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It's a sad state of affairs. My own club have been seriously hampered by emigration in the past two years. Young lads just want to see the world and if your not competing for senior championships it's hard not to go. It seems that if you can keep a core group of players together you'll be in with a chance next year.

Leitrimforliam (Leitrim) - Posts: 325 - 07/11/2024 10:35:32    2578739

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Replying To Leitrimforliam:  "It's a sad state of affairs. My own club have been seriously hampered by emigration in the past two years. Young lads just want to see the world and if your not competing for senior championships it's hard not to go. It seems that if you can keep a core group of players together you'll be in with a chance next year."
Ah it's not that sad really. This isn't the emigration of the 50s or 80s or even the early 2010s. Most of those going now will be back and you'll find a lot will probably play for their clubs again. It's just that we're losing them at their peak years.

But I wouldn't discourage any young fella from going for a couple of years to see a bit of the world (even if there's no one to plug a gaping hole in our defence and we've no one able to take a free from the right!). There's more than Leitrim football out there.

IronSleeve (Leitrim) - Posts: 17 - 07/11/2024 16:28:55    2578827

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Replying To IronSleeve:  "Ah it's not that sad really. This isn't the emigration of the 50s or 80s or even the early 2010s. Most of those going now will be back and you'll find a lot will probably play for their clubs again. It's just that we're losing them at their peak years.

But I wouldn't discourage any young fella from going for a couple of years to see a bit of the world (even if there's no one to plug a gaping hole in our defence and we've no one able to take a free from the right!). There's more than Leitrim football out there."
Further to that, if managers were more flexible about lads doing their own training and not having to trek from somewhere 3 or 4 times a week to the local pitch after a hard days work or college lectures there might not be as many people pulling back from it. Lads want to play football, not be bombarded with training sessions. And also be let enjoy themselves in one of the most important periods of their lives socially, drinking bans etc are silly.

boxtyburgerbuns (Leitrim) - Posts: 16 - 07/11/2024 20:00:02    2578853

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Replying To boxtyburgerbuns:  "Further to that, if managers were more flexible about lads doing their own training and not having to trek from somewhere 3 or 4 times a week to the local pitch after a hard days work or college lectures there might not be as many people pulling back from it. Lads want to play football, not be bombarded with training sessions. And also be let enjoy themselves in one of the most important periods of their lives socially, drinking bans etc are silly."
Do clubs not organise to get lads in training with a club anymore? In my day, we got in with clubs in Dublin or facilitated other clubs with our own man who took training. There's a fine line with what you're talking about... no harm a lad enjoying themselves but some might as well stay at home as enjoyment can go too far. That being said, the young lads these days are probably more healthy conscious and don't necessarily need alcohol to have a good time.

Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1020 - 08/11/2024 10:02:05    2578899

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