Meath v Kildare discussion

Sykk

Meath's full team is back, injury free. I reckon Meath +3.

What say you?

Atomic Pineapple

Was the draw I hoped for, I reckon if Meath turn up, realise they were very poor against Louth, put what happened behind them and go out to prove a point then we should win by 2 or 3 points.

Royal Seahawk

Depends on what Meath team shows up. I believe we have better footballers than Kildare but we'd seriously have to up the performance from the Leinster final, especially our second half showing.
At the moment I fancy Kildare, but I normally get more optimistic as the week goes on!

corny

Kildare by a couple in a good game of football.

baztard

Its Kildares to lose. They have all the momentum, their confidence is sky high and they're the better team. They have the potential to destroy Meath, but then again Meath are a good team no doubt so depending on what mentality the teams have on the day, it could swing either way.

Sykk

I probably would have been happy with any draw.. But I know Meath are always better when playing as underdogs.. Anyway I'll stick to my first prediction! Hopefully Joe Sheridan will bang in an early goal.

ROSSKI

Sykk wrote: »

I probably would have been happy with any draw.. But I know Meath are always better when playing as underdogs.. Anyway I'll stick to my first prediction! Hopefully Joe Sheridan will bang in an early goal.

Hopefully we wont throw it it to the goal:D

Dots1982

Hard to tell but I'm from Kildare so I'll go for them. Amazing how much the two teams have improved since the league.

Anyone think it will be dirty? I would say it will need a strong ref and I wouldn't mind backing for there to be at least one red card.

I've nothing against meath but the dodgy way they won the Leinster final might lead to a bit of needle in the stands and maybe the pitch as well considering we're not exactly bosom buddies during peacetime.

jonniebgood1

Dots1982 wrote: »

Anyone think it will be dirty? I would say it will need a strong ref and I wouldn't mind backing for there to be at least one red card.

I've nothing against meath but the dodgy way they won the Leinster final might lead to a bit of needle in the stands and maybe the pitch as well considering we're not exactly bosom buddies during peacetime.

Im looking forward to a good battle after all the trouble at the end of the Leinster final with the louth fans both on the pitch and in the stands. Crowd trouble should not be mixed with any irish sports in my opinion. A good hard match in the type of spirit both teams showed in the late 90's would restore some faith in the GAA.

dcr22B

Dots1982 wrote: »

I would say it will need a strong ref and I wouldn't mind backing for there to be at least one red card.

Marty "Fussy" Duffy, he of the permanently attached whistle to the lips is referee. Could be a stop start sh1tstorm!

thesultan

Kildare's shooting is too eractic and if John Doyle is off form I would the Royals by four points.

Hammer Archer

dcr22B wrote: »

Marty "Fussy" Duffy, he of the permanently attached whistle to the lips is referee. Could be a stop start sh1tstorm!

You're joking :mad:
I've always had an aversion to him as a ref. Even moreso since his ridiculous performance in the Meath Dublin game last season.

Think it'll be a great game. Delighted we got a Leinster team in the quarters. At the moment I'm thinking Kildare will sneak it. We know from last year that winning every week, no matter who you're drawn against, builds up a head of steam and you'll have an advantage over a team who hasn't played in weeks. Having said that, hopefully our forwards click like they did in previous games and we can nick it

COME ON THE ROYALS!!

messrs

hopefully Kildare will take them, Meath dont deserve to be there in the first place, seeing as they cheated to win the Leinster

Hammer Archer

messrs wrote: »

hopefully Kildare will take them, Meath dont deserve to be there in the first place, seeing as they cheated to win the Leinster

Jaysus how late are you??? Seriously let it go.

An Citeog

messrs wrote: »

hopefully Kildare will take them, Meath dont deserve to be there in the first place, seeing as they cheated to win the Leinster

This is the first and only warning that I'll be giving. What happened in the Leinster Final has nothing to do with this match and if you want to discuss that incident, find the appropriate thread(s). I'll be handing out infractions to posters who try to derail this thread.

rpurfield

my big question is how fit is dermott earley he seemed to be carrying an injury against monaghan but continued on.we really need our backs to tighten up they were far too loose against louth and doyle wont be as off form as he was the last day.i think it might be meath by two but it really is going to be too close to call

Micko23

rpurfield wrote: »

my big question is how fit is dermott earley he seemed to be carrying an injury against monaghan but continued on.we really need our backs to tighten up they were far too loose against louth and doyle wont be as off form as he was the last day.i think it might be meath by two but it really is going to be too close to call

The big answer is that hes not fit nor has he been against Antrim and looked in agony againt leitrim..but yes he continues on. The injury looks long term but he plays through it as much as possible. he still controlled the midfield in those games. I think he will be fine!

Marse

Alot will depend on how Meath react to four week break. Kildare have built up a good momentum over the last few weeks. Should be close either way.

Craig Dowling

hoping for a cracker as im going

Meaths Half Forward line if if really clicks will win it for the royals
Graham Reilly is the find of the championship this season he has been awesome

df1985

Its a very hard one to call but im hoping Kildare will push on in a very tight game to win by about 3.Theres a serious buzz in Kildare about the game. Gutted I cant be at it, stupid wedding in scotland this weekend.....

MickShamrock

I think Kildare will win it.

DARK-KNIGHT

forward momentum will take kildare through this one as winners maybe by 3 points!!

a lot of good feelings about kildare at the mo, i feel they deserve a shot at the semis as they really have been the benchmark setters for how to play through the qualifiers!!

just got my 8 month old the green lilies kit :pac: delighted with finding it now!!!!!!

CILL DARA ABU

KERSPLAT!

If we start winning in Midfield (stepup Crawford!!) we have a great chance. Kildares shooting on Saturday was very wasteful, in particular Doyle.

If he starts knocking them over Kildare will have a very good chance but I would expect Meath to pickup from the last match and show the country what the team is made of!!

Need a good, convincing win if we're to have a crack at Kerry in the SF!!!

UP THE ROYAL!!!

Meath by 4 points, 2 Goals for Joe

jonniebgood1

df1985 wrote: »

Gutted I cant be at it, stupid wedding in scotland this weekend.....

Harsh quote!!!
not trying to rub it in but you won't even get it on tv over there! Actually I may be trying to rub it in...

rockape

I agree that it's Kildare's to loose. Credit must be given to McGeeny for bringing them on. They're a tough outfit now and if Early's injury isn't a problem and Doyle is on form, I wouldn't think meath have enough to get past them. Saying that, I would love to see meath move on to a possible rematch with Dublin down the line.

DARK-KNIGHT

rockape wrote: »

I agree that it's Kildare's to loose. Credit must be given to McGeeny for bringing them on. They're a tough outfit now and if Early's injury isn't a problem and Doyle is on form, I wouldn't think meath have enough to get past them. Saying that, I would love to see meath move on to a possible rematch with Dublin down the line.

dont you mean a possible meeting with tyrone???? LOL

kildare9

Lot of talk in general about how Kildares full back line will cope with the likes of Bray, Ward and Sheridan. I have faith in our back line. Peter Kelly is flying at the moment. He kept both Eoin Bradley and Freeman quiet in the previous games. McGrillen has be consistently good aswell.
There hasnt been a buzz like this around the county since the 2000 semi-final.
Hopefully a good Kildare crowd on the hill and we'll get behind the lads! Cill Dara abu!

df1985

jonniebgood1 wrote: »

Harsh quote!!!
not trying to rub it in but you won't even get it on tv over there! Actually I may be trying to rub it in...

Im bringin the laptop and streaming it, theres ways around it!:cool:

raven136

Good piece in the indo about kildares erratic shooting.The players are basically told pull the trigger or shoot on sight and the wides dont affect their confidence.
Scores of 2-17,1-12,1-15 in recent weeks and very little of it is dependent on John Doyle.I really hope meath think Doyle is the only scorer on the team,this frees up Kavanagh and Callaghan etc.

Hopefully the ref lets the game flow,two fairly tough teams who both enjoy a good tussle.
Looks like a massive Kildare crowd.
Will be very very close but Kildare by 2 points(Hopefully)

corny

df1985 wrote: »

Im bringin the laptop and streaming it, theres ways around it!:cool:

MSK on sky channel 433 should be showing all the matches this weekend.

largepants

thesultan wrote: »

Kildare's shooting is too eractic and if John Doyle is off form I would the Royals by four points.

With the greatest respect I think that statement is pure Pat Spillane-ism. Kildares shooting was erratic last day and John Doyle was off form yet Kildare still won!!Yes, John Doyle has been Kildares scorer-in-chief over the past number of seasons. However people seem to forget he does take the frees which certainly adds to the tallys he gets. Players from teams have even won All Irelands when depending on one particular scorer (i.e. Donegal '92, Cork 89 and 90 to name but two).It's down right lazy to suggest that every time Kildare play they depend on Doyle too much. That was dispelled last year with the nominations for Smith and Kavanagh for all stars but seems to have been regurgitated this year for some unknown reason. Some lazy journo pens it and suddenly lemmings all over the country are subscribing to it. Change the record.

Kilough

Meath by 4..

I think people are focusing too much on Meaths 2nd half performance v Louth, fair enough it was poor but other than that Meath have been in very impressive form throughout this championship. Two 10 point wins and an 11 point drubbing of Dublin back this up! Fair enough Kildare have been impressive in last 2 games but the quality/heart of the opposition has to be questioned...
If meath get on top early - getting the final out of their system, they should have more than enough IMO

Het-Field

Kilough wrote: »

Meath by 4..

I think people are focusing too much on Meaths 2nd half performance v Louth, fair enough it was poor but other than that Meath have been in very impressive form throughout this championship. Two 10 point wins and an 11 point drubbing of Dublin back this up! Fair enough Kildare have been impressive in last 2 games but the quality/heart of the opposition has to be questioned...
If meath get on top early - getting the final out of their system, they should have more than enough IMO

The Dublin game should be forgotten about, The extent of that victory was sheer fluke, and it would have been more approrpiate if Meath had won by 2-4points. Three of those goals would never have been conceeded by a team with a functioning full-back and half back line.

Atomic Pineapple

Het-Field wrote: »

The Dublin game should be forgotten about, The extent of that victory was sheer fluke, and it would have been more approrpiate if Meath had won by 2-4points. Three of those goals would never have been conceeded by a team with a functioning full-back and half back line.

+1

While I think Meath were good for the win that day the score line was way out of proportion and a 3/4 point victory is a more realistic way to look at that game.

rpurfield

Het-Field wrote: »

The Dublin game should be forgotten about, The extent of that victory was sheer fluke, and it would have been more approrpiate if Meath had won by 2-4points. Three of those goals would never have been conceeded by a team with a functioning full-back and half back line.

said that right after the game myself.over the course of the year we only ran out handy against offaly when their midfielder was sent off and moyles played excellent as the extra man.we were terrible against laois the first day but improved in the replay and again in the dublin game even though id agree we werent 11 points the better team.we even played well in the first half of the louth game shoudlve been further ahead due to bad wides only for us to fall apart totally in the second half.

DARK-KNIGHT

Het-Field wrote: »

The Dublin game should be forgotten about, The extent of that victory was sheer fluke, and it would have been more approrpiate if Meath had won by 2-4points. Three of those goals would never have been conceeded by a team with a functioning full-back and half back line.

agree that meath were not that far ahead of dublin and if the dubs defense was in order that day i think things would look quite different for meath now.

CILL DARA ABU

NufcNavan

Meath by 2 points.

NufcNavan

rpurfield wrote: »

said that right after the game myself.over the course of the year we only ran out handy against offaly when their midfielder was sent off and moyles played excellent as the extra man.we were terrible against laois the first day but improved in the replay and again in the dublin game even though id agree we werent 11 points the better team.we even played well in the first half of the louth game shoudlve been further ahead due to bad wides only for us to fall apart totally in the second half.

We didn't even play well in the 1st half against Louth. We just got worse in the 2nd half.

df1985

I have a whole tiny scottish village shouting for kildare tomorrow, found a tiny pub thatll let me watch it, cmon Kildare!!

HallisseyEoin

Kildare by 4.......I HOPE!!

JHMEG

Both counties were beaten by Louth, but Kildare have steam rolled over half of Ulster and the north west since then, so I'd fancy Kildare. Paddypower fancies them too.

fatherted1969

Having watched Kildare all year i actually think they haven't got near their best yet. In the last couple of games they've put together a good 15-20 minutes heavy scoring and that was enough to see them through. If they can get off fast they'll destroy most teams

Royal Seahawk

JHMEG wrote: »

Both counties were beaten by Louth, but Kildare have steam rolled over half of Ulster and the north west since then, so I'd fancy Kildare. Paddypower fancies them too.

:rolleyes:

ShamoBuc

I think kildare will have too much for meath tomorrow. It will be close but kildare run of games will prove decisive and will hit the ground running, like the dubs and down did today.

Dr. Nick

largepants wrote: »

With the greatest respect I think that statement is pure Pat Spillane-ism. Kildares shooting was erratic last day and John Doyle was off form yet Kildare still won!!Yes, John Doyle has been Kildares scorer-in-chief over the past number of seasons. However people seem to forget he does take the frees which certainly adds to the tallys he gets. Players from teams have even won All Irelands when depending on one particular scorer (i.e. Donegal '92, Cork 89 and 90 to name but two).It's down right lazy to suggest that every time Kildare play they depend on Doyle too much. That was dispelled last year with the nominations for Smith and Kavanagh for all stars but seems to have been regurgitated this year for some unknown reason. Some lazy journo pens it and suddenly lemmings all over the country are subscribing to it. Change the record.

The most bizzare thing I've seen in a long time was the 'analysis' by that Mayo muppet on the Sunday game showing Kildare scoring fantastic points in the last game from all angles and being critical of it!

Some crrappp about 'the scoring zone'. Well, the Kildare 'scoring zone' was where they scored from mate.

Anyway, tough one for us Royals tomorrow, as others mentioned, depends which Meath turns up, here's the form so far:

Offaly Game - Good Meath
Laois 1 - Bad Meath
Laois 2 - Good Meath
Dublin - Good Meath
Louth - Bad Meath (Good Rugby side though....;))

Satistically, GBGGB, it might be G......

c montgomery

JHMEG wrote: »

Both counties were beaten by Louth, but Kildare have steam rolled over half of Ulster and the north west since then, so I'd fancy Kildare. Paddypower fancies them too.

Just about with kildare at 1/1 and meath at 11/10.
Paddy fancied tyrone and kerry today too:rolleyes:

smashey

JHMEG wrote: »

Both counties were beaten by Louth, but Kildare have steam rolled over half of Ulster and the north west since then, so I'd fancy Kildare. Paddypower fancies them too.

Ok, let's knock this whole Louth v Meath thing on the head here. Whatever happened in the match itself and no matter how the result came about, Meath won and are Leinster champions. I don't want to see anymore posts like this because all they do is get people riled.

Dr. Nick

JHMEG wrote: »

Both counties were beaten by Louth, but Kildare have steam rolled over half of Ulster and the north west since then, so I'd fancy Kildare. Paddypower fancies them too.

Paddy knows best - he lost a few € on that double today

I'd love to see the game that Louth beat Meath in btw.....something like the All-Ireland Dublin 'won' with a player sent off who kept on playing??

JHMEG

smashey wrote: »

I don't want to see anymore posts like this because all they do is get Meath people riled.

Fixed that for ya.

Looking forward to the possibility of an all-Leinster AI final with Kildare and Dublin, which would be super. Has that ever happened before?

Chuckin

JHMEG wrote: »

Fixed that for ya.

Looking forward to the possibility of an all-Leinster AI final with Kildare and Dublin, which would be super. Has that ever happened before?

An All-Earley final sounds a thousand times better, I think! 100/1 odds? Pfft!

Royal Seahawk

JHMEG wrote: »

Fixed that for ya.

Looking forward to the possibility of an all-Leinster AI final with Kildare and Dublin, which would be super. Has that ever happened before?

You can't name the All Ireland finalists for the past nine years?