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Curraha dissapointed against Don/Ash. Brian Menton was very good I thought and when he plays Ashbourne look better outfit. Will they trouble Kells. They will be stronger at midfield but I cant see Don/Ash forwards or rear guard living with Kells

St Pats deserved to drop down

Colmcilles deserved to stay up but it took Davy Nelson to come in I heard to save the ship.

Longwood too go next week

Talking_Sense (Meath) - Posts: 209 - 22/09/2019 23:31:58    2238401

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Curraha so poor yesterday, didn't adopt to the conditions at all were never really in the game. Dun Ash are battle hardened outfit who play a very defensive style. They have better defenders than attackers but could annoy Kells. Feel the other 3 QFs are all very predictable.
Simonstown will have far to much for Dunshaughlin.
Summerhill have to much guile, experience and quality and will see off Na Fianna
Ratoath will beat Skyrne easily. Even though McGuill and O'Rourke could be an interesting battle.

longroadback (Meath) - Posts: 325 - 23/09/2019 14:42:20    2238546

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Replying To longroadback:  "Curraha so poor yesterday, didn't adopt to the conditions at all were never really in the game. Dun Ash are battle hardened outfit who play a very defensive style. They have better defenders than attackers but could annoy Kells. Feel the other 3 QFs are all very predictable.
Simonstown will have far to much for Dunshaughlin even after Anthony Moyles spying missing in Castleknock at the weekend!!
Summerhill have to much guile, experience and quality and will see off Na Fianna
Ratoath will beat Skyrne easily. Even though McGuill and O'Rourke could be an interesting battle."
I really fancied Curraha yesterday and I have been critical of Ashbourne - but the extra Senior experience really told! Ashbourne were defensive but did it well - Curraha have been scoring well but to only get 9 points shows how well Ashbourne defended.

ASaminthehand (Meath) - Posts: 422 - 23/09/2019 17:21:55    2238598

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Replying To ASaminthehand:  "I really fancied Curraha yesterday and I have been critical of Ashbourne - but the extra Senior experience really told! Ashbourne were defensive but did it well - Curraha have been scoring well but to only get 9 points shows how well Ashbourne defended."
Ashbourne have been doing that for a while now, did the same to Ratoath last year and could well stifle Kells in the quarters, the biggest issue they have is if their forwards are on song!! Defensively they are strong and set up quite well, will be an interesting game

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 557 - 23/09/2019 17:31:31    2238601

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Don/Ashbourne by 6
Simonstown by 10
Summerhill by 5
Ratoath by 8
Really can't see any of them being close.
All the above coming good at the right time.
With the return of a number of players to boost an already young excellent side, Ratoath to win their first Keegan Cup, providing they can get it right on the sideline.

Upforyourball (Meath) - Posts: 37 - 23/09/2019 18:24:31    2238612

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Replying To longroadback:  "Curraha so poor yesterday, didn't adopt to the conditions at all were never really in the game. Dun Ash are battle hardened outfit who play a very defensive style. They have better defenders than attackers but could annoy Kells. Feel the other 3 QFs are all very predictable.
Simonstown will have far to much for Dunshaughlin.
Summerhill have to much guile, experience and quality and will see off Na Fianna
Ratoath will beat Skyrne easily. Even though McGuill and O'Rourke could be an interesting battle."
Heard simonstown bet castleknock at the weekend

Northsidegaels (Meath) - Posts: 237 - 23/09/2019 19:44:53    2238623

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Replying To Northsidegaels:  "Heard simonstown bet castleknock at the weekend"
That was the 1st sentence of my post the rest didn't get through. To have your post edited is extremely disappointing and quite manipulative to be honest

Northsidegaels (Meath) - Posts: 237 - 24/09/2019 17:54:31    2238835

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Replying To Northsidegaels:  "That was the 1st sentence of my post the rest didn't get through. To have your post edited is extremely disappointing and quite manipulative to be honest"
What was the rest of it?

Royalblufill (Meath) - Posts: 475 - 24/09/2019 19:32:27    2238866

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Replying To Royalblufill:  "What was the rest of it?"
Long road back mentioned moyles was on a spying mission in castleknock, by all accounts he was at the game

Northsidegaels (Meath) - Posts: 237 - 25/09/2019 18:35:35    2239179

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Replying To Northsidegaels:  "Heard simonstown bet castleknock at the weekend"
That's great. Means absolutely nothing though and in my opinion playing friendlies less than seven days before a championship quarter final is complete non sensical rubbish. Teams should be getting in sharp intense game situation training sessions in the week before a game with the load taken down completely for the last session. Dublin don't play these mythical A V B games in training anymore as Bernard Brogan stated tonight. Everything is game based situation related with the aim of playing at a high intensity for 15 20 minutes and working on kickouts, pressing and turning teams over high up the pitch all in this space of time, rather than playing 60 minutes of a drab game with players going through the motions or minding themselves. Anyway I fancy Dunshaughlin to beat Simonstown as Simonstown are a mediocre enough team, as are Dunshaughlin but I think they will be do enough to beat them, and have a good record in Ashbourne.

BigJoe14 (Meath) - Posts: 934 - 25/09/2019 22:30:28    2239238

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Replying To BigJoe14:  "That's great. Means absolutely nothing though and in my opinion playing friendlies less than seven days before a championship quarter final is complete non sensical rubbish. Teams should be getting in sharp intense game situation training sessions in the week before a game with the load taken down completely for the last session. Dublin don't play these mythical A V B games in training anymore as Bernard Brogan stated tonight. Everything is game based situation related with the aim of playing at a high intensity for 15 20 minutes and working on kickouts, pressing and turning teams over high up the pitch all in this space of time, rather than playing 60 minutes of a drab game with players going through the motions or minding themselves. Anyway I fancy Dunshaughlin to beat Simonstown as Simonstown are a mediocre enough team, as are Dunshaughlin but I think they will be do enough to beat them, and have a good record in Ashbourne."
Bigjoe I fancy Kells but it sounds like you have not been at Simonstown's last two games. They are anything but mediocre i can assure you. Tanked Na Fianna and where away too good for Dunboyne. Can really say I have seen a whole lot of Dunshaughlin so I cant say if they will beat Simonstown or not but from what i seen of the latter, they need to be very good

Talking_Sense (Meath) - Posts: 209 - 25/09/2019 23:13:08    2239246

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Simonstown vs Dunshaughlin - Simonstown by 4. Simonstown on a roll. O'Rourkes return will be a significant help to the Navan side.

Kells vs Ashbourne - Kells by 6. D/Ash put in a performance last time out but think Gaeil Colmcille will go all the way this year.

Summerhill vs Na Fianna - Summerhill by 4. Summerhill the best positioned side to put it up to Kells. Na Fianna have a good mix of old and young but not enough in the tank to surpass Summerhill yet.

Ratoath vs Skryne - Ratoath by 6. Maths required to get Skryne this far but I can't see the numbers adding up to a Skryne win this time around. Mediocre league form followed by stuttering championship performances don't make for a good case for a Skryne win despite their long and strong history.

AnFearBan1234 (Meath) - Posts: 110 - 26/09/2019 10:09:48    2239301

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Replying To Northsidegaels:  "Long road back mentioned moyles was on a spying mission in castleknock, by all accounts he was at the game"
Not sure why that would be edited out!

ASaminthehand (Meath) - Posts: 422 - 26/09/2019 12:57:44    2239361

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Replying To BigJoe14:  "That's great. Means absolutely nothing though and in my opinion playing friendlies less than seven days before a championship quarter final is complete non sensical rubbish. Teams should be getting in sharp intense game situation training sessions in the week before a game with the load taken down completely for the last session. Dublin don't play these mythical A V B games in training anymore as Bernard Brogan stated tonight. Everything is game based situation related with the aim of playing at a high intensity for 15 20 minutes and working on kickouts, pressing and turning teams over high up the pitch all in this space of time, rather than playing 60 minutes of a drab game with players going through the motions or minding themselves. Anyway I fancy Dunshaughlin to beat Simonstown as Simonstown are a mediocre enough team, as are Dunshaughlin but I think they will be do enough to beat them, and have a good record in Ashbourne."
Think to call Simonstown a mediocre team after winning 2 of the last 3 championships and losing to eventual winners last year (although after a poor performance) is a bit harsh but anyway.... time will tell. I agree with the playing of a challenge so close to the big game but no doubt they felt a 3 week gap was just to long. I'm not a Simonstown man myself but I do know a few of the players and others in the club. They say that Shane O'Rourke returning has given them a huge lift, not just what he gives them on the pitch but his attitude to training and the levels he demands of others. Dunshaughlin have a lot of exceptional young players, thought this year would come a bit to soon for them, they came out of tough group but and even though they beat O'Mahonys that is a poor O'Mahonys team who lost Stephen Bray very early. Was at the Skryne game and have to say they were poor. Considering they were not sure to be throught before it that will be a big worry. They didn't deal with the conditions at all.

Expect tomorrow nights game to by very physical, with the competitions best defence coming up against a very promising attack. The battle on the line could be interesting. Neither management team are afraid to wind up their opposing bench.

David Gough will have his hands full

longroadback (Meath) - Posts: 325 - 26/09/2019 15:11:50    2239408

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If "mediocre" is a team who's one win away from 4 semi finals in a row, and has won 2 of the last 3 championships, I'd love to see what a good team looks like....

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1643 - 26/09/2019 19:49:35    2239453

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Replying To CastleBravo:  "If "mediocre" is a team who's one win away from 4 semi finals in a row, and has won 2 of the last 3 championships, I'd love to see what a good team looks like...."
A good team is a team in the Dublin Senior Championship. Majority of teams in the knockout stages of the Meath Senior Championship are mediocre. And this is proved every year in the Leinster championship.

BigJoe14 (Meath) - Posts: 934 - 26/09/2019 21:57:08    2239494

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Replying To BigJoe14:  "A good team is a team in the Dublin Senior Championship. Majority of teams in the knockout stages of the Meath Senior Championship are mediocre. And this is proved every year in the Leinster championship."
The winners don't give one damm about Dublin football and whether it's good bad or indifferent. Winning the Meath Senior Championship is what it's all about. Your in knocking form BigJoe, you or your team must have been knocked out....

Talking_Sense (Meath) - Posts: 209 - 27/09/2019 01:12:36    2239536

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Replying To BigJoe14:  "A good team is a team in the Dublin Senior Championship. Majority of teams in the knockout stages of the Meath Senior Championship are mediocre. And this is proved every year in the Leinster championship."
Such rubbish talk. Using that logic where success in the Leinster Championship is the barometer of the quality of the club championship. In 2017 Rathnew (Wicklow) knocked out the Dublin Champions and in 2018 Mullinalaghta (Longford) knocked out the Dublin champions. Does that make the Wicklow and Longford championships a higher quality than Dublin.

Poormouth (Meath) - Posts: 204 - 27/09/2019 09:57:44    2239570

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Replying To BigJoe14:  "That's great. Means absolutely nothing though and in my opinion playing friendlies less than seven days before a championship quarter final is complete non sensical rubbish. Teams should be getting in sharp intense game situation training sessions in the week before a game with the load taken down completely for the last session. Dublin don't play these mythical A V B games in training anymore as Bernard Brogan stated tonight. Everything is game based situation related with the aim of playing at a high intensity for 15 20 minutes and working on kickouts, pressing and turning teams over high up the pitch all in this space of time, rather than playing 60 minutes of a drab game with players going through the motions or minding themselves. Anyway I fancy Dunshaughlin to beat Simonstown as Simonstown are a mediocre enough team, as are Dunshaughlin but I think they will be do enough to beat them, and have a good record in Ashbourne."
Great call about that game lol

Maestro (Meath) - Posts: 569 - 27/09/2019 22:56:46    2239759

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Replying To ratlag:  "Ashbourne won it in 2007 beating Castletown, Ratoath won it in 2015 beating Nobber.

Curragha v Ashbourne in the pre-lim will be a very interesting game, the Ha hitting form nicely at the moment and putting up some nice scores against good teams. Ashbourne not setting the world alight but are still tipping along and getting wins. Either one will prove a good test for Kells in the qurter final.

Summerhill v Na Fianna: The Hill have not been as impressive this year as they have the last two, beaten by Ashbourne and 2nd best for the majority of the game against Ratoath, Na Fianna also blowing hot and cold, lucky to beat Curragha early on but then out in a great performance to beat a tough and dogged Tones team. Will be close but ill go with the Hill by 2.

Ratoath v Skryne: Can't see anything bar a Ratoath win here, Skryne have been very poor this year up until the Dunshaughlin game where to be fair they put in a solid showing. Ratoath however have to much fire power and one of the best defences in the county. Aslong as they don't revert to norm and drop everyone back in numbers i think they will win this game by 5-6 points.

Simonstown v Dunshaughlin: Again have to go with a handy Simonstown win here, back tot he form of 2 years ago and look a very fit, strong and conditioned team. Dunshaughlin have some very good individuals and on there day could cause an upset ut they will need everything to go right for them and a lot to go wrong for Simonstown. Simonstown by 5-6 as well."
Gonna go with Ashbourne today by about 2, just have a feeling they might frustrate Kells defensively and pick them off at the other end.

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 557 - 28/09/2019 13:02:21    2239819

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