At this stage it's wins over Fermanagh and Wicklow, or relegation!

LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 470 - 06/02/2022 16:04:53    2398582

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 06/02/2022 16:18:35    2398586

Your not wrong, crazy stuff

ninjasmyth (Louth) - Posts: 713 - 06/02/2022 17:16:38    2398607

Whatever persons made the decision to appoint O'Loughlin need to take a hard long look at themselves. That was putrid fair all together. We should of got all points though as the referee by my watch played until Louth got the equaliser.

Ward30 (Longford) - Posts: 49 - 06/02/2022 17:37:14    2398614

As bad if not worse then last week. That said should of won at the end were it not for giving away the ball needlessly along with the ref playing for the draw. Impressed with James Moran but thats about it, more experienced players not showing at the moment. Can't put that on the manager.

slasher9 (Longford) - Posts: 233 - 06/02/2022 17:38:07    2398615

We're not creating enough chances to win any game. New management is using the same style of keep-ball which is largely counterproductive.

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 06/02/2022 18:08:18    2398636

That was a hard watch today. Between the weather and the performance you'd hope it can't be as bad the next day. We are lucky there are so many poor teams in the division and we should have the players to beat the likes of Wicklow, Antrim and Fermanagh.

We really should have been making progress this year in the weakest Division 3 that I can remember, instead we are looking for enough points to stay up. On the other hand someone that was apparently interested in the Longford job before being messed around is doing a great job with Leitrim. Listening to Shannonside on the way home from the game they seem to be playing good football too.

Mull93 (Longford) - Posts: 119 - 06/02/2022 19:12:33    2398657

Your not wrong, crazy stuff

ninjasmyth (Louth) - Posts: 713 - 06/02/2022 19:35:24    2398663

Mull93 (Longford) - Posts: 119 - 06/02/2022 20:02:51    2398696

We won't beat Antrim or Laois or Westmeath, but we are good enough to beat Fermanagh and Wicklow and that might be enough to hang on given how relatively weak the division is this year. This Longford side is better playing direct ball into the forwards rather than throwing it about endlessly over and back across the field. The sooner both the players and the management figure that out the better. This is the season to sort that out under the new boss, but we need not to get relegated in the process. As for the set-up, it can't be much worse than some of the stuff that went on within the previous regime with lads finding out they were no longer on the panel by discovering they had been deleted from the whatsapp group. Need to focus on winning those two crucial games and getting the game plan right and build from there. And as was mentioned above, the most experienced lads need to make their presence felt more on the field. I'm still skeptical, but hopeful that a couple of wins might be enough.

LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 470 - 07/02/2022 14:26:20    2398945

This is unrelated to your post but I think you have added great value to the thread with the various statistics you have thrown out. The Longford GAA website has some decent information and there are a few wikipedia pages but I'd love to see more information available. I'd consider myself knowledgeable enough about the Longford football over the last 15-20 years but after that its a case of checking the internet or asking someone older what happened.

I'd love to know who has been Longford captain over the years. I'd love to know who the various different managers have been over the years and how long they spent in the position. I'd love to know the same for under 21/20 and minor and even ladies. I'd love to know more detail on Longford football in general. Things like longest winning runs and losing streaks for the county. Various different statistics about clubs.

I think we have lost a lot of history and its a pity its not recorded on the internet for easy access. I know this is a problem with the GAA overall but I think it'd be great if someone did something like this for Longford GAA.

Mull93 (Longford) - Posts: 119 - 07/02/2022 19:32:32    2399131

slasher9 (Longford) - Posts: 233 - 08/02/2022 09:00:34    2399203

LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 470 - 08/02/2022 14:14:27    2399318

slasher9 (Longford) - Posts: 233 - 08/02/2022 16:31:15    2399369

Just to settle a debate on the Westmeath forum.. but is Foy still good enough to play with Longford? Are we missing something? I've seen him for 2 seasons up here and he's been phenomenal for Lomans. Seems to have everything still going for him, and he's a big game player.. highly rated up here anyway!

Edman78 (Westmeath) - Posts: 100 - 08/02/2022 18:42:38    2399401

Ward30 (Longford) - Posts: 49 - 08/02/2022 19:32:05    2399416

Its great to have a record like that... someone should have it on wikipedia or Longford website so that there is a record kept properly. I'd say pre-John Murphy it might be very hard for anyone to say who the managers were which is a pity as it should be acknowledged in some way.
Was John Murphy not originally from Cork, though he has been in Longford over 40 years it makes him more Longford than Cork at this stage :-)

Mick McCormack is a Longford man, living in Monaghan.

Was Eugene McGee ever involved with Longford senior team, I only ever heard of him being involved with the minors?

I heard a story in the 90's where a manager/trainer stepped down and the county board chairman and someone else had to step in. Maybe that was during Tom Donoghue's term as that looks short.

What about county under 21 managers?
Who is the new manager?
Previous ones that I remember and someone might be able to put names and years to them -
- Donal Ledwith
- Paul McGuire
- Liam Keenan
- Frank McNamee
- Jack Sheedy
- Eugene McCormack
- Micky Harkins

Mull93 (Longford) - Posts: 119 - 09/02/2022 07:25:56    2399439

slasher9 (Longford) - Posts: 233 - 09/02/2022 09:14:29    2399446

LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 470 - 09/02/2022 10:53:51    2399472

LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 470 - 09/02/2022 11:00:58    2399475