the soccer was the only thing to bring success to this county over the last 8 years or so!!

it brought success to the town.......its Longford TOWN not Longford County

titus (Longford) - Posts: 390 - 18/12/2008 15:57:47    167410

whats with the influx of jackeens?
stay in dublin will ya and find yourselves a proper free taker

williewalloper (Longford) - Posts: 41 - 18/12/2008 16:29:18    167454

how is soccer the main sport in the school??

only fella from longford was sean prunty and he even had a dublin accent...stupid point kingofthewing

ffgg (Longford) - Posts: 2571 - 18/12/2008 19:01:31    167645

How did Mels have 15 Longford players starting in the leinster final of 03. there were a load of leitrim and rossie lads on that team. can any 1 name that team out of interest??

gaels 4 sam (Longford) - Posts: 13 - 18/12/2008 23:01:51    167848

Mels Leinster Winning Team 03 Pat Farrell (Kilashee) Shane Dowd (Killoe) Brian Mc Cormack (Rathcline) Brian Mahon (Clonguish) John Balfe (Grattens) Enda Williams (Clonguish) Sean Donoghue (Ballymore) Joe McCormack(Killoe) ?????????? Martin Tarmey (Slashers) Cian Cooney (Ballymahon) Adrian Murphy(Slashers) Colin Smith (Slashers) Joe O'Brien (Clonguish) Ciaran Williams (Clonguish)

Ric Flair (None) - Posts: 180 - 19/12/2008 11:12:34    168037

gaels 4 sam,by the look of that team i dont see too many rossies or Leitrim men on it,get your facts right if your goin slating one of the finest football colleges ever in Leinster!!

RoyCropper (Longford) - Posts: 108 - 19/12/2008 11:35:01    168058

brendan guckian was there aswell, i think adrian murphy was midfield and colin smith was full back!!
sean mccormack was there also!!
ciaran williams was not on it!!!

williewalloper (Longford) - Posts: 41 - 19/12/2008 12:40:01    168109

RE : williewalloper

Do you know what an ex pat is?It means someone that has moved away from their home place.Im living in Dublin but am far from a jackeen my friend.And do you even know what a jackeen is or how the term was coined or did you just hear your granddad say it one day?

ex pat ed (Dublin) - Posts: 26 - 19/12/2008 15:25:44    168234

The correct starting Mels Leinster Winning Team 03 (15 Longford players)

Pat Farrell (Kilashee)
Niall Flynn (Abbeylara) Brian Mc Cormack (Rathcline) Brian Mahon (Clonguish)
John Balfe (Grattens) Enda Williams (Clonguish) Sean Donoghue (Ballymore)
Joe McCormack(Killoe) Adrian Murphy(Slashers)
Martin Tarmey (Slashers) Cian Cooney (Ballymahon) Colin Smith (Slashers)
Tomas Dalton(Clonguish) Joe O'Brien (Clonguish) Ciaran Williams (Clonguish)

This mels team wasnt given a chance in 2003 but kept the proud Mels tradition alive by giving battling performances in every round until beating st.Pats in the final. Mels has always been a great feeder school for Longford, 5 of that 2003 team are now on the provisional Longford team namely Pat Farrell, Brian Mahon, Enda Williams, Joe Mccormack and JoeO'Brien. There is no way Mels should go down to B championship, they have won more Leinsters than any other college and they'll have their day again.

smirnoffnagans (Longford) - Posts: 3 - 19/12/2008 22:41:40    168509

2003 leinster winning team

1. Pat Farrell

2. Brian Mahon 3. Brian McCormack 4. Niall Flynn

5. Sean Donohue 6. Enda Williams 7. John Balfe

8. Joe McCormack 9. Adrian Murphy

10. Colin Smith 11. Cian Cooney 12. Martin Tarmey

13. Ciaran Williams 14. Joe O'Brien 15. Enda Gallagher


all longford!!

formerblue (Longford) - Posts: 5 - 20/12/2008 00:26:55    168528

mels leinster winning team 2003

1. Pat Farrell

2. Brian Mahon 3. Brian McCormack 4. Niall Flynn

5. Sean Donohue 6. Enda Williams 7. John Balfe

8. Joe McCormack 9. Adrian Murphy

10. Colin Smith 11. Cian Cooney 12. Martin Tarmey

13. Ciaran Williams 14. Joe O'Brien 15. Tommy Dalton

as they lined out in d final

formerblue (Longford) - Posts: 5 - 20/12/2008 12:11:03    168577

All these teams been posted and none of them are right.

Pat Farrell

Brian Mahon Brian McCormack Niall Flynn

Sean Donoghue Enda Williams John Balfe

Joe McCormack Adrian Murphy

Martin Tarmey Cian Cooney Colin Smith

Ciaran Williams Joe O Brien Enda Ward

Enda Ward was the one everyne was missing.

Enda Gallagher, Denis Gibbons all cud have started that day, just down to team selection on the day.
Damien Rooney and Richard Dooner were out injured and wud definitely have started if fit. Quinn in midfield was suspended for his antics in the semi final.
Sean McCormack wasn`t even close to the top 20, just shows how much he has come on and all credit to him.

Also Colm O Rourke wrote in the independent the following sunday that it was probably the Best game of colleges football he had ever seen.

Final score 2 14 to 0 17.

goodandbad (Longford) - Posts: 2 - 20/12/2008 15:31:17    168648

Also Shane Dowd was very close to the team, some excellent displays as a sub in the previous games.

goodandbad (Longford) - Posts: 2 - 20/12/2008 15:34:17    168651

these comments are completely irrelevant to the topic!!
who cares who was playin or who won etc?
this is about the match on the 9th january!!!

i hate when people start posting irrelevant stuff....stick to the topic

Thank you

titus (Longford) - Posts: 390 - 20/12/2008 17:11:14    168678

enda ward did not start dat game ahead of tommy dalton!!!!! so it is u who has da wrong team and if gally had been started against jarlaths we wud of beaten dem!!

formerblue (Longford) - Posts: 5 - 20/12/2008 18:34:39    168725

Moyne to win after an epic contest . I,d be worried dat der cud be a few rows . Der's ben bad blood between d 2 schools in d past .

hitman (Longford) - Posts: 272 - 23/12/2008 20:14:18    170172

i hear granard beat mels in a challenge on sunday

ondaflop (Longford) - Posts: 83 - 29/12/2008 22:41:15    171229

where and when is this game?

Cul Baire (Longford) - Posts: 76 - 05/01/2009 19:43:41    173470

I think d game is on friday in Dromard. The best of look to Moyne. It would b nice seen them win. They have some good players so they mite a chance.

baba (Longford) - Posts: 7 - 06/01/2009 21:13:13    174379

d games in killoe monday at 1.

rafa (None) - Posts: 168 - 08/01/2009 16:35:20    175845