The referee ruined the Ratoath Dunboyne game, sending off two Ratoath and one Dunboyne player early on then another Ratoath player with a couple of minutes to go.

Meathgaa5 (Meath) - Posts: 339 - 13/03/2012 08:14:52    1128212

All of them were very harsh

meathforsam11 (Meath) - Posts: 92 - 13/03/2012 08:36:48    1128226

I disagree, the Referee was correct, I was standing right beside the incident, The Dunboyne lad should have got a straight Red but got a 2nd yellow for the tackle. What the two Ratoath lads did after was inexcusable. The ref was Right they had to go. I didn't see what happened with the 1st yellow for the keeper. Overall a good game, young Boylan for Dunboyne looks a good prospect.

DublivininMhi (Meath) - Posts: 1 - 13/03/2012 10:28:34    1128297

yes i agree unfortunately the ref had a very poor game the sendings off were poor how he managed to find two ratoath players out of that and give them straight reds and then only give one dunboyne man a second yellow is beyond me. having said that a very entertaining game even if it did end so low scoring. lot of heart and determination put in.

johnmoore09 (Meath) - Posts: 61 - 13/03/2012 10:44:19    1128311

I was going to get into the whole red card incidents but to do that would take from what was a brilliant game of football with both sides playing some excellent football. It was played at pace for the whole 60 minutes and for Ratoath, who probably really should have taken the game to hold Dunboyne to a draw with 2 players gone for the majority of the game is something else.

SHERO (Meath) - Posts: 29 - 13/03/2012 14:30:32    1128530

Credit has to be given to Dunboyne for not responding and turning it into a boxing match. Cant forget that Dunboyne had a player sent off early on aswell, so They only had a one player advantage until very late on when Ratoath lost their goalkeeper.

Meathgaa5 (Meath) - Posts: 339 - 13/03/2012 20:17:02    1128895

Referee got it spot on for all the red cards, The keepers 1st yellow was for mouthing, Which is why I was disappointed with the ref for the rest of the match, He saw nothing and with a few very strange frees here and there, I was disgusted with the way rathoat acted, with the amount of off ball insidents and little digs and pulling jersey repeatitly, and I see the 'donegal' style of football creeping into the way they play, please say this isn't for good? It's frustrating to watch, overall a decent match but most of the county minors playing very quiet which is worrying. Anyone know who 14 was for dunboyne?

Meath222 (Meath) - Posts: 16 - 13/03/2012 20:43:33    1128913

meath 222 donegal tactics? ratoath had 13 men playing after 20 mins how could they not play denfeisvely ?? and the county minors werent on show ? they all played very well!!!

bigflint (Meath) - Posts: 17 - 13/03/2012 21:40:44    1128969

Meathgaa5

Would you ever get over yourself.....the Dunboyne lads gave as good as they got and more besides....it was a pity it happened at all but there you go....plenty of people on the sideline too who should have known better than to get involved and I'm talking about both sides....maybe you're sorry now you were so cocky in your post on the previous page here......................

hilloftara (Meath) - Posts: 48 - 14/03/2012 09:27:43    1129040

Meath222 how can u say Ratoath deployed Donegal tactics it was quite the opposite actually it was dunboyne that were playing those tactics as they brought both there centre forward and full forward out to around midfield and deeper, even when they went a man and then 2 men up they kept pulling players back in to defence so that point seems a bit ridiculous.

johnmoore09 (Meath) - Posts: 61 - 14/03/2012 09:51:02    1129054

hilloftara

I wasnt being cocky at all, most people were expecting a Dunboyne win. Ratoath fully deserved the draw, if not more, on the performance they put in.

Meathgaa5 (Meath) - Posts: 339 - 15/03/2012 18:33:41    1130346

Ratoath college are through too an all ireland final next saturday after beating bellmullet of mayo yesterday 3-9 to 0-4.. ratoaths team this year is a serious team and pats would want to look out for whats coming through next year

scotty2hotty (Meath) - Posts: 31 - 17/03/2012 11:51:27    1131184

scotty2hotty

Did you start following football yesterday? Pat's aren't a VEC team, play in the A grade of a different competition and draw from a school of 800 males from a host of clubs. Ratoath are doing very well drawing largely from one club in a mixed and new school. Don't let your imagination run away with you.

rath_togh (Meath) - Posts: 740 - 17/03/2012 12:52:01    1131212

all i can say is dunboyne/KILBRIDE wont be winning a championship or league

bigdog222 (Meath) - Posts: 67 - 17/03/2012 18:02:31    1131358

Best of luck to Rathoat College in the all Ireland final

Meath222 (Meath) - Posts: 16 - 17/03/2012 19:17:56    1131402

Bogdog222 , on what basis? Beacuase your from Ratoath?

Meathgaa5 (Meath) - Posts: 339 - 17/03/2012 19:29:21    1131407

no im actually from drumree just go to most of the ratoath games cause they play the best football.. all i can say is dunboyne aren't as good as everyone thinks they couldent beat ratoath who only had 12 players and ratoath should of bet them. i dno how any of them dunboyne players could be on a meath minor team after what i seen.

bigdog222 (Meath) - Posts: 67 - 18/03/2012 21:51:08    1131978

Dunboyne/Kilbride bet NOM 1.11 to 1.05

Meath222 (Meath) - Posts: 16 - 19/03/2012 14:00:33    1132209

Bigdog aka Ratoath player

Care to explain Ratoath 0-04 Kells 2-10 today ?

Count (Meath) - Posts: 93 - 19/03/2012 15:26:24    1132309

I take it none of the lads on the Ratoath schools team played.

shldrs2thewheel (Meath) - Posts: 200 - 19/03/2012 16:40:22    1132387