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Was at every league game except Cork. No comparison between the first game against Kildare and the last game versus Clare. We've made big strides even as recently as the challenges against Down and Cavan. If we've any ambitions to play football in August and beyond then we should win this pulling up. MarkMyWords (Meath) - Posts: 498 - 01/06/2017 11:03:02 1992952 Link
Replying To Loyalroyal17: "Lads do ya reckon we should be up here mad early Sunday??" I'd say aim to be up there for 1ish. Grab a pint or two if possible. Getting a bus up is nearly the handiest option if that's a runner, at least you don't have to worry about parking. BarneysTie (Meath) - Posts: 258 - 01/06/2017 11:05:08 1992953 Link
I think Andy's reaction after the Cork game, focusing on the fact that we let a lead slip rather than on the fact that we came from 9 down, has really put a rocket up the players' backsides. I thought he was 100% correct in calling the players out on their inconsistency. Going by his interviews since, I doubt that he has let up on driving consistency home. If we can put in a 70 minute performance on Sunday, we'll win. Simple as that! Regressing to what we saw against Cork (for the first half), Down and Kildare will see us in trouble. Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1362 - 01/06/2017 13:01:09 1993024 Link
It was the same last year. People saying the place will be mad busy and hard to get parking etc. If Dublin were playing, yes it would be, but when they are not it isn't. I was up there last year (no more than 1 hour before throw-in) and the church car park was relatively empty. I think I had to turn left to exit it before doing a u-turn of sorts a bit further on to head for home. If parking on the street somewhere just make sure to be facing in the right direction and on the right side of the street for getting away quickly when heading home. Most teams are rusty first day out in the championship. Louth are over that so I expect things to be much closer than last year. There is no room for complacency as the intensity and momentum built up in the latter stages of the league was two months ago. 8+ weeks is a long time without a match of any significance. The wee fellas outplayed and outmuscled us in the OBC (albeit a somewhat experimental side), so Meath have something to prove. I'm really looking forward to this summer - I think it will be an interesting adventure. Possibly like 2007 & 2009 without going quite that far in the grand scheme of things. GlasagusOr (Meath) - Posts: 1348 - 01/06/2017 13:11:16 1993033 Link
Just reading through all the possible teams lads have up here and I can't believe that Shane McEntee is on every team,on what basis? It's on form or ability because he lacks in both areas. Although I like a lot of things Andy McEntee has brought to the squad this I can't get over the fact how he has decided no matter what his own son will be on the team no matter what. Ultimately this will cost the team if he's trying to build spirt or togetherness within the squad because the rest of the players aren't stupid and will see they are competing for 14 places on the team. just.john (Meath) - Posts: 97 - 01/06/2017 13:46:04 1993064 Link
Replying To BarneysTie: "I'd say aim to be up there for 1ish. Grab a pint or two if possible. Getting a bus up is nearly the handiest option if that's a runner, at least you don't have to worry about parking." Was thinking the bus meself...parking be a complete disaster id say. Bus & few pints i think it is. Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 01/06/2017 14:09:21 1993076 Link
Replying To Loyalroyal17: "Lads do ya reckon we should be up here mad early Sunday??" Yeah I do. I'm leaving from midlands around 11.30 or thereabouts, be there parked hopefully by 1ish , its a mental place to get in and out of, if any of you have read my post on main forum you know what happened last year. So get there early. Its officially a sell out, I have one spare ticket for Stand if anyone needs it, (its a juvenile as little one wont go ) royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 01/06/2017 14:12:24 1993078 Link
Replying To GlasagusOr: "It was the same last year. People saying the place will be mad busy and hard to get parking etc. If Dublin were playing, yes it would be, but when they are not it isn't. I was up there last year (no more than 1 hour before throw-in) and the church car park was relatively empty. I think I had to turn left to exit it before doing a u-turn of sorts a bit further on to head for home. If parking on the street somewhere just make sure to be facing in the right direction and on the right side of the street for getting away quickly when heading home. Most teams are rusty first day out in the championship. Louth are over that so I expect things to be much closer than last year. There is no room for complacency as the intensity and momentum built up in the latter stages of the league was two months ago. 8+ weeks is a long time without a match of any significance. The wee fellas outplayed and outmuscled us in the OBC (albeit a somewhat experimental side), so Meath have something to prove. I'm really looking forward to this summer - I think it will be an interesting adventure. Possibly like 2007 & 2009 without going quite that far in the grand scheme of things." Jesus glas it was a nightmare getting in to ground last year, also it was a sell out, so surely when dubs play its a sell out so both sell outs, now the parking wasn't bad going in, but I was there quite early. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 01/06/2017 14:25:11 1993084 Link
RD, I think you probably just got there too early and they weren't ready for the early birds on a day trip to the big smoke:) As regards traffic, things tend to flow better when everybody is heading home in the same general direction than when Dublin are playing and people are heading home in all different directions, criss-crossing each others getaway. GlasagusOr (Meath) - Posts: 1348 - 01/06/2017 15:10:04 1993097 Link
Replying To GlasagusOr: "RD, I think you probably just got there too early and they weren't ready for the early birds on a day trip to the big smoke:) As regards traffic, things tend to flow better when everybody is heading home in the same general direction than when Dublin are playing and people are heading home in all different directions, criss-crossing each others getaway." There was a good q of about a thousand waiting to get in, it got quite dangerous at times. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 01/06/2017 15:16:56 1993100 Link
Is Patrick Reilly the full back for Louth on Sunday the lad who followed Biggy around the pitch in that game in Drogheda a few years ago? meathforsam09 (Meath) - Posts: 116 - 01/06/2017 16:42:48 1993143 Link
Replying To meathforsam09: "Is Patrick Reilly the full back for Louth on Sunday the lad who followed Biggy around the pitch in that game in Drogheda a few years ago?" No, I think it was John O'Brien? Not 100% sure. BarneysTie (Meath) - Posts: 258 - 01/06/2017 17:11:38 1993158 Link
Replying To meathforsam09: "Is Patrick Reilly the full back for Louth on Sunday the lad who followed Biggy around the pitch in that game in Drogheda a few years ago?" yep think so, i think you will see a different biggy this time and hopefully the ref is a lot stronger pretender (Meath) - Posts: 358 - 01/06/2017 17:23:45 1993163 Link
Replying To just.john: "Just reading through all the possible teams lads have up here and I can't believe that Shane McEntee is on every team,on what basis? It's on form or ability because he lacks in both areas. Although I like a lot of things Andy McEntee has brought to the squad this I can't get over the fact how he has decided no matter what his own son will be on the team no matter what. Ultimately this will cost the team if he's trying to build spirt or togetherness within the squad because the rest of the players aren't stupid and will see they are competing for 14 places on the team." his son may not be the most eye-catching player,but he understands his role,works hard and has a great attitude. thought he got better as the league went on. no way would andy play him just because he is his son. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 01/06/2017 17:31:22 1993171 Link
Replying To pretender: "yep think so, i think you will see a different biggy this time and hopefully the ref is a lot stronger" get biggy a bit closer to goal,would play him as a 4th half forward as such ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 01/06/2017 17:41:55 1993178 Link
Replying To meathforsam09: "Is Patrick Reilly the full back for Louth on Sunday the lad who followed Biggy around the pitch in that game in Drogheda a few years ago?" Is the league match that was played in Drogheda in 2014 that you are talking about? It was the last round of league match's. Louth were already relegated. Meath won by a point. That would of been John O Brien that was on Biggy. Patrick Reilly also played in that match. Jobser was one of my fav Louth players in the last ten years. He was nominated for an all star in 2010. He plays with the Sean O Mahoney's in Dundalk who won the Senior Championship in Louth for the very first time last year. The O Mahony's beat Meath's Ballinlough in the Leinster Inter Club Championship in 2014 in Drogheda. It was weird watching a club from Louth wearing green and gold playing against a club in Meath wearing red and white in that final. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 01/06/2017 18:41:57 1993203 Link
This is the team I think will start not the team I want to see. POR D.Keogan McGill M.Burke D.Tobin Harnan S.McEntee Jones Menton Toher COS J.McEntee McMahon Biggy Lenihan. Barney123 (Meath) - Posts: 676 - 01/06/2017 19:12:29 1993219 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "his son may not be the most eye-catching player,but he understands his role,works hard and has a great attitude. thought he got better as the league went on. no way would andy play him just because he is his son." Anyone who thinks shane is on team cause he is andys son is off their head. Is James on it cause he is his nephew? Jesus Christ lads, shane has improved game on game and is there on merit and nothing else. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 01/06/2017 20:46:49 1993267 Link
He is definitely improving at wing back. Makes strong runs (good engine), just needs to work on better delivery of ball into the forwards who show for it. GlasagusOr (Meath) - Posts: 1348 - 01/06/2017 21:01:12 1993273 Link
Replying To royaldunne: "Yeah I do. I'm leaving from midlands around 11.30 or thereabouts, be there parked hopefully by 1ish , its a mental place to get in and out of, if any of you have read my post on main forum you know what happened last year. So get there early. Its officially a sell out, I have one spare ticket for Stand if anyone needs it, (its a juvenile as little one wont go )" Is it 100% sold out. I'm only getting my tickets after work tomorrow.... Only looking cfor terrace Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6344 - 01/06/2017 21:12:49 1993280 Link