Longford Football (& Hurling) Thread

Started by North Longford, November 17, 2006, 09:47:45 AM

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The Insider

Quote from: LaurelEye on September 28, 2024, 06:35:09 PM
Quote from: Sideliner on September 28, 2024, 04:47:37 PMWell done Mostrim. Great win after waiting around a good few weeks to play.

Things have spiralled downwards very quickly for Carrickedmond. Their performances in the group stages warranted another year at Senior level, but with two going down this year, it made it treacherous for many clubs. At least 3 or 4 other teams were only a game away from ending up in the relegation playoffs.

I'm afraid that their off-field behaviour has left me with absolutely no sympathy for them. (And I'm not referring here to the appeals, which they were entitled to do even if the cause was always hopeless, but to the stuff going on further in the background.)
That saga still hasn't ended

LaurelEye

Quote from: The Insider on September 30, 2024, 08:55:50 PM
Quote from: LaurelEye on September 28, 2024, 06:35:09 PM
Quote from: Sideliner on September 28, 2024, 04:47:37 PMWell done Mostrim. Great win after waiting around a good few weeks to play.

Things have spiralled downwards very quickly for Carrickedmond. Their performances in the group stages warranted another year at Senior level, but with two going down this year, it made it treacherous for many clubs. At least 3 or 4 other teams were only a game away from ending up in the relegation playoffs.

I'm afraid that their off-field behaviour has left me with absolutely no sympathy for them. (And I'm not referring here to the appeals, which they were entitled to do even if the cause was always hopeless, but to the stuff going on further in the background.)
That saga still hasn't ended

I'm sure it hasn't; but our part in it is over.

LaurelEye

Quote from: Sideliner on September 30, 2024, 06:55:46 PMHard luck Laurel. Ye had a lot to contend with this year and still were only a kick of a ball away from a final.
I didn't get to see the game. Were you impressed with Colmcille?

I was too preoccupied and too "in the moment" to actually appreciate it at the time as a game; I'll look at it later on Cl*bb*r when I'm a little less depressed :-\. As I said, my real impression is that while they were the stronger team overall, we missed a lot of chances - some due to the wind - and failed to take advantage of the nine-minute period with the extra man or the defensive errors that Colmcille made at the very, very end.

mad tan

All set for Sunday. Its been a strange Championship with all that went on. But that wont matter to Abbeylara or Colmcille. Don't really have a favourite but I suppose after losing 4 in a row I wouldn't begrudge it to Abbeylara. 

LaurelEye

Final:

Abbeylara v Colmcille, Sun 4pm

Odds:

Paddy Power (https://www.paddypower.com/gaelic-games/longford-club-football?tab=outrights):

Colmcille 15/2 9/1 8/1 17/2 4/1 5/6
Abbeylara 20/1 14/1 8/1 10/1 9/1 11/2 5/6

BoyleSports (https://www.boylesports.com/sports/gaa/outrights):

Abbeylara 25/1 16/1 12/1 9/1 10/1 11/2 9/2 4/5
Colmcille 9/1 12/1 10/1 9/1 3/1 10/11

I did say at the start of the championship that:

QuoteInsofar as anyone outside those two might make an impact, the prices for Abbeylara strike me as being absolutely crazy and they're likely to be there or thereabouts when it comes to the semi-finals

and I suppose I shouldn't be really surprised that they're now in the final but I was unimpressed by them in every match where I saw them up to the semi-final due to their clear weakness in converting chances (and that applies to our own game against them where they should have been out the door). What they are good at (and they share this with Colmcille) is in stifling their opponents so today is likely to be both a close and a low-scoring match and is probably not going to be one for the neutral connoisseur. Colmcille have better prospects up front but their potential weaknesses are that they've been playing all year in Division 2 against very weak opposition (which certainly showed in their first match against Killoe) and their group was much more stratified and less competitive than Abbeylara's.

Almost impossible to call, but the bookies might just have it right in giving the narrowest of narrow edges to Abbeylara.

LaurelEye

Abbeylara 0-12 Colmcille 1-9

All to do again.

Shamrock Shore

Nightmare for the Colmcille back who gifted the stoppage time equaliser.
Smyth took it well, in fairness.

Blowitupref

What was the attendance for yesterday's senior county final?
Is the ref going to finally blow his whistle?... No, he's going to blow his nose

Blowitupref

#2288
FT Abbeylara 2-10 Colmcille 1-7 after extra time.  First county success since 2006 and  as posted here by LaurelEye, Abbeylara was 20/1 to win the title before the championship started.
Is the ref going to finally blow his whistle?... No, he's going to blow his nose

LaurelEye

Fr. O'Regan's Craanford 0-7 Grattan Óg 1-9

Crettyard 1-11 Fr. Manning Gaels 0-11

LaurelEye


Shamrock Shore

The Grattans flying the flag.

Abbey were cat yesterday I believe.


The Insider

Looking like a challenge for new chairperson position.  Outgoing chairperson running for vice chairperson