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Replying To ziggy320001:  "Lol!"
I hate it when my posts are edited. I originally called it disturbing rather than peculiar!

anfearbeag (Meath) - Posts: 1134 - 13/11/2017 08:37:35    2061990

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Replying To anfearbeag:  "I may be completely wrong on this, but I am not sure that "tantalising" is quite the word you are looking for. If it is, then that is quite a peculiar post."
Clearly not up to date with the Buff Egan terminology :) !

torres710 (Meath) - Posts: 22 - 13/11/2017 09:54:59    2062010

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Replying To anfearbeag:  "I may be completely wrong on this, but I am not sure that "tantalising" is quite the word you are looking for. If it is, then that is quite a peculiar post."
Glad I wasn't the only one to think that....

Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1198 - 13/11/2017 10:19:08    2062021

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Replying To thekillercrow:  "Well done kilmessan camogie team on a fantastic win today. Absolutely wonderful performance from a tantalising group of girls"
I thought it was a DELIGHTFUL performance.

Do I think they can go all the way? Oh I do yeah

begining (UK) - Posts: 277 - 13/11/2017 11:00:57    2062028

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Replying To ziggy320001:  "Good win for Simonstown,heard McGrath and Gallagher were excellent.
Tough one away to Lomans next."
yes ziggy they were both excellent as was kane, moran and mcmahon in the backs. simonstown backs have been excellent all year and the watching andy mcentee will surely call them in now. gallagher the the best man marker in the county and simply nullifies whoever he marks. tough one now away to lomans

Northsidegaels (Meath) - Posts: 227 - 13/11/2017 12:38:30    2062056

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Replying To royaldunne:  "I don't care if simonstown win Leinster (obviously love to see it) but they have to beat lomans. Not even cause they the Meath club. But cause I would shout for Isis at this stage against lomans. I will be there to cheer on simonstown. Please for the love of god don't get beat."
lomans are a quality side wouldnt be getting so into it! would be a great win but lomans are favourites

Northsidegaels (Meath) - Posts: 227 - 13/11/2017 12:44:44    2062058

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Replying To RoylerKing:  "Well done to Simonstown today. However, I expect St Loman's to win this game. Very strong team and Heslin is a top class forward. Why the hatred towards Loman's RoyalDunne?"
I live in and coach football (underage) in westmeath. Lomans have been very good at getting every advantage possible. There is not a good underage player in club scene in westmeath that is not "have a chat" with lomans. John heslin is a fantastic footballer of that there is no doubt, he is also a shandonnagh man through and through. And it's great for lomans that he plays with them but not so good for his home club where he still lives.
Lomans are destroying every club within 20 miles of them. I wish them well. But it's not the gaa I signed up to.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 13/11/2017 21:31:48    2062161

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Replying To royaldunne:  "I live in and coach football (underage) in westmeath. Lomans have been very good at getting every advantage possible. There is not a good underage player in club scene in westmeath that is not "have a chat" with lomans. John heslin is a fantastic footballer of that there is no doubt, he is also a shandonnagh man through and through. And it's great for lomans that he plays with them but not so good for his home club where he still lives.
Lomans are destroying every club within 20 miles of them. I wish them well. But it's not the gaa I signed up to."
Don't mean to intrude on the Meath forum but where did you get your info that Heslin is a Shandonagh man? Afaik he attended Loughnavalley NS as a kid and played for St. Malachy's underage. The Dysart area is closer to Castletown or even Loughnavalley than it is Shandonagh. I'm not a Loman's fan, but there are other clubs at it aswell. Athlone and The Downs are drawing kids from outside their traditional areas due to their underage success for example. Even Shandonagh themselves, who draw players from the west side of Mullingar town.

lady_gaagaa (Westmeath) - Posts: 74 - 13/11/2017 22:32:42    2062177

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Replying To royaldunne:  "I live in and coach football (underage) in westmeath. Lomans have been very good at getting every advantage possible. There is not a good underage player in club scene in westmeath that is not "have a chat" with lomans. John heslin is a fantastic footballer of that there is no doubt, he is also a shandonnagh man through and through. And it's great for lomans that he plays with them but not so good for his home club where he still lives.
Lomans are destroying every club within 20 miles of them. I wish them well. But it's not the gaa I signed up to."
100% incorrect information re John Heslin. Absolutely no ties to Shandonagh whatsoever.

RoylerKing (Meath) - Posts: 809 - 14/11/2017 09:44:07    2062218

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Replying To RoylerKing:  "100% incorrect information re John Heslin. Absolutely no ties to Shandonagh whatsoever."
Royaldunne would hardly be wrong again would he...

grahamc9897 (Meath) - Posts: 1083 - 14/11/2017 10:12:55    2062221

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Replying To Northsidegaels:  "yes ziggy they were both excellent as was kane, moran and mcmahon in the backs. simonstown backs have been excellent all year and the watching andy mcentee will surely call them in now. gallagher the the best man marker in the county and simply nullifies whoever he marks. tough one now away to lomans"
Gallagher must be brought in,we are struggling for corner backs

ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 14/11/2017 11:00:25    2062235

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Replying To lady_gaagaa:  "Don't mean to intrude on the Meath forum but where did you get your info that Heslin is a Shandonagh man? Afaik he attended Loughnavalley NS as a kid and played for St. Malachy's underage. The Dysart area is closer to Castletown or even Loughnavalley than it is Shandonagh. I'm not a Loman's fan, but there are other clubs at it aswell. Athlone and The Downs are drawing kids from outside their traditional areas due to their underage success for example. Even Shandonagh themselves, who draw players from the west side of Mullingar town."
So is it true that Heslin was poached from another underage club, but just not from Shandonagh? Just curious how prevalent it is in Westmeath. Happens a bit in Meath but I don't think it is any more common now than it was in the past. Ironically Simonstown themselves would have had a bit of a reputation in the past for acquiring players from other clubs, but their recent success is with a home-grown squad.

anfearbeag (Meath) - Posts: 1134 - 14/11/2017 12:56:35    2062256

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Replying To ziggy320001:  "Gallagher must be brought in,we are struggling for corner backs"
And struggling in the half back line also

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2189 - 14/11/2017 13:01:39    2062257

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Replying To anfearbeag:  "So is it true that Heslin was poached from another underage club, but just not from Shandonagh? Just curious how prevalent it is in Westmeath. Happens a bit in Meath but I don't think it is any more common now than it was in the past. Ironically Simonstown themselves would have had a bit of a reputation in the past for acquiring players from other clubs, but their recent success is with a home-grown squad."
I'm not sure as I don't know the guy. I heard from other people in the county he played with St. Malachy's for a time, yet I saw an interview transcript where he says he played for Lomans since under 8's. There is no Parish rule in Westmeath and the locations of different clubs is not too well spread out. For eg there are a large number of football clubs in the area within 20km southwest of Mullingar, covering a largely rural area with low population. In comparison northern parts of the county have fewer. It is common to see people from the same parish play for different clubs to each other.

I haven't a clue if Loman's have poached or tapped up young players from other clubs. If some on the WH forum are to be believed they hold considerable influence with the County board and have had quite a few underage transfers in to their club in recent years.

lady_gaagaa (Westmeath) - Posts: 74 - 14/11/2017 14:19:50    2062288

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The rights and wrongs about why a fella is playing with club are for another forum... the fact is that Lomans will be very hard beat, would be a great boost if Simonstown can beat them, O'Rourke seems to have built a very strong squad, good mix of experience and youth and certainly a blend of silk and steel.

longroadback (Meath) - Posts: 300 - 14/11/2017 14:40:48    2062294

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Replying To lady_gaagaa:  "I'm not sure as I don't know the guy. I heard from other people in the county he played with St. Malachy's for a time, yet I saw an interview transcript where he says he played for Lomans since under 8's. There is no Parish rule in Westmeath and the locations of different clubs is not too well spread out. For eg there are a large number of football clubs in the area within 20km southwest of Mullingar, covering a largely rural area with low population. In comparison northern parts of the county have fewer. It is common to see people from the same parish play for different clubs to each other.

I haven't a clue if Loman's have poached or tapped up young players from other clubs. If some on the WH forum are to be believed they hold considerable influence with the County board and have had quite a few underage transfers in to their club in recent years."
Thanks for that info. I didn't realise that Westmeath did not enforce the parish rule. It's a common myth that the parish is sacrosanct across the gaa, but of course the Rules allow each county board to decide what criteria to use for club membership.

I don't have many happy memories of the St. Lomans pitch, having been at the wrong end of a fair few drubbings there, playing for st finians many years ago. The shamrocks of course were the main team in mullingar at that time. Didn't play on their pitch that often, but usually got a hammering there as well!

anfearbeag (Meath) - Posts: 1134 - 14/11/2017 15:59:03    2062315

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Replying To RoylerKing:  "100% incorrect information re John Heslin. Absolutely no ties to Shandonagh whatsoever."
He lives in dysert. Which is within the area of shandonnagh football club. Do you want me to send you a picture of his house? Now how oh how would I know where he lives. Your some numpty.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 14/11/2017 16:58:07    2062332

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As I already stated you are totally 100% incorrect, you're information is wrong more often than not. Calling me names because you're wrong won't rectify that.

RoylerKing (Meath) - Posts: 809 - 14/11/2017 17:51:46    2062339

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Replying To ziggy320001:  "Gallagher must be brought in,we are struggling for corner backs"
would be good to see himself, keoghan and mcgill in the full back line hope its tried in the league

Northsidegaels (Meath) - Posts: 227 - 14/11/2017 17:54:49    2062340

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Replying To lady_gaagaa:  "Don't mean to intrude on the Meath forum but where did you get your info that Heslin is a Shandonagh man? Afaik he attended Loughnavalley NS as a kid and played for St. Malachy's underage. The Dysart area is closer to Castletown or even Loughnavalley than it is Shandonagh. I'm not a Loman's fan, but there are other clubs at it aswell. Athlone and The Downs are drawing kids from outside their traditional areas due to their underage success for example. Even Shandonagh themselves, who draw players from the west side of Mullingar town."
Dysert is the catchment area of shandonnagh. Castletown wouldn't be too far away either. As I'm sure you are well aware of. Look I know it happens with all the big town clubs. But it is destroying the rural clubs.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 14/11/2017 18:57:31    2062349

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