Meathlass wrote: » No, they're family members. Called in for a cup of tea and a chat with their granny on the way home after the game. Having seen first hand the sacrifices these players make (no nights out for months at a time, abuse in public, using annual leave to cover days off when injuried, sacrifices made at work to leave early to make training etc.) I find the 'palace boys' stereotype particularly offensive.
DARK-KNIGHT wrote: » who have meath still to play? too lazy to search.... is it unimaginable for them to win remaining games and grab second spot??
So why do they let it happened repeatedly?
Jesus I dont like ranting about them but were staring at Division 4 and its obvious this goes beyond whos the manager
Meathlass wrote: » The only silver lining during the Cavan game was seeing the minor team presented with their A-I finalist medals. Even if they were badly beaten by Dublin last year. :rolleyes:
shaneon77 wrote: » I've been wondering about that myself... are none of these young guys good enough to make an impact at senior level? dardis or harnan or ward? I watched them get their accolade and fair play to them. there are quite a few still minor this year including one guy whos' name escapes me but is also eligible next year! why are none of these guys given a run out?
DARK-KNIGHT wrote: » Have you played senior football? The move at club level from minor to senior is huge. Very rarely would a young guy step from minor to senior without under 21 action first. 18 year old put in with 30 year olds strength difference would be huge etc. Meath need to look at other options in the county or under 21 players. Leave the minors alone let them mature and blossom
shaneon77 wrote: » I accept your point completely but am enquiring as to whether any of these guys got a chance to try out on the senior panel for o'byrne/ league. My point being that they could be no worse than the offering on display last Saturday night and may even improve things if even for the short term future. If a guy is good enough give him a chance. I am saying these things as a Meath fan watching my county struggling in div. 3 and a real possibility of ending up in div.4 if our performances cannot improve. The lack of tackling and the missing "edge" are hard to swallow. I live in hope that things turn around asap. Wounded pride is all we have going for us in a way.
DARK-KNIGHT wrote: » No way will meath be relegated.. ..
Hammer Archer wrote: » Delighted I couldn't make it last night. I'm not one bit surprised at the result. Even with the staggering amount of injuries I think we're a mid-table division 3 team now. Four of our last five league games have been embarrassing defeats. And the worrying thing is that two of those were in Navan against local rivals. When things weren't all that rosy a few years back, at least we were pretty solid in Navan. Promotion is still a slim possibility given that any team can beat any other in this division, but we simply cannot lose again. And I honestly can't see us going to Roscommon next week and getting a result.
Obrieski wrote: » Hibbeler, you're dead right. Time to get behind the lads again, I still believe we can get through these rough times and have a good year. In relation to your other point, Meath schools have always been strong. Pats, ashbourne, ratoath, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, oldcastle, kells and more have regularly been competing at Leinster and national level for the last 7 to 8 years, and more in the case of the pats. I think the underage 'problems' that Meath have according to some posters are a bit of a myth. I was on Meath teams at underage that regularly won competitions in Leinster beating all around them, we won the Leinster minor too. And meath always seem to win the under 14, 15 and 16 blitzes. Maybe the problem is emphasising the winning and not the coaching at these levels but there's no better feeling as a young lad than winning these competitions for your county. The problem for me is keeping lads in good training and conditioning between 18 and 21. Beer and women and college come part of life at these ages and I've seen so many potential greats slip off the radar at this stage. Imagine, when you finish minor, you may have been on a Meath team since 13 years of age but all of a sudden you may have 2 years before you're on the 21s team. Last years minor team for example. Reached an all ireland final, any of those not on the Meath 21s should train once a week together in the gym or on the pitch because at the moment they're with their clubs and developing bad habits, not training with such intensity etc etc and I've seen this happen. It happened to me to an extent, players reach a comfort zone with the club that doesn't happen at county training or matches. These 2 years need to be attacked by the county board, try and keep lads together. Even if its once a week with a coach, or their individual gym programme. Lads need to develop and it might not even guarantee you a spot on the 21s team but at least potential stars won't get distracted as much by other things if they're still part of a Meath setup. I also think it should happen now immediately for all the lads playing with this years 21 team who are eligible again next year. They should train together once a week to keep their sharpness and intensity up at that level.
Hammer Archer wrote: » Wicklow beating Monaghan 1-2 to 0-1 after less than 20 minutes. Gwan Wickla. Edit: Should've kept my mouth shut. 1-3 apiece.
Lemlin wrote: » Would be great if Wicklow could even get a point out of that match but can't see it.
