Meath vs Kildare 1st July 12 Croke Park

[BennyCake]

Apparently Xabi Alonso supports Meath. I wonder if he'll get to see this match before the Euro final that night?

[thejuice]

Meath (SFC v Kildare) -

D Gallagher,

D Keogan, B Menton, C Lenehan,
D Tobin, S McAnarney, M Burke,

C Gillespie, B Meade,

A Forde, D Carroll, G Reilly,
B Farrell, J Sheridan, C Ward.

Kevin Reilly ruled out with injury.

This is going to be a bad day out me fears.

[Jinxy]

Kevin Reilly is the worlds most injured man at this stage.

[thejuice]

He's that injury prone he'd die twice so he would.

[Ohtoohtobe]

I assume Reilly would have marked O'Connor and that Menton will now?

[Ard-Rí]

I hear we're 15/2 and Cill Dara are 1/3  ...

[Hardy]

Grab that 1/3.

Double it up with a picture of a wistful Seanie Johnston to appear in tomorrow's Irish Times, dreamily contemplating the mystique of hurling.

[Keane]

Reilly is a really big miss for Meath. O'Connor is tough enough to deal with, and not only will Menton have his hands full with him but you're also losing his presence from the half back line which is another loss.

Kildare to win this with a fair bit to spare IMO.

[Ohtoohtobe]

Not to be distrusting but I'll believe Reilly isn't starting when I see it.
If he is out, any chance McAnarney might be the man to mark O'Connor, with Menton staying CHB?

[seafoid]

Wouldn't it be gas if Meath scored 3 goals in the first half and no points and Kildare were totally deflated and gave up.

[mylestheslasher]

So is there one of those legendary kicks in meath against all the odds? For first time ever I am hoping for a meath victory.

[seafoid]

There must be a wall of Kildare money on the lilies. I remember the third  weekend of September 1998 when  they were unbackable too.

[Donnellys Hollow]

There must be a wall of Kildare money on the lilies. I remember the third  weekend of September 1998 when  they were unbackable too.

Sure it's Derby weekend. There won't be a cent layed on the football with the Curragh on.

[Ard-Rí]

Please don't cheer for us, we thrive on hatred.

[seafoid]

15/2 looks like a good price