Courtwood shock Portlaoise, Crettyard and Mountmellick finish strong

<p>Another midweek evening, another selection of Talking Points from an eventful schedule of Laois club championship action.</p> <p>And that's why we're back with our latest<a href='https://www.laoistoday.ie/category/we-are-laois/podcasts/sportspodcast/'> Talking Sport Podcast.</a></p> <p>What an incredible start to the senior football championship: massive outsiders <a href='https://www.laoistoday.ie/2021/09/02/the-courtwood-rubbish-the-odds-to-topple-the-town-and-get-2021-laois-sfc-underway/'>Courtwood beating Portlaoise</a>, champions in 12 of the last 14 seasons.</p> <p>Alan Hartnett was at that one and he talks about Courtwood's incredible display, Eddie Kinsella's managerial masterclass - and how far can they go now?</p> <p>And what of Portlaoise? They've now lost three of their last five championship games in Laois. Can their sharp decline be halted or are they facing a period in the doldrums, as they did throughout the 1990s?</p> <p>Steven Miller was at the intermediate championship game between Crettyard and The Rock as <a href='https://www.laoistoday.ie/2021/09/02/ocarroll-hits-2-9-as-crettyard-come-from-behind-to-beat-the-rock/'>Crettyard stormed back in the final quarter of an entertaining gam</a>e.</p> <p>While we also discuss <a href='https://www.laoistoday.ie/2021/09/02/second-half-comeback-sees-mountmellick-edge-past-arles-kilcruise/'>Mountmellick's gritty 0-13 to 0-10 win over Arles-Kilcruise</a>.</p> <p>As well as that we look forward to tonight's senior game between Emo and O'Dempsey's.</p>