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Good......if that be the case we will see full application from ALL players against Kildare.....I dont buy the heavy training excuse.. We were playing a div.4 team . Andy wanted another competitive game before the league. IF your theory is true then we really have even bigger problems. However ,time will tell.
nobull456 (Meath) - Posts: 1224 - 28/01/2017 14:27:30 1949428 Link 0 |
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I fully expect Meath to take at least 6 points out of 8 in home league games and beat down and Clare away so I reckon 10 points might not be enough for promotion but won't be far off numberedjerseys (USA) - Posts: 348 - 28/01/2017 14:45:04 1949436 Link 0 |
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No, good yes but not near the calibre of geraghty, bother? Who could care less about bother. He did what he did best. The only people he seemed to bother was the opposition
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 28/01/2017 17:23:35 1949474 Link 0 |
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100% agree, hopefully we find another like him.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 28/01/2017 17:24:42 1949476 Link 1 |
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Bray to be fair was an excellent player, I thought of him almost straight away after posting, I think he would have gotten on the 96 and 99 teams, not 100% sure about the 80s team though, we had a savage inside forward line back them. Anyway it's debatable. As for Sheridan and Ward, on their day they were brilliant but they were very inconsistent, wouldn't put them in Geraghty's league at all. Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 28/01/2017 17:38:33 1949484 Link 4 |
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Stephen bray was just as good as geraghty in my opinion. Bray played for a terrible meath team at the time.while gg had the likes of e kelly giles ollie murphy etc other top class forwards to help him if he played bad .if bray played bad the whole forward line played bad. Most big games vs dubs etc bray was practically doing all the forwards donkey work while others hid. SheridansTry (Meath) - Posts: 180 - 28/01/2017 19:29:44 1949534 Link 0 |
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Ah ye Geraghty was something else, we just don't have that quality of player anymore but who knows, they may come along again.
Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 28/01/2017 19:47:07 1949546 Link 4 |
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We will probably end up in the middle of table nearer bottom id say. Clare will surprise a lot of people in this league they are great battlers i think may be pushing for promotion again SheridansTry (Meath) - Posts: 180 - 28/01/2017 19:48:46 1949547 Link 0 |
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Time for talking is over and make no mistake this will be a tough game as Kildare are in a similar position to ourselves. We simply have to win to get a bit of confidence going and something to build on. If we lose it will be tough to build a decent team this year. Meathmen (Meath) - Posts: 73 - 28/01/2017 20:18:40 1949550 Link 0 |
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Ahhhh yeah, the fear and frustration he instilled into opposition was fantastic. Maybe one day we will have that like again
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 28/01/2017 21:06:44 1949571 Link 0 |
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Oh no doubt Stephen was a excellent player, great reader of the ball, but would he have won A all star as a back? Look it's immaterial as unfortunately we don't have any of those killer inside forward of the past, our half forward line is pretty strong, probably our best line at min. But hopefully by end of league we will have new heroes
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 28/01/2017 22:51:59 1949603 Link 0 |
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Replying To SheridansTry: "Stephen bray was just as good as geraghty in my opinion. Bray played for a terrible meath team at the time.while gg had the likes of e kelly giles ollie murphy etc other top class forwards to help him if he played bad .if bray played bad the whole forward line played bad. Most big games vs dubs etc bray was practically doing all the forwards donkey work while others hid." browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 28/01/2017 23:32:24 1949622 Link 9 |
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This might be totally of the wall but what about Donal keoghan as Forward ? I see the comparisons been made with Bray and Geraghty. Geraghty was turned into Forward. I know Donal keoghan is our best back and is needed there at the moment full stop. But I would like to see a day in future he could be tryed as a Half forward.
bobkarlgees (Meath) - Posts: 1263 - 29/01/2017 09:00:33 1949654 Link 0 |
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What a great idea. We should also try paddy o Rourke corner back and stick the physio midfield
Meathgaa5 (Meath) - Posts: 339 - 29/01/2017 10:39:29 1949676 Link 0 |
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Meathgaa5 (Meath)- Yes and we could stick Royaldunne in midfield beside him and give him a roaming job -he could link up with Biggy for a chat! browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 29/01/2017 12:45:25 1949713 Link 10 |
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As a pure out and out forward, bray was probably as good if not better than geraghty. That was his game - he was a scorer. But as an overall footballer, there is just no comparison. Bray was very very good, but geraghty was one of the greats. I actually always felt that he was wasted up in the forwards. He was a brilliant half back and with his athleticism could be devastating running from deep. I know why he was moved forward, but wished he had been left where he was. There was also a lot of other bs going on around him most of the time, some of his own making, a lot of it not, and that of course has tarnished people's opinion of how good he actually was. But when people sit down to write a list of the greatest ever meath players his name will be up there. I think Stephen bray would fall a bit short.
anfearbeag (Meath) - Posts: 1134 - 29/01/2017 13:10:38 1949719 Link 9 |
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Sure have a go, oh wise one ;-)
Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 29/01/2017 13:53:30 1949727 Link 4 |
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Htaem (Meath). I think you are taking yourself too seriously. This is a tread for opinions/banter. Some would say that Geraghty was the best and other would say Dowd/McDermott/Giles were as good and I could add many more. Everyone has different opinions on who was best, however everybody would agree that he was a great player both as a defender and as a forward-maybe being able to do so well in varying position would leave him at the top of the pile. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 29/01/2017 15:54:23 1949759 Link 9 |
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Geraghty and Bray both had an excellent football brain, they both seemed to know exactly where the ball would be and knew how to get a step ahead. Geraghty was "lucky" in that he played with some excellent players in a wonderful time for Meath Football, but the fact he stood out among them possibly indicates what a good footballer he actually was. I feel sorry for Stephen Bray as he missed out on been involved with great Meath teams so possibly he true ability was never fully witnessed - similar to Declan Brown for Tipperary. But in fairness its the here and now that is important and unfortunately Meath doesn't appear to have any player close to the caliber of Bray or Geraghty. But I am hopeful that O'Sullivan and possibly Thomas O' Reilly may prove me wrong. anto_meath (Meath) - Posts: 108 - 30/01/2017 17:18:25 1950206 Link 0 |
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We will try to listen htaem to the learned :)
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 30/01/2017 19:09:07 1950290 Link 0 |