Half Time scores

Meath 0-06 0-08 Kildare.........score line flatters Meath.

Derry 0-09 0-03 Monaghan......Monaghan down to 14 men, Derry dominating what is a very poor poor game.

Gammy_Knee (USA) - Posts: 1482 - 03/03/2012 19:44:30    1121846

What a fantastic game in Navan. Hats off to Kildare and Meath for a sensational game of football.

derfil1 (Kildare) - Posts: 1612 - 03/03/2012 21:16:41    1121926

sashman
County: Kildare
Posts: 356

1121752
Westmeath wont win a game in this division.Mark my words.

Really??

tadhgo (Westmeath) - Posts: 50 - 04/03/2012 21:48:27    1122671

Tyrone v Westmeath.............TYRONE
Louth v Monaghan.................LOUTH
Galway v Meath....................MEATH
Kildare v Derry.....................KILDARE

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 06/03/2012 09:38:25    1123487

TYRONE v WESTMEATH TYRONE
LOUTH v MONAGHAN LOUTH
GALWAY v MEATH MEATH
KILDARE v DERRY KILDARE this should be the most interesting clash in div 2 both sides kicked off campaign last weekend and both will look too continue there winning ways cant see a big scoreline but just see kildare edging out for the win...

dubbydave. (Dublin) - Posts: 3927 - 06/03/2012 09:52:17    1123495

Tyrone
Meath
Louth
Kildare

thestrapper49 (Louth) - Posts: 372 - 06/03/2012 10:10:01    1123507

Tyrone - westmeath. Tyrone. But maybe not as easy as some might think
Louth - monaghan. Monaghan. Close but just may shade it. Better scoring options
Galway - meath. Meath. Seem to be coming very strong galway will test us but our forwards should win it.
Kildare - derry. Draw. Derry will see this as one they can win kildare were very good against meath so ill hedge my bets although if there was to be a winner might be kildare

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 06/03/2012 10:32:34    1123522

Kildare
Tyrone
Galway
Louth

derfil1 (Kildare) - Posts: 1612 - 06/03/2012 13:38:56    1123683

royaldunne
County: Meath

"Tyrone - westmeath. Tyrone. But maybe not as easy as some might think
Louth - monaghan. Monaghan. Close but just may shade it. Better scoring options
Galway - meath. Meath. Seem to be coming very strong galway will test us but our forwards should win it.
Kildare - derry. Draw. Derry will see this as one they can win kildare were very good against meath so ill hedge my bets although if there was to be a winner might be kildare"

What exactly are Monaghan's better scoring options ?...............Paul Finlay .......from frees and more frees, is that it ?.

squidword (Louth) - Posts: 2897 - 06/03/2012 14:55:12    1123776

squidword
County: Louth
Posts: 2578

1123776 royaldunne
County: Meath

"Tyrone - westmeath. Tyrone. But maybe not as easy as some might think
Louth - monaghan. Monaghan. Close but just may shade it. Better scoring options
Galway - meath. Meath. Seem to be coming very strong galway will test us but our forwards should win it.
Kildare - derry. Draw. Derry will see this as one they can win kildare were very good against meath so ill hedge my bets although if there was to be a winner might be kildare"

What exactly are Monaghan's better scoring options ?...............Paul Finlay .......from frees and more frees, is that it ?.


Whats put your nose out of joint now squid? Paul Finlay along is a bigger threat than the 6 Louth forwards. I dont see how you could disagree with that squid.

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6348 - 06/03/2012 15:37:59    1123816

Children please ;)

Going to be close but i think last Sunday was a good game for Louth to have before this very Important game.

MR (Louth) - Posts: 2570 - 06/03/2012 16:15:14    1123863

squidword
County: Louth
Posts: 2578

1123776 royaldunne
County: Meath

"Tyrone - westmeath. Tyrone. But maybe not as easy as some might think
Louth - monaghan. Monaghan. Close but just may shade it. Better scoring options
Galway - meath. Meath. Seem to be coming very strong galway will test us but our forwards should win it.
Kildare - derry. Draw. Derry will see this as one they can win kildare were very good against meath so ill hedge my bets although if there was to be a winner might be kildare"

What exactly are Monaghan's better scoring options ?...............Paul Finlay .......from frees and more frees, is that it ?.

I can think of a few more squid. Kieran Hughes and Owen Duffy for a start. We're not exactly shooting the lights out ourselves. An average of twelve a game at the moment and we weren't up against tough defences until last Sunday.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6199 - 06/03/2012 16:31:07    1123882

Anybody else a little disappointed with Galway so far? After getting off to a great start with a win in Derry, they failed to beat Louth at home and lost to Westmeath.

Cute_Kerry_Hoor (Kerry) - Posts: 2518 - 06/03/2012 16:38:02    1123897

Cute_Kerry_Hoor
County: Kerry
Posts: 525

1123897 Anybody else a little disappointed with Galway so far? After getting off to a great start with a win in Derry, they failed to beat Louth at home and lost to Westmeath.

We all wish them well this weekend anyway.

georgelee (Louth) - Posts: 523 - 06/03/2012 17:01:46    1123925

Greengrass,

Paul Finlay is currently Monaghan's main score getter.

If Jap doesn't get the 7/8 points he's accustomed to getting then Monaghan will struggle.

He got 2 points last weekend against Derry, Monaghan lost, no-one else on the team came to Monaghan's rescue, that's the point I was making.

If Louth concede frees within 50mts Jap will kick them for fun all day.

If Louth don't give away silly frees (Dessie) then Monaghan's overall tally will be reduced big time.

squidword (Louth) - Posts: 2897 - 06/03/2012 17:02:51    1123927

06/03/2012 16:31:07

Greengrass
County: Louth
Posts: 1953

1123882

squidword
County: Louth
Posts: 2578

1123776 royaldunne
County: Meath

"Tyrone - westmeath. Tyrone. But maybe not as easy as some might think
Louth - monaghan. Monaghan. Close but just may shade it. Better scoring options
Galway - meath. Meath. Seem to be coming very strong galway will test us but our forwards should win it.
Kildare - derry. Draw. Derry will see this as one they can win kildare were very good against meath so ill hedge my bets although if there was to be a winner might be kildare"

What exactly are Monaghan's better scoring options ?...............Paul Finlay .......from frees and more frees, is that it ?.

I can think of a few more squid. Kieran Hughes and Owen Duffy for a start. We're not exactly shooting the lights out ourselves. An average of twelve a game at the moment and we weren't up against tough defences until last Sunday.

Greengrass thank you. I was not been disrespectful to louth one bit. I said it would be tight and it will be but in my opinion and its only my opinion monaghan seem to have better scoring options. I would be delighted to be proved wrong. So squid relax will ya. The only reason why you picked out my post is cause I'm from meath. Simple. So when you want to have a grown up conversation about matches I will be around but if you and that lad who calls himself after a failed economist and failed politician just want to be anti anything meath then by all means go ahead as we all remember your highlight of 10 was kildare beating meath in qf and not your own county reaching there first leinster final in decades. That does say a lot about your loyalties and your sense plus probably your age

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 06/03/2012 17:58:15    1123992

RoyalDunne,

So what are Monaghan's "better scoring options"???

Also show me where I said my "highlight of 10 was kildare beating meath in qf" ???.

You may pull the wool over the eyes of some posters on here but you'll not fool me with your auld palaver.

squidword (Louth) - Posts: 2897 - 06/03/2012 18:31:54    1124047

squidword
County: Louth
Posts: 2582

1123927 Greengrass,

Paul Finlay is currently Monaghan's main score getter.

If Jap doesn't get the 7/8 points he's accustomed to getting then Monaghan will struggle.

He got 2 points last weekend against Derry, Monaghan lost, no-one else on the team came to Monaghan's rescue, that's the point I was making.

If Louth concede frees within 50mts Jap will kick them for fun all day.

If Louth don't give away silly frees (Dessie) then Monaghan's overall tally will be reduced big time.

They have more than one scorer. I forgot to mention Tommy Freeman. They certainly have as many scoring forwards as we have. They scored seventeen against Kildare and very few were from frees. Your point about their overall tally being reduced big time if scoreable frees are not conceded is true of any team including ourselves. If Paddy is held our tally will be reduced even further.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6199 - 06/03/2012 20:16:04    1124154

Tyrone v Westmeath - Tyrone
Louth v Monaghan - Louth
Galway v Meath - Meath
Kildare v Derry - Kildare

redd (Tyrone) - Posts: 67 - 06/03/2012 20:30:56    1124177

Greengrass,

How many of the 17 points against Kildare did Jap score ?.

Tommy Freeman isn't the golden boy he once was, trust my judgement on this. Conor McManus is the new kid on the block, but I don't think he's available, well I hope he's not.

Of course they have more than one scorer, all their forwards are capable of scoring as is their midfielder Dick Clerkin on occasion, they have backs who like to go forward aswell, but they rely on Paul big time. Saturday's loss to Derry is proof of this, non of the other 5 forwards stepped into the breach.

Young Dermot Malone is a good kid and is capable of getting scores as is Stephen Gollogly, but Jap is their main scorce of scores

We do rely on Paddy for scores, but overall I believe the Louth forwards are better than their Monaghan counterparts and Sunday will prove this.

Darren Clarke had been our top marksman this campaign, but unfortunately Darren would now now appear to be carrying an injury, and it looks like Shane Lennon will now be out for some considerable time, two player Louth can ill afford to be without imo.

I believe Derek Maguire will play havoc with the Monaghan backs and I think JP could also be a match winner for us. Andy McDonnell will also be a handful. I believe the use of forwards with pace rather than the use of big men will find the Monaghan backs out.

squidword (Louth) - Posts: 2897 - 06/03/2012 21:08:37    1124217