Former Leinster Championship-winning captain Glenn Ryan is now out of the running to replace Kieran McGeeney as Kildare senior football manager.

The Kildare players were last night considering their options following the county board’s decision not to offer Kieran McGeeney an extension as manager.

Kieran McGeeney has sensationally been ousted as Kildare senior football manager, with a vote at last night's (Tuesday's) County Board meeting narrowly going against him.

Glenn Ryan has quit as Longford senior football manager after five seasons in the position. An extra-time defeat to Wexford in the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers last month was his final match in charge.

Wexford 2-15 Longford 0-16

Longford 0-16 Wexford 2-15 (AET)

In Kildare, he meant more than anywhere.

Longford 2-14 Limerick 0-09

Former Longford assistant manager Declan Rowley believes Glenn Ryan’s tenure in charge of the county is coming to an end.

Wicklow 1-15 Longford 0-16

Wicklow 1-15 Longford 0-16, Aughrim

Experienced Longford defender Peter Foy looks set to miss most of the championship after breaking an ankle in a club match.

Louth 1-14 Longford 1-08

On the field they will have 11 seniors and on the line they will have one current and one former senior inter-county manager. Oh, and a former European Commissioner.

Longford 0-6 Laois 0-9, Pearse Park

Derry 0-14 Longford 0-05

Derry 0-14 Longford 0-5

Longford 3-7 Galway 3-11

Armagh 3-08 Longford 2-09

Longford 1-8 Westmeath 2-7

Westmeath 2-7 Longford 1-8

Wexford 2-8 Longford 1-10

GAA director of games development Pat Daly has confirmed this Saturday’s coaching conference in Croke Park is a 700-ticket sell-out.

Meath 1-9 Longford 1-7

Former Kerry player Tommy Griffin has organised a national over 35s charity invitational tournament in his native Dingle and Lispole for Saturday, September 15.

Kildare native Glenn Ryan is to remain in charge of the Longford senior footballers, following his reappointment by the County Board.

Brian Lacey could have done without another reunion, just seven days after facing off with his great friend, clubmate and long-time Kildare colleague Glenn Ryan.

This was a gripping game that ebbed and flowed throughout and eventually ended in a merited Limerick success.

Limerick manager Maurice Horan thinks his players have performed with greater freedom away from the testing environs of the Munster championship.

An impressive tonnage of heavy hitters will weigh down the draw for the second round of All-Ireland this morning but few will be thankful if their next port of call proves to be Longford’s Pearse Park.

Drama. Controversy. Finger-pointing.

Longford 0-17 Derry 2-8

Former Longford star Trevor Smullen is backing the current crop of talent to emulate what was achieved six years ago when they beat Derry in an All-Ireland qualifier at Pearse Park.

Jason Ryan hailed the strength in depth of his squad as Wexford scored six of the game’s last seven points to snatch victory over Longford after more than 140 minutes of action.

Wexford 1-13 Longford 0-15

A draw was just about the right result from this hugely entertaining tie, and it is a bizarre turn of events that will see the sides face off for the fourth time in-a-row in next Sunday’s replay.

Jason Ryan broke out into a broad grin when asked if he felt Wexford had room for improvement, after their battling draw with Longford.

Longford 2-9 Wexford 0-15

Days like Sunday, May 20 do not come around too often for the footballers of Longford. That evening they celebrated their county's first Leinster Senior Football Championship win over Laois since 1968.

Cyril Donnellan knows Galway can’t depend solely on Joe Canning if they are to pick up some championship silverware this year.

Glenn Ryan hailed his side’s mental fortitude in making such an important breakthrough by winning their first Leinster championship game since 2007.

Longford 1-10 Laois 0-12

Had things been different, Michael Quinn could well have found himself preparing for round nine of the AFL this week rather than a Leinster Championship clash with Laois.

The rise of Longford football continued on Saturday night in Croke Park.