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Hi Lads just a forum to discuss bar the senior hurlers.
Starting with the Under 20 Footballers at the week end.
They took a heavy beating off Tipp.
Is the Football Academy fit for purpose?
Do schools need to amalgamate to get some players playing in the top level of Secondary schools Football

Southsham (Limerick) - Posts: 749 - 10/03/2025 11:56:48    2595721

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Replying To Southsham:  "Hi Lads just a forum to discuss bar the senior hurlers.
Starting with the Under 20 Footballers at the week end.
They took a heavy beating off Tipp.
Is the Football Academy fit for purpose?
Do schools need to amalgamate to get some players playing in the top level of Secondary schools Football"
Yeah, that U20 result was very disappointing against a county of similar standard. "Lifting the Treaty" was amazing for the hurlers but eventhough maybe not as well resourced, the Football Academy is dedicated to football and is going for over 10 years now, so it should be beginning to showing results, especially against the likes of Tipp & Clare, but we seem to be as far away as ever.

Amalgamating schools would definitely help to get more exposure against top schools from outside the county at underage, but the real problem for football is that it will also be second in Limerick. It has a small pick to begin with and with the county not allowing dual under-age, any decent dual player is obviously going to pick hurling. Having dual players at senior inter-county is probably not possible now, but it definitely is at under-age level and there has to be dual players who don't make it at senior hurling level, who would be decent inter-county footballers but because they are not involved in football at any stage under-age, they are lost to the county footballers.

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1122 - 10/03/2025 12:55:44    2595743

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Thats an interesting point.
Are any other counties following that policy of restricting young lads to one code.
Maybe a divisional team or 2 could be entered in the Senior Championship?
Just throwing out ideas

Southsham (Limerick) - Posts: 749 - 11/03/2025 09:29:02    2595893

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Replying To Southsham:  "Thats an interesting point.
Are any other counties following that policy of restricting young lads to one code.
Maybe a divisional team or 2 could be entered in the Senior Championship?
Just throwing out ideas"
I don't know about other counties, but it would be very few I'd say.
Divisonal team like they have in Kerry is a great idea. It would give lads from junior & intermediate clubs much more exposure. We do need to start thinking of other ways to promote & lift football in the county as the football academy sadly doesn't seem to be improving things.

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1122 - 11/03/2025 14:50:18    2595952

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