Leitrim Football 2017

That’s the one thing about us, when it getting dangerous the whiff of sulphur that we emenate deters the bastards. The Rossies are the one’s with the antidote for bad luck…

STATEMENT OF INTENT :ronnyroar:

Mohill 1-20 Aughawillan 1-9

Mohill are the team to beat this year alright.The willies were missing a few lads were they?

No idea mate. To be honest tonights result doesn’t matter a whole lot really. Both sides near certainties to make the last 8 anyway with the new format.

The draw for the groups were very lopsided.Manor on one side everyone else on the other. Hard to know who that will suit.Reading the observer there and they’re talking about changing it again next year.

Yeah very lopsided alright. But it means that whoever finishes in top 3 in mohill’s group should have very winnable quarter finals. Manor guaranteed to top their section.

There were few opening night nerves in the Connacht Gold Senior Championship as St. Mary’s Kiltoghert, Melvin Gaels and Annaduff all scored comprehensive wins on the second night of club action.

Following Mohill’s 11 point destruction of champions Aughawillan on Friday night in Cloone, big winning margins was obviously the trend as the Carrick men had 13 points to spare over Drumreilly, the Kinlough side had 12 over Gortletteragh and Annaduff had nine against their Bornacoola neighbours.

Annaduff and Bornacoola was the match where everyone expected fireworks and a close first half, punctuated by some poor Bornacoola shooting, ended with Annaduff leading 0-7 to 0-5 at the halftime interval. However, an Alan Glancy penalty four minutes into the second half gave Annaduff the iniatitive and although Bornacoola cut the gap back to three points, an excellent Frank McNabola strike settled the encounter.

In Ballinamore, St. Mary’s strength eventually told it’s tale as they led 0-7 to 0-2 against Drumreilly at halftime but a powerful second half ensured that the Carrick men would triumph easily, two second half goals from Alan Doherty and Robbie Lowe giving them a 2-14 to 0-7 victory.

The final game of the weekend saw Division One League finalists Melvin Gaels face Gortletteragh and the Kinlough men were always in control at they led 0-8 to 0-2 at the halftime interval and they doubled that six point lead by the final whistle, a 1-16 to 0-7 victory a considerable set-back for the Gortletteragh men in the championship.

Connacht Gold SFC Result
Glencar/Manor 2-22
Dromahair 2-7

Aughnasheelin 2-18 Eslin 4-06

Conor Beirne with a few goals.

Ballinamore Sean O’Heslin’s outclass poor Gortletteragh in Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Championship https://t.co/pcOx2I0WEx

Mohill cruise into the last 8 with a “6 or 7 point win” over Gortlettragh.

Apparently the Bors beat Manor. @Massey ??

Bornacoola blow Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Championship wide open with defeat of Glencar/Manor https://t.co/L9B4XWROVI

Boxty’s crowd gave us a bit of a beating.

Ballinaglera drew with Aughnasheelin as well which puts them over us in the table.

I was chatting a couple of older manor players in Ruislip in may and they told me they’d be up to fuck all this year.Last weeks result and now this suggest they were right.

People Massey knows.

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We’re flying at the moment. ,Countymen Wrynn and Bobby’s Ryan performing out of their skins.

Play the biggest threat next weekend - the Neddies in a sort of dead rubber that’s loaded with danger/complancey.

B’more proving their worth. But Mohill’s to lose.

We’re finally down to the last round of Group games in the Connacht Gold Senior Championship and seven teams still have a chance to book a quarter-final spot.

Ballinamore Sean O’Heslin’s, Mohill, St. Mary’s Kiltoghert and Glencar/Manorhamilton have all booked their places in the quarter-finals but there is plenty of intrigue going into the last round this Saturday.

In Group One, Aughawillan & Melvin Gaels appear to have one foot in the quarter-finals but defeat for both could leave the door open for Gortletteragh who need to defeat the reigning champions to avoid the Relegation Semi-Finals.

In Group 2, the supposedly weaker section, four teams can still grab the last two places and while Drumreilly and Annaduff are in the driving seat, they both face Bornacoola and St. Patrick’s Dromahair and a win for the bottom two could mean it comes down to scoring difference next Saturday evening.

There won’t be any need, however, for a draw for the quarter-finals as the top placed team in one group faces the bottom team in the other so there is still something to play for, even for those already qualified.

Momentum is often the great factor in these things so does momentum rest now with Annaduff and Dromahair in Group 2 while both Aughawillan and Gortletteragh scored important wins.

Gortletteragh will give it their all but you get the feeling that Aughawillan took stock of a tough group, decided what games they absolutely had to win and managed their injuries and resources accordingly. It is hard to see anything other than an Aughawillan win.

Group 2 is more of a barnyard fight right now - the loser of Drumreilly v Bornacoola and Annaduff v Dromahair could be relegated so the tension is sure to be high in both those games.

Dromahair looked a mess for their first three games but then performed more like their old self when shocking Bornacoola so are they hitting form at just the right time? And they have nothing to lose so Annaduff, so impressive against St. Mary’s, have to watch out.

Certainly there are reasons to be wary as Annaduff lost games to Drumreilly and Glencar/Manor they feel they should have won so dealing with the pressure should be the first order of business.

The loss of Damian Moran after a straight red last Saturday could derail Bornacoola’s hopes but a straight red for Michael McGirl will leave Drumreilly without a first choice keeper. This could be a bruising, old fashioned knockdown encounter and it will take a moment of class to win.

It is not with any great conviction but tentative votes for Annaduff and Drumreilly to show their steel and qualify for the quarter-finals.

Glencar/Manor 0-06 0-05 St marys HT

Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship

FT from Ballinamore

Glencar Manor 0-10 St Mary’s 0-10