Longford Football (& Hurling) Thread

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Week 2.

Senior Championship:

Group A:

Abbeylara v Ardagh/Moydow, Friday, 8pm, Edgeworthstown
Dromard v Mullinalaghta, Saturday, 7pm, Aughacordrinan
Killoe v Rathcline, Saturday, 7pm, Ballymahon

Abbey and Killoe should be able to consolidate their qualification positions while Dromard and Mullinalaghta face off to see who of those two should be in the stronger position.

Group B:

Clonguish v Granard, Thursday, 8pm, Pearse Park
Colmcille v Carrickedmond, Friday, 8pm, Cloonee
Longford Slashers bye

The championship favourites face off against last week's surprise packets, while the two heavy losers face a crucial game for which Colmcille should, should, be the stronger.

Odds:

No update from Paddy Power this week.

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

Clonguish 13/8 6/4
Killoe 11/4 2/1
Granard 12/1 4/1
Colmcille 11/4 5/1
Dromard 10/1 15/2
Abbeylara 16/1 8/1
Mullinalaghta 12/1 10/1
Longford Slashers 33/1 20/1
Rathcline 16/1 20/1
Carrickedmond 20/1 33/1
Ardagh/Moydow 33/1 80/1

A little bemused by Dromard coming in on the odds after an unimpressive last-gasp win against Ardagh/Moydow.

[Sideliner]

Some jump in the odds for Granard. After a couple of rounds of the group, the odds are less likely to jump around so much.

If Granard get a win tonight, they'll come in even further!!

[Longfordgenie101]

quote author=Shamrock Shore link=msg=2418660 date=1784552584]
Surprised that Granard hammured Colmcille and Slashers hammuring Carrickedmond.

Could be a prettyu open championship this year.

Who will be fancied in the Intermediate.
Connollys or the Windies?

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Surprised that Granard hammured Colmcille and Slashers hammuring Carrickedmond.

Could be a prettyu open championship this year.

Who will be fancied in the Intermediate.
Connollys or the Windies?

Mostrim kilashee Grattans for me mostirm with Niall Sheridan in charge will be the favourites connnollys will hope to finally win it with the 2 Reynolds especially if Dessie can keep his county form and having a manager who has won senior championship over them couod be a help cashel will be a strong option aswell with belton in charge

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Clonguish 0-21 Granard 1-12

Abbeylara 2-10 Ardagh/Moydow 2-10
Colmcille 1-16 Carrickedmond 2-12

Dromard 2-13 Mullinalaghta 1-18
Killoe 0-17 Rathcline 0-11

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Week 3:

Group A:

Killoe v Abbeylara, Friday, 7.45pm, Monaduff
Mullinalaghta v Ardagh/Moydow, Saturday, 7pm, Higginstown
Dromard v Rathcline, Sunday, 2pm, Abbeylara

Killoe 4pts +8
Abbeylara 3pts +16
Mullinalaghta 2pts 0
Dromard 2pts 0
Ardagh/Moydow 1pt -2
Rathcline 0pts -22

Group B:

Carrickedmond v Clonguish, Friday, 8pm, Kenagh
Longford Slashers v Colmcille, Sunday, 6pm, Newtownforbes
Granard bye

Longford Slashers 2pts +12
Clonguish 2pts +6
Granard 2pts +4
Colmcille 2pts -9
Carrickedmond 0pts -13

(Bold: game in hand)

Top of the table encounter in Group A on Friday night. Carrickedmond in deep trouble at this stage with a meeting with the prohibitive bookies' favourites in prospect on Friday, Granard the following week, and a bye in the last round meaning they absolutely have to get a result in one or both of those matches.

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

Clonguish 6/4 5/6
Killoe 15/8 9/4
Colmcille 15/8 5/1
Granard 16/1 15/2
Mullinalaghta 12/1 8/1
Abbeylara 16/1 10/1
Dromard 20/1 10/1
Longford Slashers 33/1 12/1
Rathcline 16/1 20/1
Carrickedmond 20/1 50/1
Ardagh/Moydow 33/1 50/1

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

Clonguish 13/8 6/4 5/6
Killoe 11/4 2/1 5/2
Colmcille 11/4 5/1 13/2
Granard 12/1 4/1 7/1
Mullinalaghta 12/1 10/1 15/2
Dromard 10/1 15/2 10/1
Abbeylara 16/1 8/1 10/1
Longford Slashers 33/1 20/1 12/1
Rathcline 16/1 20/1
Carrickedmond 20/1 33/1 50/1
Ardagh/Moydow 33/1 80/1 50/1

[Longfordgenie101]

any predictions for senior intermediate and junior games this weekend folks

[LaurelEye]

Based on form so far Killoe, Clonguish, Slashers, and maybe Dromard.

[LaurelEye]

Killoe 3-11 Abbeylara 1-19
Carrickedmond 1-9 Clonguish 1-18

Clonguish through to quarter-finals along with the winners of the Slashers/Colmcille match (or both teams if they draw). PS: And on calculation, Slashers cannot be overtaken by Carrickedmond regardless of the remaining results so they also qualify.

Mullinalaghta 2-15 Ardagh/Moydow 0-23

Dromard 1-15 Rathcline 1-9

Rathcline in deep trouble and Mullinalaghta facing an uphill battle to avoid a relegation playoff.

Longford Slashers 2-12 Colmcille 2-16

Colmcille become the third team through to the quarter-finals in Group B.

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Intermediate Championship

Group A:

Grattans 6-14 Killoe B 1-12
Ballymahon 2-9 Killashee 1-9

Group B:

Mostrim 0-7 Sean Connollys 4-8
Cashel 4-9 Fr Manning Gaels 0-11

[Longfordgenie101]

Great win for Sean Connollys wasn't at it anyone go watch it

[Shamrock Shore]

I am afraid we did as much as I expected against the Connollys. We are going to have an awful time of it over the next few years. I fear we are heading for junior.

Congrats to Ardagh/Moydow on the first senior chammpionship win as a merged club.
Need a better name boys and girls for the club.

St. Mel's Gaels?

[LaurelEye]

I am afraid we did as much as I expected against the Connollys. We are going to have an awful time of it over the next few years. I fear we are heading for junior.

Congrats to Ardagh/Moydow on the first senior chammpionship win as a merged club.
Need a better name boys and girls for the club.

St. Mel's Gaels?

I'll be honest, apart from the choice of a / rather than a - to link the two halves together, it strikes me as a far better choice than Yet Another Anonymous Saint's Name. St. Thomas's of Galway have won a couple of All-Ireland club titles but no-one outside Galway has a clue of where they come from. It might make sense if you were one of a number of clubs based in a large town but otherwise the sense of local identity is completely lost.

And I would expect us to follow the same trajectory as yourselves very quickly if we end up in Intermediate. Possibly even ending up as a carcass for the bones to be picked over by our loving neighbours in Abbey.

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Week 4:

Group A:

Ardagh/Moydow v Killoe, Friday, 8pm, Newtownforbes
Rathcline v Mullinalaghta, Saturday, 7pm, Carrickedmond
Abbeylara v Dromard, Saturday, 7pm, Cloonee

Abbeylara 5pts +18
Killoe 4pts +6
Dromard 4pts +6
Ardagh/Moydow 3pts 0
Mullinalaghta 2pts -2
Rathcline 0pts -28

Group B:

Clonguish v Longford Slashers, Saturday, 7pm, Monaduff
Granard v Carrickedmond, Sunday, 6pm, Legga
Colmcile bye

Clonguish 4pts +15
Colmcille 4pts -5
Longford Slashers 2pts +8
Granard 2pts +4
Carrickedmond 0pts -22

(Bold: game in hand)

Rathcline meet Mullinalaghta in a game that both teams must win to have any chance of progressing and avoiding being in a cat-fight for relegation to Intermediate. A point will be enough for Granard to settle the qualification in Group B. (And it's at least theoretically possible that 2 points will be enough to claim a quarter-final place in one group while 5 might not guarantee it in the other.)

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

Clonguish 6/4 5/6
Killoe 15/8 9/4 3/1
Colmcille 15/8 5/1 13/2
Granard 16/1 15/2 13/2
Abbeylara 16/1 10/1 15/2
Mullinalaghta 12/1 8/1
Dromard 20/1 10/1
Longford Slashers 33/1 12/1
Ardagh/Moydow 33/1 50/1 25/1
Rathcline 16/1 20/1 33/1
Carrickedmond 20/1 50/1


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

Clonguish 13/8 6/4 5/6
Killoe 11/4 2/1 5/2 3/1
Colmcille 11/4 5/1 13/2 7/1
Granard 12/1 4/1 7/1
Abbeylara 16/1 8/1 10/1 8/1
Mullinalaghta 12/1 10/1 15/2 9/1
Dromard 10/1 15/2 10/1
Longford Slashers 33/1 20/1 12/1
Ardagh/Moydow 33/1 80/1 50/1 25/1
Rathcline 16/1 20/1 33/1
Carrickedmond 20/1 33/1 50/1 80/1

Based on what I've seen so far, Clonguish's odds-on status is probably justified but Abbey might be the main danger (particularly if certain rumours about the county management job are true).