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Too much time on the injury table with his thoughts sob (Meath) - Posts: 492 - 09/07/2016 19:11:32 1879227 Link
Replying To sob: "Too much time on the injury table with his thoughts" Ouch! bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1792 - 09/07/2016 19:20:01 1879240 Link
Of course he's been proven correct but he should have kept his counsel and not thrown his former teammates under the bus. Goes to show he was never captain material. GlasgowRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 293 - 09/07/2016 20:53:47 1879396 Link
Most over rated meath footballer by a country mile,he nearly put willis out of business during his career. #sicknote thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1049 - 09/07/2016 21:02:21 1879425 Link
It was strange comments. Derry had a mediocre league, were hammered by Tyrone in the Championship in Derry. Longford, Cavan and other teams have beaten them up in Derry in the qualifiers in recent years. FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2763 - 09/07/2016 21:04:44 1879432 Link
Replying To GlasgowRoyal: "Of course he's been proven correct but he should have kept his counsel and not thrown his former teammates under the bus. Goes to show he was never captain material." Yep I agree with that, he threw is former mates under the bus and showed he didn't have the mentality required to be a successful intercounty player, never mind captain! Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 09/07/2016 21:08:45 1879437 Link
What a bunch of clowns you lot are. I thought we lived in a Democratic society, You lot think Kevin has no right to comment , but you do. Some of the comments on here are nothing less than disgusting. No inelegance, To much time on the injury table not a good footballer or not a captain. He gave his all for Meath Football. Took the field against all medical advice, Endured horrendous injuries and has did his body untold damage. Will be a cripple when he's 50. Yet you lat of grubs come on here and condemn him for having an opinion. He's more entitled to have a say than any of you. Why don't you go down to your local club and help out. Then you would have to pay the membership fee and I doubt if many of you are members of the GAA. latouche25 (Meath) - Posts: 520 - 09/07/2016 21:53:16 1879527 Link
Lads, we need to remember that Kevin Reilly was a player that served the county well and always have his all when wearing the green and gold. I don't and didn't agree with his comments, but respect still should be shown. David (Meath) - Posts: 567 - 09/07/2016 22:03:42 1879555 Link
latouche What a bunch of clowns you lot are. I thought we lived in a Democratic society, You lot think Kevin has no right to comment , but you do. Some of the comments on here are nothing less than disgusting. No inelegance, To much time on the injury table not a good footballer or not a captain. He gave his all for Meath Football. Took the field against all medical advice, Endured horrendous injuries and has did his body untold damage. Will be a cripple when he's 50. Yet you lat of grubs come on here and condemn him for having an opinion. He's more entitled to have a say than any of you. Why don't you go down to your local club and help out. Then you would have to pay the membership fee and I doubt if many of you are members of the GAA. Well there's a bit of a contradiction, going on a rant and screaming for democracy while also saying that some people are more entitled to their opinions than others. Listen, take a deep breath and calm down, I've always admired Kevin Reilly, I never thought he was an over-rated player, in fact I thought he was an excellent player who was robbed of his best years because of his torrid time with injuries. I just didn't like what he had to say about his former team mates chances, which I think was more than just a simple, harmless opinion about the match and I was also unaware that his attitude was so downbeat after defeats. Although maybe his personal circumstances with injuries has knocked a bit out of him I don't know. Also finally, there's no need for the name calling latouche, if you're resorting to that then you're losing. Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 09/07/2016 22:19:23 1879586 Link
Replying To David: "Lads, we need to remember that Kevin Reilly was a player that served the county well and always have his all when wearing the green and gold. I don't and didn't agree with his comments, but respect still should be shown." I would never call that into question David, again I think Kevin was very unlucky with injuries and we probably didn't see the best of him for years, which is why I think some people incorrectly claim he was over-rated, he certainly wasn't, he was an excellent player before injury curtailed him. I just think he's getting back the same respect he's shown to his former team mates, which wasn't much. Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 09/07/2016 22:32:20 1879610 Link
Replying To Htaem: "latouche What a bunch of clowns you lot are. I thought we lived in a Democratic society, You lot think Kevin has no right to comment , but you do. Some of the comments on here are nothing less than disgusting. No inelegance, To much time on the injury table not a good footballer or not a captain. He gave his all for Meath Football. Took the field against all medical advice, Endured horrendous injuries and has did his body untold damage. Will be a cripple when he's 50. Yet you lat of grubs come on here and condemn him for having an opinion. He's more entitled to have a say than any of you. Why don't you go down to your local club and help out. Then you would have to pay the membership fee and I doubt if many of you are members of the GAA. Well there's a bit of a contradiction, going on a rant and screaming for democracy while also saying that some people are more entitled to their opinions than others. Listen, take a deep breath and calm down, I've always admired Kevin Reilly, I never thought he was an over-rated player, in fact I thought he was an excellent player who was robbed of his best years because of his torrid time with injuries. I just didn't like what he had to say about his former team mates chances, which I think was more than just a simple, harmless opinion about the match and I was also unaware that his attitude was so downbeat after defeats. Although maybe his personal circumstances with injuries has knocked a bit out of him I don't know. Also finally, there's no need for the name calling latouche, if you're resorting to that then you're losing." Yep I agree with that, he threw is former mates under the bus and showed he didn't have the mentality required to be a successful intercounty player, never mind captain! Is there not a contradiction here? David (Meath) - Posts: 567 - 09/07/2016 22:40:34 1879631 Link
Comments made by Kevin may be made out of frustration for the set up. He's not long left the panel. I wonder now if many current players shared his views. Something seriously wrong when we consistently throw away leads. Just come to expect it at this stage. Royalace (Meath) - Posts: 121 - 09/07/2016 22:57:45 1879656 Link
Replying To David: " Replying To Htaem: "latouche What a bunch of clowns you lot are. I thought we lived in a Democratic society, You lot think Kevin has no right to comment , but you do. Some of the comments on here are nothing less than disgusting. No inelegance, To much time on the injury table not a good footballer or not a captain. He gave his all for Meath Football. Took the field against all medical advice, Endured horrendous injuries and has did his body untold damage. Will be a cripple when he's 50. Yet you lat of grubs come on here and condemn him for having an opinion. He's more entitled to have a say than any of you. Why don't you go down to your local club and help out. Then you would have to pay the membership fee and I doubt if many of you are members of the GAA. Well there's a bit of a contradiction, going on a rant and screaming for democracy while also saying that some people are more entitled to their opinions than others. Listen, take a deep breath and calm down, I've always admired Kevin Reilly, I never thought he was an over-rated player, in fact I thought he was an excellent player who was robbed of his best years because of his torrid time with injuries. I just didn't like what he had to say about his former team mates chances, which I think was more than just a simple, harmless opinion about the match and I was also unaware that his attitude was so downbeat after defeats. Although maybe his personal circumstances with injuries has knocked a bit out of him I don't know. Also finally, there's no need for the name calling latouche, if you're resorting to that then you're losing." Yep I agree with that, he threw is former mates under the bus and showed he didn't have the mentality required to be a successful intercounty player, never mind captain! Is there not a contradiction here?" I would say perhaps harsh more than contradictory and I apologise for my comment as it was probably over the top. I was referring to the Kevin of recent times who in all honestly probably wasn't physically or mentally good enough to be an intercounty player anymore because of his injuries. I do think the Kevin Reilly of the mid to late 00s was capable though, certainly he had the talent, I can't speak for his attitude but I always thought it was good. I stand firm on my disagreement with his comments though, I thought he was wrong to dismiss his former team mates out of hand......and I think latouche needs to calm down. Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 09/07/2016 23:06:29 1879672 Link
Replying To Royalace: "Comments made by Kevin may be made out of frustration for the set up. He's not long left the panel. I wonder now if many current players shared his views. Something seriously wrong when we consistently throw away leads. Just come to expect it at this stage." It is the players in the setup that were perhaps happy with O'Dowd that I would be worried about.. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 09/07/2016 23:07:52 1879674 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "It is the players in the setup that were perhaps happy with O'Dowd that I would be worried about.." Some were probably happy simply because MOD is picking them and they may not be picked if a new manager comes in and Keogan is the captain so I'd expect him to back his manager. I could be wrong but that's certainly a possible reason why some players backed O'Dowd Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 09/07/2016 23:19:24 1879692 Link
Even though Kevin was partially correct in that Meath couldn't beat Derry, his dismissal of Meath's chances were not accurate and it is a game that Meath should have won. I wonder could his comments have been used as a motivator in the Derry dressing room at half time - something like "these guys are brittle, even their ex captain thinks so" etc etc. Overall disappointed not in the fact that he commented but really the tone and personal nature of it. oldsam_newsam (Meath) - Posts: 638 - 10/07/2016 09:49:00 1879814 Link
Replying To latouche25: "What a bunch of clowns you lot are. I thought we lived in a Democratic society, You lot think Kevin has no right to comment , but you do. Some of the comments on here are nothing less than disgusting. No inelegance, To much time on the injury table not a good footballer or not a captain. He gave his all for Meath Football. Took the field against all medical advice, Endured horrendous injuries and has did his body untold damage. Will be a cripple when he's 50. Yet you lat of grubs come on here and condemn him for having an opinion. He's more entitled to have a say than any of you. Why don't you go down to your local club and help out. Then you would have to pay the membership fee and I doubt if many of you are members of the GAA." In fairness I was making no comment on his abilities as a player or calling into question his dedication, both aren't up for debate. My point was that once you've been a Meath captain that's an honour that's with you for life and with it comes responsibilities and the need to choose your words carefully, which is why I feel that the comments made were unbecoming of a former Meath captain, especially one who's not long out the door. GlasgowRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 293 - 10/07/2016 10:02:43 1879827 Link
KR is entitled to his opinion just as we are. Being a former captain is irrelevant as it is just his opinion and his opinion only. The problem with quotes are they are sometimes taken out of context- maybe he was meaning the way we set out and they way we have lost nearly all the second halves in most matches we have played and in that context he would be correct. Saying we could have won the match counts for little as that could be said for all the matches we lost. I do feel for the players as they have put a significant amount of energy and time out of their lives in playing for the county - unlike our many posters who have probably played little and at a very low level where little time or effort is/was required browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 10/07/2016 10:17:03 1879838 Link
Of course he is entitled to his opinion but very disrespectful of the players, a lot of whom he played with. Also find it quite hipocritical as he was the very one raving about MOD and giving him full support. royallady (Meath) - Posts: 27 - 10/07/2016 10:29:11 1879848 Link
Disagree about the captaincy current or previous it's never 'irrelevant.' He is entitled to his opinion but in some cases it's far better to keep your counsel. Was a poor show from him in my opinion. GlasgowRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 293 - 10/07/2016 10:43:29 1879859 Link