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how come last week we were whinging about being the second game in a double header and the risk of injury that came with that, yet this week there isn't a word about anything like that and there is a hurling game in the hyde on sunday before the football as well?

Greenfield (Meath) - Posts: 413 - 24/01/2018 10:46:12    2070291

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Replying To Greenfield:  "how come last week we were whinging about being the second game in a double header and the risk of injury that came with that, yet this week there isn't a word about anything like that and there is a hurling game in the hyde on sunday before the football as well?"
Weather clearly isn't as bad this week

TakeYourPoints6 (Meath) - Posts: 223 - 24/01/2018 10:49:16    2070292

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Replying To RoyalBadger:  "This forum is on an eternal loop. Honestly this thread reminds me of the build up to the Kildare game 12 months.
A few individuals with delusional opinions of Meath football rooted in a bygone era who get over excited and think we can go out and beat anyone, and then a few with a realistic opinion trying to bring them back down to earth...in vain.
I'm hopeful of causing an upset but Roscommon are favourites and rightly so. Rossies by 4/5. Hope I'm wrong."
I actually dont think you are hoping you are wrong when you are hopeful of just causing an upset and not a win?? I look forward to reading your 'i told ya so' comments Sunday evening if it doesnt go our way. You seem to have written us off before we even get going. Yes there is reality and i do know i get carried away with my optimism sometimes but i most definitely am not delusional and very much grounded.

Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 24/01/2018 11:14:27    2070296

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Replying To Greenfield:  "how come last week we were whinging about being the second game in a double header and the risk of injury that came with that, yet this week there isn't a word about anything like that and there is a hurling game in the hyde on sunday before the football as well?"
Forecast not as bad as last weekend

Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 24/01/2018 11:14:59    2070297

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Lads facts are facts, last time we plated Roscommon we were bet!! It was close and but for 2 particularly poor Kickouts which gave up simple scores we could have won, but as the saying goes if my aunty had balls she would be my uncle!!
Both teams have improved since then yes, but Roscommon have played at a higher level and beaten better teams than us over the last 2 years since that game so they are rightfully favourites to win this game again. I do however think it's going to be a very tight affair with the team making the least amount of unforced errors wil win. People saying we will definitely win and they expect nothing else are deluded as we have no right to think like that (if we played London, Leitrim, New York I could understand this thinking) but people also saying we will be beaten comfortaby by 4-5 points are also wide of the mark in my opinion, I'm thining this will be a 2 point game (hopefully in our favour) but I wouldn't be lumping onto it.

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 323 - 24/01/2018 11:47:04    2070298

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Replying To Loyalroyal17:  "I actually dont think you are hoping you are wrong when you are hopeful of just causing an upset and not a win?? I look forward to reading your 'i told ya so' comments Sunday evening if it doesnt go our way. You seem to have written us off before we even get going. Yes there is reality and i do know i get carried away with my optimism sometimes but i most definitely am not delusional and very much grounded."
Seems like supporting YOUR county is a crime these days, and having faith in them is even worse. If we win there won't be peep out of some of these so called supporters, but they be on here in their numbers logging in and out of various accounts with I told you so, and we this that and other and how we heading to division two should we lose.
For what it's worth I think we will win , narrowly but win, if we don't then so be it, next game I think we will win too. That's just me, a Meath supporter

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 24/01/2018 11:57:19    2070301

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Replying To royaldunne:  "Seems like supporting YOUR county is a crime these days, and having faith in them is even worse. If we win there won't be peep out of some of these so called supporters, but they be on here in their numbers logging in and out of various accounts with I told you so, and we this that and other and how we heading to division two should we lose.
For what it's worth I think we will win , narrowly but win, if we don't then so be it, next game I think we will win too. That's just me, a Meath supporter"
And if we lose there won't be a peep out of you !! Only ah well sure we will win the next one ! I want Meath to win but am realistic !! Your blind faith is unrealistic

grahamc9897 (Meath) - Posts: 1083 - 24/01/2018 12:11:14    2070306

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Replying To royaldunne:  "Seems like supporting YOUR county is a crime these days, and having faith in them is even worse. If we win there won't be peep out of some of these so called supporters, but they be on here in their numbers logging in and out of various accounts with I told you so, and we this that and other and how we heading to division two should we lose.
For what it's worth I think we will win , narrowly but win, if we don't then so be it, next game I think we will win too. That's just me, a Meath supporter"
Seems so alright. We are guilty as charged. Any time anyone has anything positive or encouraging to say about our team we are shot down by the defeatist attitude that just lingers around these posts. I, like yourself im sure, follow Meath to the length and breadth of the country...'supporting' the lads. I look forward to the posts Sunday evening :-)

Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 24/01/2018 12:11:54    2070307

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Replying To Loyalroyal17:  "Seems so alright. We are guilty as charged. Any time anyone has anything positive or encouraging to say about our team we are shot down by the defeatist attitude that just lingers around these posts. I, like yourself im sure, follow Meath to the length and breadth of the country...'supporting' the lads. I look forward to the posts Sunday evening :-)"
Lads come now and grow up a bit will yas. If we went out against dublin tomorrow, out best panel of 26 against theirs, then I like every Meath supporter and poster on this would HOPE we would win, but again most of us are realistic and will admit that Dublin are a better team than us and would expect them to beat us. That doesn't mean your not a true supporter and wish the lads any bad fortune, its just realism. The same goes for playing against Mayo, Kerry, Tyrone etc. They are simply better than us at the minute and these are the facts, but there is always the chance of an upset in any sport!!! The difference is that realistic people will hope to beat and eventually reach the standards of the better teams on a consistant basis in order to call themselves equals and then have the realistic expectaion of beating them. Some peopl like yourself and RD just aren't realisitc in expectation and assume we will beat every team we play with no substatial reasoning behind it other than "We are Meath men, its what we do"

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 323 - 24/01/2018 12:22:10    2070309

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Replying To Loyalroyal17:  "I actually dont think you are hoping you are wrong when you are hopeful of just causing an upset and not a win?? I look forward to reading your 'i told ya so' comments Sunday evening if it doesnt go our way. You seem to have written us off before we even get going. Yes there is reality and i do know i get carried away with my optimism sometimes but i most definitely am not delusional and very much grounded."
I've no interest in saying I told you so. I'll take no pleasure in defeat just to point score here.

RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts: 571 - 24/01/2018 12:27:27    2070312

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This forum reminds me of the 'conversation' i had in the local last weekend with the 'local Dubs', having to justify why i even support the Meath team. Im not going to justify my reasons with 'back ups' why i would even suggest we will win, im a supporter and i will support. If that means lads getting p******* off at my postive attitude well so be it. Hon the Royals.

Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 24/01/2018 12:35:06    2070313

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I think this will be the toughest game in the division. I was at the Longford game and even though it was the OBC that 1st half display was shocking. Whatever the plan was in that half it should be scrapped and not tried again. to play ultra defensive at home vs Longford and go in 4 points down just does not make sense. Meath cant play like this everybody knows it. On to this game if we play like we did in the second half it should be a close game. it would be great to get a win but i cant see it ,

SheridansTry (Meath) - Posts: 168 - 24/01/2018 12:40:05    2070315

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Replying To Loyalroyal17:  "This forum reminds me of the 'conversation' i had in the local last weekend with the 'local Dubs', having to justify why i even support the Meath team. Im not going to justify my reasons with 'back ups' why i would even suggest we will win, im a supporter and i will support. If that means lads getting p******* off at my postive attitude well so be it. Hon the Royals."
This is brilliant!! Getting stroppy because when asked for any reason as to why he expects us to win, he gets annoyed and basically tells people to go do one. Not one person has asked you to justify why you support Meath, its to justify why you "Expect" us to win against a team that ranks higher than ourselves??

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 323 - 24/01/2018 12:55:45    2070320

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Replying To grahamc9897:  "And if we lose there won't be a peep out of you !! Only ah well sure we will win the next one ! I want Meath to win but am realistic !! Your blind faith is unrealistic"
First off , I wasn't speaking of you, as no matter how annoying you are I accept your actually a Meath supporter,
Secondly I am alwayon here after a win loss or draw. I give MY assessment of what I saw. And then I move onto next match.
I don't dwell of either a win or a loss, as all that matters is the next match.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 24/01/2018 13:00:07    2070325

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Replying To ratlag:  "Lads come now and grow up a bit will yas. If we went out against dublin tomorrow, out best panel of 26 against theirs, then I like every Meath supporter and poster on this would HOPE we would win, but again most of us are realistic and will admit that Dublin are a better team than us and would expect them to beat us. That doesn't mean your not a true supporter and wish the lads any bad fortune, its just realism. The same goes for playing against Mayo, Kerry, Tyrone etc. They are simply better than us at the minute and these are the facts, but there is always the chance of an upset in any sport!!! The difference is that realistic people will hope to beat and eventually reach the standards of the better teams on a consistant basis in order to call themselves equals and then have the realistic expectaion of beating them. Some peopl like yourself and RD just aren't realisitc in expectation and assume we will beat every team we play with no substatial reasoning behind it other than "We are Meath men, its what we do""
We are talking about Roscommon, not Dublin Kerry or mayo. I think most would say it's unlikely we would win against them, but we would go believing we could.
Roscommon or Kildare Galway cork are not in that league, our problem is some seem to think they are, and we should bow to their great superiority. Which is nonsense, I hope to be playing Dublin this year , then you'd can go on about how lucky we will be to stay within 5/6 points of them. Not Roscommon though.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 24/01/2018 13:05:16    2070327

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Replying To Loyalroyal17:  "This forum reminds me of the 'conversation' i had in the local last weekend with the 'local Dubs', having to justify why i even support the Meath team. Im not going to justify my reasons with 'back ups' why i would even suggest we will win, im a supporter and i will support. If that means lads getting p******* off at my postive attitude well so be it. Hon the Royals."
Well said. Excellent post.
Mchugh was right reading some of these posts. Meath are gone soft. Well not me or yourself

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 24/01/2018 13:07:38    2070328

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Replying To ratlag:  "Lads come now and grow up a bit will yas. If we went out against dublin tomorrow, out best panel of 26 against theirs, then I like every Meath supporter and poster on this would HOPE we would win, but again most of us are realistic and will admit that Dublin are a better team than us and would expect them to beat us. That doesn't mean your not a true supporter and wish the lads any bad fortune, its just realism. The same goes for playing against Mayo, Kerry, Tyrone etc. They are simply better than us at the minute and these are the facts, but there is always the chance of an upset in any sport!!! The difference is that realistic people will hope to beat and eventually reach the standards of the better teams on a consistant basis in order to call themselves equals and then have the realistic expectaion of beating them. Some peopl like yourself and RD just aren't realisitc in expectation and assume we will beat every team we play with no substatial reasoning behind it other than "We are Meath men, its what we do""
But were playing Roscommon next Sunday ratlag not Dublin Mayo Kerry or Tyrone

Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 461 - 24/01/2018 13:10:09    2070329

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Replying To royaldunne:  "We are talking about Roscommon, not Dublin Kerry or mayo. I think most would say it's unlikely we would win against them, but we would go believing we could.
Roscommon or Kildare Galway cork are not in that league, our problem is some seem to think they are, and we should bow to their great superiority. Which is nonsense, I hope to be playing Dublin this year , then you'd can go on about how lucky we will be to stay within 5/6 points of them. Not Roscommon though."
Who said anything about bowing to their superiority?? I have repeatedly asked, adn will ask again: On what basis do you "expect" nothing less than a win?? By saying this you are saying that you think we a far superior than Roscommon which most people in this county would disagree with. We can match them definitely, can can possibly beat them as well and it wouldn't be classed as a shock at all!! Yourself and Loyalroayal talk about Meatha s if they are just below the top 4 in the country which isn't true. The differene between there and where we are is consistancy which we don't have.

ratlag (Meath) - Posts: 323 - 24/01/2018 13:15:01    2070330

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Replying To ratlag:  "This is brilliant!! Getting stroppy because when asked for any reason as to why he expects us to win, he gets annoyed and basically tells people to go do one. Not one person has asked you to justify why you support Meath, its to justify why you "Expect" us to win against a team that ranks higher than ourselves??"
I actually didnt say anyone on here asked me to justify why i support Meath i was talking bout the Dubs. Ive friends in Roscommon and from listening to them they think they might scrape a win out of us. They havent the faith us Meath supporters seem to have in them.

Loyalroyal17 (Meath) - Posts: 627 - 24/01/2018 13:16:10    2070331

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Replying To ratlag:  "This is brilliant!! Getting stroppy because when asked for any reason as to why he expects us to win, he gets annoyed and basically tells people to go do one. Not one person has asked you to justify why you support Meath, its to justify why you "Expect" us to win against a team that ranks higher than ourselves??"
Roscommon arnt ranked higher then ourselves there in the second division so we're on par, last year Roscommon bet Cavan Leitrim and Galway, Meath bet Derry galway Fermanagh Clare Louth and Sligo, we should not be afraid of these there results last year would rank similar to ours.

Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 461 - 24/01/2018 13:16:16    2070332

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