Ok then, if we decide to have the holiday period then this is what is should be. A holiday from ALL games not just championship. There is a push to complete the league program before the championship re-commences but one particular clubs second team have not been fixed in a competitive game either league or championship for 57 days. For the last number of years Meath have been playing matches round this time of the year anyway. If we announce holiday dates then lets be up front and stick to the dates and have no football. If we decide against the break then so be it also.

Diego (Meath) - Posts: 1205 - 28/07/2014 15:47:58    1627387

goalswingames.... think you are missing the point here.
The complaint is that some people don't want to miss games -league or championship, otherwise they would have booked holidays any time of the year. To be misled by the county board isn't right. What are we meant to do. Tell our families/wives/girlfriends/friends "no I cant go i've a game now" - clearly not.

Bad form by county board

dubsout (Meath) - Posts: 220 - 28/07/2014 16:32:02    1627412

I see Dunshaughlin are playing Na Fianna in a league match on Sunday to decide who goes through to the league final. This is in the middle of the "holiday period" so one of these teams could be missing half their players. This makes the previous 12 league games meaningless should they lose this game for that reason. This is no way to run a competition. Either this is a holiday period free from ALL games or it is not.

kingofclubs (Meath) - Posts: 321 - 28/07/2014 17:11:10    1627444

What we have is not a holiday free period it is a championship free period. Some people just seem to love a good whinge.

jackhackett (Meath) - Posts: 773 - 28/07/2014 18:25:35    1627514

I retract my earlier comments. Its really bad form that there is a full round of games fixed for Sunday. Given it's the last round and there is plenty riding on the results it shows a lack of respect to players and clubs. The holiday period was technically phrased as "free from championship" but it goes against the spirit of the thing to throw these games in at this late stage.
I see the point of trying to have the league wrapped up before the championship restarts but shoe-horning important games in now for the sake of it is bad form.
If Meath lose on Saturday night will we see some of those lads lining out for their clubs on Sunday morning? It could have a bearing on some games. Rotoath v Balinlough could have a very different dynamic if the home team had their county boys.

GoalsWinGames (Meath) - Posts: 303 - 29/07/2014 12:23:06    1627847

I was at the semi final of feis club played in my own club this evening I hard recognised summerhill team got talking to a few supports and they had lads booked holidays for this week presuming they had a bit of break and had 3 games fixed in this ''holiday period" surely the 2nd biggest competition in Meath deserves more respect than teams fielding vastly under strength teams and players deserve some respect as well

Header33 (Meath) - Posts: 233 - 30/07/2014 21:52:39    1628757

Header33 i know its off the point but how good were seneschalstown or did summerhill put out a weaken team. would Seneschalstown have a chance of winning the championship.just going by recent results their improving

frogd60 (Meath) - Posts: 95 - 31/07/2014 11:50:17    1628864

Frogd60 as I said summerhill seemed to have a very weakened team out for a semi final..as for seneschalstown I wouldn't be backing them for anymore than a quarterfinal place at best

Header33 (Meath) - Posts: 233 - 31/07/2014 13:30:39    1628918

Yeah jack you right ya wid think every player leaves the country at this time of year I know in our club very few do holidays too expensive and ours go at every other time of year. Anyway quick look at the planner realased last April shows round 13 of the A Leagues next weekend.. How come no one kicking up till now ....... Winge ok

glenny (Meath) - Posts: 1108 - 31/07/2014 16:35:15    1629029