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Mayo V Meath

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Replying To mayo_123:  "did anybody tell you Galway are out because they got well beaten time to move on and as was said before mayo still the only connaught team standing going into last round take note"
Ah you're back! The great thing about you is you seem to go AWOL when Mayo get beaten and only pop up after a win. Which means for the rest of us we only see you post a few times during the year.

Mayo the last team standing in Connacht because ye beat Meath! Priceless. Ye've only beaten one division 1 team so far and we were woeful this summer, lets see how ye handle one that's firing on all cylinders.

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3148 - 22/07/2019 16:06:12    2214804

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Replying To Whyalwaysmeath:  "Pretty much hit the nail on the head there. Keeper and kickout strategy badly need work ahead of next year, need to find a midfielder from somewhere too and strengthen up there and we do need a few new forwards to liven things up. The likes of Conlon will improve next year too, shot selection and patience on the ball needs work, the wrong options were taken too much this year, shooting from bad angles / under pressure. Goal chances need to be taken too, lost count of the amount of goal chances we squandered in the past few games. We are also a bit naieve and nice still, don't have players with the edge that you need (polite way of putting it)."
It's Meath's attacking game plan that needs tweaking, with some adjustments to their running lines, you might see existing Meath Forwards look a lot better. Also they need to spend the winter working on their long-kicking game, transfer the ball faster to the forwards, as I noted Mayo were able to constantly reset for each Meath attack quite easily.
Cillian O'Sullivan is a serious talent for Meath, his pace and strength are electrifying, he is a serious player.

Kerry are raging hot favourites now in Navan, but I think Donegal, Tyrone and others can attest to just how difficult a place Navan has been to visit in previous years. Meath have seriously improved this season, and I think Meath could really give Kerry a game there.

I think Meath are going in the right direction, they are back in Division 1, reached the Super 8's and stuck it to both Donegal and Mayo for over 50 minutes in each game. There is a foundation there to build upon, apart from the heavy loss to Dublin, which Dublin can do to any team if they get a few scores on the bounce.

Meath have performed pretty well and I thought gave a respectable performance yesterday and also in Ballybofey, as a late flurry of scores in both games maybe skewed how well Meath actually performed. They have two weeks now to work on weaknesses, and they could well cause Kerry serious problems, certainly frustrate them.

Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1332 - 22/07/2019 18:58:12    2214900

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There definitely seems to be a hierarchy of victims on this site and on RTE itself.

As the guy was fouled does that forgive his loutish behaviour?

Are all teams allowed to scream into opposing teams faces just cause a foul was committed against them?

I remember a couple of years back Niall Morgan was pushed into the goalposts after saving a shot against Donegal and he gave the guy who committed the foul a bit of a telling off.

Jayus but all hell broke loose on here. It seemed like everybody wanted to get a dig in and condemn him.

But if its traditional dirty Meath tricks then I suppose it can be forgiven. After all it is all they know

Wally (Tyrone) - Posts: 926 - 22/07/2019 19:11:38    2214910

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Replying To festinog:  "Ah you're back! The great thing about you is you seem to go AWOL when Mayo get beaten and only pop up after a win. Which means for the rest of us we only see you post a few times during the year.

Mayo the last team standing in Connacht because ye beat Meath! Priceless. Ye've only beaten one division 1 team so far and we were woeful this summer, lets see how ye handle one that's firing on all cylinders."
Are Meath not a division one team ?

Galway2019 (Galway) - Posts: 55 - 22/07/2019 19:37:32    2214923

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Replying To Wally:  "There definitely seems to be a hierarchy of victims on this site and on RTE itself.

As the guy was fouled does that forgive his loutish behaviour?

Are all teams allowed to scream into opposing teams faces just cause a foul was committed against them?

I remember a couple of years back Niall Morgan was pushed into the goalposts after saving a shot against Donegal and he gave the guy who committed the foul a bit of a telling off.

Jayus but all hell broke loose on here. It seemed like everybody wanted to get a dig in and condemn him.

But if its traditional dirty Meath tricks then I suppose it can be forgiven. After all it is all they know"
Rich commemts in your last paragraph.

Yes Meath were physical and dirty at times, but weren't all teams that are successful, like the same.

Examples:
Just look at Donegal defenders yesterday.
Colm Boyle late on in match yesterday stopping a goal opportunity.
Aidan O'Mahony, Tom O'Sullivan and even the O'Se brothers over the years for Kerry 00's amd 10's teams.
Philly McMahon et al for the super Dubs.
Your very own wonderful warriors of the 03-10 era.

I could go on but hopefully yoy get my point....

David (Meath) - Posts: 567 - 22/07/2019 20:22:23    2214947

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Replying To Wally:  "There definitely seems to be a hierarchy of victims on this site and on RTE itself.

As the guy was fouled does that forgive his loutish behaviour?

Are all teams allowed to scream into opposing teams faces just cause a foul was committed against them?

I remember a couple of years back Niall Morgan was pushed into the goalposts after saving a shot against Donegal and he gave the guy who committed the foul a bit of a telling off.

Jayus but all hell broke loose on here. It seemed like everybody wanted to get a dig in and condemn him.

But if its traditional dirty Meath tricks then I suppose it can be forgiven. After all it is all they know"
Wally, the gift that keeps on giving.

seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2215 - 22/07/2019 20:43:21    2214959

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Replying To festinog:  "Ah you're back! The great thing about you is you seem to go AWOL when Mayo get beaten and only pop up after a win. Which means for the rest of us we only see you post a few times during the year.

Mayo the last team standing in Connacht because ye beat Meath! Priceless. Ye've only beaten one division 1 team so far and we were woeful this summer, lets see how ye handle one that's firing on all cylinders."
it's quite a while since Galway did and u will see I post as much as you my friend it great to see all the Galway people on mayo threads it say a lot

mayo_123 (Mayo) - Posts: 251 - 22/07/2019 21:47:22    2214995

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Replying To David:  "Rich commemts in your last paragraph.

Yes Meath were physical and dirty at times, but weren't all teams that are successful, like the same.

Examples:
Just look at Donegal defenders yesterday.
Colm Boyle late on in match yesterday stopping a goal opportunity.
Aidan O'Mahony, Tom O'Sullivan and even the O'Se brothers over the years for Kerry 00's amd 10's teams.
Philly McMahon et al for the super Dubs.
Your very own wonderful warriors of the 03-10 era.

I could go on but hopefully yoy get my point...."
But you are not successful therefore you have no excuse

Wally (Tyrone) - Posts: 926 - 22/07/2019 22:11:05    2215012

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Replying To Wally:  "There definitely seems to be a hierarchy of victims on this site and on RTE itself.

As the guy was fouled does that forgive his loutish behaviour?

Are all teams allowed to scream into opposing teams faces just cause a foul was committed against them?

I remember a couple of years back Niall Morgan was pushed into the goalposts after saving a shot against Donegal and he gave the guy who committed the foul a bit of a telling off.

Jayus but all hell broke loose on here. It seemed like everybody wanted to get a dig in and condemn him.

But if its traditional dirty Meath tricks then I suppose it can be forgiven. After all it is all they know"
Peter the average still sore??

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 22/07/2019 22:24:06    2215019

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Replying To Wally:  "But you are not successful therefore you have no excuse"
Neither are Tyrone.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 22/07/2019 22:24:54    2215021

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Replying To Galway2019:  "Are Meath not a division one team ?"
Technically not until they play a Division 1 game next spring.

lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 3028 - 22/07/2019 22:27:27    2215024

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Not read through comments here but here is my thoughts on what I saw. If final score against Donegal was not a true reflection you can double it in this case. Meath simply cannot persist with the current keeper. Tough on the lad I know but the 2 goals were basically down to him. The loss of Mickey Newman massive as he would have popped over those gimme frees during the clutch moments at end of the game. Meath need some more forwards to progress. Plus the decision making towards the end by Conlon and O'Sullivan esp just not good enough. If I was a Meath supporter I would be livid at the decisions to give Boyle and Keegan yellows instead of black cards.....as it comes in my opinion.

panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2856 - 22/07/2019 22:50:40    2215032

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Replying To panamasam:  "Not read through comments here but here is my thoughts on what I saw. If final score against Donegal was not a true reflection you can double it in this case. Meath simply cannot persist with the current keeper. Tough on the lad I know but the 2 goals were basically down to him. The loss of Mickey Newman massive as he would have popped over those gimme frees during the clutch moments at end of the game. Meath need some more forwards to progress. Plus the decision making towards the end by Conlon and O'Sullivan esp just not good enough. If I was a Meath supporter I would be livid at the decisions to give Boyle and Keegan yellows instead of black cards.....as it comes in my opinion."
I think meath fans are just happy to have got this far and it was bonus territory. I'd usually be complaining about referee decisions like that but to be honest I just feel content and satisfied with the season. Icing on the cake is hosting a serious kerry team in navan. That will be a special day despite only kerry having something to play for.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 22/07/2019 23:38:21    2215045

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Replying To Galway2019:  "Are Meath not a division one team ?"
Yes, technically they are, having just being promoted, but haven't played any Div 1 games yet.

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3148 - 23/07/2019 04:16:36    2215060

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Replying To royaldunne:  "Neither are Tyrone."
Well that's just not true.

Wally (Tyrone) - Posts: 926 - 23/07/2019 07:05:50    2215066

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Replying To Wally:  "But you are not successful therefore you have no excuse"
Didn't say we were successful. However we arevtrying to get back to the top. Slowly.

David (Meath) - Posts: 567 - 23/07/2019 08:12:00    2215069

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Replying To panamasam:  "Not read through comments here but here is my thoughts on what I saw. If final score against Donegal was not a true reflection you can double it in this case. Meath simply cannot persist with the current keeper. Tough on the lad I know but the 2 goals were basically down to him. The loss of Mickey Newman massive as he would have popped over those gimme frees during the clutch moments at end of the game. Meath need some more forwards to progress. Plus the decision making towards the end by Conlon and O'Sullivan esp just not good enough. If I was a Meath supporter I would be livid at the decisions to give Boyle and Keegan yellows instead of black cards.....as it comes in my opinion."
Would agree on pretty much all of that. A new keeper and better forward play are top of the list for next year.

HighKings (Meath) - Posts: 271 - 23/07/2019 09:42:03    2215096

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Replying To Wally:  "Well that's just not true."
Yes it is.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 23/07/2019 10:56:36    2215139

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Replying To panamasam:  "Not read through comments here but here is my thoughts on what I saw. If final score against Donegal was not a true reflection you can double it in this case. Meath simply cannot persist with the current keeper. Tough on the lad I know but the 2 goals were basically down to him. The loss of Mickey Newman massive as he would have popped over those gimme frees during the clutch moments at end of the game. Meath need some more forwards to progress. Plus the decision making towards the end by Conlon and O'Sullivan esp just not good enough. If I was a Meath supporter I would be livid at the decisions to give Boyle and Keegan yellows instead of black cards.....as it comes in my opinion."
What Boyle and Keegan did were not black card offences! Amazing how people still don't know the rules on that. Oisin McConville called them right on commentary.

MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 456 - 23/07/2019 12:04:24    2215190

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Replying To royaldunne:  "Yes it is."
No its not

Wally (Tyrone) - Posts: 926 - 23/07/2019 12:20:49    2215203

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