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Was at the Ballymahon/Ballymore game on Friday, Ballymahon definitely pulled the rabbit out of the hat for that one as not many would have given them the chance to win by the 6 points needed, but they did. Came out very strong in the second half, took the game to Ballymore, which they seemed shocked by as they were anonymous for large parts of the second half. Kevin Diffley was a powerhouse for the Ballymahon outfit and the result and performance makes it a much more open knockout phase now. I believe its Kilashee V Ballymahon and Cashel V Ardagh/Moydow. Carrickedmond just about got their QF spot with Dromard hitting the post at the death, that would have changed the outcome of qualification. LongfordSham (Longford) - Posts: 128 - 01/09/2025 08:53:24 2634430 Link
Clonguish very impressive again. Daniel Carey looks like another great prospect. They are playing a nice brand of football at the minute. It's theirs to lose. Apart from the Carrickedmond game which had some drama, it was a weekend of poor fare with some fairly dreadful performances. Cashel probably favourites for the intermediate now. Why is there a 3 week gap until the Intermediate semi finals? Scheduling for intermediate and also for the hurling championship seems wasteful. Lots of big gaps with nothing happening. If it's down to limited numbers of referees, then surely these over-engineered relegation playoff circuses need a rethink! As things stand... Clonguish for Senior, Cashel for Intermediate, Killoe for Junior. LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 631 - 01/09/2025 18:43:10 2634535 Link
Replying To LongfordgaaAbú: "Clonguish very impressive again. Daniel Carey looks like another great prospect. They are playing a nice brand of football at the minute. It's theirs to lose. Apart from the Carrickedmond game which had some drama, it was a weekend of poor fare with some fairly dreadful performances. Cashel probably favourites for the intermediate now. Why is there a 3 week gap until the Intermediate semi finals? Scheduling for intermediate and also for the hurling championship seems wasteful. Lots of big gaps with nothing happening. If it's down to limited numbers of referees, then surely these over-engineered relegation playoff circuses need a rethink! As things stand... Clonguish for Senior, Cashel for Intermediate, Killoe for Junior." Kilashee could surprise. Kiloe walk junior barring clonguish do something Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 971 - 01/09/2025 22:47:21 2634551 Link
Clonguish - Senior Killashee - Intermediate Killoe - Junior Relegation totally been over complicated to try make up for last years crazy mistake. Easy fix to this, 2 relegation semi finals - Losers both go down, mad having each team play 3 games! Garmin (Longford) - Posts: 101 - 02/09/2025 09:11:04 2634564 Link
I would say Kilashee are the favourites for the Intermediate. Cashel were lucky to get over the line in the end against Ballymahon in their Group game, should be strong enough to make the final at the expense of Ardagh/Moydow. The Kilashee/Ballymahon semi will be close if Ballymahon can pull out a performance like they had against Ballymore, to qualify, but Kilashee wont fear them. Strange to have a 3 week gap alright, but I'm sure it will suit some teams over others if there are any injury concerns from the last group game etc. LongfordSham (Longford) - Posts: 128 - 02/09/2025 11:43:05 2634589 Link
Replying To LongfordgaaAbú: "Clonguish very impressive again. Daniel Carey looks like another great prospect. They are playing a nice brand of football at the minute. It's theirs to lose. Apart from the Carrickedmond game which had some drama, it was a weekend of poor fare with some fairly dreadful performances. Cashel probably favourites for the intermediate now. Why is there a 3 week gap until the Intermediate semi finals? Scheduling for intermediate and also for the hurling championship seems wasteful. Lots of big gaps with nothing happening. If it's down to limited numbers of referees, then surely these over-engineered relegation playoff circuses need a rethink! As things stand... Clonguish for Senior, Cashel for Intermediate, Killoe for Junior." Very disappointing from our lads, totally outclassed by Clonguish. Strangely I would say Rathcline have an easier quarter final facing Carrickedmond and Clonguish have the tougher game against Dromard despite the positions in the table. Big win from Ballmahon, Kevin Diffley was excellent by all accounts. There is no clear favourite for the intermediate, all sides are evenly matched I think, Killashee and Cashel to meet in a final would be a great rivalry game. The junior competition looks like it will be Killoe winning against Clonguish in the final. Sad to see Legan struggling to keep with the second teams, do Legan go on to play in Leinster anyway? The relegation is a farce the way it has been dragged out to keep these teams playing into the winter. Looks like colmcille/killoe will face abbey/mullineachta, two excellent quarter finals on the Sunday for people to watch. Mullineachta had a much stronger 15 out at the weekend are they peaking at the right time? Clonbonnyrabbitt (Longford) - Posts: 81 - 02/09/2025 12:32:29 2634596 Link
Replying To Clonbonnyrabbitt: "Very disappointing from our lads, totally outclassed by Clonguish. Strangely I would say Rathcline have an easier quarter final facing Carrickedmond and Clonguish have the tougher game against Dromard despite the positions in the table. Big win from Ballmahon, Kevin Diffley was excellent by all accounts. There is no clear favourite for the intermediate, all sides are evenly matched I think, Killashee and Cashel to meet in a final would be a great rivalry game. The junior competition looks like it will be Killoe winning against Clonguish in the final. Sad to see Legan struggling to keep with the second teams, do Legan go on to play in Leinster anyway? The relegation is a farce the way it has been dragged out to keep these teams playing into the winter. Looks like colmcille/killoe will face abbey/mullineachta, two excellent quarter finals on the Sunday for people to watch. Mullineachta had a much stronger 15 out at the weekend are they peaking at the right time?" Agree with everything bar carrickedmond won't be easy either for rathcline Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 971 - 02/09/2025 18:12:32 2634646 Link
Replying To Gaaforlife2023: "Agree with everything bar carrickedmond won't be easy either for rathcline" Carrickedmond will beat Rathcline. I have to say, after seeing Slashers last couple of performances, I hold out a little bit of hope of surviving in senior this year. But I don't know if I want that to happen as it is only postponing the inevitable. Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1381 - 02/09/2025 19:14:49 2634656 Link
Replying To Gaaforlife2023: "Agree with everything bar carrickedmond won't be easy either for rathcline" Not an easy game but a better team to face then Dromard Clonbonnyrabbitt (Longford) - Posts: 81 - 02/09/2025 21:27:31 2634678 Link
Replying To Spinx: "Carrickedmond will beat Rathcline. I have to say, after seeing Slashers last couple of performances, I hold out a little bit of hope of surviving in senior this year. But I don't know if I want that to happen as it is only postponing the inevitable." Lets call a spade a spade, If Slashers are deemed to be relegated after the round robin playoff, there's not a chance they'll go down. LongfordSham (Longford) - Posts: 128 - 03/09/2025 09:27:23 2634704 Link
Replying To LongfordSham: "Lets call a spade a spade, If Slashers are deemed to be relegated after the round robin playoff, there's not a chance they'll go down." I know what you mean. But at the draws they said that the reason for the round robin was that the 2 relegated teams would have absolutely no comeback on been relegated. They all have 3 chances to stay up which is more than enough. Now, I still think they will end up been safe, but the door has opened slightly for ourselves and Mostrim. Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1381 - 03/09/2025 10:19:22 2634712 Link
Replying To Spinx: "I know what you mean. But at the draws they said that the reason for the round robin was that the 2 relegated teams would have absolutely no comeback on been relegated. They all have 3 chances to stay up which is more than enough. Now, I still think they will end up been safe, but the door has opened slightly for ourselves and Mostrim." The last time this system was used none of Rathcline, Granard or Mostrim went down, despite the round robin group being used. I predict the bottom team of the 4 will go down and the intermediate champions will stay intermediate and that will be it. There is no chance Slashers will be playing intermediate in 2026, whether they finish in the bottom 2 or not Clonbonnyrabbitt (Longford) - Posts: 81 - 03/09/2025 12:16:45 2634733 Link
Replying To LongfordSham: "Lets call a spade a spade, If Slashers are deemed to be relegated after the round robin playoff, there's not a chance they'll go down." Which is ridiculous and farce why should certain teams decide when to go down or not Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 971 - 03/09/2025 14:10:42 2634757 Link
Replying To Clonbonnyrabbitt: "The last time this system was used none of Rathcline, Granard or Mostrim went down, despite the round robin group being used. I predict the bottom team of the 4 will go down and the intermediate champions will stay intermediate and that will be it. There is no chance Slashers will be playing intermediate in 2026, whether they finish in the bottom 2 or not" If finish bottom which is possible why not how is that fair either . Nothing against Slashers but surely if finish bottom they go Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 971 - 03/09/2025 14:11:46 2634758 Link
Replying To Clonbonnyrabbitt: "The last time this system was used none of Rathcline, Granard or Mostrim went down, despite the round robin group being used. I predict the bottom team of the 4 will go down and the intermediate champions will stay intermediate and that will be it. There is no chance Slashers will be playing intermediate in 2026, whether they finish in the bottom 2 or not" Yes, agree 100% to this. When was the word of the county board on relegation good enough for it to be acted on? Slashers, being the club with the profile they have, will in no uncertain terms go down to Intermediate, should they end up in the bottom two after the round robin. Agree with the other post that should it happen that slashers be in the relegation spot, county board likely to enforce that only one goes down and none comes up from intermediate. Another shambolic outcome to relegation/promotion in Longford club championships away. LongfordSham (Longford) - Posts: 128 - 03/09/2025 15:57:02 2634777 Link
Replying To LongfordSham: "Yes, agree 100% to this. When was the word of the county board on relegation good enough for it to be acted on? Slashers, being the club with the profile they have, will in no uncertain terms go down to Intermediate, should they end up in the bottom two after the round robin. Agree with the other post that should it happen that slashers be in the relegation spot, county board likely to enforce that only one goes down and none comes up from intermediate. Another shambolic outcome to relegation/promotion in Longford club championships away." I was talking to a Longford Slashers committee member at work and he said they will take their beating if they are relegated. They won't be going crying to the County Board like certain other teams to avoid going to intermediate. Dunnor (Longford) - Posts: 53 - 04/09/2025 05:36:26 2634832 Link
I feel relegation should have some decent games, bar Granard who will win all 3 games, but it looks like Mostrim, Gaels, Slashers are all at the same level and each game could be hard to call!! Slashers vs Gaels in the group game was a close game and Slashers have only gone down hill since then. Surly they will just stick with 2 teams going down, madness to think we are already saying Slashers will refuse to go down Garmin (Longford) - Posts: 101 - 04/09/2025 09:21:50 2634838 Link