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Replying To Hardtimes:  "Christ Lyons2000 they're some essays you're after writing. Initially I would have been inclined to think you Meath boys would be better keeping your power dry but fair play, great to see such pride and belief. I enjoyed the read immensely."
A cavan man praising Meath man .what the hell is wrong with you . If it gets back to Cavan you said something good about Meath you will never be allowed to set foot in Cavan again. I have seen it all. Next thing you will be saying you read Colm O Rourke every Sunday in the Sunday Independent. I heard if you do that your cavan passport is taken off you and you can never go to Cavan match ever again. Praising Meath men. I have seen it all now. What is the world coming to.

Lyons2000 (Meath) - Posts: 101 - 18/04/2017 21:11:00    1980586

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Replying To Lyons2000:  "I don't what your on about. O'reilly supporting Meath.
Its simply not about supporting Meath . Its Kildare do lack believe when comes to beaten Dublin . 1 leinster final victory over Dublin in 90 years shows that. When kildare play Meath they throw the kitchen sink and play like all stars .eg 97 98 2003 2010 2011. But when they play Dublin they throw in the towel. The level of intensity and aggression is not there. I would like to see Kildare beating Dublin. It would be great for leinster football . I doubt you wud find kildare supporters who would like to see Meath beat Dublin. If Kildare concentrate more on Dublin it would be better for Kildare and Meath and all of leinster."
Lyons , I haven't seen such an encyclopaedic knowledge of Meath football since the epic Seamus of the Puffed Chest chronicles once upon a time on the Meath forum.

Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1016 - 18/04/2017 21:11:17    1980587

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Replying To Jack_Sparrow:  "Lyons , I haven't seen such an encyclopaedic knowledge of Meath football since the epic Seamus of the Puffed Chest chronicles once upon a time on the Meath forum."
Remeber when Paudi and the Westmeath boys beat Dublin in the noughties. I was at the match. A brillant moment , in leinster football we need more that.

Lyons2000 (Meath) - Posts: 101 - 18/04/2017 21:14:44    1980588

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Replying To royaldunne:  "I think it was 12/13 players from eire og on that Carlow team that day.
I would actually say that winning all ire was perhaps one of the best ever, they were underdogs in every single game they played in. I recall pat spillane in paper that morning saying Carlow would win and sean should have retired , and that there was not one on the team that could play or even compared to O'Rourke Flynn Stafford Lyons or McEntee, only a aging martin O'Connell who had past his best. Shows what pat knew lol."
It was 8 Eire Og players that day, not all Eire Og players wanted to play for the county at the time which held us back a lot. Should have been 12 on the team, but that was never going to happen. We came into that Meath game flying after hammering Wexford by 15 points & scoring 4 goals v a decent Wicklow side too.

Horrible dose of reality was losing by 18 pts that day....but what a Meath team that was, the start of something unexpected and amazing that year.

The Real 1944 (Carlow) - Posts: 1114 - 18/04/2017 21:14:57    1980589

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Replying To royaldunne:  "I think it was 12/13 players from eire og on that Carlow team that day.
I would actually say that winning all ire was perhaps one of the best ever, they were underdogs in every single game they played in. I recall pat spillane in paper that morning saying Carlow would win and sean should have retired , and that there was not one on the team that could play or even compared to O'Rourke Flynn Stafford Lyons or McEntee, only a aging martin O'Connell who had past his best. Shows what pat knew lol."
Ah Royaldunne lets go back to the magical year of 1957 Louth's heaven. Louth beat Carlow in the first round. It was the Wee battle of the smallest two counties in Ireland. In the quarter-finals the Wee Men beat Wexford who had reached the Leinster Final the previous year. In the semi-final they knocked out the Leinster Champions Kildare and in the Leinster Final they beat the Dubs. The following year the Dubs would win the All Ireland. In the All Ireland Sem-final they beat Tyrone who had won back to back Ulsters. It was Louth's first championship meeting with the Ulster side. The 22nd September 1957 will go down in Wee County Folklore. The smallest County in Ireland would be playing the biggest County. This was the first time that both sides had faced each other in the Championship. With Louth and Cork both red and white both sides changed stripes. Louth wore the green of Leinster and Cork wore the blue of Munster. Cork were hot favs. They were beaten in the All Ireland in 1956 by Galway. Louth won the match 1-09 to 1-07. Dermot O Brien became the first Louth Captain to lift Sam and it was Louth's first All Ireland since 1912. The same day the Meath minors won the All Ireland by trashing Armagh. Great days indeed for Louth.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 18/04/2017 21:16:17    1980590

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Replying To Lyons2000:  "Remeber when Paudi and the Westmeath boys beat Dublin in the noughties. I was at the match. A brillant moment , in leinster football we need more that."
Indeed , a great day and the Dubs were shocked. Even Alan Brogan said afterwards how disgusted he was when your namesake Tommy Lyons was spat at by his own Dublin supporters as he came off the pitch that day.

Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1016 - 18/04/2017 21:27:22    1980593

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Replying To Lyons2000:  "A cavan man praising Meath man .what the hell is wrong with you . If it gets back to Cavan you said something good about Meath you will never be allowed to set foot in Cavan again. I have seen it all. Next thing you will be saying you read Colm O Rourke every Sunday in the Sunday Independent. I heard if you do that your cavan passport is taken off you and you can never go to Cavan match ever again. Praising Meath men. I have seen it all now. What is the world coming to."
I would never read anything Colm O'Rourke writes.

Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 18/04/2017 21:28:43    1980594

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Replying To Lyons2000:  "Just believe just believe Louth can beat Dublin. It's just a matter of believe and your half way there. Dublin are strong always have been . But my problem is the shrug the shoulders attitude of my many leinster counties. It's like we don't have a chance. So no aggression no fire. You tear into Dublin they don't like it up them . Never have never will."
Well on the 60th Anniversary of Louth's last Leinster Championship I believe Louth will beat Wicklow, Meath, Kildare and the Dubs and will create history as the first county to win a Leinster Championship while knocking out the top three guns in the Province in the same year. Louth are 300/1 to win the Leinster this year. Stick a fiver on it. An Lu Abu!

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 18/04/2017 21:31:01    1980595

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Replying To TheUsername:  "This is fast becoming my favourite thread ever."
Have to agree....6 pages so far on a thread that needs only needs one word....in fairness you've got to hand it them !!

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1102 - 18/04/2017 21:32:55    1980597

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Replying To OLLIE:  "Ah Royaldunne lets go back to the magical year of 1957 Louth's heaven. Louth beat Carlow in the first round. It was the Wee battle of the smallest two counties in Ireland. In the quarter-finals the Wee Men beat Wexford who had reached the Leinster Final the previous year. In the semi-final they knocked out the Leinster Champions Kildare and in the Leinster Final they beat the Dubs. The following year the Dubs would win the All Ireland. In the All Ireland Sem-final they beat Tyrone who had won back to back Ulsters. It was Louth's first championship meeting with the Ulster side. The 22nd September 1957 will go down in Wee County Folklore. The smallest County in Ireland would be playing the biggest County. This was the first time that both sides had faced each other in the Championship. With Louth and Cork both red and white both sides changed stripes. Louth wore the green of Leinster and Cork wore the blue of Munster. Cork were hot favs. They were beaten in the All Ireland in 1956 by Galway. Louth won the match 1-09 to 1-07. Dermot O Brien became the first Louth Captain to lift Sam and it was Louth's first All Ireland since 1912. The same day the Meath minors won the All Ireland by trashing Armagh. Great days indeed for Louth."
The team of 57 is still seen as gods in Louth and deservedly so. I have met Louth men talkin about 57 and tears would well up in their eyes . And hopefully Louth someday have another day like that special day in 57 . Every county deserves their day in the sun.
What a great era that was in leinster football. A golden era in leinster football you had all ireland winnng Dublin Meath and Louth teams. And also strong Kildare Laois Wexford Carlow teams. Of course with Meath Louth Cavan you had three All Ireland winning teams on each others border . I'd say the rivalry at the time was unreal. I talked to my great grandfather many times about the clashes between Meath V Louth during that time. Late 40s the three game saga between Louth and Meath is right up there with 1991. Meath and Louth is the oldest gaa rivalry . The first recorded gaelic football match was between a team from Meath and a team from Louth in Tara. GAA oldest rivalry . But as long Dublin are beaten . They don't get their grubby money hands on the Delaney cup I am happy.

Lyons2000 (Meath) - Posts: 101 - 18/04/2017 21:37:37    1980600

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Replying To Hardtimes:  "I would never read anything Colm O'Rourke writes."
Good to hear. Your Cavan man alright.

Lyons2000 (Meath) - Posts: 101 - 18/04/2017 21:39:36    1980604

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Jaysus Lyons, I was wondering what book to bring on holidays but I think I'll just copy and paste your posts and save them to a memory stick :D

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8591 - 18/04/2017 21:43:27    1980605

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Replying To St.Conleth:  "RD again!!

What has Kingoreilly contributed to any discussion on any of our league games this year or indeed on kildare forums. Bit obvious to be popping up now in support of Meath posters. Too obvious"
Just living in the reality imagine what Kildare could of achieved over the years if we believed more in ourselfs

Kingoreilly (Kildare) - Posts: 77 - 18/04/2017 21:51:15    1980607

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Replying To The Real 1944:  "It was 8 Eire Og players that day, not all Eire Og players wanted to play for the county at the time which held us back a lot. Should have been 12 on the team, but that was never going to happen. We came into that Meath game flying after hammering Wexford by 15 points & scoring 4 goals v a decent Wicklow side too.

Horrible dose of reality was losing by 18 pts that day....but what a Meath team that was, the start of something unexpected and amazing that year."
Yeah lot of Carlow support at that game, it has become a iconic game for the fact Carlow were seen by many as not only having a real chance of beating but that it would end boylans tenure and then to go on and win it out.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/04/2017 21:58:31    1980608

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Replying To OLLIE:  "Ah Royaldunne lets go back to the magical year of 1957 Louth's heaven. Louth beat Carlow in the first round. It was the Wee battle of the smallest two counties in Ireland. In the quarter-finals the Wee Men beat Wexford who had reached the Leinster Final the previous year. In the semi-final they knocked out the Leinster Champions Kildare and in the Leinster Final they beat the Dubs. The following year the Dubs would win the All Ireland. In the All Ireland Sem-final they beat Tyrone who had won back to back Ulsters. It was Louth's first championship meeting with the Ulster side. The 22nd September 1957 will go down in Wee County Folklore. The smallest County in Ireland would be playing the biggest County. This was the first time that both sides had faced each other in the Championship. With Louth and Cork both red and white both sides changed stripes. Louth wore the green of Leinster and Cork wore the blue of Munster. Cork were hot favs. They were beaten in the All Ireland in 1956 by Galway. Louth won the match 1-09 to 1-07. Dermot O Brien became the first Louth Captain to lift Sam and it was Louth's first All Ireland since 1912. The same day the Meath minors won the All Ireland by trashing Armagh. Great days indeed for Louth."
Some great games. Things like this is what makes Leinster so special, even the Westmeath win, the Laois win, the Kildare wins, Offaly in 90s from division 4 winning it, its a very important competition for all counties, yes the back door has diluted it somewhat and dubs with all their advantage has taken a shine off it bit that only makes this fantastic competition more important to win.
I want Meath to win it more than anything, however once dubs dont win I will ne happy as IT will serve the competition better.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/04/2017 22:04:54    1980611

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Replying To realdub:  "Jaysus Lyons, I was wondering what book to bring on holidays but I think I'll just copy and paste your posts and save them to a memory stick :D"
A summary of what I'm saying is
1 Meath get into Division 1
2 Meath stay in Division 1
3 Meath beat Dublin

That's all I might saying. I'm not saying that staying in division 1 will be easy . It's not impossible. It would not take football miracle for McEntee to get Meath promoted and stay in Division with a young team. Meath are not as bad as many people think. We are not as good as we like. But we are not a division 4 team, we are not Division 3 team. We are top Division 2 team that has finished 3rd 3 times in four years. The Averge age of the team is 23. One of the youngest in the country. This a new Meath team . No one can say they are not good. Because their only beginning as a team. No one knows how good they are because they at least 3 years of their peak.
We do have some good footballers. We do have young footballers with bundles of potential. And we have a truly great tradition as one of the great GAA counties. Along with Down, Meath have overachieved in Gaelic football terms more then any other county. And watching Dublin win Sam. When a Meath man sees Dublin winning an Ireland a little bit of him dies inside. And it's the same for Dublin when Meath win. And we have potentially have a top class manager in McEntee. We all know what a good manager can bring to a team. Meath being successful in the next few years is not a pipedream that some people think. I am 100% certain Meath will be stronger in the next few years, stronger then any other time since Boylan left us. Never right of the Royals. The younger Dublin supporters who have started following the Dubs in the last few years
Will have that saying ringing in their ears in the not to distant future. The saying is you never right off the royals. The hay saved the Dubs beaten the summer starts here. A battle cry from. DUNLEEK TO DUNBOYNE FROM NAVAN TO NOBBER FROM DUNDERRY TO SUMMERHILL MEATH will knock Dublin off their pedestal . It's not a question if Meath will beat Dublin it's a question of when Meath will beat Dublin in the coming years.

Lyons2000 (Meath) - Posts: 101 - 18/04/2017 22:06:26    1980612

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Replying To county man:  "Have to agree....6 pages so far on a thread that needs only needs one word....in fairness you've got to hand it them !!"
You seem to be posting on it a few times yourself, if you don't want to be bothered by it set up one about limericks chances in Munster in either code. One word would suffice. None

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/04/2017 22:07:40    1980613

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Replying To St.Conleth:  "RD again!!

What has Kingoreilly contributed to any discussion on any of our league games this year or indeed on kildare forums. Bit obvious to be popping up now in support of Meath posters. Too obvious"
Now you disappeared for a couple of years and now you reappear again trying to say anyone with a different opinion is me. I have one and only one account , sorry to disappoint you, but that is now bettystown, ziggy, htaem, bobjaffa, foreveroyal Ollie, and a couple from Dublin including one woman and now a county man of yours that you have accused of been me or i been them. I got to say it's quite funny in a pathetic way. But sure they you go. Btw I am none of them.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/04/2017 22:14:37    1980615

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Excuse me, I seem to have stumbled onto the Meath forum by accident, apologies.

As you were...

if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3685 - 18/04/2017 22:18:25    1980618

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Replying To The Real 1944:  "It was 8 Eire Og players that day, not all Eire Og players wanted to play for the county at the time which held us back a lot. Should have been 12 on the team, but that was never going to happen. We came into that Meath game flying after hammering Wexford by 15 points & scoring 4 goals v a decent Wicklow side too.

Horrible dose of reality was losing by 18 pts that day....but what a Meath team that was, the start of something unexpected and amazing that year."
What's compelling me to respond here is, 1.Tullow CS, 2.Eire Og football club.
1. I was part of the Tullow community school in the 90's, we were managed by Pauric Cunnane a great Mayo man who was principal at that time, we played at county level, at provincial level, and at national level with great success, the ultimate being All Ireland success, the point I want to make is should that successful school team have represented Carlow at minor level we would have won not one but two leinster titles, I am confident of that.
2. Should the Eire Og club have represented Carlow at senior county level in '94, '95, and '96 I am confident that the margin of victory/defeat would be talked about long after the games for the right reasons.
3. How the 2017 Leinster senior football championship pan's out and it's conclusion is much easier to predict than that of 2016, I'm confident of that as well.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2907 - 18/04/2017 22:29:11    1980621

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