I actually think the midfield is best we have been for a long while. Neither are midfielders but both are doing a job, wouldn't be too hard on them, can't be easy to know you been played out of position always and been thrown into a role you not suited to, but neither have thrown a strop like some others in the past. Are they gonna be a formidable partnership come summer time? No. But you know what, that doesn't matter one bit. I said at Christmas and before that, all that matters is promotion, I was ridiculed for saying at beginning of league that the push for promotion is all that matters, I still stand by that, we are not going to win Leinster this year, we are not going to win all ire this year, ALL that matters is we get promoted, our year is defined by the league and how we do in it, regardless of what some in donegal think everyone of the teams there with us are there because we are all there on merit, I'm not been negative in saying this but once the midfield the gk the halfback line the half forwards the full forwards the full backs are good enough to beat ((or should have beat) tipp, donegal, Armagh, cork, Kildare, Clare , Fermanagh I don't care, the dubs Kerry Tyrone mayo Monaghan Galway etc should not bother us one bit. The league is where we need to win , we have for too long worried about championship, league performance and championship goes hand in hand, if we want to be relevant in championship next year or the year after, the only way we do that is by playing in division one, so I'm not worried about how these fellas will play come May or June , all they and Andy have to do is win 3:4 of the next games and that should get us promoted. And that is all that matters. Nothing else
Hon the royal

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 18/02/2019 08:05:37    2166040

Reco (Meath) - Posts: 419 - 18/02/2019 10:12:21    2166069

Reco (Meath) - Posts: 419 - 18/02/2019 10:13:19    2166070

jackhackett (Meath) - Posts: 765 - 18/02/2019 11:44:08    2166093

SheridansTry (Meath) - Posts: 168 - 18/02/2019 11:58:44    2166100

Reco (Meath) - Posts: 419 - 18/02/2019 12:48:17    2166115

I will quote a reply to me earlier in the thread. If it's not broken why fix it? And that was about one change for 30 minutes. We are winning and playing well doing it, isn't that all that should matter?? Get bloody promoted, go to Croke Park and give whoever we meet in final a bloody good game and beat the feckers (probably donegal) have Brian walk up the steps collect the cup, we all have a great day out before championship starts, then and only then look at the team for championship, let me state though I don't really care if we win the cup (lovely as that would be) the main thing is that in 2020 we are playing in division one. Everything else is a bonus, when is the last time we were actually in division one ,? As far as I remember it was Sean boylan (or maybe I'm thinking last time we win it when O'Malley was captain) furlong help me out here :)
We have a lot of banana skins to thread gently over before all that, starting in pur on Saturday, then a home game to Kildare then away to Ennis and then hopefully a great time congratulating the team and management on the field after securing promotion against Fermanagh. To look at anything else is foolhardy, I remember the break under Banty we had won our first two games , Kildare had lost theirs . Kildare ended up been promoted to division one Louth ended up relegating us to div 3 at home. So NO ONE can get carried away. On Saturday night I want to see the same commitment from the players as I have seen in 3 previous games. And we all need to get behind the team that plays no matter who they are. We have to be the 16 man, too much crap has gone before.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 18/02/2019 14:14:29    2166136

I think the bookies have got this one wrong. Meath shouldn't be favourites playing away from home against a team who beat us in Navan last year. I'd have it as a toss-up and marginally favouring Cork if anyone. I would bite your hand off for a draw if it was on offer right now. Getting out of this division will be all about staying in the mix right up to the final round of fixtures.

gwanyagudthing (Meath) - Posts: 88 - 18/02/2019 16:38:13    2166180

brian (Meath) - Posts: 909 - 18/02/2019 16:46:49    2166184

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 18/02/2019 17:20:30    2166188

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 18/02/2019 17:40:30    2166192

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 18/02/2019 17:41:24    2166193

Barney123 (Meath) - Posts: 676 - 18/02/2019 18:12:37    2166200

bert09 (Meath) - Posts: 1668 - 18/02/2019 18:46:07    2166209

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 17035 - 18/02/2019 19:45:24    2166214

meath have improved this year, but i dont think Cork are as bad as the Clare result suggests. They drew away to Fermanagh and lost to Kildare by a goal. Way too early to be talking about how we should go down there and win. If we play as well as we did in parts against Donegal and Armagh we have a good chance of coming away with the points but Cork are fighting for survival and will have little fear of Meath.

seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 1432 - 18/02/2019 23:54:54    2166266

I see this match as a chance to make up for the mess that was Donegal. 2 points thrown away. Time to make amends. If we beat Cork things are going to get real exciting for the rest of the league. Hopefully as the league is far more important than the non event that is the leinster championship.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 19/02/2019 01:38:50    2166270

Royal.Legend (Meath) - Posts: 461 - 19/02/2019 05:33:42    2166273

Alot hinges on James mcentee fitness, he's become a very important player and we havnt got even close to a like for like replacement. I'd like to see a stat of the percentage of attacks he actually starts for meath.......he's a game changer

southmeathgael (Meath) - Posts: 709 - 19/02/2019 06:38:49    2166274

gwanyagudthing (Meath) - Posts: 88 - 19/02/2019 10:00:47    2166291