You will not defeat any reasonable good team if you concede possession from kick outs just like what happened last Sunday. We do not have the mobility in defence or mid-field to attack at pace and where we do have some pace in attack the guys with the pace take incorrect options including passing/kicking to the opposition. I say go back to the basics and progress from there. On another note who was supposed to be marking Connolly on Sunday as he was given the freedom of the park. I still think that a good result can be taken from Derry who appear very slow at moving the ball from defence to attack.

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 28/06/2016 16:19:50    1873423

Ziggy As said before they have accounted for the teams in their group easily over the years , a Cup final would be the expected finishing position . I'd not mention this as a managerial fiasco, as it gives ambigious undertones . There was a perfect Management team in place , that had developed a team that knew how to win ( the Meath s U15 were one of the only Meath teams to get any silverware at Provincial/National Level last year ) , but they were shovelled to the side by the Selection Committee . It was more of a Selection Committee fiasco . And I believe that the victims in this were the players , and Meath Football in general

Chaisleain_Abu (Meath) - Posts: 220 - 30/06/2016 15:03:07    1874302

Well done to the Meath U16s in the Gerry Reilly , Tournament . However is this type of winning margin going to do the team any good . As stated before this team has defeated everyone in the tournament at some point of other in the last two to three years . Would it not have been more beneficial to invite other teams from Munster/Ulster/Connacht down to compete in this competition . I'm sure that the experience of playing other counties outside our own province would have been more beneficial .This group of players went to Tyrone last year and beat Tyrone 4 games /from 4 . Why did they organisers , Coaching and Games not invite the Mayo's , Corks, or Donegal's down to this tournament . You don't develop your players by playing them against the same level of opposition every year . Beating teams by cricket scores does not improve anything .
Well done again to the U16s , you can after all only beat what's put up on front of you by your handlers .C&G

Chaisleain_Abu (Meath) - Posts: 220 - 04/07/2016 13:37:31    1876048

Would not be putting much worry into this u16 tournament and as far as I know it is Oldcastle club that run it and while we got permission to invite our neighbours from ulster all other teams had to come from Leinster
At the end of the day its just a few games for the lads and bigging it up to something more is wrong

noelpconnon (Cavan) - Posts: 209 - 04/07/2016 14:11:26    1876082

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 04/07/2016 14:29:14    1876099

Bear10 (Meath) - Posts: 463 - 04/07/2016 16:44:50    1876229

Anthony Moyles said that the culture has to change.To be honest this Meath team remind me of Donegal before Jim came in.We need somebody from day one to change this.As Sean Boylan said we have plenty of good footballers.

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 06/07/2016 13:07:18    1877273

Guys , Will you please stop quoting people that don't know what's going on at Development Level in Meath currently ......
Anthony Moyles , has coached what Dev Squad ? . And when did Sean last Coach a team within the County. Fair play to them both, they have had their hour in the spotlight . But guys in a game shouting in from beyond the fence , generally get ignored . So why do we put so much importance in what these voices say .
Why don't the Co Board , organise a coaches forum so that that some real work can be done for once about the lack of success at County level .Not this PR mullarky where they tell you everything is great and that their doing a great job , let the guys that's doing the jobs out there have a voice . Ask them how the whole system can be improved . U21's Juniors ,Seniors , Minors All out except for our back door......
Don't be listening to the guys from beyond the fence . Get the guys that are out in rain , sleet , & snow to voice their opinion. Maybe then there will be progress .
If we don't start having some success quite quickly , the funds for any real improvement may start to dry up .....

Chaisleain_Abu (Meath) - Posts: 220 - 07/07/2016 09:35:59    1877718

Has he resigned yet or will he need to be dragged out screaming

Irish_downunder (Meath) - Posts: 631 - 09/07/2016 16:27:07    1878926

He's rebuilding

He needs time

What kills me is I said 2 years ago that he was no addition and to get rid. Majority disagreed.. so when the 3rd year came I was expecting to be proven wrong. But we lost to westmeath and he should have gone then and there.

The 4th year was just madness.

I doubt he'll stand down. He will give the "I am a proud Meath man etc" and it will be over the the C.B to chop him

Royalio11 (Meath) - Posts: 757 - 09/07/2016 16:47:49    1878942

Has he stepped down? i heard he did !

WhyTheLongFace (Meath) - Posts: 876 - 09/07/2016 16:55:15    1878946

Rumour has it he has resigned..

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 09/07/2016 16:55:34    1878947

He's gone

bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1792 - 09/07/2016 17:00:10    1878956

Yes he has..
Time for everyone to move on and get behind Andy Mcentee..
Fresh start just like when McGuinness took over Donegal..
Lot of talent but no direction..
Believe it or not Micko has started the ship in right direction but now we need the right man and Andy is that..
Any taughts?

tampa (Meath) - Posts: 54 - 09/07/2016 17:02:38    1878964

The relief!

Jimin10 (Meath) - Posts: 783 - 09/07/2016 17:12:21    1878985

About F'n time

royalpainter (Meath) - Posts: 874 - 09/07/2016 17:12:44    1878987

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 09/07/2016 17:13:48    1878992

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 09/07/2016 17:14:07    1878994

The sad thing was that after last year this was inevitable.Many of us called it and this year the team have been going through the motions.

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 09/07/2016 17:15:09    1879002

Genuinely like to thank Mick O'Dowd for this efforts managing the Meath team, it can't be an easy job, especially when things don't go your way. All the best going forward Micko.

On the other hand, shame on the county board for sacrificing a whole year of Meath intercounty football by elevating MOD back into the job last year when the man simply wasn't up to it and his team was regressing. It was a farcical situation, wrote off 2016 completely and seriously called their competence and judgement into question.

I beg them now to either get things right or do the honourable thing themselves, like MOD finally did.

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 09/07/2016 17:15:23    1879004