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Anybody know where the great Offaly footballer Fr. Nick Clavin ended up. Is he still on the missions. He was a great College and Offaly player. I remember his great clash with Jimmy Duggan Galway in the colleges final 1966 when he captained St. Finians Mullingar v St.Jarlaths Tuam. I know some of you are also old enough to remember these times
If not ask your parents

I wonder would he come to Meath this coming season if there was a vacancy

A warning or even a yellow card by The Ref would soon put a stop to Goalkeepers  behaving like this.

AZ OFFALY
Glad to see we are not taken life too serious. Bank Holiday Blues.
My County Ranking as of to-day are as follow
1. CORK
2.KERRY
3.KILDARE
4.DUBLIN
5.DOWN

So it's only Tyrone you'd have a problem with in the top 4 or 5? I don't think I'd have Kerry as high as Tyrone to be honest. These are all sort of pointless, but I'd probably have it along the lines of

Cork
Tyrone
Kildare
Kerry
Dublin
Down

Kerry were favs on saturday morning to retain their all ireland title. Just an opinion

AZ OFFALY
Glad to see we are not taken life too serious. Bank Holiday Blues.
My County Ranking as of to-day are as follow
1. CORK
2.KERRY
3.KILDARE
4.DUBLIN
5.DOWN

AZ OFFALY
Not mixing up anything . Meath are LEINSTER CHAMPIONS. Whether they should be is a now dead debate. The mistakes made are not not of Meaths doing.
http://www.irish-news.sceala.com/irish-news/irish-news-headlines-10063278.htmlt
At least we are not BOSTON BURGLARS

FROM THE BUNKER- grow up you and Spillane must be the same person.
At least he won medals for Kerry.
When did Louth win a medal of any sort? Oh sorry they  got one one a few years ago  they collected one was it in Chicago. Congrats

So basically Ulster, Connacht and Leinster are all weak. And The Munster Champions were just beaten by a team that Offaly lost to by 2 points, so basically Munster is weak as well.

Just so's I know like

I suggest you look at the greater picture. E.G. where would you rate Meath.? Are they in the top eight in the country ? I wish but I dont think they are.
The same can be said for many other counties. Prior to this weekend results where would you rate Kerry and Tyrone? now where are they in the rankings.
The championship i yes is competitive  and exciting but the quality of the teams leave a lot to be desired.

[standard is very weak]

Congrats Kildare on your victory.
You may have not won The Leinster Championship but you are easily the best team in a Province where the standard is very weak.

Why do you say this? Granted the likes of Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Longford, Wicklow, Wexford and Carlow are all poor enough at the moment, but Longford beat Mayo, and gave Down a run for it in Newry, Offaly could have caught Down in Tullamore, Wicklow beat several Ulster teams last year, Kildare have beaten 3 this year, Dublin have just beaten Tyrone, Meath and Louth have had decent years.

I know it's popular to say how poor Leinster is, but really all Leinster is missing is a top, top team and that was Kerry and Tyrone for years. I think Leinster is quite competitive as a province, and this year we will hopefully have 1 if not 2 All IReland finalists.

I agree with you when you say Leinster is competitve but for what reasons? IMHO the back door system is creating a false picture for some counties. They may not be as strong as what they think they are.
In my own county Meath we got to the all ireland semi final last year [with no disrespect to other counties ]by beating weak teams on the way. This year was no different beating Offaly, Laois, Dublin [a very false scoreline victory] and Louth.
Ulster and Connaught are just as weak.

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/gaa-sports/gaa-football

Cork are the only team that have not been asked to show their hand as yet. Remember Kerry last year.

Lets give ourselves a laugh and post some of Pats outbursts.
Some of them are" feckin" hilarious.
Prior to yesterdays Kildare Meath game " the four provicincal champions are out of the all ireland championship.
After the match"There is a God in Heaven" commenting on Meaths defeat by Kildare
For a seasoned G.A.A. man some statements.

Congrats Kildare on your victory.
You may have not won The Leinster Championship but you are easily the best team in a Province where the standard is very weak.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIPWvAmVY2o

.....The winter it is past,
And the summer's come at last,
And the birds they're singing in the trees......


What did it not take a Meath Group to make this song famous-----The Johnstons from Slane.
-------All you who are in love
Aye and cannot it remove
I pity the pain that you endure
For experience lets me know
That your hearts are filled with woe
It's a woe that no mortal can cure

I HATE MEATH [to hell with the begrudgers-but do they all]

What odds Micko managing Cavan?
I hear he has been approached.