Longford Football (& Hurling) Thread

[LaurelEye]

Dromard 0-16 Mostrim 1-8
Killoe 2-8 Colmcille 0-6

Ballymahon 0-9 Granard 3-14
Clonguish 1-14 Longford Slashers 0-11
Abbeylara 1-10 Carrickedmond 1-4
Rathcline 1-10 Mullinalaghta 3-11

[LaurelEye]

Second round of matches this weekend.

Group 1:

Granard v Dromard, Fri, 8pm, Killoe
Longford Slashers v Ballymahon, Fri, 8pm, Kenagh
Mostrim v Clonguish, Sun, 5.15pm, Ballymahon

Granard 2pts +14
Clonguish 2pts +6
Dromard 2pts +5
Mostrim 0pts -5
Longford Slashers 0pts -6
Ballymahon 0pts -14

Slashers to get a cricket score against relegation-favoured Ballymahon, Granard to come up well short against Dromard, and Mostrim to lose out against Clonguish (sorry Shamrock).

Group 2:

Mullinalaghta v Abbeylara, Sat, 7pm, Granard
Carrickedmond v Colmcille, Sat, 7pm, Ballinalee
Killoe v Rathcline, Sun, 7pm, Carrickedmond

Killoe 2pts +8
Mullinalaghta 2pts +7
Abbeylara 2pts +6
Carrickedmond 2pts -6
Rathcline 2pts -7
Colmcille 2pts -8

Hot and heavy derby in prospect in Granard, Colmcille have to start doing the business against Carrickedmond after a poor showing last time, and Killoe should have enough for what is a useful Rathcline side if they can make it out of the group.

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

Mullinalaghta 7/4 15/8
Killoe 5/2 2/1
Dromard 11/2 5/1
Colmcille 11/2 9/1
Abbeylara 12/1 10/1
Clonguish 16/1 10/1
Longford Slashers 10/1 14/1
Mostrim 14/1 20/1
Granard 25/1 20/1
Rathcline 33/1 50/1
Carrickedmond 50/1 80/1
Ballymahon 100/1 200/1

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

Killoe 3/1 13/8
Mullinalaghta 11/8 13/8
Dromard 6/1 11/2
Clonguish 12/1 6/1
Colmcille 3/1 6/1
Abbeylara 14/1 12/1
Longford Slashers 10/1 20/1
Mostrim 10/1 20/1
Granard 40/1
Carrickedmond 100/1
Rathcline 100/1
Ballymahon 100/1

Killoe coming in on the betting odds to be joint favourite on one bookie, although it's possible that too much is being read into the victory over Colmcille.

[LaurelEye]

Granard 0-12 Dromard 0-12
Longford Slashers 2-24 Ballymahon 0-4

Mullinalaghta 1-11 Abbeylara 1-10
Carrickedmond 3-5 Colmcille 2-11

Mostrim 3-9 Clonguish 1-12
Killoe 2-16 Rathcline 0-7

[Shamrock Shore]

I must say it was a surprise to me that we beat Clonguish.

Ballymahon must be cat altogether. Slashers are no world beaters.

1 out of 3 predictions LE but I wouldn't blame you on the 2 you got wrong.
Granard should have beaten Dromard by all accounts.

[LaurelEye]

Week 3 beckons:

Group 1:

Mostrim v Ballymahon, Sat, 7pm, Carrickedmond
Longford Slashers v Granard, Sat, 7pm, Colmcille
Clonguish v Dromard, Sun, 7pm, Abbeylara

Granard 3pts +14
Dromard 3pts +5
Longford Slashers 2pts +20
Clonguish 2pts +3
Mostrim 2pts -2
Ballymahon 0pts -40

Mostrim should be able to solidify their position a bit after last week's (deserved) win against Clonguish, who face the toughest outing in the group against Dromard. Slashers and Granard slog it out in what looks likely to end up as the mid-table battle.

Group 2:

Mullinalaghta v Colmcille, Fri, 8pm, Monaduff
Abbeylara v Rathcline, Sat, 8pm, Newtownforbes
Carrickedmond v Killoe, Sun, 3pm, Granard

Killoe 4pts +23
Mullinalaghta 4pts +8
Abbeylara 2pts +5
Colmcille 2pts -5
Carrickedmond 0pts -9
Rathcline 0pts -22

... or get off the pot time for Colmcille after two underwhelming performances, while only the margins will be in question in the other two matches.

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

Mullinalaghta 7/4 15/8
Killoe 5/2 2/1 15/8
Dromard 11/2 5/1 11/2
Colmcille 11/2 9/1 8/1
Abbeylara 12/1 10/1 12/1
Clonguish 16/1 10/1 14/1
Longford Slashers 10/1 14/1
Mostrim 14/1 20/1 16/1
Granard 25/1 20/1 16/1
Rathcline 33/1 50/1 100/1
Carrickedmond 50/1 80/1 200/1
Ballymahon 100/1 200/1 500/1

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

Killoe 3/1 13/8
Mullinalaghta 11/8 13/8
Colmcille 3/1 6/1
Clonguish 12/1 6/1 7/1
Dromard 6/1 11/2 15/2
Abbeylara 14/1 12/1 10/1
Mostrim 10/1 20/1 14/1
Longford Slashers 10/1 20/1
Granard 40/1 33/1
Carrickedmond 100/1
Rathcline 100/1
Ballymahon 100/1 200/1

Now joint favourites on both bookies.

[LaurelEye]

Mullinalaghta 1-9 Colmcille 0-12

Mostrim 5-11 Ballymahon 1-8
Longford Slashers 3-8 Granard 2-13
Abbeylara 0-10 Rathcline 2-15 

Carrickedmond 0-7 Killoe 0-17
Clonguish 1-13 Dromard 0-17

[Shamrock Shore]

Mostrim need 1 more point I think to avoid a scrap.

Was very surprise to see Abbey getting such a trimming.
Slashers flirting with danger. They have us and Dromard but they will be looking to Eggistown for a handy win.

Be nice to deny them it.

[LaurelEye]

Mostrim need 1 more point I think to avoid a scrap.

Was very surprise to see Abbey getting such a trimming.
Slashers flirting with danger. They have us and Dromard but they will be looking to Eggistown for a handy win.

Be nice to deny them it.

I did think after our match that Rathcline were capable of posing problems for both Abbey and Colmcille but after their performance against Killoe I was expecting the tyres to have gone flat, so less surprised by them winning than the margin of it (going from two points down to eleven up in the last quarter).

[LaurelEye]

Tables after 3 rounds:

Group 1:

Granard 5pts +16
Dromard 5pts +6
Mostrim 4pts +13
Clonguish 2pts +2
Longford Slashers 2pts +18
Ballymahon 0pts -55

Group 2:

Killoe 6pts +33
Mullinalaghta 5pts +8
Colmcille 3pts -5
Rathcline 2pts -11
Abbeylara 2pts -6
Carrickedmond 0pts -19

[LaurelEye]

And the odds shift further in the direction of Killoe.

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

Killoe 5/2 2/1 15/8 7/4
Mullinalaghta 7/4 15/8 2/1
Dromard 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1
Colmcille 11/2 9/1 8/1 7/1
Mostrim 14/1 20/1 16/1 14/1
Granard 25/1 20/1 16/1 14/1
Clonguish 16/1 10/1 14/1 16/1
Longford Slashers 10/1 14/1 20/1
Abbeylara 12/1 10/1 12/1 25/1
Rathcline 33/1 50/1 100/1 40/1

Odds no longer offered on Carrickedmond or Ballymahon.

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

Killoe 3/1 13/8
Mullinalaghta 11/8 13/8 15/8
Colmcille 3/1 6/1 5/1
Dromard 6/1 11/2 15/2 6/1
Clonguish 12/1 6/1 7/1
Mostrim 10/1 20/1 14/1
Abbeylara 14/1 12/1 10/1 20/1
Granard 40/1 33/1 20/1
Longford Slashers 10/1 20/1 33/1
Rathcline 100/1 50/1
Carrickedmond 100/1
Ballymahon 100/1 200/1

[LaurelEye]

Week 4 resumes:

Group 1:

Dromard v Longford Slashers, Fri, 8pm, Monaduff
Granard v Mostrim, Sat, 7pm, Abbeylara
Ballymahon v Clonguish, Sat, 7pm, Ardagh

Do-or-die time for Slashers, while Mostrim could do with a point or points from Granard. Clonguish to polish up their score difference.

Group 2:

Rathcline v Carrickedmond, Sun, 3.30pm, Cashel
Killoe v Mullinalaghta, Sun, 5.15pm, Legga
Colmcille v Abbeylara, Sun, 7pm, Legga

Double header in the Dromard Stadium of Light with favourites Killoe looking to assert dominance at the top of the table against their hair's breath conquerors in the Leader Cup, while the battle for survival afterwards is unlikely to be pretty. Rathcline to get in a training session in the Deep South.

[LaurelEye]

Dromard 1-11 Longford Slashers 1-11

[seafoid]

When is the final planned for? The Longford football championship is always a nice antidote to the greed of the Premiership.

[Owenmoresider]

Week 4 resumes:

Group 1:

Dromard v Longford Slashers, Fri, 8pm, Monaduff
Granard v Mostrim, Sat, 7pm, Abbeylara
Ballymahon v Clonguish, Sat, 7pm, Ardagh

Do-or-die time for Slashers, while Mostrim could do with a point or points from Granard. Clonguish to polish up their score difference.

Seen that result earlier, you weren't wrong 

[LaurelEye]

Granard 0-13 Mostrim 0-10
Ballymahon 0-6 Clonguish 11-19 (no, that is not a misprint)

Group 1:

Granard 7pts +19
Dromard 6pts +6
Mostrim 4pts +10
Clonguish 4pts +48
Longford Slashers 3pts +18
Ballymahon 0pts -101

Slashers gave themselves a lifeline with a goal against Dromard but need to beat Mostrim in their last match to go through. Clonguish need Slashers to lose or draw to be certain of going through despite the hockeying of Ballymahon because of the head-to-head.