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Replying To Bear10: "Pretty sure a lot of teams playing their last games this weekend unless you have qualified for semis" It depends what division you are in, I believe from Division 7 down have a couple of games left and division 3 to 6 are on there last game this weekend. the semi finals for division 3 to 6 are on the same weekend that the first round of championship is for the intermediate and Juniors but NOT the seniors. I'm not sure when they will be for division 7 to 9 The point is not about who or how many players are named. It is the fact that intermediate and junior second teams will lose 5 to 10 of there best players to the first team and the Senior second teams will not. therefore give them a huge advantage going into the semi finals. after playing the 7 group games to qualify for the semi finals, this will be hugely unfair to all intermediate and junior teams. de_man (Meath) - Posts: 192 - 21/06/2022 15:39:19 2426681 Link
Replying To de_man: "It depends what division you are in, I believe from Division 7 down have a couple of games left and division 3 to 6 are on there last game this weekend. the semi finals for division 3 to 6 are on the same weekend that the first round of championship is for the intermediate and Juniors but NOT the seniors. I'm not sure when they will be for division 7 to 9 The point is not about who or how many players are named. It is the fact that intermediate and junior second teams will lose 5 to 10 of there best players to the first team and the Senior second teams will not. therefore give them a huge advantage going into the semi finals. after playing the 7 group games to qualify for the semi finals, this will be hugely unfair to all intermediate and junior teams." I think ballivor & blackhall have put forward a motion to award moynalvey & ballinabrackey a passage to the final without playing anymore games in Premier 4. Your looking a cricket scores in the Semi Finals regarding senior clubs playing Intermediate clubs. PatrickTopping (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 21/06/2022 18:08:24 2426717 Link
Replying To PatrickTopping: "I think ballivor & blackhall have put forward a motion to award moynalvey & ballinabrackey a passage to the final without playing anymore games in Premier 4. Your looking a cricket scores in the Semi Finals regarding senior clubs playing Intermediate clubs." Ya, i can understand it but it wouldn't be in my blood to hand it to them that easy despite the odds. We'll play our games and give it our best shot no matter what the score ends up being but do believe they've made a joke of it this year. playing second team may not mean a lot to some people but i still have the hunger and want to win trophies even if i am getting too old for it. all i expect is for every team to be able to go out and play on a level playing field. de_man (Meath) - Posts: 192 - 22/06/2022 15:54:27 2426884 Link
Funny enough the Moynalvey PRO is fairly on the ball sending in match reports. And looking at the teams they've put out I can count 5/6 seniors (4 starters anyway) who will probably play in the Semi Final. CCC in my view have gotten this completely wrong. It's a shambles. PatrickTopping (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 23/06/2022 09:37:51 2426969 Link
Ballinabracky and Moynalvy should be made name another 5 players to level the playing field as senior clubs and then the other teams should hold their best players from playing first round to win this. That'll show the county board. off_the_wall (Roscommon) - Posts: 64 - 23/06/2022 12:53:35 2427040 Link
Dunboyne to cake walk premier 3. And Moynalvey may Aswel be just handed premier 4. PatrickTopping (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 26/06/2022 18:47:05 2427701 Link
Was at the Ballivor - Bracks game last night,great game of football played by both sides. Serious finish to the game with Ballivor getting on top in the end. Blackhall had a suprise win against a depleted moynalvey team I heard. So it's Ballivor & Blackhall to do battle. PatrickTopping (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 06/07/2022 10:07:59 2430014 Link
Replying To PatrickTopping: "Was at the Ballivor - Bracks game last night,great game of football played by both sides. Serious finish to the game with Ballivor getting on top in the end. Blackhall had a suprise win against a depleted moynalvey team I heard. So it's Ballivor & Blackhall to do battle." Did Ballivor hold there players back for there game tm? great win if they did. why were moynalvey depleted with no game this weekend? They'll both be happy anyway knocking the 2 senior teams out before the first round starts de_man (Meath) - Posts: 192 - 06/07/2022 12:08:20 2430061 Link
Replying To de_man: "Did Ballivor hold there players back for there game tm? great win if they did. why were moynalvey depleted with no game this weekend? They'll both be happy anyway knocking the 2 senior teams out before the first round starts" Both teams fielded strong 15. Ballivors fitness told in the end. But yea I suppose it's a level playing field now with two Intermediate clubs in the final. PatrickTopping (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 06/07/2022 12:27:49 2430065 Link
Replying To PatrickTopping: "Both teams fielded strong 15. Ballivors fitness told in the end. But yea I suppose it's a level playing field now with two Intermediate clubs in the final." Think the bracks had a good few injuries to players that were eligible to play but would also feature on their senior team royal1967 (Meath) - Posts: 258 - 06/07/2022 15:09:51 2430115 Link
Replying To Roger: "Sounds like a few dodgy named players are about alright. I suppose who wouldn't do it if you could get away with it. I know a couple of junior teams who have more than half of their first team playing in the Premier FC. Anyhow, if you read the story regarding CCC fixtures you would see the County Board are keen to wrap up the Premier soon enough. "Fixtures secretary Damien Griffin said the CCC was looking to finish the Premier Football Championship prior to the start of the junior and intermediate football championship. Griffin said a number of clubs had expressed concern that they might not be able to field in the Premier Championship if they weren't finished before the start of the other championships."" Just wondering where you see that quote about supposedly finishing before the first round? de_man (Meath) - Posts: 192 - 07/07/2022 13:47:24 2430293 Link
Replying To de_man: "Just wondering where you see that quote about supposedly finishing before the first round?" On junior clubs they only had to name 8 so easy too see why half a team could play. Griffin was right in a wrong kinda way as what he said was the truth but really shows the joke those competitions are. You'll see rathkenny playing IFC tonight and will lose at least 5 and more like 8 players while again a senior team loses none till August Brownepat (Meath) - Posts: 532 - 07/07/2022 14:48:21 2430320 Link
Replying To PatrickTopping: "Was at the Ballivor - Bracks game last night,great game of football played by both sides. Serious finish to the game with Ballivor getting on top in the end. Blackhall had a suprise win against a depleted moynalvey team I heard. So it's Ballivor & Blackhall to do battle." I was at it also. Fair play to both sets of players because if that is how the county board is going to treat teams in a semi final of a competition I am disgusted. No offence to the referee but to arrive with no umpires or linesmen to a derby game ( semi final ) is ludicrous. Thankfully both sets of players behaved like Men on the field and nobody was seriously hurt. This was a game that could have got seriously out of hand. The occasion deserved more respect from the County board, pitch in immaculate condition, great support from both clubs but a referee let down badly with no support only volunteers from both clubs. Best of luck to the boys in Ballivor in the final from all in Brackland. thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1049 - 08/07/2022 08:05:54 2430393 Link
Replying To Brownepat: "On junior clubs they only had to name 8 so easy too see why half a team could play. Griffin was right in a wrong kinda way as what he said was the truth but really shows the joke those competitions are. You'll see rathkenny playing IFC tonight and will lose at least 5 and more like 8 players while again a senior team loses none till August" Well i definitely agree that the competition should have been run off before the start of the first team championship. at least he is acknowledging this. I'm sure it can't be easy trying to sort out all the fixtures. I know a lot have clubs have put in complaints, I'm just hoping common sense and fair play can be seen and that the teams are aloud to keep the teams that they have had all year for the finals instead of the finals being cancelled due to teams not being able to fulfill the fixtures. surely everyone can see the sense in this. I don't believe the competition is a joke as i take a lot of pride in playing it but it will be made into a joke if this happens de_man (Meath) - Posts: 192 - 08/07/2022 14:01:19 2430498 Link
Replying To thelutch: "I was at it also. Fair play to both sets of players because if that is how the county board is going to treat teams in a semi final of a competition I am disgusted. No offence to the referee but to arrive with no umpires or linesmen to a derby game ( semi final ) is ludicrous. Thankfully both sets of players behaved like Men on the field and nobody was seriously hurt. This was a game that could have got seriously out of hand. The occasion deserved more respect from the County board, pitch in immaculate condition, great support from both clubs but a referee let down badly with no support only volunteers from both clubs. Best of luck to the boys in Ballivor in the final from all in Brackland." any idea when the final id due to be played? fred2 (Meath) - Posts: 23 - 08/07/2022 15:46:49 2430519 Link
Replying To fred2: "any idea when the final id due to be played?" You just wouldn't know would ya. But it should be ran off asap. PatrickTopping (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 09/07/2022 20:13:33 2430831 Link
Replying To PatrickTopping: "You just wouldn't know would ya. But it should be ran off asap." All prem game off this weekend so county board can change the rules to suit some clubs at Mondays night meeting royal1967 (Meath) - Posts: 258 - 10/07/2022 10:42:40 2430972 Link
Replying To royal1967: "All prem game off this weekend so county board can change the rules to suit some clubs at Mondays night meeting" Why what's the situation? Hav'nt heard anything about any new rule changes. Madness too half way through a competition. PatrickTopping (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 10/07/2022 12:43:37 2431014 Link
I heard Blackhall gaels didn't used a single sub in their immediate championship match on Friday night despite have 15 men on the bench!.saving players for the Premier County final cost them a victory on Friday night against St pats bobjaffacake (Meath) - Posts: 1400 - 10/07/2022 14:16:44 2431040 Link
Replying To bobjaffacake: "I heard Blackhall gaels didn't used a single sub in their immediate championship match on Friday night despite have 15 men on the bench!.saving players for the Premier County final cost them a victory on Friday night against St pats" That sounds like their own fault for prioritising a junior competition. Says more about them than the county board. But I doubt the management where thinking about a Premier division 4 game if they felt a player on bench would make a difference, they would have brought him on. ChampSunday (Meath) - Posts: 11 - 10/07/2022 18:59:55 2431151 Link