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Longford Under new Manager should be in the mix, but with Mickey Quinn retired and Thomas Gallagher taking time out someone is going to have to steep up.

All set for Sunday. Its been a strange Championship with all that went on. But that wont matter to Abbeylara or Colmcille. Don't really have a favourite but I suppose after losing 4 in a row I wouldn't begrudge it to Abbeylara. 

Enjoyed the Leitrim Final. That guy really took one for the team with the last minute black card. Thought the pitch looked well and TG4 had some great aerial shots. Don't usually get to watch the club games on Sunday both after yesterday I will be back for more.

No 3 in a row O'Byrne Cup for Longford so. Would have been a good way for the new Manager to start.

I am not a Meath supporter just a general Gaa supporter for over 50years. I think it is sad that Colm O Rourke has to go cap in hand to Clubs to save his job some Premier League Clubs would give a manager longer than 2 years. I know things have not gone well in Meath for a number of years. But to put someone like O Rourke through this in my option is very unfair. Some of the people who will make this decision have never kicked a ball in their lives and are not even Meath people  Armagh and Tyrone have shown that loyalty does pay off. I am not a member of any GAA club or County board so I don't really know how re appointing a manager works.

In the Junior final Arva midfielder Christan Noack Hoffmann played League of Ireland football with Longford Town.

Opening game massive for both Laois and Longford who ever wins that will have a big say in what happens later on. Andy Moran will be expected to deliver for Leitrim although Keith Beirne is a big loss. 

Maybe I missed it but I don't see anything about the Sigerson Cup it starts tomorrow. I was looking at the age of some of the players involved this year and some are in their mid 20s. Any thoughts on who's going to win it also with the new fixture set up has it damaged it.

In my County the League is over and most Clubs have 3 Championship games played with 2 to play and at least one knock out after that. While it looks very good on paper ordinary club players  get 10/12 League games [4 without their county players] and between 6/8 Championship games. They play 2 League games a week one Wednesday one at the week end.

I thing its a special place for all Irish people. And i hope to bring my grandchildrento it later this summer. My first visit was 1964 havnt been that much lately. But have had some wonderful memories  have been to Wembley. Old Trafford. Ect ect but Crocker is the only place where the hairs stand on the back of the neck.

 Commentator said Louth got the equaliser with their last point against Mayo. They corrected himself, they edited out of the Sunday game last night. Camera work not great for Tailteann Cup games also need to play games at smaller grounds. Looks dreadful to see  stands with rows of seats and no one seating in them.

Longford have lost 3 Championship games this summer and get another crack at it next weekend. 

Seems like a pointless exercise picking quarter finalists when we don't yet know the draw. But either way its a hell of a lot of matches to play in order to reduce from 16 down to 8 teams and which will be largely predictable in any case.

Agree with You but maybe they [ the Blazers or do the Gaa have them ] will get it right next year.

Don't know if someone raised this but less than 25,000 at the two finals. I know we might not have the same draws again for years. Games were very one sided and to ask people to pay 35Euro for stand tickets is a bit much. The only redeeming  feature of the weekend was the Display of David Clifford [deepest sympathy to him and his family] surely he is the Erling Haaland of gaelic footballer. You cannot coach what this lad does.   

Longford should get out of the Group. A lot of games to get rid of a handful of teams. But look let's give it a try. Going back to Longford while I expect them to advance I don't think any of the games are real crowd pullers. Can't see supporters getting very excited over playing Carlow. Limerick or Wicklow.