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Ward went for goals twice and if you were watching the match both were saved at the expense of 45's which he put over.A major improvement on the last couple of games.We must try to improve on this performance and some of our forwards must keep focussed on the whole game and tacle back,also some of our forwards are very greedy,they will need to look at the bigger picture.

jake1 (Meath) - Posts: 268 - 17/07/2011 11:36:48    986748

One thing I don't understand is why Meath had to wait until the last game of the League and the last game of the Championship to produce this kind of performance? And worse again, neither resulted in wins. Moral victories at best.

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 17/07/2011 11:48:08    986753

Killdare were there for the taking last night but our forwards went missing as usual when it came to the crunch and bolton was giving the freedom of the park, some people here on the forum are happy with the display but i think if meath were any good we would have gave killdare a good beating in navan last night but meath have a long way to go, and a few players have to go, so much for our much vaunted forward line.

tailteannpark (Meath) - Posts: 174 - 17/07/2011 12:03:58    986768

Very good and honest points Loyal but all I will say is that it is a start. If we had of been beaten off the park then maybe we could be calling for Bantys head but there was massive passion and effort from the players and that is the starting point we want from the Meath Senior Footballers. There was some pivotal moments that could have swung it for us. When the game was levelled in the 2nd half, Biggy Reilly had a glorious chance to give us the lead when the crowd was in full voice but shot wide. Cian Ward does the same from a 45 and Shane O'Rourke completely mishit another. These go over and it would have been interesting to see Kildares response if we did go in front then.

The majority of posters I feel are right - what we need now is stability and to kick on. We have been before with EOB and even Colm Coyle so after the most dreadful of starts let give Banty time to continue to renaissance and see what happens.

Laytown Legend (None) - Posts: 424 - 17/07/2011 12:04:02    986769

Meath1234
We,re not talking about monaghan here its a meath forum and anybody that knows the game of gaa knows im fairly right in my post.

mickeylinden (Monaghan) - Posts: 587 - 17/07/2011 12:17:30    986783

I hate this hard luck meath rubbish. We,re going nowhere fast. I honestly hope the meath county board and clubs have the cop on to leave the magement team in place. If we keep changing all the time we,re going round in circles. In fairness to banty he has improved the defence and the support play. Our backs support play is very very good. I think Shane o,rourke is starting to show his worth and in kevin reilly we have a full back that would grace any meath team. Leninhan is deffienty one to watch as is menton and paddy gillsean. Mark o,sullivian is a fantastic playmaker and will help out the fowards. But we are nowhere near wining an all-ireland and for meath that aint good enough. Instead of a knee jerck reaction of get banty out, i hope Barney allen and cycil creavin sit down and look at the structres of our club championships. A team can win a senior with losing 3 games, that does,nt instill a never say die and never give in attitude in players. Also our under age structres are a tottal farce. Gerry McEntee laid out the changes that needed to be made as did Colom O,rourke, but nothing has ever been done. Untill we start from the bottom up in meath football its allways going to be a hard luck story and thats not good enough for meat football.

Kellsfig (Meath) - Posts: 41 - 17/07/2011 12:19:31    986784

A good forward line, or any unit of the team has to be together for a spell. Stafford,O Rourke and Flynn just did not click overnight. I am sure if Banty stays in charge he would never again play Paddy O Rourke in the forwards. Indeed had Meath advanced last night one or two of the forwards would have been under pressure to hold onto their places. Reason--they were not working as a team but instead going for individual glory. Will be shot for saying this but our biggest loss last night was Graham Geraghty. We have still no attack leader. Some one like an O Rourke, Giles or a Dowd. Geraghty did it in 1999. They led the line, held the ball up and brought others into play.

Auldfella (Meath) - Posts: 472 - 17/07/2011 12:26:48    986792

Tottally agree with you auldfella. Gearthy was a leader as was stafford. If i was asked to pick a meath captain id give it to kenny or reilly. two backs. Paddy gillsean is our only foward that lays it off, sometimes to often. The fact that banty had to go back for a 38 year old should bring shame on the county board and minor board. We aint producing the players and for a county of our size that is shamefull.

Kellsfig (Meath) - Posts: 41 - 17/07/2011 12:38:55    986806

Hard luck lads. If and when we go down I hope we go down fighting and with the dignity Meath did last night.

derfil1 (Kildare) - Posts: 1612 - 17/07/2011 12:41:28    986811

cant remember the last time Joe played well against a good team.

SS6 (Meath) - Posts: 149 - 17/07/2011 13:00:58    986827

That was the worst Kildare have played all season, and it was the best Meath have played all season. So what does that say? Meath are a very very poor team, imagine Kildare played anyway like they did last Saturday against Laois.

celbo_boy (Kildare) - Posts: 128 - 17/07/2011 13:15:45    986843

As much as I love Joe he seriously needs to be reined in.
The amount of time he just grabs the ball and shoots or passes recklessly is crazy.
You can't afford to turn over possession cheaply against the good team as they will punish you.
When Joe gets his head up he's a great man to pick out a pass but he is too prone to getting a rush of blood to the head.
He could do with losing a stone of muscle too.
He's animal strong but the amount of bulk he's carrying hampers his mobility.
So less weights, more running.

Coylers Elbow (Meath) - Posts: 1075 - 17/07/2011 13:18:51    986851

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Good things come to those of who wait.ossom and all other Kildare fans well done
It's been a long wait since 1957. I don't think it will come for you no matter how how long you wait. However the World is a strange place and you never know. Maybe your Great Grand children might live to see some small success. I doubt if you or I will be around to see it though so can I wish you congratulations in advance. About 80 or ninety years in advance.

To Possom and all the genuine Kildare fans I met last night. Well done. Better team on the night won even if it was there for us at times. Go on lads this could be your year. Win it for Kildare and Leinster. You will have all Leinster routing for you. Including the Louth boys if they can tear themselves away from the premiership for an afternoon.

The real Árd Rí (Meath) - Posts: 990 - 17/07/2011 13:53:19    986892

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Hard luck lads. If and when we go down I hope we go down fighting and with the dignity Meath did last night.


Thanks derfil1

However, judging by the lack of grace from celo boy and a few other Kildare supporters, dignity is something that's lacking from yer following.

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6347 - 17/07/2011 13:54:32    986894

To the genuine Meath fans have to say Unlucky lads I thought yee had us on the ropes at times and was biting my nails the whole second half until Kildare began to surge....The likes of Ward looking very dangerous on the ball, had Andy Mac turned inside out at times, although I felt Kildare were not at thier best and it looked obvious our makeshift midfield without Lynch and Early, struggled to get into the game, hopefully something which will improve.

As far as sticking with McEnaney goes it would be ridiculous to get rid of a man who has a Leinster title just last year in the cabinet, Remmember Kildare havent come near one in years and it always takes years to build an All Ireland winning team. Anyway lads well see yee in January back in Navan hopefully for a repeat of last night...

Hooch91 (Kildare) - Posts: 35 - 17/07/2011 14:34:43    986934

Jinxie
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derfil1
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Hard luck lads. If and when we go down I hope we go down fighting and with the dignity Meath did last night.


Thanks derfil1

However, judging by the lack of grace from celo boy and a few other Kildare supporters, dignity is something that's lacking from yer following


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Maybe you should have a look on the Kildare forum and see what some of the Meath "supporters" are saying - also lacking dignity.

kildaregal (Kildare) - Posts: 1 - 17/07/2011 14:53:19    986946

Absolutely gutted today but well done to Kildare all the same, better team won without a doubt but I don't think there was much in it, scant consolation for us of course but no complaints.

I think Kildare need to up there performance a little bit though if they are to beat the teams like Cork and Kerry, its really the last hurdle for them and I think with a bit of work they may be able to do it because nobody has been particularly fantastic this season. If they can't up their game then I'd say another semi-final exit beckons, which is not a bad season by all accounts but everybody wants the top prize! Anyway best of luck to Kildare for the rest of the season, I wouldn't mind seeing yous go all the way.

Now for my dear Royals, well what can I say, we performed admirably but the bottom line is simply this, we ain't good enough. Our back aren't great players but they performed pretty well all season, our midfield is average at best and our forwards are ridiculously over-rated so what did we really expect from this team.

I was only looking at a picture of the 99 AI winning Meath team last night and it really hit home what we're missing because that was a team with plenty of average players aswell but there was 5 huge differences = Fay, McDermott, Giles, Geraghty and Ollie Murphy. Lads we don't have those sort of titanic players anymore and unless they start to come through at underage level again then we're in for many many barren years ahead, this is a sad but very true fact.

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 17/07/2011 15:07:56    986960

That penalty;

At the match I was certain it was a peno, seeing it afterwards on TV I am not so sure.
The forward appeared to catch the ball step backwards and fall over Murphy.
Overall I guess Kildare would have more room to argue if he didn't giove it than we have when he did.

denniswise (Meath) - Posts: 106 - 17/07/2011 15:13:32    986969

htaem your right. The meath fowards are tottally over-rated. I tottally agree with you about many barren years to come, this year only one meath player, mickey newman, played in the final of the sigerson weekend. that kind of sums up the problems in meath football.

Kellsfig (Meath) - Posts: 41 - 17/07/2011 15:27:53    986981

For footballing reasons i think all neutrals would love to see Kildare go all the way, and John Doyle picking up an All Ireland medal, what a player and a true gent.
The were the better team yesterday and it was a great game.

weeirish (Louth) - Posts: 24 - 17/07/2011 15:56:37    987020