Meath Vs Dublin, 7th June 2009

Hound · May 23, 2009, 02:52:02 PM

By all accounts it seems the B team that took the field in the 2nd half were far more impressive than the A team that played the first! In particular old timers Shane and Jason playing well and I hear Ger Brennan was v poor again at 6.

m@yoman · May 24, 2009, 07:36:01 PM

I was at the challenge match on Friday night up in Naomh Mearnóg......Very bad performance by the Dubs so close to a championship match....I actually think there was 17 subs used...not great for a manager wanting to have a "settled" team....

The DuUbs look big, strong lads but jaysus their football skills were poor...Had a huge amount of wides..Ger Cafferky kept Brogan very quiet....Mayo were after stepping off a bus as well to play this match....not a bad performance by them!

I've lumped on Meath to win this one at 9/4....

Hound · May 24, 2009, 07:46:00 PM

Indeed, no consolation that despite a "very bad performance", using 17 subs, our poor football skills, a huge amount of wides and Brogan being kept very quiet, Mayo still couldnt beat us. Must have been a right nightmare of a bus journey.

Declan · May 25, 2009, 09:33:29 AM

Tickets now available

thejuice · May 25, 2009, 10:14:04 AM

Just got my tickets there. 708 upper cusack.

mckieran · May 25, 2009, 07:12:31 PM

When I check on ticketmaster for the best available seats, they come back with lower davin stand

Is this because all the good tickets are at the clubs at the moment? If I wait, Would I be able to get a lower hogan or lower cusack ticket?

Jinxy · May 25, 2009, 11:25:45 PM

They never have decent stand tickets.
You should be able to get them through the club.

mckieran · May 26, 2009, 09:14:02 AM

QuoteThey never have decent stand tickets.
You should be able to get them through the club.

Yeah, I getting stuck right up the back of the upper canal end now. I am a neutral so not in a club up here. Might give leinster council a call and see if I can something through there.

thejuice · May 26, 2009, 10:28:49 AM

I went for the "print yourself" ticket option on ticketmaster. Anyone else get in with these. I suppose all tickets are barcode scanned nowadays and shouldnt be a problem.

Jinxy · May 26, 2009, 11:15:08 AM

Yeah they work grand juice.

INDIANA · May 26, 2009, 04:29:07 PM

according to the herald, vaughan, stephen o shaugnessy , derek murray, tiernan diamond were cut from the dublin squad.
Staggered by that personally.

Zulu · May 26, 2009, 04:32:03 PM

I wouldn't really see a role for any of the four myself, Shaughs maybe but he seems to have fallen well down the pecking order. Vaughan doesn't do anything from play IMO.

INDIANA · May 26, 2009, 04:35:42 PM

Still top scorer in the all-ireland club championship Zulu. If you had a 50 yard free to win the game I'd prefer to at least have him on the bench rathr than Hill16.
O Shaughnessy is still the best man marker in the county. PLaying super stuff at club level and never saw 1min at NFL this year. With our concession rate I find that extraordinary. I'm flumoxxed as to what he's supposed to have done to get cut entirely.

Croí na hÉireann · May 26, 2009, 04:41:06 PM

The radio had Vaughan as injured and am staggered by O'Shaughnessy's treatment since 05, only genuine corner back I've seen play for Dublin in the last 5 years...

INDIANA · May 26, 2009, 04:48:10 PM

vaughan is carrying a bit of a back injury alright but I'm not sure they fancy him anyway-if you get my drift.