I never understand how people can make references between club and inter-county football. Crossmaglen have dominated club football for the past decade and what has Armagh to show for it..? Not a whole lot. Garycastle, Portlaoise, St.Brigids etc all represent their county well at club level, but what have Westmeath, Laois and Roscommon done at county level to show for their club's success's..? Not a whole lot either. I wouldn't dwell too much on the club championship if you're looking to weigh up a county's chances of being successful.

RoyalClass (Meath) - Posts: 790 - 11/11/2012 16:41:28    1296014

I think this new conversation would have been better off with a new thread...

JulianstownBoyo (Meath) - Posts: 196 - 11/11/2012 17:03:21    1296035

totally disagree meath football in a dreadful state rataoth omah hammered meath div 3 underage struture not there

anmhi99 (Meath) - Posts: 151 - 11/11/2012 17:03:30    1296036

This result shows how over hyped O'mahonys actually are. It was lucky they weren't playing the bigger teams in Leinster or it really would have been a cricket score.

Maestro (Meath) - Posts: 590 - 11/11/2012 18:33:59    1296115

anmhi99
County: Meath
Posts: 36

1296036
totally disagree meath football in a dreadful state rataoth omah hammered meath div 3 underage struture not there


What underage structures would you like to see introduced that aren't there.

Can you list the 5 main problems that you can see with the underage structures within the county right now.

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6347 - 11/11/2012 18:37:16    1296118

In recent years our senior champions have seriously lacked ambition.
You could say the same about our county team.
The two go hand in hand.
Happy to trade on former glories.

Coylers Elbow (Meath) - Posts: 1075 - 11/11/2012 18:54:33    1296128

Just after being informed that the Tones player was sent off before half-time.

jake1 (Meath) - Posts: 268 - 11/11/2012 19:43:19    1296167

Anyone that is suprised at todays game in Longford mustn't have went to the Meath county semi finals or the final . The standard of the football in the 3 games was diabolical . Of the 60 players + subs that played in the games you could pick on one hand the players that deserve to be part of a county panel . Mick ODowd and his team will need a good plan if they are to improve Meath football this will only happen with new faces and new ideas in the County board .

mmc (Meath) - Posts: 307 - 11/11/2012 19:54:57    1296168

What are you on about Longford are a Division 2 County, Killoe have 2 of the best players in Ireland Quinn and McCormack. Longford Football in as good as state as it has ever been in. No shame on OMahonys to lose to a good outfit. Meath people need to cop on to where they actually stand.

noelpconnon (Cavan) - Posts: 219 - 11/11/2012 20:12:35    1296187

Hahaha a Meath club lost a game in leinster, there's a shocker! We have no one club side that stands head and shoulders above the rest here in Meath the way laois, carlow, offaly, armagh etc do. Most Meath clubs big ambition for the year is to win the county championship, their aspirations dont go much further.
Personally I'd much rather have it the way it is here where any number of clubs can win the championship as opposed to the same winners year in year out who do well outside the county. Meath football is not in a dreadful state anmhí99 haha!

shldrs2thewheel (Meath) - Posts: 200 - 11/11/2012 21:01:37    1296233

Whilst I agree that it isn't good to see our champions lose to Longford champions, we have to be realistic and say that Meath teams have never succeeded in Leinster. Walterstown in the 80s was a noble exception and even Dunshauglin's solitarty success came on the back of a 3 in a row in Meath. However, I do accept that the quality of our club fare needs to increase. Going back to a previous topic we need to start with a blank sheet of paper. At county board level it looks like a re-arrangment of the deck chairs which is concerning. I feel that there are a few great people at club level who would like to get involved but won't whilst minds are closed to change. I hope i am wrong. Good luck to Na Fianna in the Leinster Semi-final on Sunday

seasiderblues (Meath) - Posts: 354 - 12/11/2012 08:45:58    1296288

simple question jinxe when was the last time we won leinster in u 21 u18 grades wronng menset in place to do the underage its all about having pull in the right place its all about who u know not what u know

anmhi99 (Meath) - Posts: 151 - 12/11/2012 12:15:46    1296384

Standard of Meath football......

Analyst (Meath) - Posts: 1508 - 12/11/2012 13:38:10    1296452

anmhi99
County: Meath
Posts: 37

1296384 simple question jinxe when was the last time we won leinster in u 21 u18 grades wronng menset in place to do the underage its all about having pull in the right place its all about who u know not what u know

Im nopt questioning that statistic at all, or indeed the mindset. Our record is indeed terrible.

Im simply looking for what peoples ideas are to improve it or what they identify as being the main structure that needs changing.

We also come on here and say that things are wrong and need change, but Id just like to see people ideas of what the changes should be instead for a change.

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6347 - 12/11/2012 14:00:12    1296475

first thing i wud do get a blueprint of the dublin underage structure they light years ahead of us increase football co ordinators dublin have over 20 we have 1 maybe 2

anmhi99 (Meath) - Posts: 151 - 12/11/2012 14:21:27    1296492

anmhi99
County: Meath

Is Dublin the best example to try and copy tho? Their success is without question and something we'd love to emmulate, however, their resources and funding is collosal compared to ours or indeed most in the country.

It could be a very expensive template to try and copy and when not executed to the full extent it may not be as successfull as we would like.

Dublins sponsorship deal with Vodafone alone goes into 7 figures. thats a hell of a lot of money that their co board have to work with.
Ass to that gate receipts from league games being played in croker and other income sources available to them that just arent their for as many other counties.

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6347 - 12/11/2012 14:51:03    1296512

maybe money is the problem if so we are headin down the same road as the premiership and that cant be a good thing. i still think its to do with getting the best u 10 12 14 players into an academy for those age groups

anmhi99 (Meath) - Posts: 151 - 12/11/2012 15:21:31    1296532

County Champions (who won Meath Final fairly easily) beaten out the gate by Longford champions
Facing Division 3 football in League
New jersey with silly yellow faced cartoon type character dominating the front

Bad times indeed for Meath football!

SMB (Meath) - Posts: 25 - 12/11/2012 15:24:43    1296533

I was at the game and I'm not from O'Mahonys club. A few points:
- Attitude lost this game for O'Mahonys not the level of football, every Killoe player was 100% up for this game and fought for every ball even when they were winning by 10 points
- I don't know what way O'Mahonys approached this game during the week but maybe they didn't think Killoe would be as good and they were slightly shocked, the manager nearly hinted at that in his interview
- I think this was a game won by a team who were extremely hungry, it was not a case of both teams gave it their all and the better team won, because most of the O'Mahonys players never got going and there was no fight in them.
- Killoe were very good, but pound for pound are they better footballers than O'Mahonys players, I'm not sure, Michael Quinn is a class act but apart from that there wasn't much difference.

Maybe I'm wrong in thinking this, would love to hear from someone who was at the match.

For the county team I would still look at Shane Gillespie, Paddy Smith and maybe Jake Regan.

As for the standard of Meath football I don't really know what to think, but I definitely wouldn't use yesterdays game to judge. However if the county team are not seriously hungry in the league and against Longford in the first round of championship, like O'Mahonys we will be in a lot of trouble. Attitude and hunger go a long way before you even kick a ball.

ClassApart (Meath) - Posts: 1200 - 12/11/2012 19:44:51    1296708

I have to say no Meath club would beat Navan by 12 points,no disrespect but this was a team from Longford,you really gotta wonder..

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 12/11/2012 19:45:49    1296709