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Replying To ziggy32001: "Don't be silly........" Its the truth numberedjerseys (USA) - Posts: 348 - 31/10/2016 12:29:59 1930380 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "Tormey was one of Ash's best players ,some are a bit harsh..." Really??? You honestly think that? He was all over the place at times. His goose is cooked I think too. And Menton? Now while I hope its a one off but if he plays like that too often he wont get near Meath panel again. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 31/10/2016 15:51:13 1930425 Link
Replying To royaldunne: "Really??? You honestly think that? He was all over the place at times. His goose is cooked I think too. And Menton? Now while I hope its a one off but if he plays like that too often he wont get near Meath panel again." Ah I wouldn't blame Tormey because Ashbourne could hardly get the ball up to their forwards, I'd agree about Menton though, he was poor. Barney123 (Meath) - Posts: 676 - 31/10/2016 17:10:00 1930444 Link
As a neutral i went to see the final. Overall , if these ate the 2 best clubs in Meath, then Sam will have an extended holiday away from Meath. Admit, that was just one match. Simonstown midfield pairing were impressive at times. Pity Nash may not be available to give it a lash for Meath. O Rourke can still do the job if he wants to commit for Meath. Burlington worth watching as a prospect maybe. As a team they were more tuned in to the task, as you would expect with Colm O Rourke at the helm Don/ Ash disappointing. Dont see either Menton or Tormey claiming a place at this point, unless competion for places is very weak. Deegan looks smarter, and quicker reactions ,but his DNA is Dublin. Who could blame him being a son of Mick Deegan? I dont think Andy Mac saw much to excite him. Now wasnt he a very wise man to state clearly and i quote " the secret to good management is good players" ? I would call that looking around the corner ,or maybe dodging the bullets that may be aimed his way in future. nobull456 (Meath) - Posts: 1224 - 31/10/2016 18:34:36 1930471 Link
Replying To LoyalRoyal: "How do you think Simonstown will do in Leinster? They have Rhode in 2 weeks. Hopefully we'll see a Meath team make a good run in the province. Sadly they'll probably be without Nash but there is nothing that can be done about that now. Hope they do the county proud." While Nash will be a big loss I don't think his absence will have any effect on the outcome of their next game(s) if the rest of the squad play the way they played yesterday, they have too many other good players to fill the void. They didn't fall apart yesterday when he came off, they simply regrouped and continued to press on. They definitely deserved to win yesterday they were by far the better team in every position, D/A looked clueless every time they tried to get up the pitch, I lost count of the number of times they were turned over. The result could have been a lot worse if it wasn't for the goalkeeper who pulled off a number of brilliant saves and probably the only member of the D/A team that Andy Mc might consider looking at. Rhode will be a tough task but if Simonstown can play like they did yesterday they'll have more than enough in the tank to see them off. They'll no doubt want to celebrate their first title but they'll need to refocus and get back into training ASAP to give themselves to get themselves back up to the level that Rhode are already operating at having won their county SFC a number of weeks ago and already completed their first round in the Leinster. Wedgie (Meath) - Posts: 253 - 31/10/2016 21:20:54 1930518 Link
People say Simonstown played good football? I totally disagree. They had one man in the forwards at times, they dropped men back at every opportunity. The only good things were some points from distance in the first half. - particularly Nash and Shane. They tackled well too in fairness. Credit where it's due they were deserving winners, but Ashbourne froze and didn't play at all. How many times did Menton touch the ball? McKeever was good for Simonstown but I thought O'Rourke or the corner back, number 2, could have got MOTM. Rhode will easily get over the Simonstown challenge VernonSmith (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 01/11/2016 09:34:42 1930558 Link
Lads it is nice to see a new name on the cup and congratulations to all involved in the Simonstown Club. Looking at the bigger picture does anyone think its is a sad reflection on our county championship that a team can draw 2 matches and lose another and still win the championship with a team that doesn't even have a county panelist (i may be wrong on this). I am not making my point to have a dig at Simonstown it is more the system i feel is flawed. Foley91 (Meath) - Posts: 418 - 01/11/2016 10:19:53 1930577 Link
Replying To Foley91: "Lads it is nice to see a new name on the cup and congratulations to all involved in the Simonstown Club. Looking at the bigger picture does anyone think its is a sad reflection on our county championship that a team can draw 2 matches and lose another and still win the championship with a team that doesn't even have a county panelist (i may be wrong on this). I am not making my point to have a dig at Simonstown it is more the system i feel is flawed." Yeah that's why the championship has to change. The smaller clubs have to realise it is better for football in the county to change the championship structure. But they do have Sean Tobin on the county panel and I think McKeever might have played in the O'Byrne cup and got injured. Next year I'd imagine they will have 2 or 3 on the senior county panel. Barney123 (Meath) - Posts: 676 - 01/11/2016 10:57:50 1930590 Link
Replying To Foley91: "Lads it is nice to see a new name on the cup and congratulations to all involved in the Simonstown Club. Looking at the bigger picture does anyone think its is a sad reflection on our county championship that a team can draw 2 matches and lose another and still win the championship with a team that doesn't even have a county panelist (i may be wrong on this). I am not making my point to have a dig at Simonstown it is more the system i feel is flawed." Would you have preferred a team like Ratoath to win it, with there 5 or 6 county representatives? Would that have been a better reflection. They couldn't even get out of their group. Simonstown won the Keegan without their 1 county player Sean Tobin who missed the last 3 games and came on in the county final when it was over. Maestro (Meath) - Posts: 569 - 01/11/2016 11:25:45 1930599 Link
First let me say congrats to Simonstown, only one team showed up on the day. Seen both teams a few times in the championship and though that Simonstown might shade it but not as a walkover. Senior championships are difficult to win (and the same goes for any championship junior or Intermediate). Judging by some comments in the past one would be led to believe that that some posters had many titles in their back pocket. Rode on their day could beat any team in leinster and other days can be quite ordinary. I would not worry about leinster too much if I had just won my first senior championship. Hard luck to Don/Ash as it also takes a lot of effort to get to a final and difficult to be on losing side. It was a great day for a game , however obviously the officials were not expecting such a large crowd- having to Q up twice to get into the game reminds me of how the HSE/Goverments are run. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 01/11/2016 11:43:11 1930604 Link
Replying To Maestro: "Would you have preferred a team like Ratoath to win it, with there 5 or 6 county representatives? Would that have been a better reflection. They couldn't even get out of their group. Simonstown won the Keegan without their 1 county player Sean Tobin who missed the last 3 games and came on in the county final when it was over." No maestro you've missed my point. My point wasn't a dig at Simonstown it was criticizing the system. I'm afraid we need a stronger club championship if the county is to progress. Foley91 (Meath) - Posts: 418 - 01/11/2016 12:03:41 1930612 Link
Maestro-In fairness to Foley that was not how I read it. There were no NOM players playing in the league team last year either. Of course any team winning a senior championship should have a few players on the panel but that does not appear the case in our county as the balance appear to be a bit of a divide. Kells has nobody either. Maybe its time to start a north meath team starting at Walterstown! browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 01/11/2016 12:18:34 1930616 Link
Agree the double queuing for entry was a joke at Pairc Tailteann. Just on another note, I had to laugh at 2 comments from people in the crowd around me on Sunday. 1. Some 'know it all' behind me, was commenting all match and near the end when his mate asked him for MOTM, he said any of the half back line for Simonstown, particularly the 2 wing backs. In the end he went for no.5 as his point near the end was just reward for 'his wonderful performance all match'. I though it unusual as Brian McGrath had only come on as a sub in the 46th minute! 2. Another expert, at the end of the match concluded that his club Wolfe Tones would have beaten the best of both teams on show. Again, I was laughing as the Tones were struggling against relegation. David (Meath) - Posts: 567 - 01/11/2016 21:22:39 1930781 Link
Replying To David: "Agree the double queuing for entry was a joke at Pairc Tailteann. Just on another note, I had to laugh at 2 comments from people in the crowd around me on Sunday. 1. Some 'know it all' behind me, was commenting all match and near the end when his mate asked him for MOTM, he said any of the half back line for Simonstown, particularly the 2 wing backs. In the end he went for no.5 as his point near the end was just reward for 'his wonderful performance all match'. I though it unusual as Brian McGrath had only come on as a sub in the 46th minute! 2. Another expert, at the end of the match concluded that his club Wolfe Tones would have beaten the best of both teams on show. Again, I was laughing as the Tones were struggling against relegation." Number 7 actually was very good VernonSmith (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 02/11/2016 08:42:11 1930825 Link
Most of the Simonstown team played well and their work rate was good with some of their forwards tracking back at every opportunity. Their strong points over a few matches were their midfield, half backline with Kenny at CF and McKeever in corner-there were other players as well-it was a good all round team display. As in most county finals one could have given the MOM award to any one of 5 players. The played quite a lot of fairly direct football unlike the game that Don/Ash played in semi-final. David -you are correct and at times I wonder what guys are watching-the see a defender scoring a point or two and they think what a great display and have no idea of defending. You are correct the no. 5 came on in last quarter and scored a point - someone said he was carrying an injury from the last game browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 02/11/2016 10:56:39 1930845 Link
Replying To Foley91: "Lads it is nice to see a new name on the cup and congratulations to all involved in the Simonstown Club. Looking at the bigger picture does anyone think its is a sad reflection on our county championship that a team can draw 2 matches and lose another and still win the championship with a team that doesn't even have a county panelist (i may be wrong on this). I am not making my point to have a dig at Simonstown it is more the system i feel is flawed." You can draw two matches and be defeated in one and still win the All-Ireland also, but do agree that there is too many teams competing in Senior championship that are poor enough standard. Surely for them it would be better to be competitive in intermediate ranks than merely hoping/struggling to survive in senior. AthboyCelt (Meath) - Posts: 147 - 02/11/2016 10:58:19 1930846 Link
With regard to MOTM who actually picks it? With all respect to Mc Keever who had a very good game and was flawless from the frees I thought Shane O Rourke, Seamus Kenny or Kane were more obvious picks. db9 (Meath) - Posts: 283 - 02/11/2016 11:15:11 1930853 Link
McKeever is a great player but Seamus Kenny was my man of the match. He was by far the best man on the field and his work rate was as good as ever. He won so much dirty ball around the middle of the field and it was great to see him win a Keegan cup as he's playing senior football for Simonstown for 19 years. CoachTaylor12 (Meath) - Posts: 3 - 02/11/2016 12:03:31 1930869 Link
Seamus Kenny was my man of the match too.. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 02/11/2016 13:46:28 1930907 Link
Good interview with Colm O Rourke on the GAA podcast with Colm Parkinson worth a listen, made up for him and Shane, and Sham of course. dunboynelad (Meath) - Posts: 227 - 02/11/2016 20:35:17 1931016 Link