Yet, he should be worried, very worried, because when Meath teams come up against Laois in the championship, it is typically the Royal County manager that has come off worst. Yet it wasn’t just the players that Boylan had to front up to, after being licked by Laois at O’Connor Park in ’85. Aiden Crickley, another Meath player from that ’85 loss, admitted they were punished for not taking Laois seriously. Now, 34 years on, Meath head into another Leinster semi-final against Laois, expected to win, and with the words of Laois manager, John Sugrue, ringing in their ears. Meath’s players would be wise to disregard that remark, or they, and McEntee, could end up another footnote in a painful history with Laois.

Source: Irish Examiner June 08, 2019 04:30 UTC