Had a look at replay and on TV I could see how ref thought it was a foot block. Further more going on about sideline ball jasus mayo had ball after and passed it tomeath player . Well done Meath great heart and the future of meath football is looking good. Come on the royal

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 26/08/2012 21:08:37    1252505

Is it to much to ask for officials to get decisions right especially considering the play is right in front of their eyes!. Yes human error can happen but at the end of the day teams are putting in a huge amount of time and effort, work and commitment and no team deserves to go out on bad decisions made by officials. Some say swings and roundabouts but it's hard to take when its swings the game completely in favour of one team and the so called "decision was a wrong one. At the end of the day these type of decisions seem to keep happening year in and out and it's not good enough. I cant see any lessons been learned. It's a bitter pill to swallow and hard walking out of croke park gate thinking "what if" that decision wasnt made. My team could have "possibly" been making an all ireland apperance. Those type of defeats are the hard ones to take.

lilywhitemagic (Kildare) - Posts: 1693 - 26/08/2012 21:50:23    1252552

Magic that's just untrue. Yet again you like many in Kildare go on and on about Coulters goal,but conveniently omit that your own player took eight steps before he got his score. Blind views of matches does no one any good and this what if thing is to be honest just pure bitterness. By your logic it would have been acceptable for downs goal to be disallowed while your equally illegal score stands. Down were better team that day and rightly went onto all ire final. Same yesterday meath were worthy winners and there is no hard luck stories . Hon the royal

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 27/08/2012 09:07:20    1252598

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killer 88 delighted with the result not because mayo were beaten but the bull we had to listen to on the roscommon page from ya . i,m sure theirs decnt filks in mayo but this dude is a total toser total
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What did I say exactly? Copy and paste a few there. I don't recall saying anything insulting to Ros folk?

killer_88_ (Mayo) - Posts: 2040 - 27/08/2012 09:31:37    1252630

royaldunne, fair enough, if you think it could have been a foot block, you are totally wrong there but anyway. Could you explain how the ref could see a blatent push as not being a free? Look I think meath were a better team the same as everyone else, but cant you see that this is beside the point? The fact that the ref handed the better team 2 goals doesnt justify it happening does it? Can you not see that it could just as easily been the poorer team getting 2 goals off the ref? For instance, what if cork had gotten 2 goals in their favour in the dying minutes, after donegal dominating the second half? What would you say th that?

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 27/08/2012 09:49:34    1252643

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Well done today lads, good win. Probably deserved although I missed most of the first half due to a bloody diversion outside the town!

On a sour note, the boo boys were at it again today at the scoreboard end. Booing and jeering minor players is disgraceful, pathetic behaviour. I don't care that they're the minority. They are a stain on your county and bring everyone down with them. Ye need to sort them out lads.

Good luck in the All-Ireland series.
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I've taken the beating and I've no problem with it. Ros deserved the win. You on the other hand seem to have a massive problem in admitting that a section of your support booed and jeered mayo's free taker several times in the second half, as well as the booing of Mayo lads who put efforts wide. Pathetic, childish and embarrassing some of these "supporters".
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Just as I thought John1971, these are my only 2 posts on the Minor thread over on the Roscommon pages. I'm an awful man amn't I?? I don't don't how Ros folk put up with this abuse from me. By the way what's a "total tosser total"?

killer_88_ (Mayo) - Posts: 2040 - 27/08/2012 10:02:58    1252666

I've seen bad referees in my time but that guy yesterday took the biscuit. Royaldunne Meath being the better team has nothing to do with it cause only for the ref you would never have won that game. Surely there should be a reply??? I've never seen such a robbery in all my life. Two shocking decisions and Mayo are out , no justice in this world. And no one can say Mayo choked cause they were 3 up and would have won only for the referee.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 27/08/2012 10:12:03    1252683

Look master i don't think it was a footblock, but from where the ref was what he saw was mayo lad coming in leading with his foot and theball taking a deflection. But let me be clear that was no foot block, but when I got home last night and watched it I could see where ref was wrong but he thought he was right. Anonis for the sideline it was again wrong call but had

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 27/08/2012 10:15:58    1252693

Didn't get to finish writing. Sideline ball had nothing to do with outcome as mayogot back ball and past it to Meath
Clondalkin I'll tell you we will offer replay if Dublin do same with Kerry as we all know the lesser team won that final with shocking decisions by ref. No free at end etc. so yes lets make it a double header minor mayo v meath v senior Dublin# Kerry

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 27/08/2012 10:22:35    1252700

I was sickened after yesterdays result and the disgraceful decisions by the ref cost us but that's life. Lets get over it and look forward to next Sunday.

We cant go blaming Meath for what the ref done - best of luck to Meath in the final....like yer senior teams of the past ye never gave up in fairness and us not scoring for that last 27mins was our own fault.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11690 - 27/08/2012 10:30:28    1252707

Everyone is forgetting to mention for the first goal which was the most crucial, we took the sidelineball, caught by a Mayo player and passed it straight back to a Meath player. Also that 'push' its not like he floored him, if it was done outfield nobody would be talking about it. Meath should have had 3 goals within the first few minutes. Watched it back on rte player and Joe Brolly said at half time Meath should have been 5/6 points ahead.

ClassApart (Meath) - Posts: 1200 - 27/08/2012 10:40:29    1252716

Well done to our minors yesterday for a great comeback

bobjaffacake (Meath) - Posts: 1400 - 27/08/2012 10:42:53    1252718

Fair play yewtree . I actually think that come half past five on sunday you will be in a all ire final. Now i have backed dub to win so from awhile back but as championship progressed I think its looking like last year was a fluke, now i don't think Donegal will be beat but a mayo v Donegal final would be fantastic for gaa

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 27/08/2012 10:47:15    1252724

They get back the ball? As opposed to a free with no pressure on the man in possession out on the 45? How about the guy touching it on the ground? Doesnt count because the goalie made a save i suppose, regardless of the rebound falling to a meath man. Is it so much to ask that any meath poster can say that regardless of being the better team, these two goals were hugely fortunate and very unfair on mayo? This nonsense that because they were better then it doesnt matter is unbelieveable, of course it matters. The mayo team were no great shakes, we will be the first to say that, but that shouldnt mean that the rules get applied differently should it? Personally, if it were the other way around I would have no issue saying mayo were hugely fortunate, and am very surprised at the lack of sportsmanship being displayed by the meath lads on here. Why is it so hard to tell the truth about it?

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 27/08/2012 10:57:53    1252733

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With regard to the two goals. Firstly it should have been a free to Mayo at the line, but for some reason the ref didn't spot it. Happens all the time. The penalty shouldn't have been and there is no reason why the ref should have interpreted this as a foot block. The Mayo man was at least a meter beyond the outstretched leg of the Meath kicker and the ball hit the back of his leg. I couldn't believe we got a penalty. The second goal happened when in a continuous movement the ball may have been fouled twice but in these situations refs, being human, can miss these type of fouls. Yes Mayo were robbed in the closing stages but we in Meath are used to decisions going against us so we will take it. I actually didn't see the first half due to other commitments but understand we were the better team. Also Mayo scored three points in the first four minutes of the second half to go seven in front but didn't score again until the third minute of injury time. Now that's where they really lost it. Hard luck and better luck next week. I would like to see how Mayo would cope with Donegal.

The real Árd Rí (Meath) - Posts: 990 - 27/08/2012 11:35:50    1252793

I think majority of Meath posters have said it wasn't a footblock,, but as for second goal watch it in slow motion ball was slightly off ground and it was a good call to let play continue. As for unsporting not to acknowledge mayo effort i don't believe we are been, again well done to mayo for putting it up to us, We will need to improve our shot taking if we are to win final

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 27/08/2012 11:40:23    1252808

i expect dublin to win their semi and go on and give meath a bigger hammering in the final than they gave them in the leinster final.........minor football around the country must really be bad when a poor enough meath team are in the all ireland final..............

Gammy_Knee (USA) - Posts: 1482 - 27/08/2012 11:55:51    1252833

jesus the whinge brigade is out in force. the better team won. end of story, see you in the all ireland final.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 27/08/2012 13:09:54    1252946

You see lads/lassies, it's very easy to understand, Meath won because of the referee giving you a penalty that wasn't, you can dress it up anyway you want, we were robbed again , just like 09 and 96.

Nothing we can do about it now, it is time our county board grew a pair though and started lodging complaints.

Like 96 and 09 and more besides, we have to take a look at ourselves though , your up by a few points in the closing stages, lets try and start acting like every other successful county and start to engage in the darker side to the game, what was wrong with an all out malee yesterday on the line after that decision over the push, why oh why oh why are we always so submissive ?

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 27/08/2012 13:32:02    1252978

The real Árd Rí
Also Mayo scored three points in the first four minutes of the second half to go seven in front but didn't score again until the third minute of injury time. Now that's where they really lost it. Hard luck and better luck next week. I would like to see how Mayo would cope with Donegal.

First off The real Árd Rí, fair play for posting in a fair manner. I agree with most of what you say except of one or two little things.
A) Yes frees go unnoticed regularly, but not blatent pushes like that. I would say it was the most blatent foul in either game yesterday, furthermore the linesman was right beside it. Surely that cant be deemed equal to something like a slight overcarry? Those calls should be right at the very least.
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Also Mayo scored three points in the first four minutes of the second half to go seven in front but didn't score again until the third minute of injury time. Now that's where they really lost it. Hard luck and better luck next week. I would like to see how Mayo would cope with Donegal.

I see where you are coming from with this quote, but I dont believe it is accurate. There is no law saying that you have to score in the second half, and if the game had been officiated correctly, mayo wouldnt have needed to score again, so although it is a bad statistic, it should not mean that they get 6 points awarded against them.
I dont begrudge meath for an instant, what are they supposed to do, not take the win? Fair play to them and the best of luck also, I genuinely hope they can upset the odds in the final. My point is that the level of officiating was nowhere near acceptable, and just because it happened to fall for the better team this time, doesnt mean that this will be the case he next time. I mean wouldnt it be a disgrace if donegal went on to dominate the final and then lose out because of 2 goals that blatently shouldnt have been? It isnt acceptable. People are putting so much of their lives into this and then to be let down by, frankly, gross incompetence, just isnt fair. Of course refs are just normal people and will make mistakes, but to such a degree is above and beyond. I mean the footblock incident shows a lack of basic understanding of the rules, it is the equivelent of a linesman in soccer not fully understanding the offside rule. It has to be better than that.

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 27/08/2012 14:05:36    1253027