagh (Meath) - Posts: 486 - 17/07/2015 11:07:40    1754751

From 2012-2014 Louth were in division 2, so I'd be pleased if we could get back to that level. The will to succeed isn't there in Louth like in other counties. You have a county board who don't feel the need to replace a manger who was beaten by 23 points or to even question the manager describing us as a junior team. The county board in Louth are a joke and until they leave, we are going to continue to struggle.

PK57 (Louth) - Posts: 1660 - 17/07/2015 11:30:35    1754773