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Replying To bobkarlgees:  "Yeah, Listing to the interview with Newstalk Sounds like Div 1 was the main or only priority for 2017. Its going to be tough to get promotion next year as in reality there in not much between all the teams in Div 2. So there is going at least 2 or 3 games where there will only be 1 or 2 points in it. And we going to need the steel to win them games.

I agree we could be better off aiming for peak fitness around spring time rather than June July, to achieve Div 1 promotion 2018. I have been saying that for awhile. Also hopefully we will be more prepared for the start of the league next year. I think we sleep walked in to first league game against Kildare this year. Hopefully next year we can use the OBC to fine tune league starters rather looking at new recruits like we did this year. Hopefully Andy will have a lot better idea of players he wants, now than he did 8/9 months ago.
2017 OBC was mainly about giving everyone a chance under new management.
Hopefully 2018 OBC will be about giving game time to fringe players."
In your heart man do you think those fringe players will make the cut.sell me what team and tactics you would use.not a put down just can't see what you see.

Reco (Meath) - Posts: 419 - 17/07/2017 18:22:38    2018324

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Replying To atta:  "God Dublin are a scary prospect these days. It's a shame to see football so uncompetitive. Does anyone have club player numbers for all the counties because it's turning into a joke. The super 8 looks like being a disaster Dublin, Kerry and Mayo are miles ahead of the rest that most games will be a joke. Living in Ratoath all my life and we may as well surrender all of South Meath to Dublin. Young lads whose parents moved here from Dublin are not growing up as royal. I mean kids who have lived their whole life in Meath, who play for the big local clubs that are becoming a serious force in county championship. I don't blame the kids or the parents, it's the fact that so many Dubs have moved out here they now vastly out number the locals. In the past if a family moved to Ratoath or Navan you were moving to Meath and your family would grow up royal while Mammy or Daddy would still be Dubs as you would expect. Dunshaughlin now too is poised for massive development which will lead to the de greening of that town too. Clonee is a disaster zone. A major population centre where the to get to the pitch you have to drive to the far side of Dunboyne. The county board must step in to develop a proper club at that end of the county. I was in Ratoath at the physio a while ago and he told me his secretary had 2 sons on a Meath development panel but they were true blues. I despair at hearing such things as lads like this may be the best we have coming but they have no love for the Meath shirt, you literally want fellas who would die for it. This is the biggest crisis facing Meath football and the only way we can make inroads is for the current bunch we have to find a way to get up and into Dublins faces over the coming few years. Andy Mcenntee has a massive job on his hands so I say back him and stop the petty stuff. Accept his team selections and let's hope for better times ahead."
great post and as an ashbourne lad i couldn't agree more..

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 17/07/2017 19:38:55    2018342

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Ratoath secretary from mayo and no sons in club.
You got some bad info.

head4dblackspot (Meath) - Posts: 513 - 17/07/2017 20:16:41    2018358

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Replying To meath1977:  "paddy o rourke is a wonderful goal keeper he should be made captain next year. I had to write that as the hogan stand dont want me to be negative about paddy or to be honest"
ha ha, yeah totally agree... and so is Joe Sheridan, definitely the two best keepers in the county...

AthboyCelt (Meath) - Posts: 147 - 18/07/2017 10:08:00    2018505

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Replying To head4dblackspot:  "Ratoath secretary from mayo and no sons in club.
You got some bad info."
Maybe you should re read my post. I never mentioned the club secretary

atta (Meath) - Posts: 698 - 18/07/2017 11:35:12    2018551

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Replying To atta:  "Maybe you should re read my post. I never mentioned the club secretary"
I think you should read your own post again, its exactly what you said haha

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 557 - 18/07/2017 12:24:16    2018574

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Replying To atta:  "Maybe you should re read my post. I never mentioned the club secretary"
Apologies you didn't, though the way its worded is quite had to follow. Though I'm fairly sure there is no secretary for the physio in ratoath, its just him and his number for the club anyway, unless he has a practice elsewhere as well.

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 557 - 18/07/2017 12:26:39    2018575

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Replying To AthboyCelt:  "ha ha, yeah totally agree... and so is Joe Sheridan, definitely the two best keepers in the county..."
I think people are been a bit harsh on paddy in my opinion his kick outs have improved this year, yes he makes mistakes but no more than cluxton which according to the Dublin biased media is the greatest goalkeeper in the whole world.

Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 665 - 18/07/2017 12:42:23    2018591

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Replying To ratlag:  "Apologies you didn't, though the way its worded is quite had to follow. Though I'm fairly sure there is no secretary for the physio in ratoath, its just him and his number for the club anyway, unless he has a practice elsewhere as well."
There are several physios in Ratoath. I never said I went to the one attached to the club. I went to the physio at the community centre to be precise. Maybe receptionist would be the right word. People on here can't be bothered to read a post. A lot of bull being talked about giving Mcentee another year, here is a phrase for you Cop on. We need stability not constant chopping and changing. Boylan took 5 years to win a leinster.

atta (Meath) - Posts: 698 - 18/07/2017 14:20:19    2018663

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Replying To atta:  "There are several physios in Ratoath. I never said I went to the one attached to the club. I went to the physio at the community centre to be precise. Maybe receptionist would be the right word. People on here can't be bothered to read a post. A lot of bull being talked about giving Mcentee another year, here is a phrase for you Cop on. We need stability not constant chopping and changing. Boylan took 5 years to win a leinster."
andy should get 3 years at the least..

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 18/07/2017 15:52:59    2018746

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Replying To atta:  "There are several physios in Ratoath. I never said I went to the one attached to the club. I went to the physio at the community centre to be precise. Maybe receptionist would be the right word. People on here can't be bothered to read a post. A lot of bull being talked about giving Mcentee another year, here is a phrase for you Cop on. We need stability not constant chopping and changing. Boylan took 5 years to win a leinster."
Your on a football forum, so unless you specify which physio you went to, people will no doubt you are referring to the one in the club as not every town/village/club area will have more than one physio in that area, simple error on the readers behalf so you can untwist those nickers of yours!! As for Andy McEntee, I don't think I've read once comment on any forum calling for his head or questioning him staying on for another year, people have said he needs to improve (which he does) as do the players, hardly a damning criticism in fairness

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 557 - 18/07/2017 16:03:50    2018752

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It's hard to read all these comments about this being wrong and that being wrong. And we need to make getting to Division 1 a priority. If we get to Division 1, let's face it….we won't be competitive. We'll go down, and go up again. Then go down again. That won't bring us on. We won't make any impression because the gap to the better teams is too far. We don't have the players to bridge that gap. Everything goes in cycles and maybe in a few years or more, we'll produce a crop of underage players and maybe 6 of them could make the leap to Senior at once and this will give us a lift. And the following year another few will make the leap. But unfortunately right now we don't have them.
The interest isn't there anymore. Lads' priorities have changed. It's no longer football that's number 1. Its work, the pub, women, the bookies and then perhaps football. The club scene has changed. Playing numbers in many clubs are dwindling. Training attendances are very poor. Game attendances are poor. It's a mixture of things such as club fixtures and championship structure that drive lads away also. I know a club who won a minor championship about 10 or 12 years ago and two players from the minor panel are playing adult football now. And that's not due to lads leaving the country. Why would lads stay and play? They can't even organise a holiday or weekend away.
Andy Mc is as good as we have in the county. But he's no miracle worker. There was a bit of passion in Meath in the 80's and 90's. A bit of ruthlessness. That's gone now. The new generation don't have it. I don't know how you get it back. Fans who grew up during these days still have that passion but the younger fans now have seen Meath achieving no success and therefore only half-heartedly support and care about Meath football. This half-hearted attitude is also the way Meath play. Good in flashes and then mediocre. Are players hurt when Meath lose? Hard to know. They might let on they are devastated but that wears off once they have a pint and log into Twitter

VernonSmith (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 18/07/2017 16:17:48    2018767

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Replying To ratlag:  "Your on a football forum, so unless you specify which physio you went to, people will no doubt you are referring to the one in the club as not every town/village/club area will have more than one physio in that area, simple error on the readers behalf so you can untwist those nickers of yours!! As for Andy McEntee, I don't think I've read once comment on any forum calling for his head or questioning him staying on for another year, people have said he needs to improve (which he does) as do the players, hardly a damning criticism in fairness"
some people have said it to be fair...

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 18/07/2017 16:45:57    2018792

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Replying To ziggy32001:  "some people have said it to be fair..."
Who called for his head and on which thread?

oldsam_newsam (Meath) - Posts: 638 - 18/07/2017 19:02:02    2018866

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http://2fm.rte.ie/2fm-shows/game-on/

sean boylan

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 18/07/2017 19:03:32    2018867

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Replying To ziggy32001:  "http://2fm.rte.ie/2fm-shows/game-on/

sean boylan"
Unfortunately Ziggy its not playing, what did sean have to say?/

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/07/2017 19:39:11    2018887

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Replying To oldsam_newsam:  "Who called for his head and on which thread?"
There has been innuendo, you have to admit that, and saying he no better than.odowd, not even into job one year to compare with someone who was given 4 years despite lack of progress year after year, its a bit disingenuous to say the least. Andy has a 3 year term he is not half way through it yet, and at end of year 3 he should be judged not before then.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/07/2017 19:44:06    2018891

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Replying To royaldunne:  "There has been innuendo, you have to admit that, and saying he no better than.odowd, not even into job one year to compare with someone who was given 4 years despite lack of progress year after year, its a bit disingenuous to say the least. Andy has a 3 year term he is not half way through it yet, and at end of year 3 he should be judged not before then."
That's still different than calling for his head. People criticised him & team selections etc but nobody calling for his head at this stage. It's a fans forum, you are always going to get people complaining especially after the Kildare & Donegal games but that doesnt mean fans are asking for him to be removed at this stage. It would be stupid of course, he will see out the contract.

oldsam_newsam (Meath) - Posts: 638 - 18/07/2017 22:40:34    2018985

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Replying To royaldunne:  "There has been innuendo, you have to admit that, and saying he no better than.odowd, not even into job one year to compare with someone who was given 4 years despite lack of progress year after year, its a bit disingenuous to say the least. Andy has a 3 year term he is not half way through it yet, and at end of year 3 he should be judged not before then."
The jury is very much out as to weather this management team is an improvement on the last. I, along with many others, don't see any improvement. I know you have a different opinion on that RD (I genuinely couldn't be happier if you turn out to be correct!)
However, I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting he should be let go. If he's moaning about the fitness of the players and the referees being against us in a years time with the same results I will likely have changed my tune and want him gone.

pauk123 (USA) - Posts: 189 - 19/07/2017 02:15:40    2019035

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Replying To ziggy32001:  "great post and as an ashbourne lad i couldn't agree more.."
Totally agree with you ! Although I would add Colmcilles into that Dub club !

noluso (Meath) - Posts: 164 - 19/07/2017 07:48:49    2019045

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