Longford Football (& Hurling) Thread

[LaurelEye]

Leader Cup Final:

Mullinalaghta 1-15 Clonguish 0-15

[Shamrock Shore]

Sorry. Where are my manners?

Congrats again to the boys and girls of Mullinalaghta. The double. Fantastic achievement.

Rhode got rode by Vincents yesterday. By all accounts Mullinalaghta gave Vincents a much better game of it.

[Shamrock Shore]

Anyone else hear the UN have been called in to oversee the aftermath of a Div 2 minor final between Granard/Ballymore and Laygan/Carrickedmond/?

All sorts of crowd thuggery (allegedly) and Gardaí now involved in an investigation as it seems young players were seemingly assaulted by adult supporters.

[LaurelEye]

Anyone else hear the UN have been called in to oversee the aftermath of a Div 2 minor final between Granard/Ballymore and Laygan/Carrickedmond/?

All sorts of crowd thuggery (allegedly) and Gardaí now involved in an investigation as it seems young players were seemingly assaulted by adult supporters.

Can't have been that serious when the Leader didn't have a report on it.

[LaurelEye]

Anyway....

Well, I suppose it's that time of year again...

Wash, rinse, repeat...

And around comes the rough beast of the Longford Senior Championship for another year.

Same time, same schedule, with Group 3 starting this weekend:

Granard v Killashee, Killoe, 7pm Saturday
Fr Manning Gaels v Ballymahon, Ardagh, 7pm Saturday

Colmcille get an extra week's fine-tuning.

Odds:

Paddy Power (http://www.paddypower.com/bet/gaa-sports/gaa-football/longford-senior-football-championship?ev_oc_grp_ids=112918):

Killoe 10/11
Mullinalaghta 7/2
Longford Slashers 15/2
Abbeylara 15/2
Dromard 9/1
Clonguish 10/1
Colmcille 12/1
Granard 28/1
Mostrim 40/1
Ballymahon 40/1
Fr Manning Gaels 50/1
Killashee 50/1
No Carrickedmond

Boylesports (http://www.boylesports.com/betting/sports-a---z/gaa---football/club-football/longford-sfc-2017/?navigationid=24.1,86196.1,86603.1,2941616.1):

Killoe 11/10
Mullinalaghta 3/1
Longford Slashers 6/1
Dromard 6/1
Abbeylara 7/1
Clonguish 10/1
Colmcille 14/1
Mostrim 33/1
Granard 40/1
Killashee 40/1
Fr Manning Gaels 66/1
Ballymahon 66/1

Ladbrokes (https://sports.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/betting/gaelic-football/gaelic-football/club-football/2017-longford-senior-football-championship/225065985/):

Killoe Evens
Mullinalaghta 3/1
Clonguish 7/1
Abbeylara 8/1
Longford Slashers 8/1
Dromard 9/1
Colmcille 12/1
Mostrim 33/1
Granard 33/1
Ballymahon 40/1
Fr Manning Gaels 50/1
Carrickedmond 66/1
Killashee 250/1

Clonguish strike me as being the most promising of the odds quoted.

[Shamrock Shore]

Anyone else hear the UN have been called in to oversee the aftermath of a Div 2 minor final between Granard/Ballymore and Laygan/Carrickedmond/?

All sorts of crowd thuggery (allegedly) and Gardaí now involved in an investigation as it seems young players were seemingly assaulted by adult supporters.

Can't have been that serious when the Leader didn't have a report on it.

Yes - I found that very strange - perhaps they didn't have any of their reporters there.......sorry.....what did you say? REALLY?

[Shamrock Shore]

Mostrim 40/1

*Off now to wager the family silver*

[LaurelEye]

Granard 2-10 Killashee 0-10
Ballymahon 1-9 Fr Manning Gaels 1-9

[LaurelEye]

Matches this weekend:

Group 1:

Longford Slashers v Mullinalaghta, Sat 8pm, Higginstown
Dromard v Killoe, Sun 7.30pm, Newtownforbes

Group 2:

Mostrim v Clonguish, Fri 8pm, Ballinalee
Carrickedmond v Abbeylara, Sat 6.30pm, Higginstown

Group 3:

Ballymahon v Granard, Sun 3.30pm, Edgeworthstown
Colmcille v Fr Manning Gaels, Sun 5pm, Newtownforbes

Odds:

Paddy Power (http://www.paddypower.com/bet/gaa-sports/gaa-football/longford-senior-football-championship?ev_oc_grp_ids=112918):

Killoe 10/11 Evens
Mullinalaghta 7/2 3/1
Longford Slashers 15/2
Abbeylara 15/2
Dromard 9/1
Clonguish 10/1
Colmcille 12/1
Granard 28/1 25/1
Mostrim 40/1
Ballymahon 40/1 50/1
Fr Manning Gaels 50/1
Killashee 50/1 100/1
No Carrickedmond

Boylesports (http://www.boylesports.com/betting/sports-a---z/gaa---football/club-football/longford-sfc-2017/?navigationid=24.1,86196.1,86603.1,2941616.1):

Killoe 11/10
Mullinalaghta 3/1
Longford Slashers 6/1
Dromard 6/1
Abbeylara 7/1
Clonguish 10/1
Colmcille 14/1
Mostrim 33/1
Granard 40/1 33/1
Killashee 40/1 66/1
Fr Manning Gaels 66/1
Ballymahon 66/1
No Carrickedmond

Ladbrokes (https://sports.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/betting/gaelic-football/gaelic-football/club-football/2017-longford-senior-football-championship/225065985/):

Killoe Evens
Mullinalaghta 3/1
Clonguish 7/1
Abbeylara 8/1
Longford Slashers 8/1
Dromard 9/1
Colmcille 12/1
Mostrim 33/1
Granard 33/1
Ballymahon 40/1
Fr Manning Gaels 50/1
Carrickedmond 66/1
Killashee 250/1

[Shamrock Shore]

Those in the know say Clonguish will have a point per man winning margin over Eggistown.

Feck!

[LaurelEye]

Those in the know say Clonguish will have a point per man winning margin over Eggistown.

Feck!

Clonguish are the dark horses, all right, Shamrock, but yis are not that bad. Sure we beat Killoe by more than we beat ye 

Slashers ran Garrycastle very close in a challenge last week and are not to be underestimated either.

[Shamrock Shore]

Mostrim 3-11
Clonguish 1-14

Two late goals seal a surprise win for the underdogs.

That said, Mostrim did gift Clonguish's goal.

Davy Barden saw harsh two yellows it seems. Good to see him still annoying refs.

[seafoid]

Only 3 clubs have their own Wikipedia page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longford_Senior_Football_Championship

Mullinalaghta probably have a Russian bot army as well

[LaurelEye]

Mullinalaghta probably have a Russian bot army as well

We disguise them as midges.

[Shamrock Shore]

For the record yesterday's win by Mostrim is our first ever over Clonguish in the championship.

Ever!

Good luck the Mullinalaghta Midges against the Slashers later.

A Mostrim v Mullinalaghta final is not now a pipe dream