Wasn't at the Meath v Longford game today in Trim. How did the game go??? Any players stand out?

Redman7 (Meath) - Posts: 81 - 01/02/2015 19:24:34    1688855

Was not at the game myself but cant be too much to take out of it apart from it sounds like a good professional performance. In saying that I mean it is often hard to maintain a good level when playing weaker teams.

Does anyone know why Douglas got sent off and if it was a straight red?

Also just to note the way things are going, it looks like the hurlers will once again be Meath's best chance for some silver this year.

Irish_downunder (Meath) - Posts: 631 - 03/02/2015 17:29:25    1689747

Not a great game. Lads did what they had to do no challenge in any part of the field. A run out for some of the lads that might not be on the first 15/18 which is great. Sunday against Wicklow in Trim at 2pm will be the first big test for 2015 hopefully it will be a good result and set all up well for the league.

Sportfan (Meath) - Posts: 133 - 04/02/2015 16:18:57    1690094

Well done to meath hurlers on bit of silverware. Wasn't really best game to watch but well done all the same !!!!!

JoeJoej (Meath) - Posts: 73 - 08/02/2015 19:37:23    1691352

I heard there was a bit of hassle at the game?

Spoofer (Meath) - Posts: 49 - 08/02/2015 19:46:24    1691362

A decent win, hopefully set them up for rest of the year

seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2152 - 08/02/2015 20:57:05    1691420

Not great day for hurlers. Kildare won at canter and would have won more only for Charlie bird. Kildare worked and played for each other on and off the ball and was great hurling ta watch. Looked like meath only met up before game and never played with each other at all.

JoeJoej (Meath) - Posts: 73 - 15/02/2015 18:03:27    1693777

Can't get over the difference in hurling ability/organisation compared to kildare last sunday. Including the u21, that's two heavy defeats meath have suffered to kildare in the last year. Whats going wrong? What are kildare doing that meath aren't? Have we our strongest team out? Where's all the kiltale lads?

begining (UK) - Posts: 300 - 17/02/2015 19:52:37    1694524

There's at least 2 or 3 Kiltale lads on the panel as it is I think. Also while they would strengthen the team a bit, no number of Kiltale players could have bridged the gap painfully evident between Meath and Kildare last sunday.

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1650 - 17/02/2015 21:52:53    1694604

only one kiltale man on the panel against kildare. Considering the way they performed with their club last year you'd imagine there would be at least 5 or 6 on the panel?. agree that it mightn't have made much of a difference against a very good kildare outfit,but you can't have enough good hurlers who know how to win

begining (UK) - Posts: 300 - 19/02/2015 10:13:21    1694895

I agree. There should be about 5 Kiltale lads on that starting team.
Best team in the county by a distance.
Even the Kildare manager commented after the game about the lack of Kiltale lads on the team / panel in an interview.

overthehill72 (Meath) - Posts: 334 - 19/02/2015 10:35:05    1694900

In all honesty ya could pick another 15 players in meath to play against whatever is on meath panel at present and beat them right now

JoeJoej (Meath) - Posts: 73 - 19/02/2015 17:27:17    1695075

Lads there were a good few lads playing in positions that they will definitely not be playing in a few weeks time. I would hazard a guess that the half back line will be on the bench come the start of the ring cup. Yes Meath were hammered but there is a big silver lining to come off that game.

Irish_downunder (Meath) - Posts: 631 - 20/02/2015 10:12:35    1695224

I'd be very interested to see you selection Joejoej if that's what you believe. I think lads might have got caught out after winning the kehoe cup, after beating nobody really, we might have believed we're better than we are. That should play right into Martin Ennis's hands,gives him plenty for reflection and the opportunity to refocus everyone as to we need to improve in all aspects of our game.It's great for them that they play the next week after a disappointing result, gives the chance to atone.
Mayo will be no easy game on sunday but if we respond positively to the lessons given last week and attack them all over the field we can get the win. Id be expecting huge improvement in our half back, midfield and half forward area. If they lead the fight it will give a huge platform to win the game.

leftnright (Meath) - Posts: 30 - 20/02/2015 13:42:57    1695309

Didn't get to get in and see the Kildare match last week were there any good performances to take from it all or any positives? Hopefully we can get things up and running tomorrow against a Mayo team that are hard beaten in their back yard. Just thinking back that to around 2007 time Meath went to Castle Barr and won easily what has gone wrong since?? Like I obviously know that that was a good meath tem but there is no difference between those players and the present day players. I agree with a previous poster that they were coming off the back of a somewhat handy Keogh Cup competition and tat might be the reason but A win is badly needed tomorrow if we are to have any chance of making a league final. BTW don't forget Meath beat Wicklow by ten points and they are paying a division ahead of us in the NHL

butterfly (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 21/02/2015 14:49:27    1695481

leftnright cudnt agree more i was at the game today in mayo which is more that can be said for some posters here, as for u joe name another 15 who havent been in b4 and are better than whats there,time to back it up

elguapo (Meath) - Posts: 51 - 22/02/2015 21:45:57    1695832

Despite all the ups and downs of the League the team has reached the final next Saturday in Mullingar. Come out in force and support the lads. Lets hope that the form shown against Down continuts then we will have a very decent chance of success.

MillerX (Meath) - Posts: 1066 - 02/04/2015 11:01:27    1709726

Really feel meath missed a big opportunity on Sunday. Especially with Kildare missing 3 key players. Hard to see the hurlers getting anything from the year. A tame quarter or semi final exit is on the cards again

begining (UK) - Posts: 300 - 07/04/2015 09:10:30    1711466

I am not a Hurling man. I can safely say I have only seen Meath Hurlers play a couple of times mainly if there was a football match before or after it.

I am amazed about the lack of interest with Hurling people on these forums re Meath Hurling. A few posts in February NONE in March and a couple about the FINAL in April

It seems our support is a bit like our team stuck in Grade 4

glenny (Meath) - Posts: 1108 - 07/04/2015 09:46:12    1711477

What is there to say? This season is panning out like every season in the last 5 or so years. In the last few seasons we have reached the league final 4 times, won 4 Kehoe cups, and of the last 5 Christy Rings we've had 4 semi finals including a replay.

There's a solid core of about 50 supporters who show up to games in Trim, swelling to maybe 100-200 in the big Christy Ring games. If an optimistic 1 in 5 of those signed up to talk about Meath hurling you'd still get nearly no discussion.

I'd love to know who decided that a teams success is directly proportional to the amount of online discussion by their fans. There's volumes and volumes of rubbish spouted by football supporters here and it doesnt seem to bring them any success.

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1650 - 07/04/2015 13:16:30    1711590