A lot of poor Meath fans very upset today, but lads honestly I don't think ye have anything to worry about, I'm almost certain ye won't be relegated ;)

IamADragon (Cavan) - Posts: 303 - 18/02/2018 21:28:14    2078113

Todays performance sadly confirms what Paddy ORourke spoke about this week to be true .
We are a middle of the road team in a game that has lost its identity and the gaa can take full blame for this .
Natural gaa footballers cannot express their skills anymore they are been stymied by systems and negative coaching and the game is suffering badly and more so in divisions 2,3,4
I feel sorry for the likes of Graham Reilly having to play the game the way it is now .
Paddy ORourke is only one of many but he spoke out , Gaa is in a sad state in a lot of countries including Meath and the Gaa have buried their heads in the sand .

mmc (Meath) - Posts: 266 - 18/02/2018 21:51:45    2078127

doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 18/02/2018 21:55:36    2078131

Surprised by the result and came on to this forum to see the fallout (mainly RD, no offence but its always a bit of light entertainment watching you after meath lose buddy.)

Hadn't intended on posting but was there something thrown on to the pitch? That grabbed my attention. Meath or Cavan man? Why did they throw it?

gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 18/02/2018 22:11:17    2078152

I was not too far from the Meath dugout today they looked shocked and were very slow to make moves no plan b which is worrying. I think we read too much into the draw with roscommon they should had us dead and buried and it may have been more about how indifferent roscommon are then about how good we were that day. the fact is we have lost 7 players from last year which is too much.

meath1977 (Meath) - Posts: 534 - 18/02/2018 22:27:24    2078158

grahamc9897 (Meath) - Posts: 1174 - 18/02/2018 22:31:06    2078159

Commiserations on today's result lads, I remember the same thing happening us some years ago. Hammered Roscommon in the first game and went into the Antrim game with our tails up thinking we were on the up and were beaten well in Breffni.

I've seen numerous Meath posters say better team "on the day". Is this just a turn of phrase or do Meath folk think they're a better team than Cavan?

Inactive x5 (Cavan) - Posts: 1452 - 18/02/2018 22:33:02    2078162

fredflint (Cavan) - Posts: 1483 - 18/02/2018 22:37:35    2078163

David (Meath) - Posts: 567 - 18/02/2018 23:30:32    2078180

royalfan4life (Meath) - Posts: 76 - 19/02/2018 00:49:00    2078195

SheridansTry (Meath) - Posts: 180 - 19/02/2018 07:34:18    2078205

OK folks, a wee bit of perspective here.

Three games played. A win at home v Clare should be expected. However a point from two away games against teams who were relegated from Division one last year isn't a terrible return. Both team should be at a higher base level than us right now.

We've four games left. Tipp next who've blown hot and cold and its essential we get two points on the board. Then we can see where we go with the last three games v Cork, Down and Louth.. Teams in this division will take points off each other so nothing can or should be taken for granted.

Not convinced by the forwards we're putting out at all. Effectively yesterday we started with 5 half forwards (McMahon is a natural corner forward) and no Conor McManus type killer inside forward. This only happened when Lenihan came in. Our forward play and going 20 plus minutes in games without scoring is not acceptable at and we don't seem to have 2 or three forwards each game chipping in 3-5 scores which is essential.

brian (Meath) - Posts: 1954 - 19/02/2018 07:44:08    2078206

What a disappointment. Cavan should have won this by alot more than 5 points. Looking at that game yesterday we dont seem to have made any progress. We just arent consistent enough. Have seen a couple of lads on here calling for Biggys head again, get a grip will yiz, when we lose he needs to be benched when we win hes the best thing since sliced bread. He wasn't the only one who wasnt great yesterday. If we dont get the 2 points Saturday i fear the absolute worst for us. Andy would have been fuming at that performance yesterday. But you have to question what way is he telling them lads to play! Every single game we have played we played the same way 1st half....terrible. Making the exact same errors. I cant believe this stupid handpassing is still going on. When a lad gets the ball hes trying to do it solo because as per usual there is not one single person to help him, Cillian, great example of this yesterday, only saving grace is that hes fast!The only progress i can see in us is our fitness levels and most of the lads have a full 70+ mins in them. Whats the story with Tobin named to start again and them change of plan before game to sub??

Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 19/02/2018 09:24:51    2078224

UsernameInvalid (Meath) - Posts: 354 - 19/02/2018 09:49:07    2078238

Looking at the game from high up in the stands you really could see the contrast in styles of the two teams. Id say possession wise it was 50/50 so it could of been a close game. Cavan played the whole game with a 2 or 3 player full forward line which were fed with direct ball when space opened up for them. They were really good quick forwards which gave our backline a torrid time. Meath on the other hand were looking to make scores from their half forward line. It was painful to watch the over and back hand passing along the 45m mark and on regular occasions not one Meath forward was inside the 20m line even when we were down by 10 points. I think Andy Mc is fully responsible for these tactics as its happened in every match this year. Perhaps he feels the likes of Biggy, Mckeever and Wallace are best suited to this way of playing-bursting through and making chances. We seen yesterday it doesn't work against a well organised defence. Hopefully our management team will learn from this as we should have been bet by a far bigger score.

Poormouth (Meath) - Posts: 204 - 19/02/2018 10:12:11    2078248

JDF (Galway) - Posts: 322 - 19/02/2018 11:41:37    2078284

Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 19/02/2018 12:01:28    2078294

COS and Wallace would make good wing forwards on each side. They have the pace to attack, track back (defend) and are also able/not afraid to kick a pass. McKeever looks like our best option at CHF. If we had three pacy/mobile forwards spread out in more attacking positions (instead of just one, most of the time), it would encourage a more direct style and less of this ponderous hand passing game. As of now, by the time they work the ball within scoring range they usually end up trying to run through a crowded defence with a poor return on the scoreboard for all the effort exerted.

GlasagusOr (Meath) - Posts: 1348 - 19/02/2018 12:16:53    2078301

We all know it is not right to throw bottles. I hate littering.

But in fairness the officials were struggling (remember they are still denied TV Match Official back up) and there was a wild inconsistency in decisions. Therefore someone could easily react wrongly in the spur of the moment and regret it later. Doubt if any of us can say we never did so.

Take no card for chopping down cillian 2 yards from goal and the soft black given to rooney. Free for a shoulder and other team getting away with elbows ,kicks to legs, trips, blocks, pulls.

GAA must like this crap and controversy but good behaviour and sportsmanship are left behind.

Ashrules (Dublin) - Posts: 518 - 19/02/2018 12:29:10    2078307

Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 19/02/2018 12:44:29    2078323