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Division 4 Football

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Rather than post on my own County I thought I would share this brief observation more widely
Div 4 is such that 7 of the 8 teams are in with a mathematical.chance of promotion ... Correct me if I am wrong
That for me points to a very competitive league
But more importantly I think it points to lack of consistent performance from all the teams.
Maybe thats indicative if the standard.
I know Carlow have there strongest panel in 8 years and should have secured promotion against Longford and of course subsequently London
I am not overly confident we can beat Leitrim.

It makes for interesting viewing but so frustrating

Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 803 - 16/03/2026 11:07:28    2661449

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Replying To Blackbog:  "Rather than post on my own County I thought I would share this brief observation more widely
Div 4 is such that 7 of the 8 teams are in with a mathematical.chance of promotion ... Correct me if I am wrong
That for me points to a very competitive league
But more importantly I think it points to lack of consistent performance from all the teams.
Maybe thats indicative if the standard.
I know Carlow have there strongest panel in 8 years and should have secured promotion against Longford and of course subsequently London
I am not overly confident we can beat Leitrim.

It makes for interesting viewing but so frustrating"
Yes correct but Tipp's and particularly Leitrim chances are very slim. Carlow and Wicklow are the only 2 that have their own destiny in their hands with a win. If Longford win they need either Carlow or London not to win. If London win they need Wicklow or Carlow to fail.
Antrim need a good win and Carlow to lose, a Wicklow win would massively help Antrim in that situation too.
Tipp and Leitrim would both need massive wins and a lot of prayers.
A Carlow and Wicklow loss and Antrim win would most likely see a 5 way tie for second place to Longford with Wicklow favs on score difference for the second spot. These are not even all the permutations!!!

FearThoir (Wicklow) - Posts: 21 - 16/03/2026 13:54:11    2661480

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Replying To Blackbog:  "Rather than post on my own County I thought I would share this brief observation more widely
Div 4 is such that 7 of the 8 teams are in with a mathematical.chance of promotion ... Correct me if I am wrong
That for me points to a very competitive league
But more importantly I think it points to lack of consistent performance from all the teams.
Maybe thats indicative if the standard.
I know Carlow have there strongest panel in 8 years and should have secured promotion against Longford and of course subsequently London
I am not overly confident we can beat Leitrim.

It makes for interesting viewing but so frustrating"
I will certainly have tobagreecwuthnyou on the consistency issue. The only consistent thing about our side is their inconsistency. Unfortunately, this has been our curse for several years now.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2183 - 16/03/2026 14:54:19    2661491

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Replying To FearThoir:  "Yes correct but Tipp's and particularly Leitrim chances are very slim. Carlow and Wicklow are the only 2 that have their own destiny in their hands with a win. If Longford win they need either Carlow or London not to win. If London win they need Wicklow or Carlow to fail.
Antrim need a good win and Carlow to lose, a Wicklow win would massively help Antrim in that situation too.
Tipp and Leitrim would both need massive wins and a lot of prayers.
A Carlow and Wicklow loss and Antrim win would most likely see a 5 way tie for second place to Longford with Wicklow favs on score difference for the second spot. These are not even all the permutations!!!"
Jesus well done
So complicated

Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 803 - 16/03/2026 18:28:21    2661521

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Honestly, Leitrim don't have much hope of promotion and promotion wouldn't be the best thing for Leitrim right. The squad is very young. There are some talented young footballers coming through, but they need another year to develop S&C. In truth, whoever goes up this season is likely to come straight back down next year. There isn't a standout team in Division 4 at the moment, which makes the league competitive and enjoyable, but it also raises the question of whether any team is currently strong enough to survive a season in Division 3. It's hard to say.

Leitrim_12 (Leitrim) - Posts: 92 - 16/03/2026 21:27:26    2661537

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Replying To Leitrim_12:  "Honestly, Leitrim don't have much hope of promotion and promotion wouldn't be the best thing for Leitrim right. The squad is very young. There are some talented young footballers coming through, but they need another year to develop S&C. In truth, whoever goes up this season is likely to come straight back down next year. There isn't a standout team in Division 4 at the moment, which makes the league competitive and enjoyable, but it also raises the question of whether any team is currently strong enough to survive a season in Division 3. It's hard to say."
I think you are probably correct about our promotion hopefuls from Div 4. Taking probably Limerick and Fermanagh out ( I realise there is still one round left, but) and putting Offaly and possibly Kildare in, that is going to be one tough Div to stay up in, particularly given the afore mentioned inconsistencies prevailing currently in the basement.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2183 - 16/03/2026 23:11:11    2661552

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There ye go-on the final day, we finally play to our capabilities
Really surprised Longford also promoted but deserved.
What ever one says about the standard it remains very difficult League division to get out of and also stay out of.
We have daunting task next year

Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 803 - 22/03/2026 15:18:31    2662222

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Well done Carlow and commiserations to Longford. Hopefully both teams kick on after their great league campaign

Shearer (Louth) - Posts: 914 - 31/03/2026 13:46:49    2664128

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It was the most competitive out of all four divisions. All the teams fairly equal. Well done to Carlow and Longford. Hope they can both maintain div 3

ohwow (Leitrim) - Posts: 59 - 31/03/2026 14:24:49    2664135

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