Ok I got it wrong about Ratoath, they apparently played well but I heard our lads stopped working in the 2nd half also
For the Semis in Ratoath V Simonstown, Id go for Simonstown - The senior experience and the talented youngsters should be enough
to get past a young light Ratoath side

Bective V Don/Ash - Bectives to push on , they have the hunger which I dont think Don/Ash will have

summerhillof69 (Meath) - Posts: 228 - 13/09/2012 14:25:37    1265630

As I said I think Ratoath will win it outright this year so sticking with them to beat Simonstown but not as easy as they did Summerhill. I havnt seen them play but aparantly Simonstown have a very good full forward line and havnt lost to many to the Senior set up so the Ratoath backs will have to be on their game. Still though Ratoath by 5

Bective Don/Ash will be very close, Bective are a good strong side that are hard to break down, however Don/Ash showed against Cortown that they are not to be underestimated. They may have lost a few to the Seniors though so this is hard to call. I think it wil be no more than 2 points either side, but if I had to chose I would pick Bective.

Final: Ratoath -v- Bective with Ratoath winning by 4

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 585 - 13/09/2012 14:46:33    1265652

Ratoath v Simonstown..............This game is a tough one to call. Simonstowns second team is a very good team. Ratoath will be favourites going into this one and are probably favourites to win it out right. But saying that simonstown will push them close to within a goal. Ratoath to win by 3

Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Bective.............Bective to win by 2. they pulled themselves together after the loss to Ratoath even tho they knew they were through and didn't give it their all.

daboy (Meath) - Posts: 56 - 14/09/2012 14:42:09    1266221

Junior semi finals set as a double header in Navan on Friday week (September 28th). Ratoath v Simonstown at 6.30 and Don/Ash v Bective at 8.00.

Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1394 - 15/09/2012 20:40:56    1266781

im going to put my neck on the line and say ratoath are extremely over hyped and i dont believe seeing them many occasions that they are the finished article

therealpmccann (Meath) - Posts: 57 - 17/09/2012 18:01:03    1267832

Anyone know why there were widespread fixture changes in the football championship. O Mahonys v Simonstown moved to Friday. Why? Move out the other Junior semi, spoiling a well put together double header. Why?

MeathHerald.1 (Meath) - Posts: 14 - 17/09/2012 18:49:57    1267861

Good lad pmccann. What an insightful and totally original first post.
Personally, I'm glad the fixtures were moved. Wouldn't have been able to go otherwise.

Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1394 - 17/09/2012 19:17:08    1267874

Ratoath Royal

That's how he feels, he can't help that.

rath_togh (Meath) - Posts: 740 - 18/09/2012 10:36:53    1268128

well ratoath royal ratoath cleary flattered to desieve against both and average drumbaragh o mahoneys and skryne side and had to decent displays so far.... friday week will reveal all... allthough with a very asstute backroom team behind them ratoath could do it

therealpmccann (Meath) - Posts: 57 - 18/09/2012 17:25:39    1268535

was reading the chronicle today... according to the journalist the co. board want bective & ratoath to win because 2 second teams going through woud be bad for football..... why would this be true?

if ashbourne and simonstown win then surely they deserve to be intermediate more than bective and ratoath?

bit of strange article i thought...

dubsout (Meath) - Posts: 220 - 26/09/2012 17:03:33    1273335

exactly dubsout - if Simonstown and Ashborne win then they deserve and have every right to go up. they have accounted for Cortown and Dunsany already - 2 teams expected to have a big say in the championship. Ashbourne are strong enough to have a county minor in their second team....not many clubs are at that level! having a good mixture of experience and youth (of which a good few will go on to play senior) both second teams will be very hard to beat at the weekend.

onehoponesolo (Meath) - Posts: 21 - 26/09/2012 20:33:47    1273501

Was reading the predictions myself and was wondering where he was getting the idea that it would be a headache for the county board, there would be no headache, Both teams go Intermediate, simple as. There might be headaches alright if one of the teams went straight up and won the Intermediate but worry about that if it happens. Several counties have second strings in their intermediate championships and they manage just fine

Crawley_JuniorD (Meath) - Posts: 211 - 26/09/2012 21:00:11    1273521

I think the headache is that they are not allowed to go into the Leinster and All Ireland Club championship

matrixroyal (Meath) - Posts: 96 - 27/09/2012 09:00:11    1273568

matrix royal - why aren't they allowed play in the leinster championship

dubsout (Meath) - Posts: 220 - 27/09/2012 11:35:07    1273646

Only a club's first team can kinematics out in the Leinster Championship. If, let's say, Don/Ash beat Bective in the final, Because would go on to represent Meath as far as I know

clubm (Meath) - Posts: 87 - 27/09/2012 12:16:40    1273670

Apologies for the post above, predictive text is a disaster. Anybody else think it's unfair to play a championship semi final at 6.30 on a friday evening? Hope none of them lads work outside of Meath or they will struggle to make the throw-in

clubm (Meath) - Posts: 87 - 27/09/2012 13:35:45    1273725

CLubm , the boys who make these fixtures couldnt give a fiddlers about who works in Dublin, they seem to think everyone works in Navan or on the family farm

summerhillof69 (Meath) - Posts: 228 - 27/09/2012 15:57:08    1273852

They couldn't give a fiddlers about Junior football anyway...

clubm (Meath) - Posts: 87 - 27/09/2012 17:30:45    1273936

Yeah thats true, neither Don/Ash or Simonstown could go into leinster if both got to the final. Would there have to be a play off then between Bective and Ratoath?

Crawley_JuniorD (Meath) - Posts: 211 - 27/09/2012 21:59:20    1274073

family farm or a teacher in the navan area i'd say.Putting fixtures on a Saturday afternoon all year,people work on Saturdays now!

goosey (Meath) - Posts: 65 - 28/09/2012 11:11:46    1274159