Hammer Archer wrote: » The Minors play Westmeath in the Leinster semi final in Mullingar on Saturday evening at 7pm. A win and they will be playing the Leinster final before the seniors in 3 weeks time. Just like the old days :pac:
boynesider wrote: » I've heard there are some good talents in that minor side. Haven't seen them this year but I saw Harnan and O'Sullivan from Moynalvey last year and they looked to have a bit about them.
paul71 wrote: » Dublin 2/7 7/2 Meath Donegal 2/9 4/1 Down Cork 1/100 28/1 Clare Mayo 1/4 7/2 Sligo I am not a gambler but anyone think a longshot double on Meath and Down is good value?
rpurfield wrote: » watched the game again this afternoon and i missed how well damien carroll played.
Felexicon wrote: » Harrinton coming off the bench had a big impact on the game. James Cavanagh certainly seemed to be getting the better of Lenihan
whatnext wrote: » Did anyone else notice that that for the first time in living memory we had neutral support on Sunday? I can't ever remember that before, I was getting texts of Dubs, Kerrymen, Monaghan men and even a Mayoman for gods sake to name but a few... (none from Louth) wishing us luck and congratulating us afterwards. The usual form is abuse before during and after no matter what the result (all light hearted of course) Have we turned a corner? do they miss us? or is it pity? or is it just because we were playing Kildare after seanie gate?
blackbelt wrote: » I was kind of up for Meath (Suppose having a grandfather from there made it easier to swallow lol).I don't know if Meath are "back" just yet.They could flop in the next two matches but McEneaney has to be kept on.He seems to have unearthed some players that can maybe trouble some top teams
Hammer Archer wrote: » I'm getting a little worried about all the hype that's being generated around us after Sunday. While I don't think we're as bad as we showed during the league, comparisons with the team of 1996 is very worrying. I've heard pundits comparing Damien Carroll and Gillespie to the likes of Giles and McDermott which is ridiculous. We have not become All Ireland contenders overnight. We were terrible for the first 20 minutes against Wicklow and for the whole of the first Carlow game. Even in the Carlow replay, we were pretty poor until Peader Byrne came on in the first half. Only then did we begin to pull away. Yes the performance against Kildare was encouraging but I think some Meath fans (though not on here) seem to be getting ahead of themselves. For the Leinster final, Dublin will be raging hot favourites and we'll need to up our level of performance even more from Sunday to even have a chance against them. I hope the lads don't let Sunday's game go to their heads.
blackbelt wrote: » You can bet your last euro though that as a Dublin fan, I am weary of Meath.In 2010 I felt there was an inevitable outcome that Meath would take Dublin, just felt it in my bones. This time however while I am more confident Dublin will win, Sundays performances would have let the casual,neutral observer to say Meath looked more impressive than we did. We can't afford to start Fennell and MDMA has to come in and put in a performance.Conor Gillespie who is apparently Meaths 5th choice midfielder really put the Kildare midfield in his back pocket. Too many sacred cows in Meath before Sunday perhaps.Lest not forget Kevin Reilly has gotten the better of Bernard Brogan in the past and given his form last Sunday, this is a concern.
Hammer Archer wrote: » Personally, I would be more confident about the Leinster Final if Dublin hadn't struggled against Wexford. If Dublin had given Wexford a similar beating as they gave to Louth, they would be unbackable favourites. But now, Dublin have gotten the bad game out of their system and know they will have to up it against Meath. I'd be very surprised if Dublin's performance on Sunday week is anywhere close to last Sunday's. And I'd be worried if we do lose, what our fate in the qualifiers would be. Lose the final and we'll be playing 6 days later with (no disrespect to the teams they're playing in the qualifiers) teams such as Kerry, Tyrone and Kildare waiting. I wouldn't be too confident of picking ourselves up for a game with any of them so soon after losing a final.
rpurfield wrote: » .i thought there was a vote at congress to do away with the 6 day turnaround for provincal losers btw???
Hammer Archer wrote: » The Kildare - Dublin game is in Newbridge on Wednesday. I'd say the winner of that game will definitely be favourites.
Hammer Archer wrote: » Referee for the Leinster final is Martin Duffy. I always wonder what goes through the GAA's minds when they assign referees to games. Duffy refereed the Dublin game in 2009 when he failed to send off Ger Brennan for a punch, blew for full time when we were on the attack (like HT in the Kildare game) and admitted later on that he had added on the incorrect amount of injury time (as far as I remember, that was the game Mark Davoren was seriously injured and needed to be stratchered off).
blackbelt wrote: » He is also the same referee that sent off James McCarthy against Mayo extremely harshly.The same referee who penalised Barry Cahill for catching a ball cleanly against Tyrone in 2009 in the floodlit match and the same referee who was a sideline official during the 2008 Leinster Final who had a point blank view of Ciaran Whelan getting elbowed in the face and kneed in the stomach by a Wexford player but did nothing but shake his head. He is a poor referee.Lets just hope that if his refereeing standards come through Sunday week, he is consistently poor to both teams and things even out.
mattser wrote: » I think point blank views, and referees, and Whelan, in the same sentence, are a little out of place on a Meath site. Ask Crawford.
