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yes but he has done this over the last 4 years time and time again.Team lacking experience? Some of them have been there for 4 years and those players are getting worse.
ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 27/06/2016 14:39:25 1872791 Link 1 |
Jones is a great prospect!
bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1792 - 27/06/2016 15:08:13 1872813 Link 1 |
I couldn't understand why Jones came on for basically his first start for Meat, as first sub in a championship game against Dublin in Croke park. Amateur hour.
bobkarlgees (Meath) - Posts: 1263 - 27/06/2016 15:13:39 1872816 Link 0 |
Bray was badly missed in the ff line. We haven't found a replacement for him this year which is disappointing. Thought the likes of Lenihan would've stepped up but it hasn't happened for him yet MarkMyWords (Meath) - Posts: 498 - 27/06/2016 15:15:16 1872818 Link 0 |
McMahon should have been used,similar style to Bray.At least he would move in the FF line..
ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 27/06/2016 15:20:07 1872824 Link 1 |
McMahon for McDonagh after 67mins too...
ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 27/06/2016 15:20:39 1872825 Link 1 |
No problem with that he scored a point, But why not play our more experienced players on days we need guys with a lot of experience ? MOD barely gave Ruarai O'C a run in the league at all and is he not a great prospect ? I dont think sticking it was a day to stick your finger in the air and see what way the wind was blowing. In any case substations came far to late anyway.
bobkarlgees (Meath) - Posts: 1263 - 27/06/2016 15:25:24 1872832 Link 0 |
A terrible miss, but I thought overall he was one positive to come out of yesterday, he made a few good breaks in second half but with no backup coming to help.
seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2153 - 27/06/2016 15:40:04 1872842 Link 1 |
We need a full forward or two who can win the ball and either take a score, get fouled or lay it off to Wallace, O Sullivan or Biggy. Newman defiantly cant do this. Colm O Rourke / Bernard Flynn and Graham Geraghty / Ollie Murphy type players, once the ball went in their direction something was going to happen. If Shane O`Rourke was available he could be one such a player or Fiachra Ward. I felt sorry for our midfielders / half forward yesterday when they had the ball they had no one to aim at on the square so had to run into the Dublin tackle and get done for over carrying or loose the ball. If Meath`s midfield were delivering good accurate ball into a forward able to win it yesterday then a goal or two were there for the taken. anto_meath (Meath) - Posts: 108 - 27/06/2016 15:42:45 1872844 Link 0 |
Most posters have identified what were fairly obvious flaws with our game, but management seem to miss or ignore them. seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2153 - 27/06/2016 15:45:59 1872848 Link 1 |
last 8 championship games that Meath have played in,they have been outscored in the second half.That covers over 3 years..
ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 27/06/2016 16:06:52 1872872 Link 1 |
Leftnright......"The whole set up completely out of its depth"...... very hard to disagree with anything you say in this post. You are a wise man when you said "i will not hold my breath" Yes the hurlers deserve great credit,and based on their effort and spirit deserve much more support including financially. I wonder could we be told the total bill for training the footballers and hurlers for the last year. Individually as teams would be much preferred
nobull456 (Meath) - Posts: 1228 - 27/06/2016 16:07:56 1872873 Link 0 |
Actually our last 8 championship games covers the last 3 seasons.MOD is in his 4th year.Some of the teams who have outscored us in the second half are Wicklow,Kildare,Westmeath and Louth.Not exactly teams who would have the fitness Dublin have.. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 27/06/2016 16:10:47 1872877 Link 1 |
It's quite obvious this is the worst Meath team to ever have represented the county. Things won't change overnight. The first step is a new management team and drop a good few players. Jimin10 (Meath) - Posts: 783 - 27/06/2016 16:16:01 1872881 Link 0 |
What if the county board keep him in?
ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 27/06/2016 16:25:21 1872888 Link 1 |
I haven't been one to stick the boot into MOD as I do believe over the years he has had some bad luck with injuries and decisions going against us but after the second half yesterday I was fit to be tied. First half we done ok we contained them and had some good attacks and scores, should have had a goal and missed a few points but 3 behind at half time was ok. As far as I'm concerned the second half required a simple plan, attack attack and attack. That Dublin full back line is suspect yet we never tried to exploit it, and they were handed every kick out unchallenged. Our forwards should have stuck to those men and forced cluxton to kick long, then bring on the subs. McMahon and Tobin should have been introduced much earlier to allow an impact, I just don't know what the plan was in that second half because nothing worked. Our players are better than that and whilst we mightn't have beaten the Dubs we could and should have come out of that game in better fettle than we did and the fault of that lies solely with management as far as I'm concerned, I hope we do get a run in the qualifiers and I think we can, get over Derry and the whole thing can open up, our players deserve to progress and learn and whenever the year comes to an end then MOD needs to step aside, I like the man and appreciate his efforts and his desire but that second half yesterday frustrated me more than anything over the past few years and wasn't acceptable in my opinion. Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 27/06/2016 16:26:46 1872890 Link 1 |
I haven't been one to stick the boot into MOD as I do believe over the years he has had some bad luck with injuries and decisions going against us but after the second half yesterday I was fit to be tied. First half we done ok we contained them and had some good attacks and scores, should have had a goal and missed a few points but 3 behind at half time was ok. As far as I'm concerned the second half required a simple plan, attack attack and attack. That Dublin full back line is suspect yet we never tried to exploit it, and they were handed every kick out unchallenged. Our forwards should have stuck to those men and forced cluxton to kick long, then bring on the subs. McMahon and Tobin should have been introduced much earlier to allow an impact, I just don't know what the plan was in that second half because nothing worked. Our players are better than that and whilst we mightn't have beaten the Dubs we could and should have come out of that game in better fettle than we did and the fault of that lies solely with management as far as I'm concerned, I hope we do get a run in the qualifiers and I think we can, get over Derry and the whole thing can open up, our players deserve to progress and learn and whenever the year comes to an end then MOD needs to step aside, I like the man and appreciate his efforts and his desire but that second half yesterday frustrated me more than anything over the past few years and wasn't acceptable in my opinion. Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 27/06/2016 16:47:13 1872907 Link 1 |
I haven't been one to stick the boot into MOD as I do believe over the years he has had some bad luck with injuries and decisions going against us but after the second half yesterday I was fit to be tied. First half we done ok we contained them and had some good attacks and scores, should have had a goal and missed a few points but 3 behind at half time was ok. As far as I'm concerned the second half required a simple plan, attack attack and attack. That Dublin full back line is suspect yet we never tried to exploit it, and they were handed every kick out unchallenged. Our forwards should have stuck to those men and forced cluxton to kick long, then bring on the subs. McMahon and Tobin should have been introduced much earlier to allow an impact, I just don't know what the plan was in that second half because nothing worked. Our players are better than that and whilst we mightn't have beaten the Dubs we could and should have come out of that game in better fettle than we did and the fault of that lies solely with management as far as I'm concerned, I hope we do get a run in the qualifiers and I think we can, get over Derry and the whole thing can open up, our players deserve to progress and learn and whenever the year comes to an end then MOD needs to step aside, I like the man and appreciate his efforts and his desire but that second half yesterday frustrated me more than anything over the past few years and wasn't acceptable in my opinion. bogger from meath (Meath) - Posts: 226 - 27/06/2016 16:58:22 1872914 Link 0 |
i agree with you Richie..i also gave Mod the benefit of the doubt ..yesterday there was no attacking plan in the second half..they should have made a cut at Dublin instead of sitting back!
WhyTheLongFace (Meath) - Posts: 879 - 27/06/2016 17:08:47 1872921 Link 1 |
So that was MOD's grand plan for beating Dublin that we have been waiting for 2 years to see. Allow them to run unchallenged to within 30-40 yards of our goal, then foul them. When they have one of the best free takers in the country on their team. anfearbeag (Meath) - Posts: 1134 - 27/06/2016 17:16:44 1872926 Link 1 |