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Gone for Boo @ 150/1 ew

Purely on the fact I'd love to see a bit more of this craic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UUBHicvcfA

Leitrim do seem to reserve particular hatred for the Ros indeed. We don't seem to matter too much to them, at least once you head south of Drumkeerin anyway.

There is a real deep rivalry between Leitrim and Roscommon that I think can be put down to the facts -

1. Four 2nd Level schools on the border Carrick, Drumshanbo, Drumkerrin and Mohill (A few boys have been known!!)
2. Carrick on Shannon is alive with Roscommon and Leitrim revellers at the weekend.
3. Carrick would be a place where the majority of people in north roscommon find their employment.

I know myself from first hand experience that there is a band of Leitrim people (i wouldn't call them football people) who only come out when Roscommon are in town.  You can be gauranteed that this will probably be the only sell out game in the knock out phase of the provincial football championships this year, and before you ask Carrick holds roughly 17,500 since the new slatted shed went up!!

Now that we're both as good as finished with the league, we might as get focussed on the 31st in Carrick. 

Neither will be heading into this game with great league form especially ourselves, but as always we seem to up our performance by an extra 20% when we see the primrose and blue.  Mind you it should be some craic around Carrick and Drumshanbo that weekend.

07 Mar 19:30 Tyrone v Galway    Galway +1.5  Galway
08 Mar 14:30 Mayo v Westmeath     Westmeath +4.5 Mayo
08 Mar 14:30 Derry v Kerry    Derry +1.5 Derry
08 Mar 14:30 Donegal v Dublin     Dublin +0.5 Dublin
07 Mar 19:30 Meath v Laois     Laois +1.5 Meath
08 Mar 14:30 Armagh v Monaghan     Monaghan +0   armagha
08 Mar 14:30 Kildare v Wexford     Wexford +4.5 kildare
08 Mar 14:30 Cork v Fermanagh     fermanagh +4.5 Cork Bonus
07 Mar 19:30 Down v Cavan     Cavan +4.5 Cavan
08 Mar 14:30 Offaly v Louth     Offaly +2.5 Louth
08 Mar 14:30 Limerick v Tipperary     Tipperary +5.5 Limerick
08 Mar 14:30 Roscommon v Longford     Longford +3.5 Roscommon
08 Mar 14:30 Kilkenny v Wicklow     Kilkenny +22.5 Kilkenny
08 Mar 14:30 Clare v Waterford     Waterford +2.5 Waterford
08 Mar 14:30 London v Sligo     London +10.5  London Bonus
08 Mar 14:30 Leitrim v Antrim     Leitrim +0.5 Leitrim

Laytrum Juniors

Gallagher Meath
McGuinness Leitrim
Casey Dublin
Goan Fermanagh
Kernan Armagh
Lynch Cork
Meehan Galway
McGinley Tyrone
Clancy Laois
Mulligan Leitrim
Cregg Roscommon
O'Neill Tyrone
Kelly Sligo
Moran Kerry
Doyle Kildare
Rooney Louth
Johnston Cavan
Ryan Limerick
Munnelly Laois
Beirne Leitrim

Just in.  I'll be brief !! Sligo were far superior on the day, our once reliable defence seems to have been ripped apart and demmoralised by Moran & Morrison.  In fairness though Sligo took their goals really well, but if there was bit more authority taken on the line in the first half as regards switches then this wouldn't have turned into a one sided game.

The only way is up from here. Just as well we don't have a 2 week break as we'll need this Carlow game next Saturday to get this defeat out of the system quick.

I didn't realise McKeown and Maxwell are from the same club - a fine pair of footballers. Wasn't that club intermediate up until last year? Would it be unusual not to have a player from St Mary's on the team? Last question: I see McCloskey (the lad based in London?) is missing - is he a loss?

As for us, well I dont think we'll have it as easy in midfield this weekend. Whatever about Leitrim's 8 and 9 I see Duignan is at CB and Maxwell at CF. I suspect Naughton will start on Maxwell - we're donald ducked if McNamara is put on him. Apart from that by all accounts the forwards did fine in Clare and hopefully the normally reasonably reliable full back line will have sorted out whatever was ailing them the last day.

Yes, both lads are from same club Drumreilly but don't let that fool you - they are still Intermediate - but as club are a law onto themselves as far as discipline goes and while they have 10 or 12 good players this is where is stops for them as they lack any really depth in their team.

McCloskey is no real loss - in fact i'm delighted to see Guckian getting a chance but still a bit peeved as to why Gallagher from Mohill doesn't even make panel.  Should be interesting match with Duignan and probably O'Hara on each other there should be fireworks!!

As for our defense we should be okay bar the fact Duignan is more comfortable at midfield or CHF and O'Flynn is in ahead of Foley which makes no real sense.

Leitrims Finest -

Packie McGarty
Cathal Flynn
Mickey Martin
Mickey Quinn
Michael McGuinness Snr
Seamus Quinn
Declan Darcy
Declan Maxwell
John McKeon
Gerry Flanagan (If only for the shot he gave Maughan!!)
Aidan Rooney
Padraig Kenny
Michael McGuinness Jnr
Noel Moran
Colm McGlynn

14th Feb 2009
14:30  Donegal v Mayo     Mayo +1.5   Donegal
14:30  Limerick v Roscommon     Roscommon +0.5 Roscommon
19:30  Armagh v Laois     Laois +3.5  Armagh (Bonus)
19:30  Meath v Fermanagh     Fermanagh +2.5 Meath
19:30  Down v Louth     Louth +2.5   Down
19:30  Antrim v Clare     Clare+4.5 Antrim
   
15th
14:30  Derry v Westmeath     Westmeath +3.5 Derry
14:30  Tyrone v Kerry    Kerry +1.5  Tyrone Bonus
14:30  Galway v Dublin     Dublin +0.5 Galway
14:30  Kildare v Cork     Kildare +2.5 Kildare
14:30  Monaghan v Wexford     Wexford +3.5 Monaghan Bonus
14:30  Cavan v Tipperary     Tipperary +6.5 Cavan
14:30  Carlow v London     London +14.5  London
14:30  Sligo v Leitrim     Leitrim +2.5 Leitrim
14:30  Waterford v Kilkenny     Kilkenny +19.5 Waterford
14:30  Offaly v Longford      Offaly +1.5 Offaly

[Waterford]

07 Feb 14:30 Wicklow v Waterford     Waterford + 10.5 Waterford
07 Feb 14:30 Kilkenny v Antrim     Kilkenny +21.5 Antrim
07 Feb 14:30 Clare v Sligo     Clare +1.5 Clare
08 Feb 14:30 Leitrim v Carlow     Carlow +4.5 Leitrim Bonus

Leitrim 2-12 London 2-7 Full Time

Leitrim 2-12 London 2-6 nearly finished

Leitrim 2-7 London 2-6. 15 mins gone in second half

London 2-4 Leitrim 1-4 @ half time.

Very windy conditions, leitrim kickouts only going about 35 yards in first half according to radio.


(My Bad)

London 2-3 Leitrim 1-4 Nearly half time.