Looking for a 'spark' - Laois manager Mike Quirke hoping for championship surge “We have won more kickouts this year than we did last year and we have more shots on goals and more attacks in the four games that we have played than any game last year but we haven't got the scores. We have just missed that spark." Laois manager, Mike Quirke. Photo Sportsfile Reporter: '); After a dismal league campaign that saw them relegated to Division three of the National football league, Laois will go in search of a championship win on Sunday to spark their year into life.