Longford v Kildare AI SFQ

Donnellys Hollow · July 06, 2015, 09:50:23 AM

So these two great stalwarts of Leinster football will duke it out next weekend in the senior championship and the minor championship. What a time to be alive!

Shamrock Shore · July 06, 2015, 10:13:14 AM

Halycon days for sure.

It's Maynooth v Mostrim
Sallins v Slashers
Clane v Columbas

We owe ye one after the last time we met in Leinster when we had a perfectly good goal disallowed for a square ball. Other that that we have rarely met in Leinster in more recent times.

Hopefully it will be in Longford (prob all ticket) and ye can park the Horse boxes adout on the by-pass.

Then there's the recent U21 defeats for us, the upcoming minor final (as you correctly point out) and now this.

Let the fun begin.

Donnellys Hollow · July 06, 2015, 10:18:57 AM

Ardclough v Abbeylara
Ballyteague v Ballinamuck
Clogherinkoe v Colehill
Derrinturn v Drumlish
Eadestown v Edgeworthstown

Jinxy · July 06, 2015, 10:26:10 AM

I was only thinking this morning that this weather had a distinct 'O'Byrne Cup' feel about it.

Donnellys Hollow · July 06, 2015, 10:27:54 AM

The bihatimber should be recommissioned for the winners of this.

manfromdelmonte · July 06, 2015, 10:59:25 AM

Did you know there are two Slashers clubs in Longford?

Longford Slashers
Shroid Slashers

Shamrock Shore · July 06, 2015, 12:10:24 PM

Game will be in Mullingar at 7pm Saturday 11th July 2015.

Sidney · July 06, 2015, 12:45:51 PM

Quote from: Shamrock Shore on July 06, 2015, 12:10:24 PM
Game will be in Mullingar at 7pm Saturday 11th July 2015.

Why not Longford?

LaurelEye · July 06, 2015, 12:54:09 PM

Quote from: Sidney on July 06, 2015, 12:45:51 PM
Quote from: Shamrock Shore on July 06, 2015, 12:10:24 PM
Game will be in Mullingar at 7pm Saturday 11th July 2015.
Why not Longford?

Because the stands in Pearse Park are currently considered structurally unsafe by Croke Park.

Would have gone for Breffni myself.

Shamrock Shore · July 06, 2015, 12:55:42 PM

QuoteWhy not Longford?

It was discovered earlier in the year that some of the stands built about 8-10 years ago were not properly constucted and, ergo, are now closed.

COWBOYS TED..........NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF COWBOYS

This reduces the capacity and with a large horde expected from Lillyland it's now in Mullingar.

Sidney · July 06, 2015, 01:19:15 PM

Quote from: LaurelEye on July 06, 2015, 12:54:09 PM
Quote from: Sidney on July 06, 2015, 12:45:51 PM
Quote from: Shamrock Shore on July 06, 2015, 12:10:24 PM
Game will be in Mullingar at 7pm Saturday 11th July 2015.
Why not Longford?

Because the stands in Pearse Park are currently considered structurally unsafe by Croke Park.

Would have gone for Breffni myself.

A quick Google shows the capacity of Pearse Park is currently 8,000 even with a section cordoned off. If that is so, surely that's still enough for such a fixture?

panc56 · July 06, 2015, 01:22:18 PM

Kildare Offaly only had 5000, can't understand us not at least pushing for a home tie.

AZOffaly · July 06, 2015, 01:22:47 PM

I dunno Sidney, I'd imagine a decent crowd of Kildare lads and Longford lads would be heading to this. 10k or thereabouts? I think there was near 7k in Tullamore? 6,600 or something?

Sidney · July 06, 2015, 01:28:46 PM

Quote from: panc56 on July 06, 2015, 01:22:18 PM
Kildare Offaly only had 5000, can't understand us not at least pushing for a home tie.

Looked a lot smaller than 5,000.

Kildare's "massive travelling support" certainly wasn't in evidence, anyway.

If capacity is 8,000, Longford should certainly be pushing for a home tie.

Mullingar only holds 11,000, sod all difference.

manfromdelmonte · July 06, 2015, 02:13:37 PM

Quote from: Sidney on July 06, 2015, 01:28:46 PM
Quote from: panc56 on July 06, 2015, 01:22:18 PM
Kildare Offaly only had 5000, can't understand us not at least pushing for a home tie.
Looked a lot smaller than 5,000.

Kildare's "massive travelling support" certainly wasn't in evidence, anyway.

If capacity is 8,000, Longford should certainly be pushing for a home tie.

Mullingar only holds 11,000, sod all difference.

I'd love to know where the 11k in Mullingar fits in.