Mad to think 15 years since the famous day and that finally a final without the Dubs.I think it will be very close.Louth have some fine players Lennon,Durin,Mulroy would get on most teams.They will be mad to beat us and end their wait for championship silverware but we also have a great chance to get some sliver ourselves.I would love for Keoghan and Menton to finally get a medal for all the years they put in.Im hoping the open space in croke park will suit us more and the running power of Costello,caulfield and Conlon inside might give us joy.Jones with another 2 weeks under his belt as well.Anyone know if Jack flynn injury is bad?Got my tickets and cant wait.I know at least 40 people (most had fallen away) who didn't go to Portlaoise are now going to the final and have got tickets.Its great and hopefully thousands more do because the lads need and deserve the countys support.So get on board all and let's make it a sea of green.

Proudroyal (Meath) - Posts: 338 - 29/04/2025 17:09:05    2605468

This is a 50/50 game but think Meath with maybe the exception of Monaghan have embraced the new rules more than any other county in the country. Free flowing direct football is back and this suits Meath more than Louth who are more measured and were comfortable with defensive old rules. Both teams have changed alot since last League match so hard to know how that applies to form book. Louth are stronger than Dublin at midfield and in Sam Mulroy have a huge two pointer threat. Craig Lennon needs an awful lot of watching. It'll be all about getting performance right on the day.

winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 630 - 29/04/2025 17:45:00    2605483

Booked my flights, hotel and got my tickets for The Hill today. Was swithering as to whether I could afford it but after 15 years I don't think I could afford to miss it! Not a gimme by any stretch of the imagination, Louth are a good side, but it would be phenomenal to see a Meath Leinster win in the flesh. So excited!

GlasgowRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 295 - 29/04/2025 18:44:52    2605503

Went on ticketmaster this morning and theres nearly nothing left on Davin, Cusack or Hogan bottom tier.
Looks like top tier isn't open yet

LettuceBFrank (Meath) - Posts: 21 - 30/04/2025 09:50:05    2605587

Assuming Ronan Jones is going to start. Who's coming out?

Coylesrighthand (Meath) - Posts: 17 - 30/04/2025 12:51:32    2605656

So if we win its Monaghan,Down and most likely Clare and if we lose Cork,Roscommon and likely Kerry.

Proudroyal (Meath) - Posts: 338 - 30/04/2025 14:13:39    2605689

If there is anything we've learned from the past is we can't get carried away after a big win like this e.g Kerry 2001 when we lost AI final and Dublin in 2010 when we underperformed in the Leinster Final. So RBs task is to keep the players feet on the ground for the next couple weeks as the hype is building massively. I think if we perform close to what we did against Dublin which will be tough, we'll be in with a great shout. Would be great to have a few lads back even on the bench like Jones the last day, as that could be massive. We look to have an advantage there. Louth have a great 1-15 but if we've the likes of Jones, Walsh and Lynch coming off the bench in a tight game to get us over the line you'd have to be confident.

NYRoyal (USA) - Posts: 40 - 30/04/2025 15:30:49    2605738