Laois win puts rumours to bed

THAT storming win over Meath on Sunday should finally end the rumours of all not being well in the Laois camp.

Even before a ball was kicked this year, the question was being asked if this was a team of one-season wonders and the decisions of four squad members to pull out at the start of the year only intensified the whispering campaign.

Add in a barely believable injury crisis, Fergal Byron's near withdrawal from the panel and the recent ejection/reinstatement of three Portlaoise players for disciplinary reasons all added to the intrigue.