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Agree with previous posts , the problem we seem to have is retaining players and who's to know how many of the younger lads that have come on the panel will decide to go travelling and step away next year or year after, it's been happening for years and I'm not blaming players as they have a life outside football to lead but until we can retain a core panel for at least 4 ot 5 years we'll be constantly in the cycle we're in , rebuilding and whenever we do get promoted straight back down because a raft of lads step away at the one time just like last year. Take each game as it comes starting in London Sunday week and if we can get out full team out we are at least capable of being in the mix JimmyNail (Leitrim) - Posts: 322 - 03/02/2026 15:34:46 2654809 Link
Replying To Sligoman1234: "Sligo have the same points as Leitrim. Yet yer saying yer up for promotion and we are up for relegation. Ya need to take things in perspective, beating the worst ranked team from 2025 league is hardly hang up the bunting territory. I wouldn't even think about promotion until ya get close to round 5. Each game as it comes. London is massive for Leitrim and tbh do Leitrim really want to be promoted again with such a limited panel at present. I think they would be best served with a rebuilding period and if finished top 3/4 would be a good start from the disaster of 2025." Sligo have enough of their own issues to sort thanks so much for agreeing. They struggled to put away a woefully poor Fermanagh team on Sunday last please and you come on here pretending to know about Leitrim football please. We don't have any "look at me please thanks so much" players anymore thank you. They seemed to have moved on yet again to coaching other teams thanks very much. But we are all the better for it. Thank you. bláthach (Leitrim) - Posts: 424 - 03/02/2026 19:49:14 2654862 Link
Replying To JimmyNail: "Agree with previous posts , the problem we seem to have is retaining players and who's to know how many of the younger lads that have come on the panel will decide to go travelling and step away next year or year after, it's been happening for years and I'm not blaming players as they have a life outside football to lead but until we can retain a core panel for at least 4 ot 5 years we'll be constantly in the cycle we're in , rebuilding and whenever we do get promoted straight back down because a raft of lads step away at the one time just like last year. Take each game as it comes starting in London Sunday week and if we can get out full team out we are at least capable of being in the mix" I think ambition might have been a problem. If a team's ambition is to get promoted from division 4. Do they have the hunger or ambition to play in Div3. From hearing what Poacher has had to say, he wants to build a squad of players who want to be in the top 50% of teams in the country I.e. play in division 2. While this might not seem realistic at the minute. At least promotion isn't the end of the team's ambition but our mindset when promoted will be to compete in division three. I believe this is part of the reason why why have failed to hold onto players and given very poor showing in Division 3. I am old enough to remember when we were relegated to Division 4 in the 90s and a lot of the players at time didn't have the appetite to play at division 4 level. We have been witnessing a generation of players who didn't have the appetite to play above Division 4. I believe that Poacher is trying to change that mindset. Backheel (Leitrim) - Posts: 231 - 03/02/2026 19:53:48 2654863 Link