Muineachán v An Mhí, NFL Division 2 Round 2, Clones, Sunday 9th February 2014

[Maguire01]

I was at the game so my reports are not second hand. Definitely some of Monaghan's frees/penalty I din't think were frees and one or two occasions, Meath should have got something they didn't get though we did get a point from Stephen Bray that looked wide.

I'm fairly sure it was wide. Academic however, given the gap.

[Sea The Stars]

Monaghan play close to the line and were able to unnerve Meath - completely different to last week when Galway stood off Meath and were happy to play football with us

That's a ridiculous comment. Monaghan played plenty of great football today and Meath simply couldn't match them.

Nothing ridiculous apart the idiot who is clearly very paranoid! I realise Monaghan played some excellent football and they played the type of football I would expect from a top team. Meath had a more naive approach to today's game expecting that Monaghan would let them play as Galway did last week. Monaghan have some class footballers - despite the hammering Meath took it's still enjoyable to see a class footballer like McManus.

Idiot? Really no need to resort to personal abuse.

And now you're talking about how Meath might have been expecting Monaghan to let them play, whereas your initial post was that Monaghan weren't happy to play football with Meath - they were, but Meath couldn't match them.

You're looking for an argument where they is none. You clearly aren't able to understood the points I am making about Monaghan - all good by the way yet you seem to interpret it different. I called you an idiot because that is how you are coming across.

[Main Street]

I was at the game so my reports are not second hand. Definitely some of Monaghan's frees/penalty I din't think were frees and one or two occasions, Meath should have got something they didn't get though we did get a point from Stephen Bray that looked wide.

Possibly your traumatic experience as a spectator to this mauling,  affected a more objective analysis of the ref's performance
Maybe if a Monaghan player faked getting hit to get a Meath player booked or sent off, or a monaghan player with the ball runs purposefully into an outstretched  defender's arm and hits the floor screaming "clothesline" (fooling the ref), you would certainly have something to gripe about.
I should hope that none of that tomfoolery that's part of the menu when playing certain other teams, was not an experience that Meath players were subjected to in Clones. 
A couple of decisions here and there, most probably had less than zero impact on the result. The 99% differential factor on the day, was the better prepared and talented team won handsomely.
Last year, Meath improved as the season went on and ended the league campaign with a decent tussle against Monaghan in Croke Pk, a far cry from their abysmal league encounter.

[Jinxy]

I believe Monaghan were very rough.

[armaghniac]

I believe Monaghan were very rough.

If some Meath Rip van Winkle was in a coma for 20 years, and he came back to find Meath hammered as the other team was "rough", he'd probably go back to sleep!

[Jinxy]

Is there anything to be said for saying another Mass?

[armaghniac]

Is there anything to be said for saying another Mass?

You're turning into Mylestheslasher now.

[Wildweasel74]

A meath team calling another team rough, well i never !! lol

[seafoid]

I see Monaghan are 40 to 1 for Sam with Paddy Power. They might be worth a fiver each way.

[FarneyMan]

This thread is hilarious, meath men complaining about another team being overly physical and rough..........pot, kettle etc etc

[Jinxy]

Imagine standing underneath an Airbus A380 as it takes off.
That's the sort of whoosh we're dealing with here.

[Bingo]

Big win for Monaghan. Was at a GAA function on Saturday night and not much hope was given to Monaghan but no one knew McManus was playing at that stage. Feeling was that Monaghan were still short a few too many regulars and a free scoring Meath would have too much for them this time.

Any team with McManus will have a chance.

Makes the next game interesting and suddenly its not a must win game.

[seafoid]

Of course the link between the 2 teams is el Banty. Maybe he was the Manchurian mushroom candidate in Monaghan's bid for global fuball domination.

[Main Street]

Probably Monaghan will pick up enough points to stay in Div 2. 
Excellent work from O'Rourke so far, he seems to have bedded in nicely.

I see Eugene Mcgee was in Clones, probably selecting this game to observe how the black card would effect the play.  I wonder why this particular pairing? 
He wrote about his experience in the Indo.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/meath-in-a-right-royal-mess-29994306.html

His interpretation of the Monaghan tackling
"Looking at the Monaghan play, I detected an emphasis on tackling properly without fouling and this played a big part in the demise of the Meath attacking play in the first half."

[Hardy]

Imagine standing underneath an Airbus A380 as it takes off.
That's the sort of whoosh we're dealing with here.

Maybe it's a double whoosh and they're actually participating.

Nah.