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Replying To ziggy32001:  "Conlon has a lot more to his game than Joey Wallace imo."
maybe so and I'm hopeful because he is electric on the ball and really accurate at goal. Would be a nightmare to mark, only question mark at inter county level would be winning ball. Hopefully he gets on the 21's next year and we'll see

LeitrimRoyal99 (Meath) - Posts: 1458 - 30/10/2016 18:31:09    1930240

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Replying To LeitrimRoyal99:  "maybe so and I'm hopeful because he is electric on the ball and really accurate at goal. Would be a nightmare to mark, only question mark at inter county level would be winning ball. Hopefully he gets on the 21's next year and we'll see"
Yeah still very young and quite small,I would rather we gave him a chance to develop more.

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 30/10/2016 20:03:06    1930269

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Replying To ziggy32001:  "Yeah still very young and quite small,I would rather we gave him a chance to develop more."
Did no make Meath minors in 2015 well marshalled in IFC replay well off county senior standard just ydt maybe in 3/4 years

Brownepat (Meath) - Posts: 532 - 30/10/2016 20:34:23    1930278

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Well done to both teams on providing a really enjoyable game of football. Colmcilles just about deserved their win with their last 5/6 min blitz. Na fianna can be proud of their achievements too. Coming from a Div 2 two years ago to within a whisker of claiming their first Div1 minor title. Just shows the great development work done behind the scenes at the Enfield/Baconstown club.

But the day belonged to the Cilles. What a week they've had. Once in a lifetime stuff. Surely leading contenders for club of the year. And in James Conlon they have the next Bernie Flynn for club and county.
As someone says though the guy needs 2/3 years to strengthen up and develop further. I just hope he's given that time.

Make no mistake though this win was not all about James Conlon. Cilles work rate out the park was first class. Some of their build up play was a joy to watch. From Conor O Byrnes epic battle with Ethan Devine to Darragh Brodigan's tireless work all over the pitch, from Eoin Sweeneys steadiness at 6 to Jake Hanans sweet strike for goal from the bench, from Andrew Beakey's vital double save from Shane Walsh to Con Gordon's superb blocks and tackling. This was a win based on pure teamwork.

My man of the match would have to go to Jeff Kavanagh at FB. Eventhough Walsh scored two points from play Kavanagh kept him reasonably quiet. His run in the first half which resulted in another over for Conlon was quite something. But his move to midfield for the last 10 mins or so won the game for Cilles. He took the game by the scruff of the neck. His primary possession and drive coincided with 1-5 without reply for the seasiders. Management can take a lot of credit for this crucial move.

Kepak10 (Meath) - Posts: 162 - 31/10/2016 10:21:22    1930353

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Replying To Brownepat:  "Did no make Meath minors in 2015 well marshalled in IFC replay well off county senior standard just ydt maybe in 3/4 years"
Wasn't he injured for much of 2015?

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 31/10/2016 12:02:21    1930377

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Replying To ziggy32001:  "Wasn't he injured for much of 2015?"
nope not good enough that year

Brownepat (Meath) - Posts: 532 - 31/10/2016 19:33:32    1930486

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Replying To Meathgaalad:  "I was at the trim game and yes it was a straight red. If he is able to play Monday it makes a mockery of the whole system."
Disgrace a man gets a straight red in a game and only put in for two yellows and plays in final

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 01/11/2016 14:46:01    1930666

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Replying To Dellboypolecat:  "Disgrace a man gets a straight red in a game and only put in for two yellows and plays in final"
It really makes a mockery of the discipline that is suppose to be central to underage football within the county; when a player gets a straight red card in a semi-final for striking (as witnessed by many) and doesn't get suspended because it is put down as two yellows.

The fact that this suspension got brushed under the carpet should be a serious concern to parents and to all the referees who give their time to underage football because it seriously questions the integrity of the organisation they represent. I couldn't imagine that this would happen in rugby or any other sport where discipline is taken seriously.

Thunderstruck (Meath) - Posts: 467 - 01/11/2016 16:03:23    1930698

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If true re red card being put in ad 2 yellows the the referee in this case should be called to account. Secondly how does a parish the size of bohermeen play in div 5 of the minor Championship ?

Analyst (Meath) - Posts: 1467 - 01/11/2016 19:15:10    1930748

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Replying To Analyst:  "If true re red card being put in ad 2 yellows the the referee in this case should be called to account. Secondly how does a parish the size of bohermeen play in div 5 of the minor Championship ?"
St cuthberts has suffered as they've always been playing against sides that can't compete and are never given a chance in the higher divisions. In spring league playing Div 4 they finished 3 points below Ratoath for a semi-final spot with one game advantage and than to be relegated because Slane got a Meath minor player and Nobber joined with St Michaels seems very unfair to a team who would have fancied themselves for at least Div 4

iplayedcounty (Meath) - Posts: 2 - 02/11/2016 14:18:18    1930917

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Replying To Kepak10:  "Well done to both teams on providing a really enjoyable game of football. Colmcilles just about deserved their win with their last 5/6 min blitz. Na fianna can be proud of their achievements too. Coming from a Div 2 two years ago to within a whisker of claiming their first Div1 minor title. Just shows the great development work done behind the scenes at the Enfield/Baconstown club.

But the day belonged to the Cilles. What a week they've had. Once in a lifetime stuff. Surely leading contenders for club of the year. And in James Conlon they have the next Bernie Flynn for club and county.
As someone says though the guy needs 2/3 years to strengthen up and develop further. I just hope he's given that time.

Make no mistake though this win was not all about James Conlon. Cilles work rate out the park was first class. Some of their build up play was a joy to watch. From Conor O Byrnes epic battle with Ethan Devine to Darragh Brodigan's tireless work all over the pitch, from Eoin Sweeneys steadiness at 6 to Jake Hanans sweet strike for goal from the bench, from Andrew Beakey's vital double save from Shane Walsh to Con Gordon's superb blocks and tackling. This was a win based on pure teamwork.

My man of the match would have to go to Jeff Kavanagh at FB. Eventhough Walsh scored two points from play Kavanagh kept him reasonably quiet. His run in the first half which resulted in another over for Conlon was quite something. But his move to midfield for the last 10 mins or so won the game for Cilles. He took the game by the scruff of the neck. His primary possession and drive coincided with 1-5 without reply for the seasiders. Management can take a lot of credit for this crucial move."
I went to the Division 1 final and it was a very entertaining game with plenty of good footballers and football on show. Both Keepers were brilliant on the day with both pulling off serious saves. Na Fianna centre back Smullen no 6 was super along with the no 14 Walsh Thought na Fianna lacked a few players in the forwards to score and didn't pass the ball enough when in scoring positions. Full Back Devine tried hard but man of the match James Conlon was unmarkable and won the game for Cilles. Thought Na Fianna needed to cover the space on front of Conlon to cut out supply No 3 for Cilles when he came out midfield began to dominate and change the game. Definitely a good few players at County level minor next year from both sides. Not sure
who is underage but both keepers , 5, 6, 7, and no 14 for na fianna . No 3 , 8 , 14 and 15 for cilles Overall a great game and great credit to all on showpiece occassion

Bear10 (Meath) - Posts: 463 - 02/11/2016 14:23:01    1930918

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Replying To Dellboypolecat:  "Disgrace a man gets a straight red in a game and only put in for two yellows and plays in final"
Pretty sure he lined out for Curraha in the div2/3 promotion relegation playoff the following week against Trim too. That was tasty enough by all accounts.

showforit (Meath) - Posts: 156 - 03/11/2016 11:35:26    1931157

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Replying To showforit:  "Pretty sure he lined out for Curraha in the div2/3 promotion relegation playoff the following week against Trim too. That was tasty enough by all accounts."
Think he scored 5 or 6 points that day too... interesting.!

RedMeath12 (Meath) - Posts: 117 - 03/11/2016 12:51:57    1931197

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Replying To oldsam_newsam:  "Anyone that came early for the senior final saw a treat of a game. Kildalkey bossed the first half with the wind bit Trim turned it around and looked like they were heading for victory but a dogged resistance from Kildalkey resulted in a deserved draw that neither team deserved to lose.

Best on display were Leavy and Farrell for Trim and Potterton for Kildalkey."
A feast of underage on Sunday
Looking forward to this as I missed first game and heard so much about it
Kilmessan in the first game
And I'll go kildalkey in the second

umpireview (Meath) - Posts: 55 - 04/11/2016 21:53:08    1931696

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Can't wait for this game, two exceptional minor hurling teams. Trim are well balanced and only played in glimpses the first day round while Kildalkey may have missed their chance. Farrell on McNally and Cullen on Kelly is the deciding of this game. For me , Trim should win going away

Meathgaalad (Meath) - Posts: 169 - 06/11/2016 12:13:46    1932021

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Replying To Meathgaalad:  "Can't wait for this game, two exceptional minor hurling teams. Trim are well balanced and only played in glimpses the first day round while Kildalkey may have missed their chance. Farrell on McNally and Cullen on Kelly is the deciding of this game. For me , Trim should win going away"
Well done Trim. Their big players stood up and though Kildalkey tried hard they never looked like they were going to get the goals they needed to get back into it.

showforit (Meath) - Posts: 156 - 06/11/2016 17:34:29    1932097

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