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cant believe the "anti Limerick" agenda in recent times...Kilkenny were destroying teams and as far as I some are concerned destroyed hurling with hammerings and sneaky pushing of helmets and chops and whathave you and we were all fed the line "hurling on the edge" and some even in my own county who Kilkenny obliterated by 30 points on occasions wore Kilkenny jerseys if you dont mind..Limerick after so much underage success in last 20 years, after a famine of substantial proportions from 1973 until last few years (1994 and 1996 and a few League final wins in 1980s and 1990's etc. discounted) and are a modest county and seem exceptionally professsional in an amateur game, yet I hear some quarters saying "oh Hegarty is dirty" and what have you...one sending off (and correctly) for retaliating after being frontally charged when the play was stopped anyway...Diarmuid Byrnes, Kyle Hayes, Gillane, they are queing up now to knock Limireck..Henry Shefflin and Richie Hogan and Tommy Walsh and a few more were "some of the best hurlers ever"...do a bit of research maybe...Limerick are not a dirty team by any standard...I think the ould green eyed monster is at play..I would love to see Waterford win this year, but if not Limerick again...they were down too long and suffered some crushings and replay losses etc.. Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 03/03/2022 12:43:31 2403614 Link 0 |
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I think you've taken a wrong turn on the way to the Limerick forum. Nice to have you visit, hope all is well but you need to go down to the end of the road and take a right and follow that road for about 150km and that's you. I've found that Birr is a nice place to stop for a cup of tae on the way. LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 468 - 03/03/2022 15:20:21 2403662 Link 3 |
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Sad thing is you could probably pick a team of Longford players currently not on the panel that would comfortably beat the current team! GAALONGFORD (Longford) - Posts: 17 - 03/03/2022 17:25:31 2403690 Link 0 |
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Can you list all these players not on the panel who would beat the current team?
LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 468 - 04/03/2022 11:03:59 2403753 Link 0 |
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the rest of the mullinlaghta and killoe lads not on the panel with robbie smith, colm smyth, kevin diffley and now ross mcnerney would give it a good go. but there is no point complaining lads have no obligation to be there and this isnt new or unique to longford. didnt denis connerton have the same issue a few years ago in the national media. playing county is like another full time job. slasher9 (Longford) - Posts: 233 - 04/03/2022 11:35:30 2403759 Link 0 |
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top off my head slasher9 (Longford) - Posts: 233 - 04/03/2022 11:49:30 2403761 Link 0 |
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What's the dislike for Darragh Doherty to get a start? Dropped again for Fermanagh game. He is the only forward with some form williesboy (Leitrim) - Posts: 340 - 04/03/2022 13:21:17 2403794 Link 1 |
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As you say, can't force guys to play if they have other priorities, and that is especially true for the 20-somethings nowadays who have steeper hills to climb on major life milestones than prior generations. When you are plodding along for 7 years in the same division, and getting pasted in Leinster time and again, incentive is a challenge. Hopefully the Tailteann Cup gives a bit of incentive where none exists today (or has existed for generations) in Championship at least. I don't think the current management are responsible for most of those guys not being there (I know you are not suggesting that either btw).
LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 468 - 04/03/2022 15:29:05 2403813 Link 0 |
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Kevin Diffley is part of the Longford extended squad.
Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1236 - 04/03/2022 16:46:01 2403819 Link 0 |
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It's a relagation battle for sure. They'll be hard pushed to pick up two wins Clonee_Kicker (Longford) - Posts: 17 - 04/03/2022 19:43:27 2403830 Link 0 |
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Savage win today in Cusack Park. Well done lads. Clonee_Kicker (Longford) - Posts: 17 - 05/03/2022 15:44:31 2403905 Link 0 |
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Great to have Mickey Quinn back today. Was definitely worth the appeal. Paddy Collum pulled off a great save there. Clonee_Kicker (Longford) - Posts: 17 - 05/03/2022 16:19:54 2403911 Link 1 |
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Well done lads well deserved win mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1799 - 05/03/2022 17:11:00 2403929 Link 1 |
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Credit where it is due, really good performance today. It was a bonus that it was the only game this year I didn't come home from cold and wet!! Mull93 (Longford) - Posts: 119 - 05/03/2022 17:57:30 2403941 Link 1 |
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There's a couple of things on this. My initial point was that for Longford to progress, bearing in mind the player population we have then we need at least 95% of the best players in the county willing to be involved. No one can be forced to be involved of course but the expectation that Longford are going to make significant progress with so many good footballers opting out is a bit of a pipe dream. While the manager can't be blamed for lads no going in I think when a complete unknown gets the role it's easier for players to make the choice not to be involved. I do wonder if the likes of a Micky Harte was appointed the Longford manager instead of the Louth manager would more players be interested?
GAALONGFORD (Longford) - Posts: 17 - 05/03/2022 20:18:41 2403978 Link 0 |
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Terrific win - lads showed fantastic determination and grit today. Great to see. LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 468 - 05/03/2022 21:59:29 2404017 Link 0 |
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fantastic result! never saw that one coming but so proud leaving mullingar yesterday i thought the team was brilliant. quinn outstanding as said above, the best ive seen in a longford jersey from him in a while, played a captains part. thought hagan and gallagher were our men of the match. where would we be without gallagher. will go down as an all time longford great. that said we were lucky too, had they scored the penalty it could have been different. both sides missed a bit. hopefully that is breathing room now to stay up slasher9 (Longford) - Posts: 233 - 06/03/2022 10:48:46 2404036 Link 1 |
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Quinn has been the most consistent player in longford for the last 2/3 years
williesboy (Leitrim) - Posts: 340 - 06/03/2022 12:15:37 2404047 Link 0 |
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Great (& rare) day for us Longford supporters! Heard "we always rise to bate Weatmeath" out on the pitch afterwards. Quinn's reprieve & Collum's penalty save the main factors but most of the players played their part. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 06/03/2022 13:05:59 2404054 Link 0 |
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are you leitrim or longford? how many games do you go to? your entitled to your opinion of course but i cant see how anyone who has attended the majority of longford games in recent years could say anyone has come close to darren gallagher. thats not a criticism of anyone else, just the level gallagher has been at has been simply superb
slasher9 (Longford) - Posts: 233 - 06/03/2022 14:11:31 2404057 Link 2 |