Laois hurling manager Seamus ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett feels his team are in a position to “push on” given the work they’ve put in over the past few years.

Plunkett was re-appointed O’Moore County boss last month following Eddie Brennan’s decision to step down after two years with the team.

Plunkett feels there were some solid performances in 2020, but would like to improve the team’s win-rate overall this year.

"You often wonder are we improving incrementally as we go along," he is quoted saying by RTE Sport. "The standard bearers, in terms of how this is measured, are Limerick at the minute. You look at their development (plans) and underage success and, while it doesn't guarantee senior success, it's certainly helpful. On that, I'd say we still have a lot of work to do. 

"On the flip side of that - as a Laois supporter as I was the last couple of years - I think the team itself worked hard and are certainly in a position to push on and not just stand still.

"If we look at 2020, we played Wexford, Clare, Carlow, Kilkenny and Dublin in the league and then went into the championship against Dublin and Clare. I think there were some solid performances in that but nonetheless, we just won one match, against Carlow by a number of points.

"We know we've a hill to climb. We're going to be facing into the same league and championship this year. The next step is competitiveness and consistency against all these teams that are in the top division. Every match that we go into, we need to be looking at winning those matches. That's certainly what we will be doing."

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