Kerry V Meath AI SF Semifinal 30th August 2009

[Declan]

Well the Royal bandwagon is definitely back up and running. Talking to lads at the weekend who haven't been to a game in a couple of years all togged out and ready to bate the Kingdom!!
Can't see it myself but it depends a lot to me on what Kerry turn up on Sunday the lads that should have been beaten by Sligo or the lads who destroyed Dublin. I think it'll be somewhere in between myself and that will be enough to beat Meath by 3/4 points

[lynchbhoy]

looking forward to this, Meath have nothing to lose (apart from the game).
Kerry should beat them out the gate, but Meath will tear into them.

Meath are too light/short on firepower up front against the likes of Kerry , but they will give it a good go.
A cork v kerry or a cork v meath final will be good either way.
Cork are looking for revenge against them both and could falter to both too in spite of how fantastically talented they are !

[INDIANA]

will be very interesting to see how kerry go on sunday. overwhelming favourites. Think Meath could cause the kerry backs problems.

[lynchbhoy]

will be very interesting to see how kerry go on sunday. overwhelming favourites. Think Meath could cause the kerry backs problems.

on paper they shouldnt have a hope
but you are right, the meath forwards (and indeed team) are playing way above what a lot of my Meath friends think they are normally capable of.

[INDIANA]

will be very interesting to see how kerry go on sunday. overwhelming favourites. Think Meath could cause the kerry backs problems.

on paper they shouldnt have a hope
but you are right, the meath forwards (and indeed team) are playing way above what a lot of my Meath friends think they are normally capable of.

Meath need to flood the midfield area with bodies. They cannot afford another start like the Mayo game.

[Hardy]

Meath need to flood the midfield area with bodies.

Jayses reputations die hard.

[Declan]

Jayses reputations die hard.

In sharp form this morning Hardy

[meathie]

looking forward to this, Meath have nothing to lose (apart from the game).
Kerry should beat them out the gate, but Meath will tear into them.

Meath are too light/short on firepower up front against the likes of Kerry , but they will give it a good go.
A cork v kerry or a cork v meath final will be good either way.
Cork are looking for revenge against them both and could falter to both too in spite of how fantastically talented they are !

Yea but in fairness both Meath and Kerry are looking for revenge too. Meath 07, destroyed, and Kerry this year. Its all to play for. I think Meath will come out all guns blazing and Kerry may be slow off the mark. A cracking though scary second half to finish!

[Billys Boots]

Meath need to flood the midfield area with bodies.

Jayses reputations die hard.

Ah now, there's something unsettlingly above-board and squeaky-clean about this version of Meath. 

[AZOffaly]

Don't believe it Billy. Despite the fact that they don't actually wear eye patches and have scars all over their faces, this is still a typically tough Meath team.

I played football with Anthony Moyles in San Diego, grand lad, but he was 'typically' Meath. Tough, but not dirty, and wouldn't spare his mother if she was going through for a score. A good footballer too by the way, often overlooked.

I think Meath will give Kerry socks of it. The winning of the game may well be in the Kerry full forward line. Whether they go with a mobile Declan O'Sullivan, or a towering Tommy Walsh, Anthony Moyles will face a big task in there. I don't believe he is a natural full back at all, more of a half back or midfielder. For that reason I think he'd prefer Walsh, it'd be uncomplicated, and if Walsh heads out the field, Moyles will be comfortable out there. If it's Declan O'Sullivan, I think his pace, movement and intelligence would cause a lot of bother.

Of course that depends on Kerry getting ball into them, and you can be sure that Meath won't be genuflecting at the alter of Paul Galvin, Darragh O'Se and co. Every ball will be hard fought. Also the Meath forwards will fancy their chances against the Kerry full back line.

I think this could be close, and I wouldn't be surprised if we're looking at a repeat of the Gore-fest finals of the late 80's.

[Billys Boots]

Don't believe it Billy. Despite the fact that they don't actually wear eye patches and have scars all over their faces, this is still a typically tough Meath team.

I dunno, I kinda liked the pantomine antics of Coyle. Lyons, Foley et al., as opposed to the slyness that passes for 'hardness' nowadays.

I wouldn't be surprised if we're looking at a repeat of the Gore-fest finals of the late 80's.

Eeeeeh, they were grim, but Hardy will be delighted at the remasculation of the Gaels, after the nancy-boy Ulster dominance.   

[Hardy]

Remasculation - good stuff - we have a theme for our championship campaign.

[rrhf]

lets just see how remasculated Meath are on Sunday lads...  I hope yes dont all get the scoots on Saturday night anway.   

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

I hope there's no confusion here with remascualtion and re-emascualation.... since the former isn't a word! 

[ONeill]

I hope there's no confusion here with remascualtion and re-emascualation.... since the former isn't a word! 

That's why we should retain the A Levels instead of Leaving Cert in 2016.