Long ball ploy was never going to be enough for Laois against Dublin

It’s a good job Dublin don’t execute the perfect performance every time they play. For if they did, the umpires would be going to the UU (Umpire Union) looking for better T&C’s.

The Dublin supporters sitting beside me in the Davin Stand were shifting awkwardly while their attackers were trying to lace up their scoring boots. Meanwhile, the Laois fans were nudging each other giddily every time their duo of lone rangers, O’Carroll and Donie Kingston, got hold of the ball. They looked lively and were posing questions.

That was Laois’s problem though, their lone rangers were left alone too often. They got no decisive support. They were expected to win their primary ball, shrug off their marker and score. Don’t get me wrong, that’s what I would expect of my forwards.