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Replying To Spinx:  "Really???!!!! Well considering we're Intermediate then that is very likely!!
But I just don't get the Rathcline supporters building their team up as challengers when there is probably a better chance of us winning another senior title before ye do!!
Rathcline are a one man team who when marked properly, they never win.
When they came up against Clonguish and Killoe last year, they were beat out the gate.
As bad as we were last year, we were not too far away from ye as ye got 2 jammy goals!

Championship favourites
1. Killoe
2. Colmcille
3. Abbeylara
4. Clonguish
5. Granard
6. Mullinalaghta
7. Carrickedmond
8. Dromard
9. Slashers
10. Rathcline
11. Ardagh/Moydow"
You have a bee in your bonnet about Rathcline for some reason. They are not a bad team when they have their full compliment and I don't think it's fair to say they are a one man team. They are a bit off the top teams alright but they wouldn't want to be taken for granted come championship. They are streets ahead of Drumlish anyway, I don't know what you are talking about re jammy goals in last years championship match. Rathcline had that match won after 15 mins, you could have gone home.

maximus02 (Longford) - Posts: 226 - 04/05/2026 13:19:52    2670843

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Replying To maximus02:  "You have a bee in your bonnet about Rathcline for some reason. They are not a bad team when they have their full compliment and I don't think it's fair to say they are a one man team. They are a bit off the top teams alright but they wouldn't want to be taken for granted come championship. They are streets ahead of Drumlish anyway, I don't know what you are talking about re jammy goals in last years championship match. Rathcline had that match won after 15 mins, you could have gone home."
He is playing down his own clubs chances as usual. A team with all the talent at their disposal and he ranks them fourth.

B&G (Longford) - Posts: 421 - 04/05/2026 14:10:29    2670866

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Replying To maximus02:  "You have a bee in your bonnet about Rathcline for some reason. They are not a bad team when they have their full compliment and I don't think it's fair to say they are a one man team. They are a bit off the top teams alright but they wouldn't want to be taken for granted come championship. They are streets ahead of Drumlish anyway, I don't know what you are talking about re jammy goals in last years championship match. Rathcline had that match won after 15 mins, you could have gone home."
No bee in my bonnet. Just don't understand how their supporters think they are top 5 or 6 in the county. They are not. Now in about 10 years they might be, as they have a decent under 14 team at the minute. But they will have to keep thosr guys playing, easier said than done. Mark Oran Kenny and 10 times out of 10, they will lose. Just telling it how it is.

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1536 - 04/05/2026 15:27:51    2670902

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Replying To B&G:  "He is playing down his own clubs chances as usual. A team with all the talent at their disposal and he ranks them fourth."
Not playing down my teams chances at all. Just look at our league form this season. We won't be near winning championship this year.

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1536 - 04/05/2026 15:29:17    2670903

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Replying To B&G:  "He is playing down his own clubs chances as usual. A team with all the talent at their disposal and he ranks them fourth."
Killoe, Colmcille and Abbeylara have the best mix of talent, experience and physicality. Clonguish may have lots of talent but still have only experience of losing in pearse park and lack size, look at 2 of there best players on the county u21 team, very skilful forwards but the 2 smallest lads on the team

Clonbonnyrabbitt (Longford) - Posts: 125 - 04/05/2026 16:18:26    2670923

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This would be my current list for senior and intermediate for who the favourites are
1. Killoe
2. Colmcille
3. Clonguish
4. Abbeylara
5. Rathcline
6. Dromard
7. Carrickedmond
8. Granard
9. Mullinghta
10. Slashers
11. Ardagh

Intermediate
1. Mostrim
2. St bridgids kilashee
3. Fr manning Gaels
4. Cashel
5. Sean Connollys
6. Ballymahon
7. Grattans
8. Killoe

Longfordlad1985 (Longford) - Posts: 69 - 04/05/2026 21:30:56    2670997

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Replying To Longfordlad1985:  "This would be my current list for senior and intermediate for who the favourites are
1. Killoe
2. Colmcille
3. Clonguish
4. Abbeylara
5. Rathcline
6. Dromard
7. Carrickedmond
8. Granard
9. Mullinghta
10. Slashers
11. Ardagh

Intermediate
1. Mostrim
2. St bridgids kilashee
3. Fr manning Gaels
4. Cashel
5. Sean Connollys
6. Ballymahon
7. Grattans
8. Killoe"
Grattans should be higher up that

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1294 - 04/05/2026 21:51:31    2670999

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Replying To Longfordlad1985:  "This would be my current list for senior and intermediate for who the favourites are
1. Killoe
2. Colmcille
3. Clonguish
4. Abbeylara
5. Rathcline
6. Dromard
7. Carrickedmond
8. Granard
9. Mullinghta
10. Slashers
11. Ardagh

Intermediate
1. Mostrim
2. St bridgids kilashee
3. Fr manning Gaels
4. Cashel
5. Sean Connollys
6. Ballymahon
7. Grattans
8. Killoe"
No way rathcline that high but maybe i will be wrong we see
I think mulimaghta have one last kick or two to take one or two out not win it dont think they are but just my opinion

Any thoughts on junior i know itlooked down upon in Longford especially but its good to havr 3 sole clubs in it Ballymore favourites

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1294 - 04/05/2026 21:54:30    2671001

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Replying To Gaaforlife2023:  "Grattans should be higher up that"
over who they finished bottom in their group and connollys hammered them in relegation maybe over ballymahon

Longfordlad1985 (Longford) - Posts: 69 - 04/05/2026 22:21:15    2671008

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Replying To Gaaforlife2023:  "No way rathcline that high but maybe i will be wrong we see
I think mulimaghta have one last kick or two to take one or two out not win it dont think they are but just my opinion

Any thoughts on junior i know itlooked down upon in Longford especially but its good to havr 3 sole clubs in it Ballymore favourites"
Ballymore probs be favourite keeping Lawrence Brady and with keelin mcgann gone from Keenagh

Longfordlad1985 (Longford) - Posts: 69 - 04/05/2026 22:54:18    2671014

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Replying To Longfordlad1985:  "over who they finished bottom in their group and connollys hammered them in relegation maybe over ballymahon"
True apologies forgot that result but dt same argue could have beaten both kilashee and ardagh in group stage lost by 1pt to each.

Forgkt relegation game

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1294 - 04/05/2026 23:10:14    2671019

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Replying To maximus02:  "I was talking to one of the Rathcline players this week and he told me that they couldn't care less about the league and that that they only needed to win one game at the end of itwhen they would have all their players eventually. They are missing 10 starters apparently and this is what they also did last season when they eventually got their act together for the championship. There is something seriously wrong with the league format when this is a teams attitude towards it."
So they are showing up 3 plus times a week for training and league matches and not caring what happens?? that is 100% not the case, no team starts in Jan/Feb not caring if they don't win games!!! Missing players can not be an excuse to not caring, every club is effected some way by players missing. The league structure is a complete joke as well as the the championship but I am not having lads say they do not care if they dont win..

Garmin (Longford) - Posts: 113 - 05/05/2026 09:23:06    2671034

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Replying To Longfordlad1985:  "This would be my current list for senior and intermediate for who the favourites are
1. Killoe
2. Colmcille
3. Clonguish
4. Abbeylara
5. Rathcline
6. Dromard
7. Carrickedmond
8. Granard
9. Mullinghta
10. Slashers
11. Ardagh

Intermediate
1. Mostrim
2. St bridgids kilashee
3. Fr manning Gaels
4. Cashel
5. Sean Connollys
6. Ballymahon
7. Grattans
8. Killoe"
Rathcline 5th favourites?? lol
I'll have some of what you are taking!!

Personally, I'd have Connollys ahead of us and possibly Cashel.

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1536 - 05/05/2026 11:41:39    2671075

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Replying To Spinx:  "Rathcline 5th favourites?? lol
I'll have some of what you are taking!!

Personally, I'd have Connollys ahead of us and possibly Cashel."
With their record in Pearse, third favourites behind Killoe and Colmcille might be just about right. Cant see any dark horses upsetting the top two.
Clonguish have definitely the talent to challenge top two

B&G (Longford) - Posts: 421 - 05/05/2026 13:12:49    2671097

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Replying To Gaaforlife2023:  "True apologies forgot that result but dt same argue could have beaten both kilashee and ardagh in group stage lost by 1pt to each.

Forgkt relegation game"
Ye mcelligot will be a help and they probs could get into a semi final very easily

Longfordlad1985 (Longford) - Posts: 69 - 05/05/2026 13:31:21    2671099

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Replying To Spinx:  "Rathcline 5th favourites?? lol
I'll have some of what you are taking!!

Personally, I'd have Connollys ahead of us and possibly Cashel."
I know connollys are badly hit with injuries at the moment with 5 key starters out injured , cashel having Liam belton in charge might help and connollys having Tommy donohoe might give a manager bounce for them to improve on last year and Niall Sheridan in charge of Mostrim i would still have Mostrim and kilashee as the top 2 rest is very changeable

Longfordlad1985 (Longford) - Posts: 69 - 05/05/2026 13:33:26    2671100

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Replying To Longfordlad1985:  "I know connollys are badly hit with injuries at the moment with 5 key starters out injured , cashel having Liam belton in charge might help and connollys having Tommy donohoe might give a manager bounce for them to improve on last year and Niall Sheridan in charge of Mostrim i would still have Mostrim and kilashee as the top 2 rest is very changeable"
I would agree with you on your top 2 in both championships.

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1536 - 05/05/2026 15:30:42    2671144

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Replying To Longfordlad1985:  "This would be my current list for senior and intermediate for who the favourites are
1. Killoe
2. Colmcille
3. Clonguish
4. Abbeylara
5. Rathcline
6. Dromard
7. Carrickedmond
8. Granard
9. Mullinghta
10. Slashers
11. Ardagh

Intermediate
1. Mostrim
2. St bridgids kilashee
3. Fr manning Gaels
4. Cashel
5. Sean Connollys
6. Ballymahon
7. Grattans
8. Killoe"
The Gaels are in a bad bad state at the moment, unless they improve vastly between now and July I cant see them getting out of the group. Killoe's second string cud be a dark horse.

Sportrex (Longford) - Posts: 14 - 05/05/2026 22:23:17    2671209

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