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So in plain English when are we likely to play our first game and how soon will we know who the opposition?

Meath wouldn't be in this position if the GAA hadn't decided to put funding the game in before the competitiveness of the Leinster football championship.
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs and that 6 in a row broke Meath and Kildare

Still not a reason why we can't compete with everyone else in the chasing pack. How are we not as good as Galway, Roscommon, Monaghan, Derry etc. we should be well up there with the rest. Irish rugby team used to get trounced by everyone but with right people behind it it's turned around. No reason why we can't do the same. Need to have the best coaches, best managers, best S&C and make sure we're the fittest team in Ireland. That should be where were at now. That's not dependent on individual talent. We have enough people and resources involved to get all the above in order but instead we are back to square one.

The Meath result was shocking. Meath have been mediocre for a long time but this is a new low.

The new low was a few years ago when we beat them. This is not lower than that. Offaly always have a touch of class.

Problem for Meath now is that they don't have Andy McEntee to blame the ref, the linesman, the woman who makes the tay, Lee Harvey Oswald, or the end of the Ice Age for the defeat.

At least with Andy you felt we were building towards something and we just needed someone who could find that extra level that Andy wasn't able to manage. However it's like it's all gone out the window and we're in a complete tailspin. Lads playing most league games like Scully and Moriarty get dropped for the championship. Jones on the bench due to hamstring concerns but can come on a kick two points makes you wonder.

Serious questions need to asked if the current Meath management. I'm not sure I have the patience for 2 years of trying to figure things out. We need someone who can make us better straight away. I don't believe there is anyone in the county that can do it. Should have looked outside the county but we gave it to a lad who is well past it in terms of football know how. It should have been obvious to anyone listening to him on the Sunday Game that he didn't understand modern football. The Cork game glossed over some big problems that were there.

If we can't even put it up to Offaly then I don't see us doing a whole lot in the Tailteann Cup sadly. Once we're out of that I can see us looking for a new manager.

Disappointing, thought we matched them in most places except in attacking which didn't use the space that was there and just some poor shooting in general.

As a way of curbing the influence of athletes on the game rather than drinking bans we make drinking obligatory for county players. A feed of Supermacs after training to keep things balanced.

Definitely think 13 a side is worth a shot.

Fair play to the Leinster council. Their commitment to running this sham competition is unrivalled anywhere in modern day sport.

Apart from maybe the SFA and their "Premier League"

Sure what else are they going to do?

While I agree with what you're saying we in Meath have no right to think we're above the TC. I haven't seen us lift many trophies apart from the O'Byrne Cup this century. Hopefully our supporters and players will show up for it.

Full time

Kildare: 0-12
Louth: 1-06


Semi to be played next week.
Meath vs Dublin
Laois vs Kildare

28mins 2nd half

Kildare: 0-11
Louth: 1-6

Semi finals
Meath vs Dublin
Laois vs Kildare/Louth

19mins 2nd half

Kildare: 0-10
Louth: 1-5

Full Time 

Meath          0-08
Westmeath  1-03

Last kick of the game is a successful penalty for Westmeath but result was never in doubt as Meath dominated possession for most of the game in rough conditions.

if new york beat sligo, where will the connaught final be held?

Somewhere halfway between Connacht and Manhattan just so neither have further to travel.

06mins 2nd half

Kildare: 0-7
Louth: 1-4