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So now we know, we face the winners of Louth v Wicklow. A game against Wicklow I would expect in Aughrim as we had them in Navan last year but a local derby against the Wee County I would expect in Navan as we had to trudge into Parnell Park this year. Being on the opposite side of the draw to Dublin is no harm in my view and although there are certainly no guarantees I would think we have a reasonable chance of reaching a Leinster Final. Thoughts?? Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 14/10/2016 08:59:22 1926051 Link
Perfect opportunity to reach the Leinster Final and rattle the Dubs. New positive outlook will be brought to the county team this year and we need to get behind them. New Era, new ways to reinvent yourself! rightthere (Meath) - Posts: 128 - 14/10/2016 09:24:43 1926059 Link
Decent draw. Start off with a derby v Louth or Wicklow who kept us honest in 2015. Would prefer Louth tbh. A match against Wicklow would be Aughrim, no one wants to go there. Louth would most likely be in Parnell as we have no H&A agreement with them. Either that or will be a double header somewhere else in the province. Laois or Kildare in the semi if we win our quarter. A step up up in quality and either will love to get one over us. That'll sadly be a double header with Dublin in Croke Park so the atmosphere will be shte. For some reason the Leinster Council always fixes the semis as double headers nowadays. We'll lose to Dublin in the final if we get that far but will mean we can enter the qualifiers in Rd 4 and not 1 or 2. Just hope its not an Ulster team we get drawn against given our recent qualifier record against them. RoyalBadger (Meath)* - Posts: 571 - 14/10/2016 09:55:42 1926077 Link
If our hurlers emerge from the Leinster round robin it'll be either Wexford or Offaly. The priority anyway should be to finish at least 3rd to guarantee staying up. If we could get into the top 2 it'll be magnificent and would be great to have a crack at Offaly in Navan or Trim. RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts: 571 - 14/10/2016 09:57:44 1926078 Link
If Meath hurlers get through the round robin and with the footballers playing either Wicklow / Louth I would hope the Meath County Board will be looking to get these games played as a double header be it Navan, Portlaoise or as maybe a triple header in Croke Park with another football / hurling game. I like may Meath supports would love to be shouting for 2 county senior teams playing in Croke Park on the one day, unlike this year when it was on Saturday and Sunday. anto_meath (Meath) - Posts: 108 - 14/10/2016 11:09:45 1926127 Link
Just checked there you could have Football Wicklow / Louth V Meath Game 1. Hurling Meath / Westmeath V Offaly - Game 2. Football -Westmeath V Offaly Game 3. All in Croke Park, not that would satisfy a lot of supporters. anto_meath (Meath) - Posts: 108 - 14/10/2016 11:16:15 1926139 Link
Being perfectly honest that only game I want in Croke Park is a Leinster Final against the Dubs as double headers for quarter finals or semi finals in a stadium the size of Croke Park is utter nonsense these days and has no atmosphere, even the Dubs numbers have dwindled lately. Let us go to Aughrim or fight to have a potential game against Louth played in Pairc Tailteann and I would be perfectly happy playing a semi final at O'Moore Park or O'Connor Park. Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 14/10/2016 12:26:16 1926195 Link
Replying To RoyalBadger: "If our hurlers emerge from the Leinster round robin it'll be either Wexford or Offaly. The priority anyway should be to finish at least 3rd to guarantee staying up. If we could get into the top 2 it'll be magnificent and would be great to have a crack at Offaly in Navan or Trim." Well done on also including the hurlers in this thread. Both hurling and football deserve equal billing this year though when push comes to shove I expect the footballers to go further. Really looking forward to both codes next year. I would also encourage as many supporters as possible to support the hurlers during the league as you will know the team better come championship time. As a matter of interest, does the season ticket cover county football and hurling games? oldsam_newsam (Meath) - Posts: 638 - 14/10/2016 12:55:14 1926210 Link
Replying To Richieq: "Being perfectly honest that only game I want in Croke Park is a Leinster Final against the Dubs as double headers for quarter finals or semi finals in a stadium the size of Croke Park is utter nonsense these days and has no atmosphere, even the Dubs numbers have dwindled lately. Let us go to Aughrim or fight to have a potential game against Louth played in Pairc Tailteann and I would be perfectly happy playing a semi final at O'Moore Park or O'Connor Park." Agreed. I think both Kildare and Laois will be better next year Tha this. So its a gradual thing, if we keep going, Louth, Kildare /laois then dubs. If we can take each step, who knows? I hope IF we get that far that Dublin have to be at their best to beat us (at their best they beat anyone). That's all we can ask, and if they have a all ire drawn game then we just may take them. New year new management, new optimism. Hon the Royal royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 14/10/2016 12:56:07 1926211 Link
Replying To oldsam_newsam: "Well done on also including the hurlers in this thread. Both hurling and football deserve equal billing this year though when push comes to shove I expect the footballers to go further. Really looking forward to both codes next year. I would also encourage as many supporters as possible to support the hurlers during the league as you will know the team better come championship time. As a matter of interest, does the season ticket cover county football and hurling games?" No, the Season Tickets are code specific. So you'd need one for each code. jackhackett (Meath) - Posts: 773 - 14/10/2016 14:11:30 1926243 Link
Is Bryan Menton likely to come back to the County Panel this year coming? GlasgowRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 293 - 14/10/2016 16:13:52 1926298 Link
Sorry posted that last one in the wrong thread! GlasgowRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 293 - 14/10/2016 16:15:54 1926302 Link
Meath/Louth would have to be in Parnell Park or maybe Croke Park as part of a double header. I don't think Louth are allowed enter home/away agreements since their grounds capacity is so low. If it's Wicklow we've to trek to Aughrim. CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1643 - 14/10/2016 18:29:24 1926325 Link
Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath and Wicklow all fortunate enough to avoid Dublin in the draw. I know if you want to win Leinster you have to play them at some stage but the later the better. McEntee will surely be happy with this and it gives us something to aim for, now of course Kildare, Laois and Louth (no disrespect intended to Longford or Wicklow) will all fancy their chances of getting to the final aswell. The target must be to get to a Leinster final, give it a serious rattle and either way try to make the AI Quarter-Finals. That's not a wholly unreasonable target. Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 15/10/2016 09:36:27 1926411 Link
Replying To Htaem: "Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath and Wicklow all fortunate enough to avoid Dublin in the draw. I know if you want to win Leinster you have to play them at some stage but the later the better. McEntee will surely be happy with this and it gives us something to aim for, now of course Kildare, Laois and Louth (no disrespect intended to Longford or Wicklow) will all fancy their chances of getting to the final aswell. The target must be to get to a Leinster final, give it a serious rattle and either way try to make the AI Quarter-Finals. That's not a wholly unreasonable target." Agree but Longford have had some big wins in the last few years,usually in the qualifiers though. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 15/10/2016 11:40:49 1926428 Link
Meath will be in action on the June bank holiday of next year. If they are playing Louth it will be on the Sat June 3rd in Parnell Park. If they are playing Wicklow it will be on Sun June 4th in Aughrim. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 16/11/2016 23:11:41 1934924 Link
Replying To OLLIE: "Meath will be in action on the June bank holiday of next year. If they are playing Louth it will be on the Sat June 3rd in Parnell Park. If they are playing Wicklow it will be on Sun June 4th in Aughrim." Pathetic.. Parnell Park is a right kip. Awful place to bring children too,parking rubbish etc. Sorry but if Louth beat Wicklow(I expect them to do so),they should be made travel to Navan.It was in Parnell last year because Louth could not provide a venue. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 17/11/2016 08:26:40 1934959 Link
Not surprised by the Parnell Park decision. Navan could just about hold it and would be the preferred option but seems like Louth are unwilling to play in Navan against us unless they get a return fixture in Drogheda. And that is impossible given the standard of the ground there. For the hurlers: 23rd April Meath v Kerry - Pairc Tailteann, Navan 30th April (Sunday) Meath v Laois - Pairc Tailteann, Navan 14th May (Sunday) Westmeath v Meath - TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar I expect you all to be there ;) Wonder if we will lose a competitive edge out of Trim though. RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts: 571 - 17/11/2016 09:05:28 1934966 Link
So no home game again this summer Leinster council are a joke brian (Meath) - Posts: 1954 - 17/11/2016 09:10:15 1934969 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "Pathetic.. Parnell Park is a right kip. Awful place to bring children too,parking rubbish etc. Sorry but if Louth beat Wicklow(I expect them to do so),they should be made travel to Navan.It was in Parnell last year because Louth could not provide a venue." Ziggy there is no home and away arrangement in Leinster with counties. Meath playing in Parnell Park for a championship match is like waiting for Bus. They have waited for ages for one and than all of a sudden two come along. Meath could be going to Aughrim if Wicklow beat Louth. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 17/11/2016 09:42:10 1934978 Link