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A lot of Meath folk on here complaining about referee decisions , let's be frank here, we never complained about decision making etc ,down the years , we just got on with it but last night we were just not good enough against a Donegal side in transition. Lots of positives for us , but also a few questions to be asked over one or two of our senior players.But at the end of the day , they don't go out to play badly. It's back to the drawing board for Andy mc and co to strengthen our panel, but bottom line here is we meath supporters do not want to be labelled as whingers, take it on the chin and move on. cilles man (Meath) - Posts: 142 - 09/07/2017 14:24:18 2012952 Link 6 |
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No doubt a few decisions went against us, but same applied to Donegal. Best team won. A few positives since start of year, some young lads coming through, but on other side some of our more experienced players did not have great year, Hopefully new management learned important lessons going forward. Best of luck to Donegal for remainder of championship. seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2150 - 09/07/2017 15:42:37 2013029 Link 0 |
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I would say mcentee does not need to go back to drawing board. Successful first year in charge considering where ye coming from
joeblogs10 (Dublin) - Posts: 104 - 09/07/2017 16:48:54 2013114 Link 0 |
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I guess your picking me up wrong here Joe Blogg, but he needs to strengthen his squad that's the point I'm making . A lot of work to be done after club championship has finished.
cilles man (Meath) - Posts: 142 - 09/07/2017 17:32:56 2013173 Link 0 |
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Whataboutery at its finest! Tyrone are nothing to do with the thread so I fail to see the relevance of your Tiernan McCann drivel. My reference to the Joe Sheridan try was made in answering a question posed by another poster. Let us not allow your trolling to take away from a Donegal victory and a great weekend for your favourite province- Ulster.
2setsofrules (Down) - Posts: 99 - 09/07/2017 18:29:45 2013234 Link 1 |
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Well put Cilles Man, too often we hear supporters (including our own) of the beaten team complain about decisions that went against them in a match while at the same time ignoring the dodgy ones they got in their favour. In most matches you'll find they balance one another out.
OntheWhiteSide (Kildare) - Posts: 452 - 09/07/2017 19:17:58 2013283 Link 1 |
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You should have played On the One Road , it might have cheered them up
SamOnErrigal (Donegal) - Posts: 1427 - 09/07/2017 19:24:46 2013297 Link 1 |
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Hats off to the supporters and players of both teams for what was somewhat surprisingly a very enjoyable evening. There was a great atmosphere in the ground and great to see such a large Donegal turnout. I have been to Navan before for evening underage games but they were nothing to prepare for last night in terms of the pride and passion of the Meath supporters gave towards the team. It was actually quite a sight from the opposite terrace watching all the Meath supporters up off their seats cheering their side in at HT. As for the game itself it was alot more entertaining then what I or most I would imagine envisaged. Both teams had plenty of bodies back but despite were rather passive in how they defended with both teams able to keep the scoreboard ticking over. I can understand some of the Meath supporters disappointment with some of the decisions but I cannot really comment as I was situated behind the goal where Donegal were kicking into the 2nd half for the second half. I did think the 2nd one though was way over the heads of both the Meath players anyways but until I see conclusive replays hard for me to judge either way. I actually thought the ref was ok last night despite some of the marginal calls including the Donegal goal. In truth Donegal really should have had 3 or 4 goals on the night but all credit to the Meath players for playing with plenty of pride and sticking in there where nobody would have begrudged them a shot at extra time. As for Donegal there were plenty of positives and negatives but it was a big improvement on last week (which lets face it would not be very hard). panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2782 - 09/07/2017 20:21:57 2013341 Link 0 |
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I agree 100% cilles man, we lost the game because Donegal were better than we were, only just but enough to deserve the win. Michael Murphy drove them on from midfield, and to be honest I think he did nudge a few of our lads on the odd kickout but so what, he done what he had to do to win, we should have been cuter, the Meath of old would never have let him away with that. Speaking of which, down through the years we often pushed the limits of what was allowed and occasionally broke the rules aswell (not as often as the media or just whingers in general make out, but on occasions yes). I feel no shame for that and Meath fans didn't care at the time because we were winners, so I don't really like to see Meath fans crying foul, it won't get us anywhere on the pitch. Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 09/07/2017 20:29:27 2013346 Link 3 |
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And what has this game got to do with a game 7 years ago? Sorry mate you only one trolling here. ,
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 09/07/2017 21:35:28 2013413 Link 0 |
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Would agree with you in general. Just don't like the bs that we can't point out obvious errors because of what a Tyrone ref did 7 years ago.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 09/07/2017 21:46:38 2013426 Link 1 |
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Replying To 2setsofrules: "Whataboutery at its finest! Tyrone are nothing to do with the thread so I fail to see the relevance of your Tiernan McCann drivel. My reference to the Joe Sheridan try was made in answering a question posed by another poster. Let us not allow your trolling to take away from a Donegal victory and a great weekend for your favourite province- Ulster." And what has this game got to do with a game 7 years ago? Sorry mate you only one trolling here. Royaldunne The answer to your question has been answered in my post. Do try and keep up. 2setsofrules (Down) - Posts: 99 - 09/07/2017 22:07:10 2013450 Link 1 |
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We can point to any errors we like royaldunne, a mistake made 7 years doesn't deny us that right. Look some people are bitter and can't let go of the past, that's their problem, no ours, they're stuck with it, leave them at it if it makes them happy.
Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 09/07/2017 22:17:40 2013465 Link 0 |
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Gooch says there was a lack of quality in Navan? I thought Donegal kicked some of the nest scores I seen tonight, mealy mouthed punditry continues. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2756 - 09/07/2017 23:25:41 2013540 Link 5 |
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The Sunday game highlights of this game was shocking showed none of the talking points, we will never know now if donegals disallowed goal was the right decision, should meath of had a free at the end, both management teams were disappointed with the ref but no mention of that from two lads who were trying to annalise a match after only seen two minutes of it. Why do RTÉ spend 90 per cent of the highlights show showing the games they covered live, it makes no sense a complete waste of time staying up to watch that shxte Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 666 - 09/07/2017 23:32:39 2013545 Link 14 |
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Absolute poison coverage by RTE, we shouldn't be surprised at this stage though, how the living fcuk could they not show the disallowed goal??? They're a complete joke!!!
Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 09/07/2017 23:40:53 2013550 Link 5 |
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Also, was it just me or does he pronounce 'Gallagher' very... Odd?? Everyone knows that last g is just there for show
HandballRef (Donegal) - Posts: 520 - 09/07/2017 23:42:26 2013552 Link 3 |
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Gooch and Quinn babbling sh1te for 5 mins, show us the bloody game, I hate having to pay to a licence fee to pay for this rubbish. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2756 - 09/07/2017 23:48:04 2013562 Link 2 |
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He pronounces a lot of things a bit odd, I think his best performance was the time he played the banjo in Deliverance though. Did Boorman film that in Kerry? Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2756 - 10/07/2017 00:05:58 2013577 Link 0 |
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I wouldn't blame the pundits for not being able to analyze the game as they were not shown sufficient footage to talk about. They also had to prioritize the connaught final. Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 10/07/2017 00:35:42 2013597 Link 0 |