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Brave call from the county champions who refused to play at the weekend due to being without their county players. Will be interesting to see what action (if any) is taken by the county board. I would imagine there would be a lot of support for this stance from other clubs around the county who are similarly impacted. BarneysTie (Meath) - Posts: 258 - 08/05/2017 14:42:47 1985210 Link 0 |
very simple,points awarded to na fianna,that is the rule is it not ? thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1047 - 08/05/2017 15:18:01 1985217 Link 0 |
If that's true (and it's the first I've heard of it), then surely Na Fianna simply get the points? Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1362 - 08/05/2017 15:26:21 1985221 Link 10 |
sorry but if this is true it is a bit childish from them. other teams are actually hit harder too..
ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 08/05/2017 15:43:20 1985226 Link 7 |
I'm sure Na Fianna will get the points, but that wasn't really what I was getting at. I was talking about the broader issue of teams being forced to play without county men & protesting in such a fashion - this is the first time I can remember this happening. The awarding of points in this case is a minor issue. It'll be interesting to see if Simonstown go further with their protests or if other clubs support their position at the next meeting. Their near neighbours were on social media during week complaining that Cillian O'Sullivan was allowed to play for Moynalvey, and I believe Ratoath - although they played - expressed annoyance before their game at the weekend. BarneysTie (Meath) - Posts: 258 - 08/05/2017 15:55:04 1985230 Link 1 |
Firstly the match is simply a walkover to Na Fianna ( any other outcome opens the floodgates. In principle they are correct and O mahoneys do have a point re cillian o sullivan. The real issue here is the nullifying of any credibility now in our A leagues, the issue is identical to the one that caused all the furore in the Junior championship with teams facing full strength sides later in the league. Imagine the difference in playing Moynalvey or Ratoath without their county hurlers/footballers and with full strength squads...Eg Nobber beat Ratoath last week, if ratoath were at full strength that should be a double digit win for Ratoath. 2 issues to be addressed Analyst (Meath) - Posts: 1467 - 08/05/2017 16:43:38 1985244 Link 11 |
That's not exactly fair either when ratoath have so many on panel it hits them harder then a club with just one
head4dblackspot (Meath) - Posts: 513 - 08/05/2017 17:04:46 1985252 Link 0 |
Analyst - I agree with nearly all of your points. The value of the league is being diminished The only slight issue I have is the all out nothing comment. Not every club has a county player while some have several - I believe ratoath had 9 players on county duty in both codes two weeks ago The other issue this creates is for second team players who often end up doubling up Royalblufill (Meath) - Posts: 475 - 08/05/2017 17:16:58 1985259 Link 0 |
i do agree that it was unfair that moynalvy had o'sullivan and o'mahonys didn't have o'coillean.
ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 08/05/2017 17:20:30 1985260 Link 6 |
sillivan came on at half time when the game was 1 6 to 3 points accoriding to twitter so game was already good as won hurlit (Meath) - Posts: 415 - 08/05/2017 18:40:24 1985278 Link 1 |
Agreed, if it is true. Award na fianna points and move on. Childish.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 08/05/2017 19:21:23 1985287 Link 0 |
Are we sure this is the case? I have my doubts. Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1362 - 08/05/2017 20:01:06 1985293 Link 10 |
This has been going on my whole lifetime....County manager dictates who plays for club matches and when etc......they will all be released for championship.....why in God's name would he release players for league matches. I've never heard such BS whinging in all my life. Delighted NOM noses are out of joint for once.....it's actually hilarious there complaining about having to play without 1 county man against a rural club that struggle for numbers bigtime......don't know what the hell simonstown are at either....they should get fined on tip of the walkover southmeathgael (Meath) - Posts: 888 - 08/05/2017 20:15:13 1985295 Link 11 |
Can I just ask, how many games of club football could be played if every team had to have their county players? You would have to reduce the number of teams in each league which isn't fair on the rest of the players either imo. Barney123 (Meath) - Posts: 676 - 08/05/2017 20:27:47 1985301 Link 10 |
childish,pathetic from simonstown to be honest. what about dunboyne,ash or ratoath? they are constantly missing players. simonstown should be proud.
ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 08/05/2017 20:58:11 1985306 Link 6 |
The game was fixed for Saturday night. There was a mass for all the Navan clubs at this time Saturday. Would this have anything to do with the game being called off? Maestro (Meath) - Posts: 569 - 08/05/2017 20:59:58 1985308 Link 0 |
Is there ANYTHING to be said for saying another mass??? God I love a good mass. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 08/05/2017 21:19:28 1985313 Link 0 |
That would make a lot more sense. It was the day of the club after all.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1362 - 08/05/2017 21:27:24 1985316 Link 10 |
So why was Simonstown's game the only one not to go ahead? Do you think the whole club was at mass?
BarneysTie (Meath) - Posts: 258 - 09/05/2017 06:37:38 1985338 Link 0 |
As I posted in the other thread, Simonstown explicitly stated why they didn't field.
Royal_Gunner (Meath) - Posts: 534 - 09/05/2017 07:40:44 1985341 Link 0 |