Longford Football (& Hurling) Thread

[seafoid]

Abbeylara are in their third final in a row by my calculations. They have to win this time. The psychology must be fascinating. Otherwise it's the Mayo/Clann na nGael model.

[Billys Boots]

Boots will be disappointed with the Colmcille goalie - seeing as the glorious past there.

Clonguish v Mullinalaghta promises to be a good game.

As I said to Laureleye, it's better than another humiliation meeting the half-parish in the final. 

[LaurelEye]

Abbeylara are in their third final in a row by my calculations. They have to win this time. The psychology must be fascinating. Otherwise it's the Mayo/Clann na nGael model.

Fourth. Killoe in 2015 and ourselves in '16 and '17.

[LaurelEye]

Boots will be disappointed with the Colmcille goalie - seeing as the glorious past there.

Clonguish v Mullinalaghta promises to be a good game.

As I said to Laureleye, it's better than another humiliation meeting the half-parish in the final.

No guarantee you'd have been meeting the half-parish - Clonguish looked dangerous in the second match and might be the dark horses of the tournament.

[LaurelEye]

This weekend's fixtures:

Semi-final: Mullinalaghta v Clonguish, Sat, 5.30pm.

Intermediate final: Rathcline v Ardagh/Moydow, Sun, 3.30pm.

Latest odds:

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

Mullinalaghta 9/4 5/4 11/10 10/11 8/11 5/6
Abbeylara 5/1 6/1 15/2 7/2 6/4
Clonguish 6/1 7/1 13/2 6/1 5/1

Boyle Sports (http://www.boylesports.com/betting/sports-a---z/gaa---football/club-football/longford-sfc-2018/?navigationid=24.1,86196.1,86603.1,3779214.1):

Mullinalaghta 7/4 13/8 5/4 11/10 8/11 4/6 8/11
Abbeylara 5/1 7/1 13/2 7/1 9/2 13/8
Clonguish 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 6/1

Ladbrokes (https://sports.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/betting/gaa-gaelic-football/gaelic-football/club-football/2018-longford-sfc/226932231/):

Mullinalaghta 13/8 5/4 Evens 4/6 8/11
Abbeylara 6/1 11/2 15/2 7/2 13/8
Clonguish 6/1 15/2 7/1 6/1

Those are very, very long odds on Clonguish based on what I've seen.

[seafoid]

This weekend's fixtures:

Semi-final: Mullinalaghta v Clonguish, Sat, 5.30pm.

Intermediate final: Rathcline v Ardagh/Moydow, Sun, 3.30pm.

Latest odds:

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

Mullinalaghta 9/4 5/4 11/10 10/11 8/11 5/6
Abbeylara 5/1 6/1 15/2 7/2 6/4
Clonguish 6/1 7/1 13/2 6/1 5/1

Boyle Sports (http://www.boylesports.com/betting/sports-a---z/gaa---football/club-football/longford-sfc-2018/?navigationid=24.1,86196.1,86603.1,3779214.1):

Mullinalaghta 7/4 13/8 5/4 11/10 8/11 4/6 8/11
Abbeylara 5/1 7/1 13/2 7/1 9/2 13/8
Clonguish 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 6/1

Ladbrokes (https://sports.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/betting/gaa-gaelic-football/gaelic-football/club-football/2018-longford-sfc/226932231/):

Mullinalaghta 13/8 5/4 Evens 4/6 8/11
Abbeylara 6/1 11/2 15/2 7/2 13/8
Clonguish 6/1 15/2 7/1 6/1

Those are very, very long odds on Clonguish based on what I've seen.

There must be a lot of local hedge fund money piled in on Mullinalaghta. Definitely no time for complacency.

[LaurelEye]

This weekend's fixtures:

Semi-final: Mullinalaghta v Clonguish, Sat, 5.30pm.

Intermediate final: Rathcline v Ardagh/Moydow, Sun, 3.30pm.

Latest odds:

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

Mullinalaghta 9/4 5/4 11/10 10/11 8/11 5/6
Abbeylara 5/1 6/1 15/2 7/2 6/4
Clonguish 6/1 7/1 13/2 6/1 5/1

Boyle Sports (http://www.boylesports.com/betting/sports-a---z/gaa---football/club-football/longford-sfc-2018/?navigationid=24.1,86196.1,86603.1,3779214.1):

Mullinalaghta 7/4 13/8 5/4 11/10 8/11 4/6 8/11
Abbeylara 5/1 7/1 13/2 7/1 9/2 13/8
Clonguish 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 6/1

Ladbrokes (https://sports.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/betting/gaa-gaelic-football/gaelic-football/club-football/2018-longford-sfc/226932231/):

Mullinalaghta 13/8 5/4 Evens 4/6 8/11
Abbeylara 6/1 11/2 15/2 7/2 13/8
Clonguish 6/1 15/2 7/1 6/1

Those are very, very long odds on Clonguish based on what I've seen.

There must be a lot of local hedge fund money piled in on Mullinalaghta. Definitely no time for complacency.

Hedge fund managers at work:



Clonguish 1-6 Mullinalaghta 0-12

Abbey-Mull final again. More repeats than RTÉ.

[Shamrock Shore]

Any point in mentioning Wolfe Tone's 6-in-a-row?

Fine looking jerserys!

[LaurelEye]

Any point in mentioning Wolfe Tone's 6-in-a-row?

Fine looking jerserys!

Isn't the pattern Old Skool Mostrim? Maybe the footballers need to go back to the hoops as well.

Many congrats on the six-in-a-row. We look on in envy.

[Billys Boots]

Lovely to see the famous Mostrim Martello Tower in its rightful place, front and centre.  Congrats (mumble, mumble). 

[Shamrock Shore]

Lovely to see the famous Mostrim Martello Tower in its rightful place, front and centre.  Congrats (mumble, mumble).

[LaurelEye]

And finally:

Abbeylara v Mullinalaghta, Sun, 4pm

Latest odds:

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

Mullinalaghta 9/4 5/4 11/10 10/11 8/11 5/6 2/5
Abbeylara 5/1 6/1 15/2 7/2 6/4 7/4

Boyle Sports (http://www.boylesports.com/betting/sports-a---z/gaa---football/club-football/longford-sfc-2018/?navigationid=24.1,86196.1,86603.1,3779214.1):

Mullinalaghta 7/4 13/8 5/4 11/10 8/11 4/6 8/11 1/2
Abbeylara 5/1 7/1 13/2 7/1 9/2 13/8 6/4

Ladbrokes (https://sports.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/betting/gaa-gaelic-football/gaelic-football/club-football/2018-longford-sfc/226932231/):

Mullinalaghta 13/8 5/4 Evens 4/6 8/11 2/5
Abbeylara 6/1 11/2 15/2 7/2 13/8 7/4

This year Abbey are literally underdogs. We wish Nigel loads of success, just not this Sunday.

[Billys Boots]

Good luck on Sunday, Laureleye. 

[LaurelEye]

Good luck on Sunday, Laureleye.

Cheers, Billy. Much appreciated. No-one has managed three in a row since FMG in 1998 and no-one has ever lost four in a row, so it's a very big ask.

[Shamrock Shore]

I'm heading down on Sunday to cast a cold eye on proceedings.

Stand has been refurbished (apart from the birdshite) so that will be something.

Good luck for the 3-in-a-row Laurel. If yiz win would there be room on the lorry for me?