Yes it was unfair to allow the meath goal... but meath and many other teams have been robbed in the past. But the behaviour of a small section of louth fans after and during the match was a total disgrace. I couldnt believe what happened after the match.. the way the few thugs behaved was the worst i have ever witnessed. Bottles and cans were thrown onto the pitch where there was young supporters making their way onto the pitch. It was a disgrace and i hope there is something done about it. The small bunch of idiots who wre involved have let their county down badly and as for the louth manager saying the ref had no balls on rte radio after the match let himself down too.

1984 (Meath) - Posts: 31 - 11/07/2010 18:29:12    703821

your right sam1996 it was a definite penalty

happydude (Meath) - Posts: 234 - 11/07/2010 18:29:57    703828

I'm actually trying not to laugh at the poor unfortunate Louth supporters and their supporters around the country posting here.
1. The players were not in the square as the ball came down, they had passes through the square, but when Kenny caught it, Sheridan et al were out of the square on the Hogan side of the goal.
2. As Sheridan caught the ball he was fouled for a stone wall penalty, and the fact that everyone is failing to mention that is the crux of the issue, as you would have to pull off the rose tinted glasses to see it.
Now a replay is being called for, as you want to pull everything back to just before the goal was awarded, why then, do we not pull it back to where Sheridan was fouled and award Meath a penalty. If you want to start rolling back the play, you can't just stop when it suits.
I'm not happy with the way Meath performed today, well below par. No doubt we got out of jail but then again good teams win games when not playing well. Louth played out of their skins but are not up to the standard required. I mean there is a reason they have not won a Leinster title in 50 years, it can't always have been the ref……
Now, Louth are going to be without men whatever happens, but this bemoaning the result is doing themselves no justice. And others weighing in with comments about the right thing to do here are talking out of their @r$e$, Louth failed to take their chances, and are clinging on to a faint hope that a replay will be granted.
If you don't think it was a goal (don't think anyone can argue about that) then you must agree it was a penalty. So a referee's mistake decides it. When the ref signalled two minutes injury time against Dublin last year or the year before, after a Dublin player lying on the ground for five minutes plus other incidents, I don't remember any support for Meath. What is the difference here?

CarryOnHurling (Meath) - Posts: 169 - 11/07/2010 18:41:33    703867

Lads and Ladies

I am not really interested in what has happen before within the GAA . As i have said before our county board cant offer it. it does matter if no one else would offer it thats not the point>

If Barney and the lads offer Louth a replay dont you think it would be a great thing to do, for the good of the game and reputation for our county

Appleman (Meath) - Posts: 54 - 11/07/2010 18:42:41    703871

yeah the goal was clearly not a goal no one can argue that it wasnt. In my opinion it was another worng decision to add to the list of wrong decisions he made throughout the game. The inconsistency of the ref for both temas was unreal nd the goal was just anither inconsistanecy tot he add to the others. Louth were the better team on the day no arguments but again if they were in this situation what would they do??? It's a hard question to answer because everyone will say they would but until your put into the situation you really dont know waht you would do.

If Meath were to offer a replay would it be allowed by the GAA?? The O Mahonys Dunboyne county semi final a few years back, the county board couldn't offer a replay because the rule book didnt permit it so I dont see how it would be any different if we did offer a replay.

With regards the antics after the game it was nothing short of disgraceful on the part of the Louth fans and I dont think it will help their case either way. The Meath supporters just wanted to get out on the pitch to continue the long tradition of standing in front of the Hogan stand to watsh your team captain lift the cup. It wasnt the Meath supporters who caused the disgraceful scenes.

m11 (Meath) - Posts: 61 - 11/07/2010 18:46:30    703887

Not a great game - lot of poor kicking, misses and bed passing.
The goal was illegal and possibly a square ball before Joe ever got the ball.
The rules are simple. The GAA has no power to offer a replay. The only thing that can happen is if Meath concede the game or offer a replay.
There is a precedent for this. Back in 1991 (I think) Laois beat Carlow by a point. On the TV that night doubt was cast over the last point. Laois offered Carlow the replay and I think Laois won. (That was in the days when there was no qualifiers so if Laois lost they were out !!)

We can blame the officials (and god knows how they missed it) but at the end of the day does Joe not have some responsibility to admit what he did ? Even Thierry Henry had the grace to admit what he did!!

WhatADay (USA) - Posts: 4 - 11/07/2010 19:00:04    703927

If a player is fouled on the goal line and falls over the line, which is what happened, then surely the goal stands. At the very least it is a penalty. Would Louth settle for the game to be restarted with 30 seconds left and a penalty to Meath. Look lads there are regularly hard luck stories in sport. Would Louth or any of the muppets from other counties posting on this page, offer us a replay. Would they hell. They would rub our noses in it. Those stating that Meath would gain some brownie points from offering a replay are insincere. They hate Meath and all they want is to see us knocked out. If we don't actually win the All Ireland, and I don't really think at this stage that we are good enough to do so, then the muppets will be on this site in force with their ill conceived comments. Just watch and see. We won today with a rub of the green at the end, but it barely made up for all the bad decisions that went against us. And if the decision had gone against us today would a minority of our fans have disgraced themselves. Well we don't know the answer to that, but history shows that Meath fans have never behaved like that and I don't believe that they would have today. Incidentally my sons tell me that some of the thugs who misbehaved inside the stadium carried on with trying to start something on Jones' Road afterwards only the Meath lads ignored them and went on home. Congratulations Meath. Our players, officials and supporters are a credit to our county. We can hold our heads up. In fairness so can the vast majority of the Louth fans. Everyone I offered my hand to shook it and accepted that these things happen heartbreaking though it may be. I hope they do well in the qualifiers and would relish another game against them.

The real Árd Rí (Meath) - Posts: 990 - 11/07/2010 19:12:34    703965

This will be interesting now. Trial by TV from the CCCC has been used to ban players for events not in the refs report.
Precedent was set after the Offaly/Clare hurling game in 1998 but never really followed through since.
Meath should stand up and offer a replay this evening without any delay. Cooney won't allow it anyway so ye have nothing to lose.

1988 (Galway) - Posts: 354 - 11/07/2010 19:24:01    704001

Thierry Henry admitted it after the match. No doubt Sheridan will too. After the match!

1988 (Galway) - Posts: 354 - 11/07/2010 19:32:10    704030

its amazing how its only the meath people who are saying that it should be a penalty. shocking stuff!! dont blame louth people 4 doing what they done today.

FaceThatBall (Tyrone) - Posts: 140 - 11/07/2010 19:38:33    704048

1988
just wondering 1988 will wexford offer galway a replay after getting a penalty that never was yesterday in salthill?

1984 (Meath) - Posts: 31 - 11/07/2010 19:52:40    704091

1988
just wondering 1988 will wexford offer galway a replay after getting a penalty that never was yesterday in salthill?

1984 (Meath) - Posts: 31 - 11/07/2010 19:54:27    704098

I have a feeling he was going to blow a penalty however I'd doubt if it was. I don't blame Meath and I don't think they should have to offer it. Being realistic if it was the reverse Louth wouldn't offer one nor would any county!! Theres no rule in place and the CCCC cannot review scores either so the only thing they can deal with is what happened after the final whistle.

I don't take away from how the Louth team and supporters are feeling but its not up to Meath to offer a replay. Regardless of the incident Louth should have won, 14 wides just doesn't make the cut, not that Meath were superb either.

datsrite (Sligo) - Posts: 473 - 11/07/2010 20:00:34    704114

face that ball!
so what you are saying is its ok to punch the referee if you dont get the result you want?! i can remember travelling to tyrone in 1997 where a certain meath player was spat at by a section of tyrone fans after the 1996 all ireland semi final?????

1984 (Meath) - Posts: 31 - 11/07/2010 20:01:15    704117

Louth were robbed, but they also lost the game by the number of wides the kicked, and goal chances they missed, it maybe unfair that meath won but thats sport we all had games when we won by less than fair means. The only reason we are making such a racked is because it came so close to the end and decided the end result. Having sais that meath would show real leadership and character in offering a replay

bodiddy (Longford) - Posts: 34 - 11/07/2010 20:17:22    704155

meath = france so poo poo to you.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9825 - 11/07/2010 20:20:49    704163

No excuses for what the Louth supporters did - completely out of order. I think most will accept that and I expect heavy sanctions.

Most will accept as well that the goal should not stand.

Only Meath can redress the situation by offering a replay - it's in their court now. Simple facts !!

WhatADay (USA) - Posts: 4 - 11/07/2010 20:26:11    704175

Louth are Leinster Champions 2010. They should not have to replay a game they clearly won!

John711 (Wicklow) - Posts: 50 - 11/07/2010 20:36:22    704210

I have watched it over and over again and nothing I have seen indicates that it should have been a penalty. There was no square ball for either Kenny or Sheridan but when Joe collects the ball he just runs and throws himself into the louth lads on the line. There is no way that a penalty could have been given for that.

Twisted_Menace (Kerry) - Posts: 113 - 11/07/2010 20:46:20    704236

Thats like saying Wexford should replay their match against galway because the ref was poor in that game. **** happens.Louth will get a dodgy decision in their favour soon. End off. Football is football. Louth fans made a show of a great amateur oganisation, No1 should have smypathy for them,

Meath2010 (Meath) - Posts: 108 - 11/07/2010 20:48:05    704246