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Paddy O Rourke scoring 8 pts last night...bring him back!!! Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 02/02/2018 10:09:22 2073312 Link 1 |
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Unless some reason we don't know about, i can see the team that finished against Roscommon starting against Clare. Tobin and Wallace have earned a starting place as a result of their impact. Lenihan would be the only exception if fit. Its really all about options in trying to replace players who are not delivering for one reason or another. its a 20 man game over 70 mins anyway. You start with what looked like your strongest 15 . Of course those replaced will be motivated to win their place back . That's competition and reward . Andy will be delighted to use that tool no doubt .He needs to try to settle on his best starting team to refine his team plans anyway. nobull456 (Meath) - Posts: 1208 - 02/02/2018 10:26:18 2073318 Link 1 |
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7 frees
ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 556 - 02/02/2018 10:45:52 2073327 Link 0 |
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Free taker we could do with....
Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 02/02/2018 11:05:14 2073333 Link 1 |
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I presume you are just arguing for the sake of it. Regardless of how he performed in one club league match, there are much better reliable free takers currently on the panel. Lenihan, Mckeever, Brennan or Tobin would all be at least as good or better. Probably o'sullivan too. O'rourkes Record at long range frees for meath was mediocre at best.
anfearbeag (Meath) - Posts: 1134 - 02/02/2018 12:44:56 2073356 Link 12 |
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That's a very fair assessment
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 02/02/2018 13:21:10 2073367 Link 0 |
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Nope im not if you have a look back at Paddy's record playing Club...i never understood why he was in goals he is far better playing the field.
Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 02/02/2018 14:21:12 2073383 Link 0 |
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Saw him play with Skryne outfield a few times last year - he wasn't bad! If you decided to go a different route - he might be an okay option at full forward!
Royalblufill (Meath) - Posts: 473 - 02/02/2018 14:25:53 2073385 Link 2 |
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Absolutely not!! Nothing to be discussed here.Move on
grahamc9897 (Meath) - Posts: 1174 - 02/02/2018 15:16:16 2073401 Link 13 |
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See? We can agree on something
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 02/02/2018 15:19:07 2073405 Link 1 |
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Thats told us hasnt it!! Good luck to Paddy in what he does. Wasnt by choice he left and i do feel sorry for him but onwards and upwards, i wish him nothing but the best. There we have all moved on.
Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 02/02/2018 15:19:13 2073406 Link 0 |
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Haha - great - glad everyone is happy to go the purist route!! - So moving on - any word of the team for Sunday?
Royalblufill (Meath) - Posts: 473 - 02/02/2018 16:11:19 2073417 Link 0 |
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Team is never usually released until the day before the game!!
ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 556 - 02/02/2018 16:13:26 2073419 Link 0 |
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We are supposed to have it this evening...
Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 02/02/2018 16:31:47 2073421 Link 0 |
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Yeah and to add to this I think graham Reilly is being very harshly treated by a lot of posters ! Couple of bad games and he is being discarded ! Victim off his own sucsess I say !! Be patient lads he will deliver !
grahamc9897 (Meath) - Posts: 1174 - 02/02/2018 16:49:02 2073425 Link 13 |
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Its has indeed ! Honestly lads why dont we bring back big Joe and Stephen bray when were at it !!
grahamc9897 (Meath) - Posts: 1174 - 02/02/2018 16:52:16 2073426 Link 12 |
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Jesus stop the press !!!! Yeah funny thing was when he was playing a blinder at this time last year people were saying , ahh it's alright doing it in Jan and Feb let's see will he do it later. No pleasing some folks :)
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 02/02/2018 16:56:25 2073427 Link 0 |
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I don't think Buggy can handle the expectation placed on his shoulders at times. Let's face it, in an average side he has been the one standout player for the last 4 or 5 years. He also courts quite a bit of media coverage also as a result of this. I wonder how he'd fare in the current Dublin set up? They are the ultimate when it comes to the quick lay off and over the shoulder tactics. We may be trying to change the way we play but when you've had a player of his calibre reduced to playing pedestrian football for so long, it's hard to adjust as it is for all players.
ClonardGael (Meath) - Posts: 75 - 02/02/2018 17:38:52 2073435 Link 1 |
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On his day the Dublin type of football would have been perfect for him , now that's only a hypothetical answer to a hypothetical question. As I don't have any desire to get into a actual debate about it. It's hard to teach a old dog new tricks. And the defending for 35 mins and attacking for next 35 is a new one, but if it works then fantastic. We are relying on speed nearly all the time, tbh I think graham is suffering more with the new style of football, he actually is doing pretty damn good at defending, but last week v rossies he had one of those chances we have seen him pop over time after time, got himself a bit of space ran diagonally across field looked up and then for no apparent reason passed the ball, it was well within his range and one we would always say well here's a point anyway, but he passed it, later on he took a shot that was at worse angle and it dropped into gk hands if I remember correctly, but for life of me I don't know why he didn't try the first one. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 02/02/2018 19:31:33 2073458 Link 0 |
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I think we all have been scratching our heads with Graham the past few weeks. He knows himself he hasnt been on form. Think everyone needs to cut him some slack. I am looking forward to seen what he can do sunday though. Played in the right position he should have a cracker of a game.
Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 02/02/2018 20:27:59 2073469 Link 2 |