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Replying To williesboy:  "What's happening with the senior championship this year? Carrickedmond and Kenagh staying up now? Absolutely laughable if true."
That has to be a windup. So instead of decreasing teams our CB are increasing them?!!! So will it be 4 teams relegated this year? I thought the rules were set in stone for last year and this year.

Frank74 (Longford) - Posts: 206 - 09/02/2025 15:10:53    2590254

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Replying To Frank74:  "That has to be a windup. So instead of decreasing teams our CB are increasing them?!!! So will it be 4 teams relegated this year? I thought the rules were set in stone for last year and this year."
Carrickedmond put in an appeal to rescind the format of the 24 Championship as voted by ALL CLUBS in Feb 24. 36 at meeting something like voted to rescind, 11 not to and rest abstained. With what happened over the various appeals following the wrong score cand failure to field v Slashers, Carrickedmond got a sympathy vote from some clubs, other clubs looked at maybe we'll be in similar position next year and will need help,while Intermediate clubs didn't want them coming down at all. The executive was split with majority voting for and 5 against

Therein2010 (Longford) - Posts: 55 - 09/02/2025 20:25:58    2590300

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Replying To Therein2010:  "Carrickedmond put in an appeal to rescind the format of the 24 Championship as voted by ALL CLUBS in Feb 24. 36 at meeting something like voted to rescind, 11 not to and rest abstained. With what happened over the various appeals following the wrong score cand failure to field v Slashers, Carrickedmond got a sympathy vote from some clubs, other clubs looked at maybe we'll be in similar position next year and will need help,while Intermediate clubs didn't want them coming down at all. The executive was split with majority voting for and 5 against"
Sure we might as well do away with Intermediate and Junior Championships and bump everyone into Senior!!

Frank74 (Longford) - Posts: 206 - 10/02/2025 03:01:01    2590327

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Replying To Therein2010:  "Carrickedmond put in an appeal to rescind the format of the 24 Championship as voted by ALL CLUBS in Feb 24. 36 at meeting something like voted to rescind, 11 not to and rest abstained. With what happened over the various appeals following the wrong score cand failure to field v Slashers, Carrickedmond got a sympathy vote from some clubs, other clubs looked at maybe we'll be in similar position next year and will need help,while Intermediate clubs didn't want them coming down at all. The executive was split with majority voting for and 5 against"
60% of the clubs in Longford are in SFC!!!
I doubt any other county comes close.
It's madness.

Unfortunately not the first time we see clubs not making the drop despite being relegated. It has happened half a dozen times since 2000. Undermines the whole structure IMO. And we wonder why crowds are dwindling.

LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 594 - 10/02/2025 11:53:16    2590388

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You have to laugh at the way things are ran in Longford. What does that mean for the intermediate championship?

williesboy (Leitrim) - Posts: 468 - 10/02/2025 13:01:11    2590414

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I have heard Carrickedmond are definitely staying Senior, Is it confimed that Kenagh are too, or are they going to go down?

LongfordSham (Longford) - Posts: 120 - 11/02/2025 08:41:47    2590535

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Lads I honestly didnt think Longford club football could get any worst but each year we seem to out do ourselves..

Is this all true about Carrick and Kenagh, if so we will have a 12 team senior championship and a 5 team intermediate championship, we seem to forget that Cashel and Ardagh both are now Junior, or is that all now not happening as well?

we are a laughing stock and rightly so!!!!

Garmin (Longford) - Posts: 98 - 12/02/2025 10:16:18    2590715

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Will it not be a 13 team senior championship if nobody is going down but Drumlish still going up? Rumours going around that Cashel and Ardagh are being given the chance to stay and Intermediate, i presume linked to the fact if no senior teams are going down, why should they.

Not sure how legit all this is or when the final decisions are to be made on it but its some joke.

LongfordSham (Longford) - Posts: 120 - 12/02/2025 11:23:54    2590724

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Lads, surely everybody knows our supreme leaders couldn't organise an o--y in a b-----l!!

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1347 - 12/02/2025 12:15:54    2590739

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Replying To LongfordSham:  "Will it not be a 13 team senior championship if nobody is going down but Drumlish still going up? Rumours going around that Cashel and Ardagh are being given the chance to stay and Intermediate, i presume linked to the fact if no senior teams are going down, why should they.

Not sure how legit all this is or when the final decisions are to be made on it but its some joke."
Ardagh queried it out the night but were told no. Nobody from Cashel spoke. Fr Manning Gaels by bye law must go up. So unlucky 13 it is. Probably a return to 3 group format. The whole move is thought to be illegal under rule. Will come home to roost if a club is beaten by Carrickedmond and Kenagh in this year's championship and end up being relegated, go through the appeal process and end up in the DRA where they will win their case and your back at square one. A county will 2 or 3 standalone clubs in their A underage championships for last 30 years going nowhere with 13 in Senior Championship

Therein2010 (Longford) - Posts: 55 - 12/02/2025 13:15:46    2590750

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Feels like deja vu. Carrickedmond got relegated in 2015 (lost to Ballymahon in relegation final) but the structure of the SFC was then changed from 12 teams to 13 for 2016 and they managed to stay up. Not picking on Carrickedmond, there are plenty of other clubs got relegated and magically avoiding the drop over the past couple of decades. It's a racket.

Hard to make sense of the club voting intention here. SFC needs to be reduced - It's been comically big for years. IFC needs to be boosted and JFC needs more first teams in it. How is any of that remotely controversial or something to vote down. The blame sits squarely with the clubs who voted for this. Self interest and short term goals superseding any longer term good.

LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 594 - 12/02/2025 14:01:03    2590755

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Tough day at the office yesterday. Nothing more you can say bar this is a rebuild period so we have to be patient. With promotion effectively gone, Solan should experiment. Much more important to improve lads, move the chairs around a bit and give new talent a chance, than to end up third.

LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 594 - 17/02/2025 10:55:20    2591533

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Replying To LongfordgaaAbú:  "Tough day at the office yesterday. Nothing more you can say bar this is a rebuild period so we have to be patient. With promotion effectively gone, Solan should experiment. Much more important to improve lads, move the chairs around a bit and give new talent a chance, than to end up third."
100% agree.
Solan needs to be given his term in charge.
And as you said, time to start giving some of the fringe players a few games to see what they can do.

Frank74 (Longford) - Posts: 206 - 18/02/2025 08:40:59    2591716

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Heading over to london for the game next weekend,
Where would lads say is the best place for afew pints before and after game ?

LongfordSpectator (Longford) - Posts: 10 - 19/02/2025 09:00:12    2591869

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Replying To LongfordSpectator:  "Heading over to london for the game next weekend,
Where would lads say is the best place for afew pints before and after game ?"
The Longford page suggested St.Gabriels club but maybe our london posters know better places? Hoping for a badly needed win!

liosbreac6265 (Longford) - Posts: 256 - 01/03/2025 11:32:28    2593881

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Not much happening on here the last few weeks, so now is probably the best time to bow out of interaction on the Hoganstand. I am travelling to South America and Africa over the next 18 months so my access to the internet could be very minimum. All the best to all the lads and lasses that I have interacted with here....more good than bad! Till next time.....

Frank74 (Longford) - Posts: 206 - 04/03/2025 22:33:38    2594808

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Replying To Frank74:  "Not much happening on here the last few weeks, so now is probably the best time to bow out of interaction on the Hoganstand. I am travelling to South America and Africa over the next 18 months so my access to the internet could be very minimum. All the best to all the lads and lasses that I have interacted with here....more good than bad! Till next time....."
Best wishes Frank. Safe travels.

LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 594 - 06/03/2025 10:39:42    2595008

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