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Replying To dunboynelad: "I don't have the qualifications of Bryan Cullen or Kieran McGeeney but christ I've been saying this for years as it's one of the most blatantly obvious factors staring you right in the face, it's just bizarre. Anyway glad it's finally being corrected. On Cian Ward, I was only watching the eventual 'replay' last night to settle the nerves and build the excitement more :-) but no, that's not going to happen so lets concentrate on what we have now. As an aside I must be one of the few quite looking forward to going Parnell Park, will make for a cracking atmosphere and give a proper derby feel to this. All royal to the terrace" Dunboynelad Is Lavin still injured? ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 01/06/2016 19:26:47 1860647 Link
Replying To dunboynelad: "I don't have the qualifications of Bryan Cullen or Kieran McGeeney but christ I've been saying this for years as it's one of the most blatantly obvious factors staring you right in the face, it's just bizarre. Anyway glad it's finally being corrected. On Cian Ward, I was only watching the eventual 'replay' last night to settle the nerves and build the excitement more :-) but no, that's not going to happen so lets concentrate on what we have now. As an aside I must be one of the few quite looking forward to going Parnell Park, will make for a cracking atmosphere and give a proper derby feel to this. All royal to the terrace" Also I think when developing players,some counties have focused too much on S & C.The skills of a player are vital and I hope we don't forget that,but yeah its amazing how only this year we have S & C at underage level.I just hope its done correctly because we have no problem with ability of players at underage. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 01/06/2016 19:30:26 1860649 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "Just the paper RD,can you get it in Westmeath?" I'll tip into Mullingar Town this eve as ill be driving through it, only a few shops stock It . Normally only get it before or after week of match. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 02/06/2016 09:56:48 1860776 Link
Replying To royaldunne: "I'll tip into Mullingar Town this eve as ill be driving through it, only a few shops stock It . Normally only get it before or after week of match." The tension is building up big time for this one can't wait until it's underway. Nerves are shot though Louth are coming in under the radar like snakes in the grass! This is the real battle of the boyne not like the buildup to 2010 where we were expected to win and win well. I expect us to be dominant in midfield with Harry Rooney getting the better of Stewart and Califf. Jimin10 (Meath) - Posts: 783 - 02/06/2016 11:06:51 1860811 Link
Haven't heard from anyone since they got back from Portugal ziggy but all should be well yes, barring any mishaps over there. On the s&c, I certainly wasn't advocating just getting a load of water carriers built like rugby players in, but a certain skill level is what gets you to inter county level first and foremost, the rest is where the proper set up should look after. An interesting example is our own Ronan Jones, he's conditioned ridiculously well for his age, his footballing ability is clear to see too, but he's been drafted in and you'd think there might not be a big transition needed. Where else does he play his football apart from Dunboyne? DCU... It's not rocket science just common sense. Back to the football, with our problems with injuries being full back, I'd have Mickey there assuming Grimes is their FF, he's handy but is big and physical which is no problem for Mickey so it might not be such a problem. Keogan was almost like a playmaker for us at times in the league so I wouldn't sacrifice him there, I'd imagine he'll pick up Burns anyway who looks dangerous also. Don't know an awful lot else about this Louth team. Elsewhere I don't think there's any point guessing a starting 15 considering Micko was changing himself right up until the last day of the league himself. I think it's a good game for us though. All the talk of us is being lightweight, mentally weak etc, Louth won't admit whilst talking themselves down but they will be raring to put all this to the test. I think it might harden us up a bit and bring this young team on. Just had a look there and we're 1/4 with Louth 7/2, the handicap is -4 at the moment. If it looks like close to the side I'd like to see myself I can see myself taking the handicap for the days drinking money. As stated if it's close anything could happen as we know but if we're on form I can see us winning without much fuss. I only wish it was this week! dunboynelad (Meath) - Posts: 227 - 02/06/2016 11:10:48 1860813 Link
Problem with Jones is the fact that he has zero experience.Wouldn't be surprised if he made his debut this summer,I always rather someone like that get that experience in the league. I would play Cian O'Brien with Rooney in midfield and use Jones as a possiblity to replace one of them later,but would have rathered he got some minutes in the league.Throwing Joey Wallace into the fire of the championship did him little good,his brother played league games before his debut in the champ. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 02/06/2016 13:23:04 1860870 Link
Replying To Jimin10: "The tension is building up big time for this one can't wait until it's underway. Nerves are shot though Louth are coming in under the radar like snakes in the grass! This is the real battle of the boyne not like the buildup to 2010 where we were expected to win and win well. I expect us to be dominant in midfield with Harry Rooney getting the better of Stewart and Califf." Louth were 4/1 to win that day in 2010. I suppose with Meath scoring 5 goals against the Dubs in the semi finals confidence would of been sky high. Louth,s Paddy Keenan and Brian White was a great partnership in the middle of the pitch to get us to the Leinster final. White was man of the match against Kildare in the Q/F and Keenan was man of the match against Westmeath in the S/F. White had a nightmare of a Leinster final missing frees he would of expected to score. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 02/06/2016 13:37:40 1860878 Link
Louth will want to keep it tight for first 40/50 minutes, if they are close or ahead with 20 minutes to go we will see if hangover from Westmeath game is still there. Its a game this team cannot afford to loose, another set back and season is over. seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2151 - 02/06/2016 15:21:20 1860915 Link
S&C, and skill are all well and good but courage when the going gets tough is critical. Boylans teams had it in spades. In fact one of Boylans greatest skills as a manager was his ability to pick ordinary players with loads of heart to mould teams that were incredibly tough to beat. bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1792 - 02/06/2016 22:14:29 1861048 Link
Replying To bert09: "S&C, and skill are all well and good but courage when the going gets tough is critical. Boylans teams had it in spades. In fact one of Boylans greatest skills as a manager was his ability to pick ordinary players with loads of heart to mould teams that were incredibly tough to beat." That is very true Bert..you can have all the skills and fitness in the world but if your not willing to put your body on the line your not worth a dam sadly at county level ! WhyTheLongFace (Meath) - Posts: 876 - 03/06/2016 01:04:57 1861072 Link
Replying To WhyTheLongFace: "That is very true Bert..you can have all the skills and fitness in the world but if your not willing to put your body on the line your not worth a dam sadly at county level !" True,but this is were you need a strong manager.. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 03/06/2016 09:01:28 1861080 Link
WhyTheLongFace- There are lots of lads playing junior football who would put their bodies on the line but that is of little use if you do not have the skills, ability to go along with it. In Sean's Boylan's era their were players with loads of skill and we had some of the best midfielders in the country along with at least 3 of the best forwards in the country with some very good defenders -guys who could defend. We have problems in all the areas mentioned. Making comparisons with present is of little use as the game as moved on somewhat (whether for good or bad). There were players in that era who would have serious problems with the pace of the present game and not to mention the number of cameras /officials in communication around the pitch which may would have caused lots of players around the country some problems. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 03/06/2016 10:49:53 1861126 Link
Replying To WhyTheLongFace: "That is very true Bert..you can have all the skills and fitness in the world but if your not willing to put your body on the line your not worth a dam sadly at county level !" I notice the comment was made at 1.04 am I thought the forums close at 10pm? Jimin10 (Meath) - Posts: 783 - 03/06/2016 12:16:19 1861167 Link
Can post at any time now, should lead to a few interesting late night comments over the summer seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2151 - 03/06/2016 12:37:35 1861184 Link
Replying To Jimin10: "I notice the comment was made at 1.04 am I thought the forums close at 10pm?" http://hoganstand.com/Forum/MessagePage.aspx?PageNumber=0&TopicID=96953 Go to the first page and scroll down to the 15th post. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 03/06/2016 12:49:44 1861190 Link
Fantastic! A great addition. I would say it was probably brought in at the same time as the like and reply post button. royaldunne will now have an outlet for when he wakes up in the middle of the night during a nightmare where Westmeath come back from 10 points down to beat us only this time it's in a Leinster final! Jimin10 (Meath) - Posts: 783 - 03/06/2016 12:53:10 1861193 Link
Ok guys who are Meaths 3 key players going into this game and why? ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 03/06/2016 14:30:04 1861238 Link
Keoghan, Rooney & Graham Reilly. Simply put - if those 3 play well, we'll win IMO. BarneysTie (Meath) - Posts: 258 - 03/06/2016 14:40:03 1861241 Link
Replying To BarneysTie: "Keoghan, Rooney & Graham Reilly. Simply put - if those 3 play well, we'll win IMO." Agreed,but my three key men are.. 1.Michael Newman - A lot of responsibility on his shoulders,but he is our best goal scorer.Not only that,but depending how he does on frees may decide the game. 2.Padraic Harnan - This assuming he plays at 6.This has been a problem area for years for Meath.But he has a good game in this position again it will go a long way to winning. 3.Harry Rooney - If he dominates midfield,we should have enough to win the game. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 03/06/2016 14:57:14 1861248 Link
Goal keeper...could easily lose the game Defender who marks young Grimes for louth..Grimes will be used as a battering ram to break the first tackle,ball will be dinked into the wide corners for him to retrieve (watch Kieran Martin display for Weastmeath last year against us) The midfield partnership..getting the right combination and chemistry between the two But whythelongface you never bloody named a player only positions :) WhyTheLongFace (Meath) - Posts: 876 - 03/06/2016 14:57:48 1861251 Link