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Replying To gaafanatic25:  "Conversations need to be had about Sean Connollys in the intermediate championship. Have gotten to the last 2 finals and failed to win both. This year they failed to get out of the group and are now fighting to survive relegation. A senior standard team with top class players like Des & Daniel Reynolds, Dylan Lynch, Evan Tully for me is a quality midfielder, Daire Duggan and Sean O'Sullivan bring quality aswell. Eugene Murtagh brings a great degree of passion to the dressing room with years of experience. Where has it gone wrong for the Ballinalee men."
They are not as good as what they think they are!

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1402 - 22/09/2025 21:30:50    2637126

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Replying To B&G:  "With both Drumlish and Mostrim now relegated, One wonders will they actually go down to Intermediate"
Neither will look to stay senior next year.

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1402 - 22/09/2025 21:31:29    2637127

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Replying To gaafanatic25:  "Conversations need to be had about Sean Connollys in the intermediate championship. Have gotten to the last 2 finals and failed to win both. This year they failed to get out of the group and are now fighting to survive relegation. A senior standard team with top class players like Des & Daniel Reynolds, Dylan Lynch, Evan Tully for me is a quality midfielder, Daire Duggan and Sean O'Sullivan bring quality aswell. Eugene Murtagh brings a great degree of passion to the dressing room with years of experience. Where has it gone wrong for the Ballinalee men."
If you're losing two intermediate finals in a row and in a relegation playoff the year after, with all these names mentioned still in the group, that would suggest they most definitely are not a senior standard team. A product of the current situation and level Longford are operating at currently that a relegation threatened intermediate team would have so many on the Longford panel?

LongfordSham (Longford) - Posts: 132 - 23/09/2025 08:59:08    2637151

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Replying To gaafanatic25:  "Conversations need to be had about Sean Connollys in the intermediate championship. Have gotten to the last 2 finals and failed to win both. This year they failed to get out of the group and are now fighting to survive relegation. A senior standard team with top class players like Des & Daniel Reynolds, Dylan Lynch, Evan Tully for me is a quality midfielder, Daire Duggan and Sean O'Sullivan bring quality aswell. Eugene Murtagh brings a great degree of passion to the dressing room with years of experience. Where has it gone wrong for the Ballinalee men."
Wonder who will want the Connolly job now whoever gets them over the line will be wanted by bigger clubs

Longfordlad1985 (Longford) - Posts: 5 - 23/09/2025 10:12:37    2637159

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Replying To Longfordlad1985:  "Wonder who will want the Connolly job now whoever gets them over the line will be wanted by bigger clubs"
Strange comment, by the looks of it they will never get over the line!! Heavy favourites in the last 2 finals and blew it. As for the comment about them being senior, I hope you are trying to be funny, they just avoided the drop to junior. For some reason they seem to be a bit cocky and have been brought right back down to earth for the last number of years when in big games.

Garmin (Longford) - Posts: 108 - 23/09/2025 11:38:44    2637174

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Replying To Garmin:  "Strange comment, by the looks of it they will never get over the line!! Heavy favourites in the last 2 finals and blew it. As for the comment about them being senior, I hope you are trying to be funny, they just avoided the drop to junior. For some reason they seem to be a bit cocky and have been brought right back down to earth for the last number of years when in big games."
Totally agree with you. What i meant by senior standard is that they have quality players that are of the standard of most in the senior championship. There seems to be no hunger within the group. I attended the u18 semi final between them and drumlish on Sunday. Seems to be a few nice players on the rise, a son of Padraig Farrell's, the former Longford player, was playing corner back and he had a stormer, his hunger and fight was immense. Aaron Rawle was brilliant at centre back and McEvoy at midfield was very determined. All them players should benefit them in years to come

gaafanatic25 (Longford) - Posts: 2 - 23/09/2025 16:39:16    2637209

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Replying To gaafanatic25:  "Totally agree with you. What i meant by senior standard is that they have quality players that are of the standard of most in the senior championship. There seems to be no hunger within the group. I attended the u18 semi final between them and drumlish on Sunday. Seems to be a few nice players on the rise, a son of Padraig Farrell's, the former Longford player, was playing corner back and he had a stormer, his hunger and fight was immense. Aaron Rawle was brilliant at centre back and McEvoy at midfield was very determined. All them players should benefit them in years to come"
Clearly haven't got much in the forward line with less than 10 points scored

Longfordlad1985 (Longford) - Posts: 5 - 23/09/2025 17:36:09    2637217

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Replying To LongfordSham:  "If you're losing two intermediate finals in a row and in a relegation playoff the year after, with all these names mentioned still in the group, that would suggest they most definitely are not a senior standard team. A product of the current situation and level Longford are operating at currently that a relegation threatened intermediate team would have so many on the Longford panel?"
100% agree. Connollys have 5 players involved with county set ups ( 2 Reynolds, Duggan, O'Sullivan and Lynch) but yet never get over the final hurdle, but this year they didn't even start the race. Definitely highlights the issue with the county set up in Longford if underperforming players still hold county positions!

Cashel could be in for a rough patch in the next year or 2. From watching the semi vs the Ardoos, they didn't deserve to be in the last 4. With Gary Kenny gone now they might have a fresh start with possibly an outsider, but playing Div 1 football next year will really diminish confidence in preparation for intermediate again.

Killashee are going strong and are only team unbeaten in intermediate. I believe the last time they went on an unbeaten streak they won it, so I would say history will repeat itself. Ard/Moy will find it difficult to stop Mollohon, 3 Farrells, John Casey and their other veteran players.

Nonetheless I would not rule out the Ardoos with Carrigy and Coady performing well. Hogan, Killian Farrell and Emmet Donlon also add to their firepower. Looking forward to an exciting game - Killashee to win by 4.

It's looking likely that Kenagh and Ballymore are going to junior - but still a game each to play so we'll see how it plays out.

Gaalongford1 (Longford) - Posts: 5 - 24/09/2025 17:19:23    2637333

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Will Killashee go into the senior championshio if they win it?? Mad to think I have to ask that question, or will the county board play havoc again and let them stay down.

Agree on Cashel, a year in Div 1 football will destroy any momentum gained from this year, with some heavy beatings in store, pity because they fully deserve to be there but Div 2 is very weak at the moment and the gap is only getting bigger.

Garmin (Longford) - Posts: 108 - 25/09/2025 11:32:23    2637393

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Clonguish by 4
Killoe by 2

Rockshorecider (Longford) - Posts: 72 - 25/09/2025 14:24:16    2637431

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As someone from across the border can someone guide me on why Killashee for example wouldn't be senior next year if they win the intermediate; or why a Kenagh and Ballymore will/won't be junior if they lose their last game? I also read earlier in the summer that had Longford Slashers been relegated they wouldn't have gone to intermediate?

Surely if you are promoted/relegated you either go up or drop a level? Where is the grey area in Longford with this?

OverTheHill85 (Westmeath) - Posts: 145 - 26/09/2025 07:46:49    2637491

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Replying To OverTheHill85:  "As someone from across the border can someone guide me on why Killashee for example wouldn't be senior next year if they win the intermediate; or why a Kenagh and Ballymore will/won't be junior if they lose their last game? I also read earlier in the summer that had Longford Slashers been relegated they wouldn't have gone to intermediate?

Surely if you are promoted/relegated you either go up or drop a level? Where is the grey area in Longford with this?"
Rubbish posters getting angry over things that hadnt and wouldnt happen!! Ignore!

slasher9 (Longford) - Posts: 259 - 26/09/2025 09:46:43    2637502

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Replying To OverTheHill85:  "As someone from across the border can someone guide me on why Killashee for example wouldn't be senior next year if they win the intermediate; or why a Kenagh and Ballymore will/won't be junior if they lose their last game? I also read earlier in the summer that had Longford Slashers been relegated they wouldn't have gone to intermediate?

Surely if you are promoted/relegated you either go up or drop a level? Where is the grey area in Longford with this?"
I have talked to a few people from other counties also who cannot understand the power that Longford clubs have when it comes to promotion/relegation. It really is a joke what goes on here and is not tolerated in other counties.
Senior in Longford should be 8 teams. Intermediate 8. Junior 5.

All clubs in these 3 championships should be solely first teams.

The likes of Clonguish, Killoe, Slashers, Colmcille etc who have strong second teams should be in a Senior B, Intermediate B, Junior B. etc

backtoback2 (Longford) - Posts: 50 - 26/09/2025 10:26:50    2637506

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There was a stupid rule in Longford, that the Intermediate champions could remain Intermediate the following year if they choose to do that. If they won it the second year, they then would have no choice but to go up. If you scroll through the Intermediate list of champions there was several 2 in a row champions, but also a few stayed down and did not win the following year.
I think they got rid of that rule this year....should have been long gone in my opinion. For some reason this only applied to Intermediate and not Junior. With clubs not going up, it meant clubs did not go down. There has also been plenty of objections over clubs been relegated and the easy way out for the CB was to increase teams in senior which in turn weakened the Intermediate championship. I long remember Intermediate teams coming up and rattling some of the big teams, but those days are long gone. We now have Intermediate teams coming up (who could possibly be Junior teams) and trying to keep the score under 20 points. The championship in Longford does not get exciting until the knock out as before a ball is kicked, everyone knows who will make the final 8. The Intermediate was exciting this year, but the champions this year will be cannon fodder next year at senior. In fairness the CB are relegating 2 teams from senior this year and 2 next year.....but this process was supposed to start last year only Carrickedmond objected and got to stay senior! The 2 clubs (mine included) who were relegated will gladly go back down to Intermediate, but next year could be a different story with whoever is in the bottom 2 along with this years Intermediate champions.

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1402 - 26/09/2025 10:43:22    2637513

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Replying To Spinx:  "There was a stupid rule in Longford, that the Intermediate champions could remain Intermediate the following year if they choose to do that. If they won it the second year, they then would have no choice but to go up. If you scroll through the Intermediate list of champions there was several 2 in a row champions, but also a few stayed down and did not win the following year.
I think they got rid of that rule this year....should have been long gone in my opinion. For some reason this only applied to Intermediate and not Junior. With clubs not going up, it meant clubs did not go down. There has also been plenty of objections over clubs been relegated and the easy way out for the CB was to increase teams in senior which in turn weakened the Intermediate championship. I long remember Intermediate teams coming up and rattling some of the big teams, but those days are long gone. We now have Intermediate teams coming up (who could possibly be Junior teams) and trying to keep the score under 20 points. The championship in Longford does not get exciting until the knock out as before a ball is kicked, everyone knows who will make the final 8. The Intermediate was exciting this year, but the champions this year will be cannon fodder next year at senior. In fairness the CB are relegating 2 teams from senior this year and 2 next year.....but this process was supposed to start last year only Carrickedmond objected and got to stay senior! The 2 clubs (mine included) who were relegated will gladly go back down to Intermediate, but next year could be a different story with whoever is in the bottom 2 along with this years Intermediate champions."
Your club is in the semi final tomorrow and favourites to win it!!!

slasher9 (Longford) - Posts: 259 - 26/09/2025 10:59:12    2637517

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Big fan of the longford intermediate championship this year so far. Football had been top notch, games have been tight and we now have a final to look forward to in a few weeks time. My only gripe so far to date has been the commentary around the championship from the longford leader and some of the refereeing decisions in key matches. Every game up until the semi final the longford leader so called pundits called ballymahon to lose. Is it too much to ask for a bit of unbiased commentary on the games of what in my opinion has been the best gerry hennessy cup in years. Also don't get me started on the refereeing. Hard enough for players to play the game and give up all their time, but then when there is still no consistency at refereeing level it really lights a fire under me

Longfordgaalover123 (Longford) - Posts: 4 - 26/09/2025 11:11:35    2637519

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Replying To Longfordgaalover123:  "Big fan of the longford intermediate championship this year so far. Football had been top notch, games have been tight and we now have a final to look forward to in a few weeks time. My only gripe so far to date has been the commentary around the championship from the longford leader and some of the refereeing decisions in key matches. Every game up until the semi final the longford leader so called pundits called ballymahon to lose. Is it too much to ask for a bit of unbiased commentary on the games of what in my opinion has been the best gerry hennessy cup in years. Also don't get me started on the refereeing. Hard enough for players to play the game and give up all their time, but then when there is still no consistency at refereeing level it really lights a fire under me"
I agree that the Intermediate this year has been very competitive and enjoyable. The only problem is the huge gulf between Intermediate and senior. It will take a few years to rectify. The ideal would be an 8 team senior and Intermediate and then you would have 5 sole juniors with second string senior teams.
2 groups of 4, winners of each group through to semi final, 2 v 3 in a quarter final and the 2 bottom clubs play off to go down. That would make for a very exciting championship as every game counts. The way it is now, no one pays attention til it's knock out.

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1402 - 26/09/2025 14:59:42    2637556

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Some result that for Colmcille, have to hold my hands up, thought this would be the year the young lads of Clonguish took the next step. The longer it takes them to get there the more difficult it will be, tough mentally to be getting close every year and not able to get over the line, that pressure must grow every year. Second half literally looked like men vs boys at times.

BallWatching (Longford) - Posts: 23 - 27/09/2025 18:23:08    2637660

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Replying To BallWatching:  "Some result that for Colmcille, have to hold my hands up, thought this would be the year the young lads of Clonguish took the next step. The longer it takes them to get there the more difficult it will be, tough mentally to be getting close every year and not able to get over the line, that pressure must grow every year. Second half literally looked like men vs boys at times."
Great result for Colmcille. Took control of the second half and won the battle at midfield. It will be Colmcille v Killoe in the final and I have a feeling the result from the group stage will be reversed.

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1402 - 27/09/2025 20:55:48    2637674

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Replying To Spinx:  "Great result for Colmcille. Took control of the second half and won the battle at midfield. It will be Colmcille v Killoe in the final and I have a feeling the result from the group stage will be reversed."
I think you're right, though I'd love to see Ratchline find an extra gear and spring a shock. Colmcille just looked like a team that knew how to win today, didn't panic at any stage, similar to Mullinaghta a few years ago and Killoe over the past few. Clonguish lacking that maturity and steady-head on the pitch.

BallWatching (Longford) - Posts: 23 - 27/09/2025 21:56:57    2637677

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