Longford Football (& Hurling) Thread

[LaurelEye]

Group A:

Killoe v Mostrim
Longford Slashers 0-11 Carrickedmond 1-10
Fr Manning Gaels 0-8 Colmcille 3-16

Colmcille 8pts +26
Killoe 7pts +31
Mostrim 7pts +30
Carrickedmond 4pts -18
Longford Slashers 2pts -10
Fr Manning Gaels 0pts -59

Quarter-finals:

Killoe/Mostrim v Dromard
Killoe/Mostrim/Colmcille v Granard
Mullinalaghta v Carrickedmond
Abbeylara v Killoe/Mostrim/Colmcille

Relegation playoffs:

Longford Slashers v Clonguish
Rathcline v Fr Manning Gaels

[Shamrock Shore]

Longford Slashers RIP. I though they were to dominate Longford football for the next 5 years!!

Our game was postponed due to the death of Mrs Hussey.

It's on tomorrow evening but no sane person would predict anything other than a Killoe win so we're facing Abbey in the QFs.

Killoe v Dromard
Colmcille v Granard
Mullinalaghta v Carrickedmond
Abbeylara v Mostrim

I see Killoe and Columbas having handy wins
Colmcille will have too much for Granard
We should scrape by Abbey but no money would be safe

[Billys Boots]

What in hell happened Slashers??

[Shamrock Shore]

They lost Barry Gilleran to injury and never recovered.
Dermot Brady is also nearly in his 40s.

Slashers were relying too much on these 2 lads as far as I hear.

[LaurelEye]

They lost Barry Gilleran to injury and never recovered.
Dermot Brady is also nearly in his 40s.

Slashers were relying too much on these 2 lads as far as I hear.

Big blow to a small club like that.

They should have had enough for Carrickedmond though. I heard complaints that the number of matches in a short space of time had affected them but it's a factor that's affecting everyone. I suspect it may have been a case of thinking too much about the next match; much as what happened to us when we played Slashers, ironically enough.

[Billys Boots]

The championship matches thick and fast are going to be a problem for everyone, I'd have thought.  They may have been unlucky with injuries. 

Dermot Brady must be in his mid 40s; he wasn't that much younger than Gavin. 

[LaurelEye]

Mostrim 2-10 Killoe 0-10

Mostrim 9pts +36
Colmcille 8pts +26
Killoe 7pts +25
Carrickedmond 4pts -18
Longford Slashers 2pts -10
Fr Manning Gaels 0pts -59

A very happy Shamrock and Insider in the driving seat for Seán Connolly now 

Quater-finals:

Mostrim v Dromard
Colmcille v Granard
Mullinalaghta v Carrickedmond
Abbeylara v Killoe

[Shamrock Shore]

but no sane person would predict anything other than a Killoe win so we're facing Abbey in the QFs.

I expect to keep my predictions coming.

Dromard to hammer us in the QF.

Dream final on the cards. Mostrim v Columbas 

[LaurelEye]

Post-group stage odds:

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

Mullinalaghta 15/8 13/8 6/4 11/8 6/5 
Killoe 5/2 9/4 2/1 5/2 3/1
Colmcille 9/1 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 11/2
Mostrim 16/1 9/1 12/1 10/1 9/1
Abbeylara 9/1 15/2 9/1 10/1
Granard 20/1 14/1 10/1
Dromard 10/1 16/1 20/1 33/1 25/1 10/1
Carrickedmond 50/1 66/1 50/1 80/1 50/1

Ladbrokes (https://sports.ladbrokes.com/competitions/gaa/gaelic-football/club-football):

Mullinalaghta 2/1 7/4 13/8 6/4 11/8
Killoe 2/1 15/8 2/1 9/4
Colmcille 8/1 9/1 7/1 6/1
Mostrim 8/1 10/1 8/1
Granard 16/1 12/1 10/1
Abbeylara 7/1 9/1 12/1
Dromard 12/1
Carrickedmond 40/1

BoyleSports (https://www.boylesports.com/sports/gaa/outrights):

Mullinalaghta 15/8 6/4 7/4
Killoe 7/4 2/1 9/4
Mostrim 9/1 11/2 3/1
Colmcille 13/2 11/2
Abbeylara 9/1 10/1
Granard 12/1 10/1 14/1
Dromard 25/1
Carrickedmond 33/1

[Billys Boots]

It's all a bit mad.  Half-parish to prevail ... eventually.

[LaurelEye]

It's all a bit mad.  Half-parish to prevail ... eventually.

Do you mean us or Scr*bby?

[Billys Boots]

It's all a bit mad.  Half-parish to prevail ... eventually.

Do you mean us or Scr*bby?

Maybe both ...

[Shamrock Shore]

Comcille could well reach the final. They will be confident adout your way Billy.

They'll be saying Granard and Mostrim/Dromard should be handy enough.

[Billys Boots]

They will be confident adout your way Billy.

No sign of that about the cross!

[seafoid]

I noticed that behind the Slashers there is a peleton of achievers with at least 10 titles. Surely Columbas will be aiming to get close to that target with this team.