A delegate at last night's Laois County Board meeting alleged that senior county players went on the lash prior to games.

At a heated and at times explosive gathering, where the future of county boss Peter Creedon was discussed in the wake of a disastrous campaign, Crettyard representative John Burke claimed it was common knowledge that up to four Laois players had been frequenting pubs prior to playing for their county:

"Here is the place for an honest discussion, we're all adults here. I'd just like to make the point, and I'll ask the question here; is it the manager's fault that at least four of our senior football players congregate for drinking sessions? Everyone in the street is talking about that, is that the senior manager's fault? Or is it the players' fault? Four of our starting team were involved in that," he is quoted in The Leinster Express.

"If we want to come in here now and have an honest discussion, we'll have one. The discussion we'll have will be all over the media in the morning, Laois are doing this or Laois are doing that. You can't drink pints of Guinness and talk shite in a pub and then play football."

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