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Agendas - 21 Like(s)
RD, it's clear that you are upset that McEntee has not been the messiah that you hoped in year 1. He is obviously a good manager and is definitely a big improvement on the last two years under MOD, but we have simply not got the players to consistently challenge the way you or I would like unfortunately.
From the start of the year, the bizarre hyperbole that you've come out with is what has gotten on people's nerves. Before the league even started, you were not even saying that we had a good chance of promotion, you were saying that it was simply a case of who would join us in promotion. When that didn't happen, you went on about the "mental scars" of MOD's reign being the reason behind it.
Then it got even better! Before the start of the championship, you categorically stated that Louth would be a bigger test for us than Kildare. That Kildare would not be able to live with us only for Kildare to completely outclass us from start to finish.
The bottom line is that you simply cannot handle the fact that some people disagree with your views on McEntee/Biggy. You are more than welcome to criticise other players and managers but if someone dares to criticise the above two, all of a sudden it's because they have an agenda. How about you reign in your unrealistic expectations. I've no doubt we'll make progress under McEntee but it's baby steps given the players he has at his disposal. There's nothing wrong with being optimistic and positive, but the statements you earlier in the year were just crazy and your constant dummy spitting when people challenge your views does not exactly endear you to anyone else.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 24/07/2017 10:52:19
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Meath V Donegal - 18 Like(s)
Replying To royaldunne: "Well that's a lie. Show me one post where I slated cillian. Go on one. ?
Or did you just dream it up???" Another poster in the Clare thread said that COS doesn't bring anything to the team. You said you "didn't disagree" (so you agree). If someone made the same point about the likes of Biggie or Brennan, you'd be up in arms calling them keyboard warriors among other things.
Now just so I'm 100% clear, I don't stand for abuse of players (and there was a lot on Twitter after the Dublin game). That sort of crap is simply not on. As you stated previously, these players are giving up a huge chunk of their lives for this team. And they don't do it for sponsorship deals or free cars. That has to be applauded regardless.
However, backed up, constructive criticism of players after poor performances is OK in my view. They're grown adults. But you seem to lump every bit of criticism of your favourites into the "abuse" category. Brennan was justifiably criticised over his performance against Dublin. I didn't see any abuse of him here. Yet you've been screaming blue murder about "keyboard warriors" on here since Sunday.
Again, I've nothing against you criticizing certain players. It's more the complete and utter hypocrisy from you where you feel that any criticism of certain players (and McEntee) counts as abuse while you're coming out with similar criticisms about other players. It's extremely tiresome, especially when you back it up with accusing certain posters of being Dubs or having more than one account.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 11/07/2019 08:49:14
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New Meath app - 16 Like(s)
I honestly don't think it's anywhere close to being as bad as some people are saying. Needs improvement absolutely but I think it's more a case of people loving to complain. I think it's a great idea and will only get better.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 11/10/2017 11:19:10
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O Byrne Cup 2019 - 15 Like(s)
Comical Ali would be proud of some of the stuff in here. If ye really think it was just a coincidence that most Simonstown players didn't return after the league this year, then there's no hope for any of ye.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 01/12/2018 08:21:43
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Meath V Donegal - 15 Like(s)
Replying To royaldunne: "And a dub.
I'm a Meath supporter, (hardly expect you to understand) but he could walk on water and to me he is still a dub, and not worthy of talking about. I'd prefer to praise Donal Keoghan, Pauric harnan , Brian menton, micky Newman, james Conlon, Mickey burke (a man you slated many times on here) men both young and old who give their all for their county from October/November for no financial rewards, no 6k per appearance, no ,for the love of Meath, and then to get slated by some of their own? While the praise others with every resource under the sun. Fans like you this Meath team can do without, join the many dubs in aig tops if that's what you want. However I will wear the green and gold till I die and proudly say they are as good as any other county. REAL SUPPORTER
HON THE ROYAL." Yet "slating" Cillian O'Sullivan is just fine as long as you're the one that's doing it? Does he not give his all for his county for no financial rewards?
Admit it, you give yourself carte blanche to criticise certain players yet you treat any criticism of your favourite players (and McEntee) as "abuse".
I know you won't even have the balls to address any points made, you'll just pat yourself on the back once again.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 10/07/2019 10:10:08
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Will Meath contest an all Ireland this decade? - 15 Like(s)
Shane Clayton won an All Ireland with Kilmacud and he played underage with Ratoath up until U15 or U16. Glen O'Reilly was in the same team but then transferred to Na Fianna. Both these players won a Leinster minor title with Dublin.
I always laugh when people point to the big increase in population in the likes of Meath, Kildare etc. recently and ask why the senior teams haven't greatly improved because of this. Where did the majority of these new arrivals come from? You only had to look at the attire of people on busses from Dublin coming into Ashbourne/Ratoath on Sunday evening to know the answer. Most of these people and their kids would never have any intention of playing for their home county.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 30/08/2017 14:42:48
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Junior A Championship - 14 Like(s)
Replying To hurlingroyals: "Preliminary quarter final B3 v C3. (D)
Quarter Finals A1 v D, B1 v A3, C1 v A2, B2 v C2.
Semi Finals 1 v 4 and 2 v 3." Thanks for that.
So by the looks of it, the Junior B knockout stages are:
Preliminary QF: Na Fianna v Nobber
Quarter Finals:
Kilbride v Na Fianna/Nobber
Gaeil Colmcille v Boardsmill
St. Patrick's v Slane
Trim v St. Colmcille's
Hoping that Kilbride can go all the way. They've put a hell of a lot of work into underage over the last number of years.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 15/08/2017 10:23:35
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Meath clubs in Leinster - 14 Like(s)
Replying To ziggy32001: "So Ratoath were playing an Offaly Intermediate side?" Yes.
The Leinster Club JHC consists of the Junior champions from Kilkenny and Dublin, the Wexford Intermediate B champions, the Intermediate champions from Meath, Offaly, Laois, Carlow, Westmeath, Wicklow and Kildare and the Senior champions from Louth and Longford.
People obviously haven't paid too much attention to the Meath's past representative's fortunes in the Leinster JHC if they're calling for the IHC winners to be upgraded. This is only the second year that the Meath Intermediate champions have won a game in Leinster (since Rathmolyon got to the final in 2012). Clann na nGael lost to the Offaly champions by 11 points last year while Dunderry were beaten by the Kilkenny Junior champions by over 30 points the previous years' competition.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 06/11/2016 17:10:32
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Meath V Fermanagh - 14 Like(s)
Replying To royaldunne: "Ahh promotion is guaranteed, no matter what team we send out they ain't gonna beat us by 10 points, it ain't gonna happen. And actually it wouldn't be a bad thing imo if Fermanagh were promoted along with us, but as I said it won't happen but it's what I'd like to see happen." 12 years ago Wexford had to beat us by 9 points, or more to deny us promotion from the old division 2B. They beat us by 8 and it was one of the luckiest games that we were involved in.
We're in no position to take any game lightly if promotion hasn't been mathematically secured. Play the best team we can and if things are going well, then bring on the subs. Don't give ourselves any chance to become a laughing stock on Sunday evening.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 18/03/2019 19:58:58
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2018 Club Championships - 14 Like(s)
Replying To Analyst: "Correct i do believe that Ratoath should be beating Don Ash. Maybe myself and the majority of posters predictions on here and the bookies are all wrong ???
What a team done in the past counts for very little, so what if a team are senior for 10 years," Well yeah they obviously were! The bookies got 3 of the 4 results wrong at the weekend. Bookies are notoriously bad at predicting local GAA games.
You're all over the place. Ratoath are poor, Don/Ash are average. Yet Don/Ash shouldn't be beating Ratoath? That literally makes no sense. Why should an average team never be beating a poor team?
If you think experience playing at a higher level for years and getting to senior finals counts for nothing then there really is no point in discussing much with you. I predicted Don/Ash to beat us. They've got the experience and the quality in areas that we don't have and we are proven to struggle against a good defence. Yet you seem to be crowing about it as if you've scored a victory or something.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 10/09/2018 15:18:42
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Meath clubs in Leinster - 14 Like(s)
Replying To ziggy32001: "A bit confusing to be honest,but impressive that Ratoath beat a team from Offaly who would be from the same grade!" As far as I know, Kiltale will have to win the All Ireland club IHC in order for future representatives to participate in the club SHC. Westmeath and Carlow representatives won the All Ireland IHC in 2008 and 2012 respectively which is why their senior champions play in the Leinster SHC. Likewise, if the Offaly representatives were to win the club JHC, their intermediate champions would play in the IHC.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 07/11/2016 09:56:07
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Meath v Roscommon - 14 Like(s)
Second game in a row that we threw away a four point lead in injury time. That would have been a vital 2 points. We could have deja vu come the end of the league and rue this draw which we should have won.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 28/01/2018 16:27:18
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O Byrne Cup 2019 - 14 Like(s)
As far as I can see, McKeever was Meath's second top scorer behind Donal Lenehan in last year's league. If that's not "cutting the mustard", then we may as well give up. Seriously, some of the revisionism here is laughable!
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 30/11/2018 12:52:08
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2018 Club Championships - 14 Like(s)
Replying To Aloblack: "Ahhh and the Bitterness starts.. surprised it took song to be honest" Yeah, don't bother with that poster.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 17/10/2018 08:01:40
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Keegan Cup - 14 Like(s)
Replying To anfearbeag: "Clutching at straws there if you try to claim Simonstown as a north meath team. Convenient that you draw the arbitrary line at the round o. By that definition, seneschalstown, slane and st Mary's are all north meath clubs.
The whole concept of north meath clubs is ridiculous anyhow. Oldcastle would be considered north meath as would drumconrath. Yet oldcastle is almost as close to Trim (a "south meath" team)as it is to drunconrath. So to suggest that there is some link between oldcastle and drumconrath is just nonsense." St. Colmcille's would be North Meath going by that poster's logic.
Agreed, who the hell cares about whereabouts a club is located. They're all Meath teams.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 25/09/2017 14:26:25
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2018 Club Championships - 13 Like(s)
Replying To Analyst: "No issue here with Dublin influenced clubs at all. If Ashbourne go on to win it then i will have to eat my words," I believe you. Thousands wouldn't.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 11/09/2018 09:47:15
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Meath V Kildare - 13 Like(s)
Replying To LoyalRoyal: "We'll need a big game from everyone. I think this will be toughest game so far. We beat an off form Tipp team, nearly beat a depleted Donegal team, got let off the hook against Armagh and beat a Cork team in the doldrums.
I don't want to be overly negative but I just think this one will be a step up from the other games and with the 2017 results in the back of my mind I'm more than a little anxious.
If we get a result we are by no means home and dry. Clare away will be a tough assignment make no mistake. They have top players like Tubridy who can do a lot of damage.
Fermanagh are unbeaten and will be hard to break down. We will need to have answers to their ultra defensive strategy." Think this is a very honest assessment.
We've done much better than I had anticipated so far. But Kildare on Sunday is a completely different proposition to what we've faced so far. Both times we've faced them with Andy at the helm, we've been beaten out the gate when in both games it had all the hallmarks of a close game. Lose on Sunday, and we're likely to be 4th and needing to win our last 2 games to have any chance.
I think we still can technically get relegated but it would take a ridiculous set of results in the last three games to make that happen (Down got relegated last year with 6 points). I think we can safely say that we'll stay up this season.
At this point, I'm just sick of being in division 2. It's been 12 seasons and we've spent 11 of them in the same division. I don't even care if we go straight back down next year (which we'd almost certainly do if we were promoted), I just want to see us try our luck with the best teams in the country week by week. If the lads put in a performance on Sunday and are beaten, then I'd have no complaints. But we cannot afford to not show up against Kildare for the third time in a row.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 27/02/2019 09:03:32
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Meath clubs in Leinster - 13 Like(s)
Replying To glenny: "Jerseys you are right in a kinda way
But meath did enter u21 proper but fur some reason did not get into draw. You are right on Leinster club but as it is only 2017 that meath play in Leinster round robin SHC I would think that next year county champions in hurling will all. Be moved up a grade" No.
Again, the Meath senior hurling champions will have to win the All Ireland IHC before the following years' representatives will play in the club SHC. Clonkill of Westmeath and MLR of Carlow won the All Ireland Club IHC and that's why their representatives now ply their trade in the club SHC. It's not just a case of saying "We're now playing in the Leinster club SHC". If Kiltale do go on and win the All Ireland next year, then I'd assume the 2017 SHC winners will be in the Leinster Club SHC next season.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 10/11/2016 13:07:47
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Meath clubs in Leinster - 13 Like(s)
Replying To hurlit: "think some lads are getting carried away
our inter champs are playing in a champ that has performed as bad as our senoir footballers
just because ratoath are a decent team does not mean they should be playing at a higher level, they would be bet out the gate at inter
they just about won yesterday, again a inter team from another county, lets not get carried away
there something about ratoath people and getting carried away with the teams ability just like the footballers
kiltale played like the team they are yesterday, fast skilfull hurling,
but they will come up again a top class team from kk as normall
no reason why they cant beat them , they can give anybody a game on the day" What a moronic post. Show me a single Ratoath person that's gotten "carried away"! Surely one post won't be hard to find.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 06/11/2016 13:02:16
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Meath clubs in Leinster - 13 Like(s)
Thought we could do with a thread about the various Meath clubs that are/will be in Leinster Championship action.
On Saturday at 12 noon in Ratoath, Ratoath play Carlow Town in the Leinster JHC first round. Honestly no idea how that will go. Carlow Town lost the Carlow IHC final to Mount Leinster Rangers' second team so maybe they won't really take it seriously. Very hard to tell what type of game it'll be. The winners will play Offaly IHC winners Clodiagh Gaels in the quarter final/
After their first round win, Bective play their quarter final in the Leinster JFC in Simonstown on Saturday at 2pm against Rosenallis of Laois.
Elsewhere, the SFC winners will be away to either Rhode or Gusserane O Rahilly of Wexford in the Leinster quarter final on November 13th.
Kiltale or Killyon will play Oylegate/Glenbrien of Wexford in the IHC at home on November 5th.
Cilles/Dunderry will be away to either Arklow or Taghmon Camross of Wexford also on November 5th
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - 20/10/2016 16:45:42
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