Down v Meath official thread

passedit · July 04, 2007, 08:56:23 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/6240644.stm

Down v Meath
Graham Geraghty

Graham Geraghty lashed out at a teammate in training
Date: Saturday, 7 July
Venue: Pairc Esler, Newry
Throw-in: 1900 BST

Drumgath captain Jackie Lynch has won a place in Down's midfield for their first round qualifier against Meath.

Lynch takes the place of Paul Murphy in the only change to the Down line-up from the defeat by Monaghan.

Graham Geraghty has been dropped by Meath after a training bust-up with teenage panellist Stephen Sheppard.

Meath will also be without Joe Sheridan who quit after being sustituted before half-time in the Leinster quarter-final replay defeat by Dublin.

Coyle added that the decision to remove Geraghty from the panel had been taken by players and management.

Each team member signed a code of conduct before this season and Geraghty's training ground indiscretion was a serious breach of those rules.

The 34-year-old's intercounty career could now be at an end.

The forward has been involved in a number of controversies during his career.

In 1999, he became embroiled in a row after being accused of making a racist remark at an Aboriginal player during Ireland's International Rules tour of Australia.

Four years later, Geraghty received a 12-month ban for alleged verbal and physical abuse of a referee while the player was also dropped from the Meath panel for a time last year by then manager Eamonn Barry.

Geraghty stood as a candidate for Fine Gael during the recent Irish Election but he failed to win a seat in the Dail.

Down: M McVeigh; J Clarke, D Rooney, K McGuigan; R Murtagh, B Grant, M Coe; D Gordon, J Lynch; J McGovern, A Carr, R Sexton; D Hughes, P Downey, B Coulter.

Our Nail Loney · July 04, 2007, 09:00:02 PM

Only one change and Jack Lynch starting? That's Meath through then

Least Charlie Stubbs will be happy Jack Lynch getting his place

passedit · July 04, 2007, 09:05:49 PM

Square Ball · July 04, 2007, 10:57:40 PM

official starting 15, its a bit messy but you know what i mean

1.
Mickey McVeigh
( Castlewellan)

2. 3. 4.
John Clarke         Declan Rooney Kevin McGuigan
(An Riocht) (Burren) (Shamrocks)

5. 6. 7.
Ronan Murtagh        Brendan Grant Martin Cole
(Ballyholland) (Mayobridge) (Rostrevor)

8. 9.
Dan Gordon Jackie Lynch
(Loughinisland) (Drumgath)

10. 11. 12.
James McGovern Aidan Carr Ronan Sexton
(Burren) Clonduff) (Mayobridge)

13.           14. 15.
Daniel Hughes      Packie Downey Benny Coulter
(Saval)    (Drumgath) (Mayobridge)

Mourne Rover · July 04, 2007, 11:35:24 PM

Most people will take a lot of convincing that this is the team which will actually start the game. If Lynch really does replace Murphy, with the rest unchanged, it will be a weaker side than the one which was not quite good enough against Monaghan. Ross and DJ are well capable of producing a line-up which will compete with Meath, but this is hardly it.

southdown · July 05, 2007, 12:50:26 AM

I would be very surprised if Murphy did not start, I thought he was excellent in the Moaghan game.

No1 · July 05, 2007, 08:22:56 AM

There is no way that team will start, Goldenyears is usually never too far off the mark.

5 Sams, is Murphy injured?

thewobbler · July 05, 2007, 09:12:08 AM

There's actually no changes lads. That's the same team he named vs Monaghan, except Murph eventually started and there were a couple of positional switches too.

It produces a question for me about Ross Carr. Is he:

a) too lazy to write out the proper team and send it in?, or
b) living in a fantasy world where he thinks keeping the opposition (plus your own supporters) in the dark makes a difference? or
c) completely unsure at this stage what team he is going to pick?

Murph has an leg strain and is doubtful. Danny Hughes had a f**k off big cast on his hand on Sunday.

downredblack · July 05, 2007, 09:37:22 AM

Don't know what the craic is with Down managers and this nonsense . POR was the same with team sheets . After all the talk of how bad the defence was the last day there is no way Ross will start the same 6 again . Not really worried about the forwards , if Danny is out we have cover .

Jinxy · July 05, 2007, 09:52:28 AM

Carr is convinced that Sheridan and Geraghty will line out Saturday evening and he has a sneaking suspicion that Tommy Dowd will have the gear on under the tracksuit too.

Hardy · July 05, 2007, 10:54:02 AM

Wait'll he sees a fella called O'Rourke at No. 11.

lisdoon1 · July 05, 2007, 10:58:28 AM

GOOD STUFF LADS, HERE WE GO AGAIN. TEAM IS ANNOUNCED & NOBDY IS HAPPY, WE ARE OUT ALREADY ACCORDING TO SOME.

JACK LYNCH OBVIOUSLY HAS NO MAJOR FANS ON THIS FORUM, BUT LETS OFFER HIM SUPPORT RATHER THAN SHOOT THE LAD DOWN.

I THINK HE HAS DONE PRETTY WELL IN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OF HIM THIS YEAR, HAVE YOU FORGOTTON THAT HE HASNT FEATURED MUCH DUE TO THE INJURY HE SUFFERED AGAINS CAVAN, A GAME WHERE I FELT HE WAS GOING PRETTY WELL.

I HOPE HE PLAYS A STORMER ON SUNDAY SHOULD HE START!!!

naka · July 05, 2007, 11:14:04 AM

lisdun , jackise lynch would hope to have a stormer on saturday rather than sunday

Hardy · July 05, 2007, 11:18:32 AM

If upper case typing is the discussion board equivalent of shouting, what is upper case in red?

EugeneGeraghty · July 05, 2007, 11:27:48 AM

Meath team announced as following:

Meath (SFC v Down) – Brendan Murphy, Eoin Harrington, Darren Fay, Niall McKeigue, Seamus Kenny, Anthony Moyles, Caoimhin King, Mark Ward, Nigel Crawford, John Donegan, Kevin Reilly, Peader Byrne, Stephen Bray, Shane O'Rourke, Brian Farrell.

Substitutes – Rickey Nolan, Stephen MacGabhann, Cian Ward, Peter Curran, Charles McCarthy, Cormac McGuinness, Chris O'Connor, Padraig Howard, Stephen Sheppard, John Barry O'Reilly, Michael Burke, David Donegan, Jamie Queeney, Graham Reilly.

A very workmanlike half forward line, relying on the inside forwards to be on form