Anything other than an away win here would be a massive shock, seriously! ;)
Meath should never be taken lightly, we have learned that to our cost before. But whenever an opportunity presents itself to hammer them into the ground, then it should always be taken with both hands!! 😀
Quote from: BennyHarp on March 06, 2016, 04:43:24 PM
Meath should never be taken lightly, we have learned that to our cost before. But whenever an opportunity presents itself to hammer them into the ground, then it should always be taken with both hands!! 😀
Hands, fists, boots, whatever's on offer, though let us never forget how the Meathies kicked the winning of those All-Irelands into us, verily! :D ;)
Seal da raibheas im maighdean sheimh
Is anois im bhaintreach caite ar stre
Go ndeana Dia trócaire ar an ríocht.
Quote from: seafoid on March 06, 2016, 05:14:27 PM
Go ndeana Dia trócaire ar an ríocht.
Muise a chara, Muise... ;) :D
Are Tyrone any good this year?
Quote from: Jinxy on March 06, 2016, 06:06:16 PM
Are Tyrone any good this year?
McKenna Cup winners v O'Byrne Cup winners. It's a champions of champions match up, I can't see anything other than a high quality encounter!
There can be only one...
Don't I just love this sickening arrogance of ours, truly :) :D
i was just thinking this is not the Meath team I'd be sending up to Omagh. In that vein...
The Expendables 4 – The Gang's Back Together....
Meath CLG offices. Shadows lurk outside and in, the pitch black of a dark night of the soul. The only light comes from a desk lamp in the office of the Chairman, moths flit in and out of the blaze of fluorescence , illuminating a rotary phone sitting on the rich, manly, mahogany surface. Outside, wails and lamentations can be heard, the wind sighs "Westmeeeeeaaaadddd".
A hand appears, lifts the old receiver, and a dials 999.
"Hello...Sean? It's time."
A week later, an armoured bus wends its way through the lanes and byways of South Tyrone. Inside the caged windows, an animated figure can be seen bouncing to every pothole on the road.
Sean Boylan speaks. "Well lads, isn't it great, isn't football great altogether, yeah great, positivity, good lads, now will we have a drop of the auld dandelion tea, now lads, get us up for this, yeah? Good lads."
His enthusiasm is infectious. The bus is crowded with gnarled figures, scarred and ugly beyond belief. It looks like a Lord of the Rings extras reunion.
"C'mon now Liam, you have the first drop."
Liam Harnan looks up, angered that he has to stop worrying the raw leg of mutton he has between his jaws. He wipes the juices from his mouth and drinks deep. "AAAGHHH" – the roar is deep and primal, he doubles up as steam billows from his ears, a hump begins to bubble up on his back, horns protrude from his forehead – amazingly though, the effect is actually a bit more pleasant than what was there before.
"It's an improvement anyway" says Graham Geraghty, slugging out of the bottle, spilling some on his Michael Thomas autographed Arsenal jersey. "I coulda played in a World Cup, but I was too fit for the lads in Highbury, made them look bad. Trevor, get stuck in to that."
He throws Giles the bottle, but the centre forward uncharacteristically drops it. "You'd better get yourself together" Geraghty warns. Trevor nods, reaches under the seat and produces a pair of scissors. Slowly, solemnly he cuts his M+S geansai sleeves above the shoulders. A low hum of approval comes from the others.
Sean is bouncing now. "Colm, leave that and have a drink." Colm Coyle lays down the M60 machine gun he has been oiling and takes a gulp. "Tommy, your turn now." Tommy Dowd opens his mouth and a high pitched scream, like a tortured kettle emits. Everyone except Sean holds their ears. "Yes, Tommy we'll be there soon. Mick, have a sup there."
Mick Lyons says "............."
"Ah g'wan Mick, an auld drink before the game, it's all natural."
Mick Lyons says "............."
"Right, ok Mick. Anyway lads, this is going to be some challenge, today, yeah, some challenge, football, it's great isn't it? So let's let it in long to Colm, Brian and Bernard, Gerry break whatever ball you can in midfield, take the frees quick off the ground, let's rip out their eyes and piss on their brains, and whatever else we do, enjoy yourselves. Right?" He rubs his hands together genially.
Colm O'Rourke breaks off from wrapping a lagging jacket around his knee. "Ah Sean, what was the last part?"
"Just enjoy yourselves, lads."
"No, the bit before that..."
On the back seat of the bus, still and grave, immense and foreboding, like a statue on Easter Island, sits Mick Lyons.
Mick Lyons says "............."
In Omagh, Mickey Harte and Sean Cavanagh are taking a turn around the side of the pitch, discussing tactics.
"Well Sean, no need for any last ditch rugby tackles today?"
"Not at all Mickey, we'll burn them off in the final 20, sure they had nothing left against Westmeath.....Sheeeit!"
The armoured bus has just pulled into the car park. Sean Boylan bounces off, followed by the clanking, armoured hordes of Mordor. "Howya lads!" he waves genially.
Mickey Harte chews his gum grimly. "We're gonna need a bigger blanket."
"You're very welcome back to RTE-E's coverage of the All Ireland Qualifiers two thousand fifteen-een, with me-ee, Brian Carthy. Controversy here in Omagh today as a considerably changed Meath team, have tested the very limits of manliness and hardy football here today against a shellshocked Tyrone side.
Right from the start Meath tested the referees patience, as Liam Harnan, having just downed a pint of Ivomec F proceeded to feast on the innards of Peter Harte, and which surely deserved a black card at least. Graham Geraghty has been a constant thorn in the side of the Tyrone defence, at one stage wrapping a Fine Gael poster around Sean Cavanagh before punching him in the face and then scoring a remarkable point off his left. Trevor Giles' radar is on today, as he has been taking the kickouts, scoring three of them, whilst Colm O'Rourke, despite sustaining a concussion after being sandwiched by Joe McMahon and an ice cream van, was told by the selectors that he is Bernard Brogan and has scored two stylish points from play.
The only reason Tyrone are still in this is because Meath are a man down, though interestingly, it was not as a result of the referee. Colm Coyle failed to return to the pitch after half time. I'm told he is out in the car park, tampering with the brakes of the Tyrone bus. It's building up to a pulsating championship finale here in He-ealy Park, with me Brian Carthy..."
Up in the stands, some can take it no more. Brian Dooher leaps up and cries "I still have my boots Mickey!" and dashes down the steps, before tripping over a strategically placed Meath fan's boot. He is last seen being attended to by the St. John's ambulance, a bandage several times bigger than his head being applied.
Squeaky bum time. Mick Lyons grabs the ball and heads out from defence – the teams are all square and Sean Cavanagh is desperate to keep Meath in their half. It is time for cynicism. He launches himself at Mick Lyons....
And slides down his body, like a bug splattered on a windshield.
Mick Lyons says "............." and handpasses to PJ Gillic, who launches a bomb into the atmosphere – it hits a seagull before hurtling back into the square, bouncing back up...and over the bar.
On the way to the dressing room, Mick Lyons wipes the battered remnants of Sean Cavanagh from his legs. Sean Boylan is talking to Marty Morrisey – "Great game Marty, manly, sporting, football, it's great isn't it...."
One last stop on a long, winding road back to the Royal county. At a well-appointed, detached house in the country, Sean Boylan rings a doorbell.
Peter Canavan opens the door. "Ah howya, Sean, ye did well today lads, fair dues to ye. I wasn't able to make it myself."
"Ah yeah, great Peter, it was a great performance. Anyway, just wanted to let someone say hello to you. Martin, come up here Martin...."
Martin O'Connell looms into the the doorway. "Sorry about this Pete."
In Tyrone no one can hear you scream.
On the back of the bus, Mick Lyons sits.
And Mick Lyons says "............."
Had to dig up that old piece of gold. Credit to easytiger95
We should make this game more interesting and put both the McKenna Cup and O'Bryne Cups on the line as well as the 2 points. Winner takes all! That's how confident I am!
Sickening arrogance.
It is weird thinking of the Ryles as a díol trua. I suppose it is the fault of the Dubs. Too many humiliations. And Banty. Plus the other lads.
Somebody locked the Tyrone v Derry thread before I could go on and wind up screenexile and the rest of the inbreds >:(
Quote from: red hander on March 06, 2016, 09:09:30 PM
Somebody locked the Tyrone v Derry thread before I could go on and wind up screenexile and the rest of the inbreds >:(
Is the admin from Derry?
Where did all the Aidy McCrory haters go to?
I'm assuming given that we've coughed up half-time leads of 7 and 9 points respectively in the last two weeks, that the lads are in the middle of some very 'heavy' training.
Either that or they're in the middle of some very 'light' training.
Can anyone confirm that they actually are training?
Quote from: Moortown Spuds on March 06, 2016, 09:24:52 PM
Where did all the Aidy McCrory haters go to?
Delighted for him as the abuse he gets is very unfair, he's been very consistent in the past two years and is deserving of his place. He's certainly one of the guys whose spot will be under pressure now but at the moment the jersey is his and it's up to somebody else to take it off him, he is making the team on merit.
Quote from: sensethetone on March 06, 2016, 09:20:18 PM
Quote from: red hander on March 06, 2016, 09:09:30 PM
Somebody locked the Tyrone v Derry thread before I could go on and wind up screenexile and the rest of the inbreds >:(
Is the admin from Derry?
The drive for 5 (wins v Derry) is still on.
Quote from: sensethetone on March 06, 2016, 09:20:18 PM
Quote from: red hander on March 06, 2016, 09:09:30 PM
Somebody locked the Tyrone v Derry thread before I could go on and wind up screenexile and the rest of the inbreds >:(
Is the admin from Derry?
ziggy is as Tyrone as you get...
Quote from: Farrandeelin on March 06, 2016, 10:05:07 PM
Quote from: sensethetone on March 06, 2016, 09:20:18 PM
Quote from: red hander on March 06, 2016, 09:09:30 PM
Somebody locked the Tyrone v Derry thread before I could go on and wind up screenexile and the rest of the inbreds >:(
Is the admin from Derry?
ziggy is as Tyrone as you get...
Once and for all , Ziggy is not admin
:D
Ziggy, I'd like to make an official complaint about this thread being hijacked.
The Derry v Tyrone thread isn't locked!?
Quote from: Jinxy on March 06, 2016, 09:26:38 PM
I'm assuming given that we've coughed up half-time leads of 7 and 9 points respectively in the last two weeks, that the lads are in the middle of some very 'heavy' training.
Either that or they're in the middle of some very 'light' training.
Can anyone confirm that they actually are training?
It could be vertigo. Or else the Mayo thing
Quote from: Moortown Spuds on March 06, 2016, 09:24:52 PM
Where did all the Aidy McCrory haters go to?
I am still here. But wouldn't use the word hate. Just don't think he is good enough. Scoring a goal against a very poor Derry team won't change my mind.
Quote from: The Golden Years on March 07, 2016, 11:59:38 AM
Quote from: Moortown Spuds on March 06, 2016, 09:24:52 PM
Where did all the Aidy McCrory haters go to?
I am still here. But wouldn't use the word hate. Just don't think he is good enough. Scoring a goal against a very poor Derry team won't change my mind.
Agree that Derry were poor but he had a good game, never put a foot wrong. He deserves praise after the Derry game.
Could people stop saying the word 'Derry' in the Meath vs. Tyrone thread, please?
Is Mick O'Dowd a tactical genius this week?
Haven't been in naval in 15yrs. They couldn't still have the grass banks behind the goals.
Of course there are no grass banks on the Boyne nowadays. There are some foliated slopes though behind the goals.
Are there burger vans?
I'm not a mod
Quote from: ziggysego on March 07, 2016, 11:29:16 PM
I'm not a mod
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The Board should commission a study to investigate the links between the M3 motorway and the decline of Meath football. Second half collapses were first mentioned in Leabhar Dún Scórain (546 AD) in connection with the Tuatha de Danann.. The famous druid Ban Tí had magical powers in Fearnaí but was killed by the weight of public expectation. Tara was subsequently sacked by hordes of marauding Ulster men.
Quote from: The Golden Years on March 07, 2016, 11:59:38 AM
Quote from: Moortown Spuds on March 06, 2016, 09:24:52 PM
Where did all the Aidy McCrory haters go to?
I am still here. But wouldn't use the word hate. Just don't think he is good enough. Scoring a goal against a very poor Derry team won't change my mind.
Fair paly to him for getting the goal s I have been critical of him too in the past.
However I think he should be took to one side and told that when a corner back scores a goal its mandatory to celebrate or at least smile!!!
Are there chips?
Div 2 football has perhaps come at the right time for this young Tyrone team. I think it's giving the younger U21 lads from last year a chance to lay claim to a place whereas nearly every game in Div 1 is dog eat dog as Down are fast finding out.
Mickey has played a lot of lads this year and rotated players a good bit. It would be hard to pick your best 15 at the moment with so many players coming in and impressing. Last year I thought McShane would have been more of a regular by now than say Meyler or Bradley but he looks a bit raw when he plays.
I hope we persist with Ronan O'Neill taking frees or at least one person rather than this plan of different players try one and then another try one. All of the top teams have one player who hits frees and if it's a tough angle or too far out I'd rather we take it short or keep possession rather than hitting it wide or worse into the keepers hands.
I hope we don't be playing Derry in the league final on 24th April.
Quote from: Main Street on March 07, 2016, 11:45:41 PM
Quote from: ziggysego on March 07, 2016, 11:29:16 PM
I'm not a mod
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Tricky Dicky says he isn't so it must be true.
Team announced....
1 – Niall Morgan – Éadan na dTorc
2 – Aidan McCrory – Aireagal Chiaráin
3 – Ronan McNamee – Achadh Uí Aráin
4 – Cathal McCarron – An Droim Mór
5 – Barry Tierney – An Omaigh
6 – Rory Brennan – Trí Leac
7 – Tiernan McCann – Coill an Chlochair
8 – Colm Cavanagh – An Mhaigh
9 – Mattie Donnelly – Trí Leac
10 – Kieran McGeary – Cabhán a'Chaortainn
11 – Peter Harte – Aireagal Chiaráin
12 – Richard Donnelly – Trí Leac
13 – Connor McAliskey – Cluain Eo
14 – Sean Cavanagh – An Mhaigh
15 – Ronan O Neill – An Omaigh
16 – Michael O'Neill – Cluain Eo
17 – Mark Bradley – Coill an Chlochair
18 – Pádraig Hampsey – Oileán a'Ghuail
19 – Conall McCann – Coill an Chlochair
20 – Darren McCurry – Éadan na dTorc
21 – Hugh Pat McGeary – Cabhán a'Chaortainn
22 – Justin McMahon – An Omaigh
23 – Padraig McNulty – Dún Geanainn
24 – Conor Meyler – An Omaigh
25 – Johnathan Monroe – An Charraig Mhór
26 – Niall Sludden – An Droim Mhór
Quote from: tyroneman on March 10, 2016, 11:37:17 PM
Team announced....
1 – Niall Morgan – Éadan na dTorc
2 – Aidan McCrory – Aireagal Chiaráin
3 – Ronan McNamee – Achadh Uí Aráin
4 – Cathal McCarron – An Droim Mór
5 – Barry Tierney – An Omaigh
6 – Rory Brennan – Trí Leac
7 – Tiernan McCann – Coill an Chlochair
8 – Colm Cavanagh – An Mhaigh
9 – Mattie Donnelly – Trí Leac
10 – Kieran McGeary – Cabhán a'Chaortainn
11 – Peter Harte – Aireagal Chiaráin
12 – Richard Donnelly – Trí Leac
13 – Connor McAliskey – Cluain Eo
14 – Sean Cavanagh – An Mhaigh
15 – Ronan O Neill – An Omaigh
16 – Michael O'Neill – Cluain Eo
17 – Mark Bradley – Coill an Chlochair
18 – Pádraig Hampsey – Oileán a'Ghuail
19 – Conall McCann – Coill an Chlochair
20 – Darren McCurry – Éadan na dTorc
21 – Hugh Pat McGeary – Cabhán a'Chaortainn
22 – Justin McMahon – An Omaigh
23 – Padraig McNulty – Dún Geanainn
24 – Conor Meyler – An Omaigh
25 – Johnathan Monroe – An Charraig Mhór
26 – Niall Sludden – An Droim Mhór
The exact same squad and starting XV as last week, I somehow doubt we'll start like that.
What's the story with McCurry? I find it hard to believe he won't start in the championship.
Tyrone have been good so far but I bet they'll flop in Ulster when the ground is harder
Quote from: Il Bomber Destro on March 11, 2016, 07:18:29 AM
Quote from: tyroneman on March 10, 2016, 11:37:17 PM
Team announced....
1 – Niall Morgan – Éadan na dTorc
2 – Aidan McCrory – Aireagal Chiaráin
3 – Ronan McNamee – Achadh Uí Aráin
4 – Cathal McCarron – An Droim Mór
5 – Barry Tierney – An Omaigh
6 – Rory Brennan – Trí Leac
7 – Tiernan McCann – Coill an Chlochair
8 – Colm Cavanagh – An Mhaigh
9 – Mattie Donnelly – Trí Leac
10 – Kieran McGeary – Cabhán a'Chaortainn
11 – Peter Harte – Aireagal Chiaráin
12 – Richard Donnelly – Trí Leac
13 – Connor McAliskey – Cluain Eo
14 – Sean Cavanagh – An Mhaigh
15 – Ronan O Neill – An Omaigh
16 – Michael O'Neill – Cluain Eo
17 – Mark Bradley – Coill an Chlochair
18 – Pádraig Hampsey – Oileán a'Ghuail
19 – Conall McCann – Coill an Chlochair
20 – Darren McCurry – Éadan na dTorc
21 – Hugh Pat McGeary – Cabhán a'Chaortainn
22 – Justin McMahon – An Omaigh
23 – Padraig McNulty – Dún Geanainn
24 – Conor Meyler – An Omaigh
25 – Johnathan Monroe – An Charraig Mhór
26 – Niall Sludden – An Droim Mhór
The exact same squad and starting XV as last week, I somehow doubt we'll start like that.
Mickey O'Neill, Monroe, Sludden and Conall McCann and in for Morgan, Tierney, Rory Brennan and Kieran McGeary.
I would be assuming Mattie will go to 6 and Richie will revert to midfield with Sludden at wing forward. Not a big fan of Mattie at 6, think it takes away a lot of his best qualities. Good chance for Monroe today to see if he's up to it.
Four points behind at half time, for a change.
That's more like it.
Quote from: Hardy on March 13, 2016, 02:41:44 PM
Four points behind at half time, for a change.
That's more like it.
Now for another second half collapse?
Whoosh.
You would expect so
We like an exciting finish so expect Meath to draw level with 10 mins left
Boom!!
Tyrone winning by 3
Ah well, that didn't work either.
Full time:
Meath 1-11
Tyrone 1-17
With Galway and Cavan still to meet I think Tyrone are now sure of promotion?
O'Neill seems to be flying at the minute which is good to see. From listening to the commentary, the likes of HP McGeary, Sludden and Monroe seemed to play very well.
Quote from: Lamh Dhearg Alba on March 13, 2016, 04:18:40 PM
With Galway and Cavan still to meet I think Tyrone are now sure of promotion?
Yeh. Tyrone are up.
Ronan o neill and conor myeler could be out for a while after picking up injuries in the second half along with ronan mcnamee in the first half. O Neills especially looked bad. The pitch in navan was like a beach with the amount of sand and looked really hard.
Quote from: Aughafad on March 13, 2016, 06:34:13 PM
Ronan o neill and conor myeler could be out for a while after picking up injuries in the second half along with ronan mcnamee in the first half. O Neills especially looked bad. The pitch in navan was like a beach with the amount of sand and looked really hard.
Hopefully O'Neill's isn't too bad as he finally seems to be getting into a run of form.
Quote from: Il Bomber Destro on March 13, 2016, 06:45:00 PM
Quote from: Aughafad on March 13, 2016, 06:34:13 PM
Ronan o neill and conor myeler could be out for a while after picking up injuries in the second half along with ronan mcnamee in the first half. O Neills especially looked bad. The pitch in navan was like a beach with the amount of sand and looked really hard.
Hopefully O'Neill's isn't too bad as he finally seems to be getting into a run of form.
Did O'Neill's look like a hamstring or what? Be a real shame if be he was out for a while just as he's finding form, especially with skeet not doing much scoring so far this year and mccurry not featuring too much
Quote from: bigpackiechestout on March 13, 2016, 07:49:40 PM
Quote from: Il Bomber Destro on March 13, 2016, 06:45:00 PM
Quote from: Aughafad on March 13, 2016, 06:34:13 PM
Ronan o neill and conor myeler could be out for a while after picking up injuries in the second half along with ronan mcnamee in the first half. O Neills especially looked bad. The pitch in navan was like a beach with the amount of sand and looked really hard.
Hopefully O'Neill's isn't too bad as he finally seems to be getting into a run of form.
Did O'Neill's look like a hamstring or what? Be a real shame if be he was out for a while just as he's finding form, especially with skeet not doing much scoring so far this year and mccurry not featuring too much
O'neills looked like a back injruyor glute or something but looked fairly twisted coming off. meyler hamstring, ronys looked most serious with ankle injury
Good day in Navan for us, the injuries notwithstanding -- was impressed by our ability to a) contain a lively Meath attack, and b) step up our own positive and fruitful attacking.
Better leave it at that, otherwise there's a serious chance that I could gloat, and we can't be having that! ;)
Great to seal promotion with two games to spare.Very impressed with Ronan O'Neill,shame about his injury.Colm Cavanagh put in another huge shift,that man covers some ground.Solid all round performance from Tyrone.That's 4 on the bounce now against Meath,makes a pleasant change after going years without a win over them.