Meath GAA discussion thread

The manager is fairly getting it in the ear to but, being honest, having seen alot of the Meath club game, I would see it as weak. You have clubs like Kells for example who are starting strength and conditioning this year as part of their regular regime yet they were fit to make the senior final two years ago without that. In counties around Ulster that just wouldn't happen because every club are doing strength and conditioning as part of their training for years now. The next phase planned by Cavan County Board for example is that each club has their own gym for all members.

That brings us onto another thing, Meath is way behind in terms of club facilities when you compare it to other counties. Just look at Pairc Tailteann. One of the best surfaces in the country I'm told to play on but the rest of the stadium doesn't come close to matching the actual turf.

I think the problem in Meath runs further than the intercounty team itself.

Cross bar twice!

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The free at the end was bizarre. It was no free. Why was a free given. It shouldn't have been a free. Secondly was the game not over, before free taken, hooter is gone and its 0.00. Thirdly the freetaker moved the ball much closer to the goal for the free, than were the susposed foul happened.

Just a terrible referee really, seems to want to be the centre of attention all the time.

As you said it wasnt a free, the game was over, blow it up for a draw and everyone goes home happy.

Badly needed result, Clare next week who we always seem to go well against. A win there n safe enough- they were level with Galway today at half time which is a lot better than we did though!

Great display by Meath. Watched the deferred coverage on TG4. They looked much improved and alot more energy about them. Menton certainly kicked them into gear. Jason Scully is performing well too and Morris is always a threat up front.

I only got the last ten minutes of the match on LMFM because I had a game myself. I'd agree with Windy there though taking the risk from it with other results probably took the edge off it. On a positive note its four in a row unbeaten, McGill got a game under his belt too and there were more minutes for Menton and Jones too.

Just to hark back to the online commentary we posted about before I seen one comment online Sunday night that still baffles me. It was along the lines of "shows how far we've fallen that we're happy with beating Clare". This is the same Clare that's been at the same level as us for the guts of the last decade. Its never a case of heading down to Ennis to stick 10, 15, 20 points on them now. We've a lot of people who love to comment on the Meath team that haven't set foot in Pairc Tailteann or seriously followed other counties fortunes since the millennium.

Their season lasts six months so players generally miss league but are available for championship. I know Aishling Sheridan and Sarah Rowe have both made it back in previous seasons to play for Cavan and Mayo respectively.

The wages aren't enough to be fully professional I don't think either. I know Aishling Sheridan has mentioned on videos with her that most players have a secondary income. She does online coaching and personal training.