Replying To LongBall94:  "An update to the Leitrim panel for 2026. There may be future additions but at the moment this is where we stand.

From what I'm hearing the guts of the boys who have been asked in have committed and have been training in the last few weeks .
This automatically means we have a far stronger squad then last year.

Saying all that theres still no Jack Gilheany, Jack Foley, David Bruen, Pearce Dolan, Mark Plunkett, Darragh Rooney, Keith Beirne etc. And Donal Casey has a long term injury. No word on Niall Walsh as of yet.

That leaves us without Casey and Foley who were our 2 best defenders in a struggling defence last year.
Gilheaney would start at 6 but isn't commiting, unfortunately. Theres some loose talk that Bruen may be home early in the new year. That would be huge.

We're really going to struggle defensively from what I can see. I don't see a number 3 or 6 ready made for Inter county football.

You would hope that Poachers system and style of football can cover us defensively and then our talented forward line can see us through games."

Replying To Loughallenbanks:  "I seen that report alright. I don't think it's a simple task though. I do completely agree with what you're saying but there's so many factors to consider when looking to reorganising the structure, club rivalries etc. I do think however we could do with more in the development structure such as a regional competition like north v south Leitrim which would be a good chance for scouts to observe future talent over even an u23/4 competition like they have in Galway. I think development could be improved but I think there's easier ways than eliminating clubs. My personal opinion is that the county board don't want to put in the effort for any development"