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Replying To The_Ripper:  "Is there a bigger gutter thread on the entire Hoganstand platform than this one?"
No

A teenager with his first phone unfortunately.

Goldback (Meath) - Posts: 62 - 17/07/2025 15:20:35    2626275

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Replying To Goldback:  "No

A teenager with his first phone unfortunately."
This is exactly what's wrong with Meath football. Some lads are trying to build a bit of excitement around what is a dark time of the year for many. The regionals seem to get an unfair amount of abuse from people in the county. You have to take a step back and look at the gems this wonderful competition has produced over the last couple of years - Micky Flood, young Dixon, Harkin, Curtis, Scully, Sean Brennan, Sean Raff, to name but a few.

It's time we started to see this as the building blocks for the year ahead. It also gives lads from smaller clubs, like the Mahoneys, the chance to play alongside some big names.

Regarding your comment about this being my first phone - it's not. I'm 47 and have had at least two phones in my time, and I don't care for the slagging. This forum is a safe space for people to voice their opinions without being judged. Online bullying is a real thing and often brings me to tears. Think before you type.

RegionalsGuru (Meath) - Posts: 40 - 17/07/2025 16:14:01    2626284

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Replying To RegionalsGuru:  "This is exactly what's wrong with Meath football. Some lads are trying to build a bit of excitement around what is a dark time of the year for many. The regionals seem to get an unfair amount of abuse from people in the county. You have to take a step back and look at the gems this wonderful competition has produced over the last couple of years - Micky Flood, young Dixon, Harkin, Curtis, Scully, Sean Brennan, Sean Raff, to name but a few.

It's time we started to see this as the building blocks for the year ahead. It also gives lads from smaller clubs, like the Mahoneys, the chance to play alongside some big names.

Regarding your comment about this being my first phone - it's not. I'm 47 and have had at least two phones in my time, and I don't care for the slagging. This forum is a safe space for people to voice their opinions without being judged. Online bullying is a real thing and often brings me to tears. Think before you type."
I actually can't tell if you're taking the **** or not. Genuinely

Selwyn (Meath) - Posts: 429 - 17/07/2025 23:39:33    2626328

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Replying To RegionalsGuru:  "This is exactly what's wrong with Meath football. Some lads are trying to build a bit of excitement around what is a dark time of the year for many. The regionals seem to get an unfair amount of abuse from people in the county. You have to take a step back and look at the gems this wonderful competition has produced over the last couple of years - Micky Flood, young Dixon, Harkin, Curtis, Scully, Sean Brennan, Sean Raff, to name but a few.

It's time we started to see this as the building blocks for the year ahead. It also gives lads from smaller clubs, like the Mahoneys, the chance to play alongside some big names.

Regarding your comment about this being my first phone - it's not. I'm 47 and have had at least two phones in my time, and I don't care for the slagging. This forum is a safe space for people to voice their opinions without being judged. Online bullying is a real thing and often brings me to tears. Think before you type."
Have to agree Guru. Could you give me your one to watch from each team. Young Devlin in goals for the mahneys is mine for the bracs. Then for the moyfenragh boys i think Mickey Burke from long wood is the eye catcher there. Anyways im off to Navan shopping centre you can finish the list hopefully.

Meathboyos86 (Meath) - Posts: 85 - 18/07/2025 09:57:37    2626344

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Alot of the regionals seem to be made up of club stalwarts in their late 20's or 30's that have had opportunities before or were part of Meath panels before that just were not good enough. Competition should be U25's only. Was Rafferty not a Senior player for Na Fianna and in development squad before so it wasn't the regionals that identified him. Others mentioned no longer part of Meath Panel. The Club championships way more important to players and expect Meath Senior Management to be keeping main eye on Senior Championship only.

winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 839 - 18/07/2025 10:52:24    2626360

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Replying To Meathboyos86:  "Have to agree Guru. Could you give me your one to watch from each team. Young Devlin in goals for the mahneys is mine for the bracs. Then for the moyfenragh boys i think Mickey Burke from long wood is the eye catcher there. Anyways im off to Navan shopping centre you can finish the list hopefully."
Son, I would put the phone and usernames down and head outside to kick some football with your mates.

Gentle heads up.

Comedy probably not gonna be your thing.

Goldback (Meath) - Posts: 62 - 18/07/2025 11:13:29    2626364

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Before we know the runners & riders in this year's Bradys Regional chip who are yer picks to win it outright ??

Personally I see a back to back from Bru na Boinne. Twopeat

I see the Bracs struggling

RobbiesArmy2025 (Meath) - Posts: 45 - 21/09/2025 01:02:17    2636894

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Replying To RobbiesArmy2025:  "Before we know the runners & riders in this year's Bradys Regional chip who are yer picks to win it outright ??

Personally I see a back to back from Bru na Boinne. Twopeat

I see the Bracs struggling"
Major changes in selection is needed to get lads buy into this competition. Jayus last year there was some great lads galloping around the field with great skill and then some lads coming on that couldnt even make the club first team panel and would struggle to get any team.
I heard plenty of lads talking the competition down because of this open invitation style selection. Managers should do their homework and bring over only the players they want to see.

I think BnB will go back to back too. They have big talent across all positions and alot are young lads who put in great preformances in the Championship but only if they can get them over in the first place.

Any managment news yet????

Holymoly#6 (Meath) - Posts: 34 - 28/09/2025 12:48:48    2637703

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Evening Chaps,

With the club championship finally over its time for the main event. The Skoda Regional Championship brought to us by Brady's Skoda which is ironically located in Cavan haha.

Anyway, My Son and I are hugely excited for the championship this year he's even been begging me to buy a Skoda and to be honest I'm tempted.

He's stopped playing football with the Hoops to focus on the JCT in Blackrock college, he's made the panel and he's only in 2nd year (huge achievement).

Anyway, word in my local barber shop is that my beloved Ardbraccan have been busy in the transfer market once more and have brought in a number of players from Curraha.

It'll be interesting to see how they gel with the established team that has been there for a number of years now.

They should add good depth to the squad, not sure they'll make the starting 15 as we have a number of strong intermediate players on the panel but they'll certainly add much needed depth.

Anyway, first game is a tasty one against An Tuascairt, funnily thats who the Curraha chaps played with last year, they've really been thrown around but we're delighted to have them this year.

Should be a great game, Ill stall my usual optimism just to say its farcical that Dunganny is being used for the 2025 Brady's Skoda Regional Championship, should be played in appropriate venues. Hopefully this will be rectified in the later rounds.

Anyway, I'd love to go on but Ive to be up early to drop my Son to his JCT session in the morning down in Blackrock.

Evening,
NavanRoyal4Life

NavanRoyal4Life (Meath) - Posts: 8 - 12/10/2025 21:51:05    2639602

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I see Niall Ronan is back as manager bru na boinne for the upcoming championship. The holders will be strong favourites I'd suspect. I've heard Ronan could be back in line to take over the Cilles for the coming season. Interesting re appointment if it happens

dowdtofoley (Meath) - Posts: 8 - 24/10/2025 20:36:26    2641421

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Replying To dowdtofoley:  "I see Niall Ronan is back as manager bru na boinne for the upcoming championship. The holders will be strong favourites I'd suspect. I've heard Ronan could be back in line to take over the Cilles for the coming season. Interesting re appointment if it happens"
Good match last night by both sides. Not many Pats or Duleek lads playing which was a big surprise.
Was the buy in not there from both clubs or was it selection?. Id have excepted a big show from both sides considering their seasons ended so soon.
Dont think they will hold the title playing a side made up of majority junior b players. In all fairness they put in the work last night from both sides but a very silly foot block lost it for BNB.

I did hear a local was looking for the Cilles jobs from a good insider....

Holymoly#6 (Meath) - Posts: 34 - 25/10/2025 13:43:31    2641507

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Replying To Holymoly#6:  "Good match last night by both sides. Not many Pats or Duleek lads playing which was a big surprise.
Was the buy in not there from both clubs or was it selection?. Id have excepted a big show from both sides considering their seasons ended so soon.
Dont think they will hold the title playing a side made up of majority junior b players. In all fairness they put in the work last night from both sides but a very silly foot block lost it for BNB.

I did hear a local was looking for the Cilles jobs from a good insider...."
I've heard a few local names floating around about the Cilles job….but certainly a tough role for any manager. Those same names I've heard associated with the Cilles have also been mentioned for the Duleek job too so it will be fascinating to see who ends up where. Any other clubs with new appointments?

dowdtofoley (Meath) - Posts: 8 - 25/10/2025 19:49:48    2641553

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Replying To NavanRoyal4Life:  "Evening Chaps,

With the club championship finally over its time for the main event. The Skoda Regional Championship brought to us by Brady's Skoda which is ironically located in Cavan haha.

Anyway, My Son and I are hugely excited for the championship this year he's even been begging me to buy a Skoda and to be honest I'm tempted.

He's stopped playing football with the Hoops to focus on the JCT in Blackrock college, he's made the panel and he's only in 2nd year (huge achievement).

Anyway, word in my local barber shop is that my beloved Ardbraccan have been busy in the transfer market once more and have brought in a number of players from Curraha.

It'll be interesting to see how they gel with the established team that has been there for a number of years now.

They should add good depth to the squad, not sure they'll make the starting 15 as we have a number of strong intermediate players on the panel but they'll certainly add much needed depth.

Anyway, first game is a tasty one against An Tuascairt, funnily thats who the Curraha chaps played with last year, they've really been thrown around but we're delighted to have them this year.

Should be a great game, Ill stall my usual optimism just to say its farcical that Dunganny is being used for the 2025 Brady's Skoda Regional Championship, should be played in appropriate venues. Hopefully this will be rectified in the later rounds.

Anyway, I'd love to go on but Ive to be up early to drop my Son to his JCT session in the morning down in Blackrock.

Evening,
NavanRoyal4Life"
I have to agree with a lot of this!! The regionals are a great chance for some young lads to showcase their skills to the meath gaffer and for some other players who excelled in club to put their hand up!! There are a few lads from my home team of Dunsany who I am very much looking forward to seeing at this level!!

Otherwise, I would love to see a big support at the weekend, cheering on our men's senior football champions. I would like the atmosphere to be similar West hams last game in upton park as we say goodbye to so many strong memories as HQ goes under the knife in a coming weeks/Months

Meathfootball12 (Meath) - Posts: 20 - 29/10/2025 14:15:54    2642145

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Is there somewhere that lists the management & panels for all these regional teams.
Very hard to find info.

GoalsWinGames (Meath) - Posts: 312 - 31/10/2025 11:06:29    2642353

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Replying To GoalsWinGames:  "Is there somewhere that lists the management & panels for all these regional teams.
Very hard to find info."
Dont think so...check out We are Meath podcast, they review it or look at St Marys social media.

Holymoly#6 (Meath) - Posts: 34 - 02/11/2025 23:15:24    2642735

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Replying To Holymoly#6:  "Good match last night by both sides. Not many Pats or Duleek lads playing which was a big surprise.
Was the buy in not there from both clubs or was it selection?. Id have excepted a big show from both sides considering their seasons ended so soon.
Dont think they will hold the title playing a side made up of majority junior b players. In all fairness they put in the work last night from both sides but a very silly foot block lost it for BNB.

I did hear a local was looking for the Cilles jobs from a good insider...."
I have seen that as well and a majority of pats and Duleek players are very young and definitely up and comers for Meath panels in the future. But I wonder how many players from Pats and Duleek are playing 19s. But the corner back Brennan from pats only getting 15mins so far is bizarre as he was one of the highlights of the championship for pats. Maybe he is coming back after an injury because I don't see any other reason why he wouldn't be playing more.

Meathman4228 (Meath) - Posts: 2 - 03/11/2025 10:23:42    2642769

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Replying To Meathman4228:  "I have seen that as well and a majority of pats and Duleek players are very young and definitely up and comers for Meath panels in the future. But I wonder how many players from Pats and Duleek are playing 19s. But the corner back Brennan from pats only getting 15mins so far is bizarre as he was one of the highlights of the championship for pats. Maybe he is coming back after an injury because I don't see any other reason why he wouldn't be playing more."
I didnt see the match this weekend i wasnt bothered as it was freezing and i thought although the lads did well the first week out, me thinks its disappointing that the buy in just didnt seem to be there from the intermediate clubs for BNB. It doesnt make for great football watching a team made up of junior b lads trying there best against teams others with intermediate lads in plenty. Now in fairness maybe there is injury there because I dont think the pats had any lads out the first week and duleek were the same. Some strong lads from both clubs were a no show. Its a pity because with all the talent between the those two clubs alone they certainly could have come up with goods. Between Duleek and Pats they would have at least one strong contender from full back line right up the field to full forward and you could throw in a few junior lads to make up the spots in between. Pity really maybe a restructure is needed.

Holymoly#6 (Meath) - Posts: 34 - 03/11/2025 23:57:45    2642904

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Replying To Holymoly#6:  "I didnt see the match this weekend i wasnt bothered as it was freezing and i thought although the lads did well the first week out, me thinks its disappointing that the buy in just didnt seem to be there from the intermediate clubs for BNB. It doesnt make for great football watching a team made up of junior b lads trying there best against teams others with intermediate lads in plenty. Now in fairness maybe there is injury there because I dont think the pats had any lads out the first week and duleek were the same. Some strong lads from both clubs were a no show. Its a pity because with all the talent between the those two clubs alone they certainly could have come up with goods. Between Duleek and Pats they would have at least one strong contender from full back line right up the field to full forward and you could throw in a few junior lads to make up the spots in between. Pity really maybe a restructure is needed."
I myself was at both matches but I do find it interesting that the buy-in was from both clubs last year when they won it. Not many players from last year would have been away from the panel choice this year in regards to college, or u19 that I know off. But there was a few shaky decisions from the sidelines bringing Bowden off and on again and once again Brennan only playing the last fifteen. When the BnB then had more Intermediate standard players they were definitely better to watch. I agree with the restructure of the competition selection. The competition was brought in to see the development of the players intercounty managers dont often get to see, and sommething meath lacked in years but the competition has bought good talent to the intercounty stage, I would like to see the intercounty managers maybe stepping in a piece and saying "we like the look of this player and we heard good things about this player". Like there is players in Pats and Duleek that excite a game of football, and in my opinion Brennan and Bowden are those players I definetly want to see more off

Meathman4228 (Meath) - Posts: 2 - 04/11/2025 11:22:56    2642947

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The structure is all wrong, lads in the 30s really shouldn't be involved in it It should be an Under 25 or 26 competition, giving younger players a chance to impress or maybe unearth someone like Sean Rafferty who might have been a late developer.

You don't really get a whole lot out of playing the older lads other than filling numbers. And there seems to be a lo to that going on, lack of a buy in from some clubs who have just had a long year and don't want to play.

It has a lot of potential, but the coverage and marketing behind the whole thing is really poor. There's very little information on panels, management etc..

Cabbagepatch1667 (Meath) - Posts: 96 - 04/11/2025 14:11:57    2642985

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Replying To Cabbagepatch1667:  "The structure is all wrong, lads in the 30s really shouldn't be involved in it It should be an Under 25 or 26 competition, giving younger players a chance to impress or maybe unearth someone like Sean Rafferty who might have been a late developer.

You don't really get a whole lot out of playing the older lads other than filling numbers. And there seems to be a lo to that going on, lack of a buy in from some clubs who have just had a long year and don't want to play.

It has a lot of potential, but the coverage and marketing behind the whole thing is really poor. There's very little information on panels, management etc.."
I agree no coverage at all on the panels, no one sheet programmes like last year.
Youre right about the older player too, it should be made up of 25 and below. There are plently of young lads both intermediate and junior who need to be showcased. The lads who are game changers and naturals in their positions. Young Bowden, Clarke, Brennan, Tuite all excellent for their clubs and should be on delvelopment squads. I cant understand the decisions being made on the BNB sideline not to show these lads off. Again you are right you would imagine after last years win, youd think lads would climbing over each other to get a chance to play this year. A complete restructure is required and possibly run the idea of management and selectors from outside each region manage the team, so it doesnt become lobsided and all the lads to get a fair chance to show their worth.

Holymoly#6 (Meath) - Posts: 34 - 05/11/2025 11:47:04    2643122

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