Laois footballers accused of drinking before games

“You can't drink pints of Guinness and talk s**** in a pub, and then play football.”

An acrimonious Laois County Board meeting has seen some of the county’s footballers accused of drinking before games and their manager Peter Creedon severely criticised, writes Stephen Barry.

Laois beat Longford and Wicklow but lost to Kildare and Clare to end their championship campaign, while being relegated to Division 4 of the league.