Longford Football (& Hurling) Thread

[LaurelEye]

Round 3:

Group A

Longford Slashers v Fr Manning Gaels, Sat, 5pm, Killoe
Mostrim v Carrickedmond, Sun, 2.30pm, Ballymahon
Killoe v Colmcille, Sun, 5pm, Pearse Park

Group B

Granard v Dromard, Sat, 4.30pm, Ballinalee
Clonguish v Rathcline, Sat, 4.30pm, Ballymahon
Mullinalaghta v Abbeylara, Sat, 5.30pm, Pearse Park

Updated odds:

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

Mullinalaghta 15/8 13/8 6/4
Killoe 5/2 9/4 2/1
Abbeylara 9/1 15/2
Colmcille 9/1 8/1 15/2
Longford Slashers 13/2 9/1 12/1
Mostrim 16/1 9/1 12/1
Granard 20/1 14/1
Clonguish 12/1 16/1 14/1
Dromard 10/1 16/1 20/1
Carrickedmond 50/1 66/1 50/1
Fr Manning Gaels 33/1 100/1 200/1
Rathcline 50/1 100/1 200/1

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

Mullinalaghta 2/1 7/4
Killoe 2/1 15/8
Abbeylara 7/1
Colmcille 8/1 9/1
Mostrim 8/1 10/1
Longford Slashers 10/1
Clonguish 12/1
Dromard 10/1 16/1
Granard 16/1
Carrickedmond 150/1 66/1
Fr Manning Gaels 50/1 150/1
Rathcline 150/1

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

Killoe 7/4
Mullinalaghta 15/8
Colmcille 13/2
Abbeylara 9/1
Longford Slashers 9/1
Mostrim 9/1
Clonguish 12/1
Granard 12/1
Dromard 25/1
Carrickedmond 50/1
Fr Manning Gaels 100/1
Rathcline 100/1

[Shamrock Shore]

Paul Barden made his 24th championship season lat night when he came on in Clonguish's big defeat to Rathcline. First appeared when Clonguish were Intermediate in 1997.

Fair play to him.

Game v Carrickedmond later today will be tough.

Slashers back on winning ways and Mullinalaghta had too much for Abbey.

[LaurelEye]

Group A

Longford Slashers 0-18 Fr Manning Gaels 1-5
Mostrim 0-14 Carrickedmond 2-6
Colmcille 1-13 Killoe 2-10

Killoe 5pts +19
Mostrim 5pts +17
Colmcille 4pts +8
Longford Slashers 2pts -7
Carrickedmond 2pts -8
Fr Manning Gaels 0pts -29

Slashers belatedly get off the mark.

Group B

Granard 4-13 Dromard 0-18
Clonguish 1-15 Rathcline 3-15
Mullinalaghta 2-11 Abbeylara 1-11

Mullinalaghta 6pts +21
Granard 5pts +15
Abbeylara 4pts +1
Rathcline 2pts -5
Clonguish 1pt -13
Dromard 0pts -19

Big shock there being Rathcline's defeat of Clonguish and rule-books may need to be trawled through to find an escape route for the Reich. Mullinalaghta get the upper hand over their neighbours without setting anything alight and it still looks like Killoe's to lose.

[LaurelEye]

Group A

Colmcille v Longford Slashers, Fri, 8pm, Monaduff
Carrickedmond v Killoe, Sat, 4.30pm, Ardagh
Fr Manning Gaels v Mostrim, Sat, 4.30pm, Pearse Park

Group B

Abbeylara v Granard, Fri, 8pm, Kenagh
Dromard v Clonguish, Fri, 8pm, Cashel
Rathcline v Mullinalaghta, Fri, 8pm, Newtownforbes

Updated odds:

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

Mullinalaghta 15/8 13/8 6/4 11/8
Killoe 5/2 9/4 2/1 5/2
Colmcille 9/1 8/1 15/2 7/1
Abbeylara 9/1 15/2 9/1
Granard 20/1 14/1 10/1
Longford Slashers 13/2 9/1 12/1 10/1
Mostrim 16/1 9/1 12/1 10/1
Clonguish 12/1 16/1 14/1 28/1
Dromard 10/1 16/1 20/1 33/1
Rathcline 50/1 100/1 200/1 66/1
Carrickedmond 50/1 66/1 50/1 80/1
Fr Manning Gaels 33/1 100/1 200/1

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

Mullinalaghta 2/1 7/4 13/8
Killoe 2/1 15/8
Colmcille 8/1 9/1 7/1
Abbeylara 7/1 9/1
Longford Slashers 10/1 9/1
Mostrim 8/1 10/1
Granard 16/1 12/1
Clonguish 12/1 33/1
Dromard 10/1 16/1 50/1
Rathcline 150/1 66/1
Carrickedmond 150/1 66/1 100/1
Fr Manning Gaels 50/1 150/1 500/1

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

Mullinalaghta 15/8
Killoe 7/4 2/1
Colmcille 13/2 11/2
Abbeylara 9/1
Longford Slashers 9/1
Mostrim 9/1
Granard 12/1 10/1
Clonguish 12/1 16/1
Dromard 25/1 40/1
Carrickedmond 50/1
Rathcline 100/1 50/1
Fr Manning Gaels 100/1

[LaurelEye]

Group A

Colmcille 1-11 Longford Slashers 1-10
Carrickedmond 1-9 Killoe 2-18
Fr Manning Gaels 1-11 Mostrim 5-12

A last-gasp goal gives Colmcille the points in a hot and heavy affair.

Killoe 7pts +31
Mostrim 7pts +30
Colmcille 6pts +9
Longford Slashers 2pts -8
Carrickedmond 2pts -20
Fr Manning Gaels 0pts -42

Group B

Abbeylara 1-18 Granard 4-9
Dromard 3-9 Clonguish 2-6
Rathcline 3-5 Mullinalaghta 2-17

Mullinalaghta turn it around from being 6 down at half time to a nine-point win but it might be an idea not to let ourselves get in that position in the first place.

Mullinalaghta 8pts +30
Granard 6pts +15
Abbeylara 5pts +1
Dromard 2pts -13
Rathcline 2pts -14
Clonguish 1pt -19

Dromard and Rathcline effectively play off next weekend in order to meet Killoe in the quarter-final with Slashers, county finalists just a month ago, in a similar story with Carrickedmond.

[Shamrock Shore]

Pleasantly surprised by Mostrim's form. We could be contenders but injuries will ultimately end the run if not at QF stage then surely at semi stage.

Killoe and Mullinalaghta are the only real contenders.
Slashers have gone so far backwards they may struggle to progress. Carrickedmond will give them loads in the final match.

[seafoid]

Slashers are still top of the roll of honour however.
Drumlish stopped winning in 1945. Sounds a bit like Cavan
Where did it all go wrong ?

[Owenmoresider]

Slashers are still top of the roll of honour however.
Drumlish stopped winning in 1945. Sounds a bit like Cavan
Where did it all go wrong ?

Drumlish is Fr. Manning Gaels now.

[Shamrock Shore]

Fr. Manning Gaels should have been in at least a Leinster final 20 years ago. They had a very strong team then, but, like a lot of senior clubs in rural Ireland, they can swing from strong senior to average intermediate.

What I meant about Slashers is that only 2 months or so ago they were in the 2020 county final. Now they are in a dogfight for a final quarter final place. I am not suggesting a terminal decline.

[LaurelEye]

Final round of group matches this weekend:

Group A

Killoe v Mostrim, Fri, 8.15pm, Monaduff
Longford Slashers v Carrickedmond, Sun, 4.30pm, Pearse Park
Fr Manning Gaels v Colmcille, Sun, 4.30pm, Legga

The mid-Longford El Classíco will decide the winners of the group on Friday night, with Colmcille likely to wallop the Windies on Sunday to take second place and the townies in a scrap with the prospect of a quarter-final meeting with either Mullinalaghta or Granard at stake.

Group B

Granard v Mullinalaghta, Sat, 4.30pm, Edgeworthstown
Clonguish v Abbeylara, Sat, 4.30pm, Killoe
Rathcline v Dromard, Sat, 4.30pm, Pearse Park

Another top of the table battle in Edgeworthstown, while Clonguish may be faced with the prospect of rifling through the rule book to try to avoid relegation unless they can beat Abbey and get Rathcline and Dromard to draw.

Updated odds:

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

Mullinalaghta 15/8 13/8 6/4 11/8
Killoe 5/2 9/4 2/1 5/2
Colmcille 9/1 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2
Abbeylara 9/1 15/2 9/1
Granard 20/1 14/1 10/1
Mostrim 16/1 9/1 12/1 10/1
Longford Slashers 13/2 9/1 12/1 10/1 12/1
Dromard 10/1 16/1 20/1 33/1 25/1
Clonguish 12/1 16/1 14/1 28/1 40/1
Rathcline 50/1 100/1 200/1 66/1 50/1
Carrickedmond 50/1 66/1 50/1 80/1

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

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

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

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

Whatever about the other absentees, dropping Slashers from the odds lists strikes me as being a bit premature for the moment.

[LaurelEye]

Fr. Manning Gaels should have been in at least a Leinster final 20 years ago. They had a very strong team then, but, like a lot of senior clubs in rural Ireland, they can swing from strong senior to average intermediate.

What I meant about Slashers is that only 2 months or so ago they were in the 2020 county final. Now they are in a dogfight for a final quarter final place. I am not suggesting a terminal decline.

Not even two months ago. I can remember the two commentators on the Longford GAA video feed audibly licking their lips at the prospect of the coming decade of Killoe-Slashers duopoly.

[LaurelEye]

Pleasantly surprised by Mostrim's form. We could be contenders but injuries will ultimately end the run if not at QF stage then surely at semi stage.

Killoe and Mullinalaghta are the only real contenders.
Slashers have gone so far backwards they may struggle to progress. Carrickedmond will give them loads in the final match.

A win tomorrow and you will most likely get Rathcline or Dromard which is doable, followed by a likely rematch with Killoe in the semi-final. A draw or a loss and you are most likely looking at Abbey in the quarters with one of Mullinalaghta/Granard/Slashers in the semi.

[seafoid]

Slashers are still top of the roll of honour however.
Drumlish stopped winning in 1945. Sounds a bit like Cavan
Where did it all go wrong ?

Drumlish is Fr. Manning Gaels now.

GRMA

[LaurelEye]

Killoe v Mostrim refixed for Tuesday evening due to bereavement in Mostrim club.

Group B:

Granard 0-5 Mullinalaghta 1-15
Clonguish 1-10 Abbeylara 1-12
Rathcline 0-12 Dromard 4-7

Mullinalaghta 10pts +43
Abbeylara 7pts +3
Granard 6pts +2
Dromard 4pts -6
Rathcline 2pts -21
Clonguish 1pt -21

[LaurelEye]

Slashers are still top of the roll of honour however.
Drumlish stopped winning in 1945. Sounds a bit like Cavan
Where did it all go wrong ?

Drumlish is Fr. Manning Gaels now.

Also won 3(?) titles as Éire Óg/Young Irelands in the early 1950s before they amalgamated with Ballinamuck in 1969 to form FMG.