Browncows my point is simple, the lads are there because they HAVE the individual talent to compete at top level football!!!
Individual talent however doesn't win a championship no matter what the grade so people moaning that Ratoath having 5 players on the county panel being crazy because they cant win the intermediate championship is nonsense. And yes, last year Balinlough were the best TEAM in the inter championship but didn't possess the best individuals players, again tis an't be argues with (baring Peader Byrne who was immense for them last year)
Obviously the Meath teams of old hav players with individual brilliance, they had a whole team of individually talented players not just 5, and they also had a god team unity etc as well as a wealth of experience!!! not an average age of about 22-23 as Ratoath have!! Stop slating these players because of the club they play for and how about just suporting the county and the lads chosen to represent it??!!

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 557 - 11/02/2015 12:12:09    1692410

Ashrules

I am from south Meath,but would not care if we had a 30m man panel of north Meath players.But you are right,maybe some clubs up there need to get their act together..

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 11/02/2015 13:10:35    1692446

Lads I'm thinking of starting a competition where north Meath will play south Meath.

bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1792 - 11/02/2015 13:39:11    1692461

Ziggy
I was referring to contributor called northmeathman. Certainly not running down people from North Meath in general, Actually have a great liking for them.

Ashrules (Dublin) - Posts: 518 - 11/02/2015 14:49:27    1692500

I'm not sure why people are taking Northmeathmans comment so offensively, i think he made a decent point, not saying i'm 100% behind him but a team with 5 or 6 players from the one club on the senior county panel should be pushing into all Ireland club championships! In regards to the North Meath/South Meath dilema, i think the reason there aren't many North Meath players on the panel is beacuse they aren't polished or the finished product, i think if MOD took some of these average players from smaller clubs and developed them rather than taking players from bigger clubs which have had adequate training to make them the best players they can be i think he could make some of these average footballers into county quality allowing them to learn and become better performers, just an opinion, don't want any fanboys from the south or north jumping on my back

Watch_The_Post (Australia) - Posts: 14 - 11/02/2015 16:23:35    1692546

Knock it off with the North Meath V's South Meath bull. Opinions differ but we all want the same thing, i.e. to see team playing good football and being competitive.
Back to the topic, the game on Sat was atrocious, and I mean that for both teams. Meath were poor and were there for the taking, Kildare were worse. Very negative football by both teams for majority of the match.
When Keoghan and Menton especially started running hard at the Kildare defence we got on top. Once we got ahead, I knew we'd win as Kildare didn't push their players forward. We had the spectacle of when Meath got a point up, we saw a player kick a free backwards about 30mtrs as Kildare had 14 men in their own half. The only free Meath players were 3 of them about 50mtrs from Meath goal with no Kildare player within 10mtrs of them. The only other reason for playing it backwards so far is that he felt that with the forwards were playing so badly, they'd probably lose the ball. As it turned out, it was the correct decision as we ran it back at the massed Kildare defence and got another score to finish the game.
Gladly take the win and great to see E. Wallace back, but the performance (particularly midfield and forwards) will have to improve dramatically if we're to get anything from the Rossies next day out.

moylagh (Meath) - Posts: 484 - 11/02/2015 16:27:39    1692550

Lads this North/south Meath debate has been done before,

Forglory (Meath) - Posts: 85 - 11/02/2015 16:28:04    1692551

Lads - all agreed that it's not who/where they come from, it's how they apply themselves.Liathroidimor#

RD - re your comment "On to rossies a win there and we back with a bang." - wouldn't underestimate Roscommon - they had a fine win away in Newry last weekend, and pushed Mayo to the very limit before they scraped by with 0-13 to 1-09 in Dr Hyde Park....

Ziggy is already over on their HS page doing s sterling job!

RoyalSt.Pat (Meath) - Posts: 333 - 11/02/2015 16:44:23    1692561

Ya Roscommon are a very good side,playing with a lot of confidence and play to a plan. I think they are better than Galway and I tipped Rossies for promotion,we will have to improve drastically to compete.

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 11/02/2015 17:28:13    1692595

I thought this was a thread about the Meath v Kildare match? good win but improvement needed overall. Forwards need to sharpen up, but the ball into them wasnt great on the night, especially the first half. Keoghan Menton, McGill and Tormey lead by example very well.

David (Meath) - Posts: 567 - 11/02/2015 20:44:50    1692657

Jaysus a Ratoath man must have stolen NMM's missus.

FYI, last season Ratoath had 2 players on the Meath senior panel (Bryan and Joey). Power was briefly there in the O'Byrne Cup. I have my own views about the Ratoath management which I won't go into here. We'll see if they can claim the intermediate championship with 5 Meath panelists on the team this season.
Can never understand this chip on the shoulder that some north Meath people have when it comes to the likes of Ratoath, Don/Ash and other such clubs.

Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1362 - 12/02/2015 17:40:06    1693040

It is interesting how all the guys on this forum get so would up with NMM's post. Ratlag goes on a rant and in the process get very few facts correct on what was said, or not said!. Folk should not forget that the forum is about expressing one's opinion and sometimes opinions differ. Anyway I wish all the panel and management the best going forward.

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 12/02/2015 18:07:27    1693056

Browncows point out one FACT I got wrong?? I expressed my opinion and defended players who in my opinion didn't deserve criticism!! Again just my opinion which I'm entitled to!

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 557 - 12/02/2015 18:46:26    1693068

ratlag -my apology to you, my specific comment should not have referred to you by name, as it was meant for Ashrules

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 12/02/2015 19:03:19    1693074

Suggest draw a line under any side issues regarding geography. We all want the same thing anyway. The real issue now is how can Meath improve their performance as a team by about 40% or so in order to win against Roscommon ???

nobull456 (Meath) - Posts: 1228 - 12/02/2015 19:22:30    1693089

To beat Roscommon...

We are twice armed if we fight with faith-Plato

bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1792 - 12/02/2015 20:59:57    1693133

bert09 Plato I would not depend too much on any Greek at this time..Sure are they all injured at the moment ??

nobull456 (Meath) - Posts: 1228 - 12/02/2015 21:18:07    1693137

Richieq You are right, none of these posts should get personal about any of the players. They are all trying there best. However NMM point is that a if there are alarge group of players been taken from any one club. You would imagine that club would be successful at senior level not mind intermediate. I am sure rathoath are a proud club. Like all others. But there is something seriously wrong with the collective if they can't win at intermediate. So very little chance of proving themselves at county level as a group. If I Remember correct the HS senior team of the only had two Meath players on the team. Where are the other 13 lads??

greenrow (Meath) - Posts: 44 - 12/02/2015 21:23:08    1693139

greenrow, last season was Ratoath's second season in Intermediate. It's not as if we've been stuck at this grade for decades. They were beaten in 2014 by a team with two current Meath panelists and one former Meath first teamer.

Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1362 - 12/02/2015 21:56:58    1693149

Ratoath Royal

Well if some clubs put the work in the way Ratoath and D/Ash have done,I reckon Meath would have a lot of good players to choose from.

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 13/02/2015 09:44:40    1693175