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Going to put my head on the line and say the loser of this one gets relegated. 11jm11 (Kildare) - Posts: 366 - 23/01/2017 23:42:23 1948282 Link 0 |
Agree with 11jm11 the loser is down. I fear it's us after Sunday when we got hammered by D3 team. pauk123 (USA) - Posts: 189 - 24/01/2017 02:33:31 1948293 Link 0 |
D Tobin out southmeathgael (Meath) - Posts: 891 - 24/01/2017 06:57:15 1948296 Link 6 |
Ahh Jesus we now talking about teams dropping out of competition if they have no chance of sa, that BTW could be every county except dub, maybe Mayo, Kerry would have to drop out until minors start coming up, so we have one game for Sam. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 24/01/2017 07:47:30 1948298 Link 0 |
Its not often I say this, but I'm speechless. In a long history of ridiculous posts on this site, that one is right up there near the top.
anfearbeag (Meath) - Posts: 1134 - 24/01/2017 08:29:34 1948300 Link 6 |
If we spend massive hours and cash training a Senior team year after year with no real progress then serious questions have to asked. At the end of this season would seem that time maybe. ALL options on the table. ALL emotions off the table. Objective is clear Meath back to being competitive again .Club structure and emphasis on professional coaching and whatever is needed including making the game more attractive for young players. Let them see we have moved with the times real strenght and conditioing at club level,proper care for injured players at club level etc. Being hammered year after year is it any wonder lads are walking away ? No its not a nice idea to withraw for a couple of years to rebuild the foundations rather than see us melt away. , nobull456 (Meath) - Posts: 1227 - 24/01/2017 09:33:20 1948317 Link 0 |
We can see your point but the senior team is the focal point of GAA in the county for many and it is a consistent glue in people's GAA involvment. I wouldnt agree with all resources being plowed into the team but it must be supported as much as possible in the context of developing youth teams etc.
oldsam_newsam (Meath) - Posts: 638 - 24/01/2017 09:55:05 1948332 Link 0 |
laughable to suggest we withdraw. Senior club championship down to junior needs to be demolished. Clubs need to suck it up that they are merely making up the numbers in the grades they are in now and they need to be reorganised into more competitive championships
Irish_downunder (Meath) - Posts: 631 - 24/01/2017 10:04:49 1948335 Link 0 |
A lot of people on here criticising mcgill from last year.i thought he was excellent at full back for most of the year.the 2 exceptions were against wicklow and cavan were both team stuck a big 6 foot 5 full forward in on him and just went root one.in fairness to mcgill any full back would have struggled in them circumstances .i would definitely have mgill starting come championship time if not full back then in the corner. Keoghan menton mcgill is probably our strongest full back line in my opinion bobjaffacake (Meath) - Posts: 1400 - 24/01/2017 10:15:38 1948340 Link 0 |
We can see your point but the senior team is the focal point of GAA in the county for many and it is a consistent glue in people's GAA involvment. I wouldnt agree with all resources being plowed into the team but it must be supported as much as possible in the context of developing youth teams etc. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 24/01/2017 10:42:15 1948350 Link 6 |
The best way to deal with utterly ridiculous posts is to ignore them. Some posters might remember what I said a while ago about when we first lose, it's been absolutely ridiculous since we lost to Louth. For all we know they're still training hard and don't care about the O'Byrne Cup and they would be right. I wonder if we really wanted to win would we have played another game 24 hours before Louth although different players did play. Barney123 (Meath) - Posts: 676 - 24/01/2017 11:02:33 1948356 Link 7 |
So are you saying that you agree with the ridiculous suggestion to drop the county team? Many people have an involvement in GAA playing, on committees, helping @ juvenile level etc but that doesn't always continue forever for many reasons. The point i was making is that there is a consistency following the county (and club for that matter) that would be lost if the county team was abandoned for a number of years with a strong possibility of the GAA becoming (even more ) irrelevant for many in the county. oldsam_newsam (Meath) - Posts: 638 - 24/01/2017 11:12:49 1948359 Link 0 |
E ffectively we have dropped out of serious championship football at senior level for years now and into the immeadiate future. It may be easier if all emotions were removed to see the reality. I note from some emotive responses these people are in jobs. How about doing a lot more to help career paths for young players to keep them at home ,and stop them having to walk away.. Dublin do it ...Kerry and others do it. I would rather spend money on these issues than have lads slogging 6 nights a week. For what? Ah its great to shout up ya boya from the stands. Players and their future welfare first .Managers and administrators payment second...Senior football in Meath is dead....we just have to give it a decent burial. Then start again . On mature reflection .....i will hold fire till the end of season, and when we are not promoted as stated by some prominent posters here maybe they might see the method in the madness of this long standind supporter.
nobull456 (Meath) - Posts: 1227 - 24/01/2017 12:03:07 1948372 Link 0 |
Based purely on who seems to be playing well AT THE MINUTE, this is the team id go for TakeYourPoints6 (Meath) - Posts: 230 - 24/01/2017 12:05:09 1948373 Link 0 |
'So are you saying that you agree with the ridiculous suggestion to drop the county team? ' browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 24/01/2017 13:17:04 1948391 Link 6 |
What I would like to see happening, and I said a few times. Is basically just considerate of getting promoted to div 1. So just concentrate on get "Championship fit " this time of year. Aim to be peaking around now. bobkarlgees (Meath) - Posts: 1263 - 24/01/2017 13:43:56 1948400 Link 1 |
Yes, I agree there.
oldsam_newsam (Meath) - Posts: 638 - 24/01/2017 14:29:21 1948423 Link 0 |
Totally agree, Andy is dismantling the last 5 years. It will take time to build and maybe every player needs to be reconditioned. The focus for Andy has to be division one. And every resources must be made available to him, it will take time and patience to get this right, we must be patient, untold damage must be rectified, not even God himself could do that in 2/weeks in obc . I think it will take 5 years for Meath to be even in top 5 or 4. And genuine contenders. Andy is the man to do that, this is not a progression , it's a total rebuild starting at the very bottom with players who are mentally scarred and physically well off the pace. Patience is a virtue.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 24/01/2017 15:01:19 1948440 Link 0 |
Good to see there are some sensible posters left on this forum. Although I would give McEntee this year to sort things out and have a good league campaign, if we don't get promoted this year I wouldn't be too worried but next year we should achieve promotion and then in the third year keep our place in Division 1. Barney123 (Meath) - Posts: 676 - 24/01/2017 15:43:15 1948456 Link 6 |
It's going to take two years before we know if Andy MCEntee has made a difference . I know he is only in charge a couple of months but I was still mmc (Meath) - Posts: 267 - 24/01/2017 15:57:58 1948465 Link 0 |