If Laois had even given it a lash...

A SCORELINE and a game that says far more about Laois than it does Dublin.

Less than 500 tickets were sold in the midland county last week and that level of apathy was vindicated by a performance from the Laois side that lacked any scintilla of ambition, leaving their dwindling band of supporters with little to grasp by way of consolation.

For what it’s worth, the beatings are getting less brutal. Two years ago, Laois exited the Leinster Championship by 15 points against Kildare, last year it was by ten to Meath but yesterday’s eight-point loss was as dispiriting as either one.