A real shocker of a performance . Nothing went right on a day when we needed to get any breaks going . However that said some very poor individual performances ( Harrington - again ! , Harnon - lacked pace and really struggled , S o Rourke - Clueless , G Reilly - a wasted talent - real pity ! .Andrew Tormey probably our best player . Up front only Bray looked dangerous but without support was never gonna trouble Dublin .Big Mick o Dowd fan and appreciate the efforts he is making but not a good day from the line either . Please give Menton a fixed position and let him settle into it . McMahon for all his pace is not an inter-county forty yards man and to see young Wallace been thrown in against guys twice his size was not clever .
In 2 weeks time Meath players need to prove to everyone and most importantly themselves that that was not a true performance today.Need to salvage some pride back .
Fógra: Seen Jamie Queeney run riot against St.Pats last night....surely hes worth his place at least on the panel.

royalpad (Meath) - Posts: 46 - 20/07/2014 19:16:24    1622169

"Looking at it though,Dublin look like professionals in an amateur game".
Exactly ziggy. Dublin have something like a hundred full time coaches.
Kildare and Meath have about ten between them. Something has to be done to address this imbalance.

lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 2990 - 20/07/2014 19:19:08    1622175

Thought reilly, tobin and tormey were pure class today. Graham Reilly should be dropped for next game.

bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1790 - 20/07/2014 19:36:02    1622196

Talk about been put back in our box! Dublin are a class outfit and looking at their Minors today and their U21 a few months ago their long term future is assured.Meath knew what was coming today, but still looked totally unprepared. Apart from KOR Tormey,S Bray and to be fair to Newman he kept trying and could not be faulted, the rest were well below standard required. Looked out on our feet after 25 mins. Bringing Wallace on (no disrespect to the young lad) was a bad call.

seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2143 - 20/07/2014 19:43:48    1622208

Yeah Tobin looks like a good prospect too

seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2143 - 20/07/2014 19:44:46    1622210

seadog

Ya agree totally... Wallace was only brought into the panel after the league.But far too many changes today,it confused the players to be honest.Keoghan should be corner back.Menton gets moved around too often.Panic set in and it was suicide taking Reilly out of full back.

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 20/07/2014 19:51:43    1622223

These are the games where big players stand up and for me Tobin was very good.

Im not sure about Menton. He doesnt impress me at all. Maybe he's moved around too much but cant honestly remember him having an outstsnding game for meath.

bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1790 - 20/07/2014 19:59:35    1622235

Meath looked clueless, lack of cuteness and abundance of arrogance on line showed. Anybody would know Meath were never going to march Dublin playing 1 v 1. Much hype about progress but in fairness to Banty he would have set the team up far better, whether Meath folk liked his plan or not at least he was realistic as regards how Meath need to play Dublin. Only beat by 2 or 3 points that day.

straightup (Cavan) - Posts: 22 - 20/07/2014 20:04:11    1622240

bert

Menton is a good player,his best position is easily 6.Constantly moved around and rarely plays at 6.What is the point in having Keoghan at 6??

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 20/07/2014 20:08:26    1622245

Can not see what MoD sees in Menton, yet to see him play well for Meath. Would drop him, Harrington and G Reilly for next game. But management must improve, today was a shambles

seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2143 - 20/07/2014 20:14:56    1622255

Hugely disappointed in our management

royalpainter (Meath) - Posts: 874 - 20/07/2014 20:15:29    1622256

Is it true that O'Dowd had every intention of starting Meath and made the decision about 15mins before the game started to leave him off?? If so,that us incredible,as we moved Tormey to midfield,drafted Newman out the field and started McDonagh..

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 20/07/2014 20:15:39    1622257

Rpyalpad your post is spot on. Let's be honest we could drop O'Rourke Menton biggy Carroll McMahon mcdonagh harnon etc etc based on today's performance and bring back banty. But we are where we are these players while no doubtedly hurting they must stand up and WIN against armagh. Management must hold up their hands and say we got it wrong and we as a management team must improve.
I will be in Croke park clones or wherever we play them. As a fan that's my job. All I ask is that management and players do their bit, so we can get back a bit of respectability. I fully expect a serious improvement and passion heart and pride on display.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 20/07/2014 20:23:03    1622270

I meant Meade as opposed to Meath :)

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 20/07/2014 20:23:35    1622272

Felt sorry for SOR today looked dead on his feet after 20 mins, maybe a move to full forward? Their is no doubting his class

seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2143 - 20/07/2014 20:29:37    1622286

Menton should be at 6 or on the bench.. Move Keoghan back to 2.

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 20/07/2014 20:31:25    1622290

Think all true supporters will beat next match, but management must set up team to get the best out of them, its a bit of a worry at this stage that they still don't appear to have this figured out. Unfair on team as well as supporters.

seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2143 - 20/07/2014 20:33:10    1622297

Ziggy I was told half hour b4 game he wasn't starting

royalpainter (Meath) - Posts: 874 - 20/07/2014 20:34:03    1622298

ziggy320001
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1622290 Menton should be at 6 or on the bench.. Move Keoghan back to 2.

Fully agree.

bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1790 - 20/07/2014 20:40:15    1622310

Seadog I agree.
Ziggy that has to be wrong. No junior b manager would do that let alone a ic one in a senior provincial final.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 20/07/2014 20:43:27    1622317