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Anyone fancy the Connollys agin Dromard?

I fancy a shock - I think it's the Connolly's year.

Setanta Ireland wasn't bad.

Neil Francis, Matt Williams (remind me?) and Kieran Fitzgerald in the studio. They had Iddy on after talking the usual high falutin stuff about 'gain lines' etc.

That's Ireland goosed.

Pre-qualifying agin San Marion for 2011 looms 

[just]

Moydow second team

Now that just doesn't bear thinking about 

It would just be too funny if the Connollys won on Sunday, wouldn't it? But we can hope...

Quite simply it won't be allowed to happen.

I wonder will Geezer be there to rule over his charges? (a more than adequate description)

Billy

Take comfort in that we too have been rogered by Dessie Barry in county finals.

Auld Shore has been asked by Swampies on County Board to come out of retirement to ref county final. They must reckon he will do a fair job reffing the Comcille lads.

Either that or Rocky Tierney.

Which would you prefer?

Drici

It depends where you start from and how much you are getting paid per mile - officially, like!

Billy

Eh, that would be 1994, but who's complaining

Apologies - I thought it was 1952 or thereabouts. We have a worser record seeing our last Sept outing was in 1992.

Still a few blanks in the Wiki entry for the competition. I did my best to fill it in. Would Auld Boots be able to help out here Billy?

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

Congrats to Colmcille on reaching the senior county final for the first time since Cromwell with a 1-13 to 1-09 win over the Slashers.

Billysboots and North Longford happy.

Congrats to St. Columbas of Mullinalaghta who are now in the Intermediate final.

Laureleye v happy.

Nothing for Shamrock Shore or Longfordian to smile about.

Shame.

As a nipper always looked fwd to being Eddie Keher or Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien after the game out in the back field.

Was nealry always in the aunts for the football in the 70s if I wasn't at the game. She was posh cos she had a colour telly when we barely had a black and white one!

I have come to know one Stephen Travers who was part of the Miami Showband who, as we all know, were ambushed in 1975 by the UVF/UDR etc etc.

Well he has written a book called "The Miami Showband Massacre" about his 30 year search for the truth.

While not wanting to stir a hornets' nest here I should think it should be an interesting read.

It's out early next month </endplug>

Was in Upper Cusack in 1975. Damn wet day I can tells ya.

77 final was the first all ticket.

Prior to that - well post early 60s inanyways - tickets were needed for The Hogan and Cusack. Canal and Hill were cash at the stiles. Nally prob all ticket as well prior to 77.

Well - last Fri eve Rocky Tierney got in a spot of bother reffing Clonguish v Ardagh.

Despite sending off 2 Clonguishes the game ended in a draw - or did it?

Clonguish insisted they had won by a point but when Rocky confirmed it a draw they went balubas and surrounded the bauld Rocky (not a difficult feat) and started shouting the odds. (A known Ardagh player floored a Clonguish mentor in the confusion).

Fast foward to today's match report in The News:

"ref had....many dubious decisions" and "lucky to escape unscathed"

That last sentence is a disgrace and the clown that wrote it should be hauled up in front of the CCC or whatever it's called. Fecking Clonguishes think that they are God's gift - all we had to so is recall the behaviour of the Gossun a few years ago.

Meanwhile there is no truth in the rumour that certain well placed Swampie officials have pushed back the county final date to 30 Sep 2007 to enable long term Swamp Merchants injuries to heal nor is there any truth in the rumour that a certain Armagh player (perhaps now retired) is making a 500 mile round trip twice a week to train The Swampies.

No truth whatsover.

Should we hope that the Connollys do us a favour or wait for Colmcille to do it in the final?

"John. Play this one with me. It did wonders for Tommy Carr in Thurles in 2001 by shouting and roaring at ya. He ended up managing Roscommon"