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That’s quite easy to answer. I would take Conor Madden any day of the week over Morris. Morris has never changed a tight game like Madden did that Ulster SF vs Down. He hasn’t scored 2-3 against a Div 1 opponent like Roscommon. He hasn’t performed consistently in the Cavan club championship like Madden. In fact, other than mentioning that one club game vs Killygarry, or intercounty games against poor Leinster opposition from 2/3 years ago, what games exactly are you rating Morris on?

Oisin Brady or Conor Smith (when fit) would also get the nod ahead of him. Not to mention Dara Mc and it wouldn’t surprise me to see him lining out in there come Championship because I still think Mickey likes to throw a curveball.

I saw Morris in a challenge game against Donegal the week before the League. Donegal put a tight man marker on him and he hadn’t the temperament for it. He ended up being more interested in trying to punch the head off his man, in a challenge match, than trying to play football.

He’s still a Meath player anyway, by all accounts, and, even if he wasn’t, why would we do a McGeeney and go chasing after a player from another county because they fell out with the management there?

When you think of players will def start against Armagh (if fit), I have:

1. Ray Galligan
2. Padraig Faulkner
3. Jason McLoughlin
4. Niall Carolan
5. Killian Clarke
6. Gerard Smith
7. Conor Brady
8. Dara McVeety
9. Ciaran Brady
10. James Smith
11. Gearoid McKiernan
12. Oisin Brady
13. Paddy Lynch

Those are in no particular order but I think they all play if fit. That leaves the two Maddens, Tiarnan & Cian, Oisin Kiernan, Ryan O’Neill, Brandon Boylan, the two Conors, Madden & Smith, Johnny McCabe, Jack McKenna & David Brady all vying for two places.

Madden is consistent in Cavan club football. I didn’t say anything about intercounty if you read my point. Morris has not been, albeit after one season. He won’t get the space in 90% of Cavan club football games that he did in that Killygarry game and that showed last year in his other performances.

I’m writing off a Morris performance mainly because it’s against poor Leinster opposition. As I’ve already said above, Leinster football is very poor outside of Dublin. Ulster football is a lot more tactical and forwards have a lot less space. I wasn’t surprised to see Morris do absolutely nothing against Derry.

Let me ask again, what performances are you basing your opinion of Morris off? You seem to be rating him above numerous Cavan forwards off the back of one club football game. You did already ignore this question so I guess we have our genuine answer before you attempt to go Googling a response now that I’ve asked again.

The challenge game was played in Lavey in January. There were plenty of people there from lots of Cavan clubs to take a free opportunity to see two intercounty teams play and watch players like Patrick McBrearty up close.

It’s already been said, I think three or four times now, that We Are Meath have advised that Morris is still in the Meath panel but you continue to debate the point despite saying “it’s all moot”.

No agenda. I just appear to be more informed on the topic than you having a passing interest in and attending some Meath intercounty and club games but you don’t seem to be able to accept that.

In my book, when someone is avoiding questions asked, deliberately attempting to twist points made and feeling the need to answer their own question by typing out “LOL”, they’re struggling.

As previously said, if you’ve an issue, contact a mod - that matter has already been discussed with them.

Otherwise, if you’ve nothing positive to add to the debate at hand, I’d ask that you not deflect away from it.

Onto the next topic so, I mentioned media bias to certain players last year. No offence to him, I think even he would be embarrassed by it, but how did Gearoid McKiernan make the GAA team of the week?

Apologies I did not see any Mod post previously stating that it had been dealt with.

What exactly is your insinuation here? Strange you didn’t raise it in your last post if you had one to make - a delayed reaction.

Two intercounty teams playing over the road on a Saturday afternoon at 1 with free entry and you wouldn’t bother going?

If you know the right people, word of these things gets out.

Meath ladies played there against Tyrone in a challenge last Summer too and I brought the kids to it - not every day you have the All Ireland champions playing over the road and access to players like Duggan & Wall. Must be some connection to the club.

Nevin O’Donnell in goals for Leitrim last night. He must be there from the Terry Hyland days.

Its on Saturday at 3pm. Not tomorrow.

Jordan Morris scored 3-10 for Cavan who won by a point.

It was a joke, sorry i don’t know anything about it, was it played in Lavey?

Sure where else 🙂

Heard Cavan are away for the weekend and played Westmeath last night.

Obviously a lot more money being bet on Armagh to win. Maybe I’m deluded but I still think that if we play our best we have a chance. What odds were we before the Ulster final in 2020.

I think we have a chance but it’s a slight chance. I’m tired of hearing about brave losses and how we matched Donegal but lost to two freak goals last year - they were two high balls we didn’t deal with.

Those 2019 games were strange. In the first, some brilliance from Mackey saved us to bring it to ET. Then Gearoid missed a sitter of a free. In the replay, they really shouldn’t have let us back into it but somehow they did and we dragged it back.

Then in 2020, they gave us an absolute thumping in both the McKenna Cup and the first round of the League.