Managers, take note.
Their championship may have come to a disappointing end, last Saturday, but Laois manager Seamas ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett hasn’t forgotten about the supporters who were there for the good, and bad, days this season.
The midlanders season drew to a close with a 10-point loss to Dublin in Portlaoise, but the championship can be still considered a success after a famous win over Offaly for the first time in 43 years.
That was all achieved while Plunkett stepped away from the job for just over a week, after an incident involving players featuring in club games just days before the clash with Offaly.
Luckily he returned and masterminded an historic win over their greatest hurling rivals before slumping to heavy losses to both Galway and Dublin.
So, all in all, it’s been a hell of a ride this year. Today, clubs were informed that Cheddar wished for a thank-you message would be passed to all clubs on behalf of managers and players. Local journalist Ann Marie Guinan has managed to get her hands on it.
“A message on behalf of the Laois Senior Hurling Team and Management that has been distributed to our Clubs from Cheddar.”
July 7th 2015
Dear Chairman / Secretary
On behalf of Laois Senior Hurling team management, and also on behalf of the players themselves, I would like to thank you for your support for the county senior hurling team in 2015 and I would be pleased if you would pass on thanks to your executive and also to all of your Club members.
I would also like to express my gratitude to your club for encouraging Laois supporters to get in behind the team, especially in the Championships games. The support for the team in the Round Robin and in the Offaly, Galway and Dublin games was special and the players really appreciated it and regularly commented on it.
A number of clubs also made their facilities available to the county team for training during the year, sometimes at short notice. Your accommodation of the team and your courtesy and enthusiasm to make alternative arrangements in your club so that the county team could train on those days/nights was very welcome.
On a separate but related matter, if any county player from your club is carrying any injury from his county commitments and needs further treatment please revert to me as I would want all players to be well treated and go back to their respective clubs in the right form to play club games. I will also be advising the players of this.
In conclusion I would again like to thank you for your assistance and support in striving to drive Laois hurling forward in 2015 and I would like to wish your club all the best in all of the Laois Championships in 2015.
Yours sincerely
Seamas Plunkett
Laois Senior Hurling.It’s a wonderful gesture and managers are always asking for support so it is nice to see that a little appreciation from the the team to everyone involved.
H/T to Ann Marie Guinan
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