Longford Football (& Hurling) Thread

[Billys Boots]

Well done Half-Parish; fair play indeed.  Good luck against the Townies.

[LaurelEye]

Well done Half-Parish; fair play indeed.  Good luck against the Townies.

I think the J**** C***** sh*te ended up benefiting us.

Firstly, even if the Clonguish players themselves wanted nothing to do with it, the uncertainty that it caused would still have been a background distraction and annoyance. Secondly, we're in a better situation having beaten them by 3 yesterday than if we'd lost by 5 last Sunday and gone through by default (though in that case Clonguish would have been hammering down the door for a playoff).

Having said that, we're still going to reach the point where we're biting off more than we can chew and next Saturday looks like being it.

[North Longford]

Laurel, you're turning into a cute kerryman!!!! If JJ had his shooting boots with him yesterday you'd have won that game by 10 points!!

[LaurelEye]

Ah, to be fair Slashers beat us quite impressively earlier this year in the Laurels (whereas we've beaten Clonguish quite regularly in the league) so next Saturday is a sizeable step up.

As regards the scoring boots, we faded out of it for the latter part of the second half. Having been seven points up and then seeing the margin being shaved to six, then five, then four, then three, then two was nerve-wracking when whatever chances we were getting upfront were being sent astray. I had a sinking feeling right up to the end that they were going to manage a goal and put us out and the refereeing wasn't a help.

Other people in Mullinalaghta are much better than me at being cute Kerrymen for obvious reasons .

[North Longford]

Yeah I suppose when you're born with it. They must do lessons in it.
Jesus never seen anything like the way Dowler went in the last 20 mins. There appeared to be 2 rule books in operation. One for the Clonguish forwards on the acceptable ways to assault a mullinalaghta back coming out with the ball and get away with it. Then there was the one for the mullinalaghta backs which had just one clause inserted....touch him and its a free.
Thought when Davy Barden got one and one with a couple of minutes left that it could have been lights out. Keeper did well tho.

[LaurelEye]

Latest odds from Paddy Power:

Dromard 11/10
Longford Slashers 7/2
Abbeylara 9/2
Killoe 11/2
Mullinalaghta 6/1
Mostrim 10/1
Rathcline 16/1

[Billys Boots]

Looks like the bookies don't fancy Meathas Truim as much as they fancy themselves. 

[LaurelEye]

Looks like the bookies don't fancy Meathas Truim as much as they fancy themselves. 

I think the bookies are being fláithiúlach. I'd not be surprised at a Slashers-Mostrim semi-final.

[Longfordian]

Laurel , nice to see a little Karma once in a while , although like already stated , I feel for the Clonguish players who had nothing to with last weeks debacle ! .... I think ye will give Slahers lots of it , I wouldn't one bit surprised to see you come through that game !
the cutehoor approach has worked so far ! , unlike us cocky lot ! 

[Billys Boots]

Looks like the bookies don't fancy Meathas Truim as much as they fancy themselves. 

I think the bookies are being fláithiúlach. I'd not be surprised at a Slashers-Mostrim semi-final.

I've never met (or even heard of) a flaithiúlach bookie.  Ever.  Ever.  Even in Longford.

[The Forfeit Point]

i firmly expect mostrim to beat killoe and dromard to cruise into the final.

if the mullinalaghta that showed up yesterday shows up next weekend, slashers will be in trouble if its the mullinalaghta from the week before id expect to win.

that said i can't see anyone taking dromard in a county final 

[LaurelEye]

that said i can't see anyone taking dromard in a county final 

That's what I thought last year after they hammered Abbey in the semi-final...

[Billys Boots]

Any news from the Four Courts?

[LaurelEye]

Any news from the Four Courts?

I think the Reich developed a sense of shame after Sunday.

[Billys Boots]

Any news from the Four Courts?

I think the Reich developed a sense of shame after Sunday.

I hope someone took a picture.

Best of luck to the half-parish this weekend!