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Replying To royaldunne: "Indeed its very important to build on, this is Meath football biggest win in 6 years, but it will count for little if they don't push on and win Leinster." yeah,they will be under pressure now.I hope they avoid Kildare because they will beat everyone else and it would be interesting to meet Kildare in the final.. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 21/05/2016 21:19:41 1857132 Link
A fantastic win, one that I have to say I didn't expect or certainly not in the manner it was achieved, three great men of Meath football on the line with this team in Callaghan, Fay and Reynolds and they obviously have instilled a great belief, work ethic and back to basics style to this group of players. Heartening to see a win like this over the old enemy but a Leinster title is needed and I feel Kildare will be tough fur any of the teams left to beat but at least we are in there with a chance. Well done to all concerned. Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 21/05/2016 21:26:53 1857137 Link
I like others would like to avoid Kildare next time out, but if we are going to win Leinster we will have to play them at some point. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 22/05/2016 08:50:50 1857157 Link
One thing that was very noticeable and brought this back home for me.. The team yesterday were very organized,knew what they were doing and management quick to react to things on the field. I have not seen this once with Mick O'Dowd at senior level.. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 22/05/2016 09:39:02 1857173 Link
Add belief to that.Dublin were favorites yesterday,but these young Meath lads didn't care.Mick O'Dowd feels we can't challenge Tyrone in a league game.I get the feeling that the you never hear the word CAN'T from Callaghan,Fay or Reynolds. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 22/05/2016 09:40:33 1857176 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "Add belief to that.Dublin were favorites yesterday,but these young Meath lads didn't care.Mick O'Dowd feels we can't challenge Tyrone in a league game.I get the feeling that the you never hear the word CAN'T from Callaghan,Fay or Reynolds." In fairness I'm not surprised to see that result yesterday as this bunch is probably the weakest Dublin minor panel in a few years and I didn't expect last years and this years teams to be up to much at all. Well done to Meath they put the game to bed and move on. superdub (Dublin) - Posts: 392 - 22/05/2016 11:21:26 1857209 Link
Replying To superdub: "In fairness I'm not surprised to see that result yesterday as this bunch is probably the weakest Dublin minor panel in a few years and I didn't expect last years and this years teams to be up to much at all. Well done to Meath they put the game to bed and move on." Funnily enough I thought Meaths minors last year were better,but were dumped out by Longford.That said this years management team is much better. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 22/05/2016 11:45:55 1857220 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "Funnily enough I thought Meaths minors last year were better,but were dumped out by Longford.That said this years management team is much better." With you 100% there ziggy. I wasn't at the game yesterday but I was at the Laois game a few weeks back and I came away from it thinking that we were fortunate to win, Laois wasted an awful lot and that we wouldn't go beyond the next round. I did however think that the team was very nervous and that they had more to give so I'm glad they played to their potential yesterday. Again, I can't say too much because I've only seen them once but this bunch of players have the look of a proper team, no individual play or star man that we depend on. I'm sure the management team play a key role here. Strangely, I can see more players from last years team stepping up to the seniors than this year's team which shows how much we underachieved last year. There seems to be a real love of football in this year's team though, with the true Meath fight and grit on show. Maybe this is what we're missing from the seniors.. MarkMyWords (Meath) - Posts: 498 - 22/05/2016 12:39:36 1857244 Link
Fact is there is no reason why Dublin should get 1.5 million where there closest rivals get 40,000. Why should they? It is 15 against 15, and no one denies the fantastic team that the dubs are. But there's no denying that the other counties couldn't do with a more equitable portion of distribution. Well done to Meath, I hope we meet in the final, but it's likely that we get drawn in the semi. jonno (Kildare) - Posts: 260 - 22/05/2016 13:28:20 1857257 Link
Replying To Richieq: "A fantastic win, one that I have to say I didn't expect or certainly not in the manner it was achieved, three great men of Meath football on the line with this team in Callaghan, Fay and Reynolds and they obviously have instilled a great belief, work ethic and back to basics style to this group of players. Heartening to see a win like this over the old enemy but a Leinster title is needed and I feel Kildare will be tough fur any of the teams left to beat but at least we are in there with a chance. Well done to all concerned." Agree..great win for the meath lads..great to see a team go out and play the game the way it should be played..dissipointed for dublin..but thats how it goes.. GGdub (Dublin) - Posts: 260 - 22/05/2016 14:08:44 1857277 Link
Meath and Kildare have not lost,yet they meet in the semis.Offaly were hammered by Dublin and Laois lost to Meath yet meet in the other semi... ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 22/05/2016 14:39:24 1857301 Link
Super win for Meath Minors Simple as that They found one hell of a performance and fully deserved the margin of victory IMO They'll find it difficult to maintain that level of performance but if they can.. well they every chance of not only winning Leinster.. but also the All Ireland. Class performance jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20601 - 22/05/2016 21:51:52 1857546 Link
Replying To jimbodub: "Super win for Meath Minors Simple as that They found one hell of a performance and fully deserved the margin of victory IMO They'll find it difficult to maintain that level of performance but if they can.. well they every chance of not only winning Leinster.. but also the All Ireland. Class performance" Indeed it was, hopefully it can kick start something bigger, it is just what the county needed at this time, it gives hope that the efforts over last number of years are bearing fruit, we came very late to putting in proper underage infrastructure, this team I think could be the first one of those that benefited from that, by all accounts the u17 u16 u14 are doing very good, its now all about nurturing that talent and keeping them interested, and above all don't rush them onto seniors too early. And thanks for the post jimbo, also hard luck to dubs. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 23/05/2016 09:47:58 1857596 Link
Replying To royaldunne: "Indeed it was, hopefully it can kick start something bigger, it is just what the county needed at this time, it gives hope that the efforts over last number of years are bearing fruit, we came very late to putting in proper underage infrastructure, this team I think could be the first one of those that benefited from that, by all accounts the u17 u16 u14 are doing very good, its now all about nurturing that talent and keeping them interested, and above all don't rush them onto seniors too early. And thanks for the post jimbo, also hard luck to dubs." Be a tough game against Kildare,expectation wll be high too. That level of performance rarely happens twice in a row,which is why I was hoping we would get Laois or Offaly.An average performance would beat both those teams.We already beat Laois playing poorly.But that sort of display won't even compete with Kildare.. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 23/05/2016 10:26:49 1857615 Link
Replying To royaldunne: "Indeed it was, hopefully it can kick start something bigger, it is just what the county needed at this time, it gives hope that the efforts over last number of years are bearing fruit, we came very late to putting in proper underage infrastructure, this team I think could be the first one of those that benefited from that, by all accounts the u17 u16 u14 are doing very good, its now all about nurturing that talent and keeping them interested, and above all don't rush them onto seniors too early. And thanks for the post jimbo, also hard luck to dubs." The U15's are flying too RD ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 23/05/2016 10:28:21 1857617 Link
Congrats to Meath , no doubting on the day better team won , disappointed for our own lads ,I know two of the lads and am aware of the effort and sacrifices they have made and they have come up short , big life and sport lesson that I hope will make them stronger in years to come .Meath had no fear of Dublin similar to Dublin minors last week against Kilkenny , how do you beat Dublin at senior ? well believing is a start. Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 23/05/2016 11:00:59 1857638 Link
Replying To Damothedub: "Congrats to Meath , no doubting on the day better team won , disappointed for our own lads ,I know two of the lads and am aware of the effort and sacrifices they have made and they have come up short , big life and sport lesson that I hope will make them stronger in years to come .Meath had no fear of Dublin similar to Dublin minors last week against Kilkenny , how do you beat Dublin at senior ? well believing is a start." And thats the issue I have with the current Meath senior setup.They have zero believe and that comes from management.. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 23/05/2016 11:40:42 1857668 Link
Results like Saturdays only confirms furthermore the Talent that was in the minor sides of Costelloe Lowndes Kilkenny etc what those panels did over a two year period in both codes was phenomenal , I said at length that they never received the praise they richly deserved , what they did many put down to resources , Saturday proved a buck can only get you so far , talent at minor wins out in the end and those Dublin panels had a massive amount of just that Talent . PS Hope Meath go on and win Leinster , and then who knows Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 23/05/2016 13:22:20 1857707 Link
Hang on just a minute! So because Dublin lost ONE game at underage level away from home it disproves the fact that Dublin football setup is a juggernaut? Nonsense. Like I said in another thread last week that Dublin beating KK at minor hurling shouldn't be read as anything more than 1 game the same logic applies here. The fact that a thread was created about Dublin losing ONE underage match actually illustrates that Dublin are a juggernaut that have created fear and panic to everyone else in the country,. I can never remember Kerry, Mayo Tyrone etc defeat at underage causing such a stir let alone a whole thread about it. Finally, they lost to Meath. Has the Dublin dominance overshadowed the fact that Meath have a great history and tradition. It wasn't like they lost to Leitrim or Waterford (who by the way beat Kerry twice in the noughties at U21 level including in Killarney) Minor teams will always be inconsistent and impossible to predict. I have no doubt that Dublin has quality players one underage defeat won't define them. If that was the case the 12/13 lads on the 2011 Kerry U21 who got shellacked by Cork 2-24 to 0-8 wiuldn't have won AI Senior medals 3 years later. KYTitletown (Kerry) - Posts: 816 - 23/05/2016 13:45:39 1857726 Link
One raindrop doesnt make a downpour. The blue juggernaut is still firing on all cylinders. an underage defeat doesnt change that. joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 23/05/2016 14:06:55 1857739 Link