There was no escaping talk of Meath's infamous 2010 Leinster SFC final win over Louth this week for Graham Geraghty.

The two neighbours are set to go head-to-head in Parnell Park tomorrow evening and, writing in his SunSport column, the Royals' 1999 All-Ireland winning captain revealed: "The fairways of Ballymascanlon yesterday were full of chat about things that were, or perhaps weren't, all that fair.

"For the people of Louth and Meath, 2010 might forever be our bunker.

"I knew what was coming, playing in a fundraiser on a golf course just outside Dundalk two days before the counties meet in the Leinster Championship.

"I was there with current Louth manager Colin Kelly. The craic was good and no state secrets were swapped.

"He'd been on radio earlier in the week slagging me off about a disputed point I'd scored against Louth in the 1998 Leinster semi-final.

"We were both playing that day and Meath won the game by a point, 0-15 to 1-11.

"But if they are still going on about that game, God knows how long we'll be talking about 2010!

"No matter who you talked to from Louth during the week, the conversation swung around to 2010 and, 'We were robbed'.

"I was in the Hogan Stand that day watching the Leinster final but I actually missed the ball going over the line.

"Séamus Kenny had the chance to win it for Meath but when his shot was blocked right in front of the goal, I threw my programme on the ground in frustration.

"By the time I'd got back up after bending down to pick it up, pandemonium had erupted. It was only later on that night that I got to see the replay of what had happened.

"In hindsight, it's easy maybe to say that Meath should have given a replay.

"But really the GAA should have stepped in and made the decision."

So will it be the Royals or the Wee County who advance to a Leinster semi-final meeting with Dublin?

"There seems to be a general opinion out there that Louth won't win because they were playing in Division 4 and Meath were playing in Division 2.

"I don't buy that argument.

"Meath were fortunate not to be relegated from Division 2, while Louth did get promoted to Division 3 so both were not far away from being in the same division for 2017.

"Louth have some good young players and they also enter the game with a bit of momentum.

"But where Meath will have the edge is in front of the posts. The Royals look to have more potent firepower and that could well prove the difference."

 

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