Tag: Alan Bowden
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John 2:3 – the gospel for the Regional Championship
BRU NA BOINNE… 2-14 AN TUAISCEART… 1-14 How do you go about winning the Meath Regional Football Championship? Have John McCarthy managing your team! Now, of course it’s not as simple as that to garner the Richie Barry Cup – sponsored by Brady’s Skoda and Ideal Bathrooms – but, the former county Minor and U-20…
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Bowden strikes up the right Bru after a belter
BRU NA BOINNE…1-11 BOYNE VALLEY…0-14 If one was to go by team names alone, this second round Regional Football Championship encounter had all the makings of a local derby. That is to say, not much between the sides and a little bit of needle thrown in. However, geographically speaking they’re not actually that close to…
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As you were for McCarthy’s men
In a nod to a team which has been impressively efficient throughout their campaign to date, John McCarthy has named an unchanged starting 15 for tomorrow evening’s Leinster U-20 FC semi final against Dublin at Pairc Tailteann (6.30). What that means is that both Ciaran Caulfield and Alan Bowden retain their places after the victory…
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Three changes for U-20s
Meath manager John McCarthy has made three changes from the side which lost out to Laois last week ahead of Tuesday evening’s Leinster U-20 quarter final against Westmeath in Ashbourne. Essentially, the triumvirate of alterations equate to three men returning who had started previously in the championship. Billy Hogan in goal, Ciaran Caulfield at wing…
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Meath clock up big tally but now must wait
Meath… 2-19 Antrim… 0-04 It was all one way traffic under the lights of Fr McManus Park on Friday night as Meath’s U-20 footballers had little difficulty in maintaining their unbeaten run in the Leo Murphy Cup. However, their progression or otherwise in the pre-championship competition is out of their hands and will depend on…
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Battling young Royals bag draw
Meath… 1-09 Tyrone… 0-12 In recent years, blessedly many hours have been put in behind this keyboard heralding significant underage successes for Meath football teams. Wins that were both desperately needed and a long time coming. You can see the fruits of it coming through by degrees already. With the likes of Harry Hogan and…
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Now it’ll be a happy Christmas
Meath…… 2-10 Laois……1-07 Meath has a fine and proud tradition of producing some of the finest full backs in the game. Just think of some of the names – Paddy O’Brien, Jack Quinn, Mick Lyons, Darren Fay, Kevin Reilly and Conor McGill. On the evidence of today’s game at Pairc Tailteann, that record seems well…
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Mc’s Minors ensure an exciting build-up to Christmas
Meath… 3-11 Westmeath…0-07 It was a case of carrying on where they left off for the Meath Minor footballers as they returned to action after a near eight week hiatus looking every bit as efficient and promising as they had prior to Covid-19 stopping play. Their 11-point dispatching of Dublin (1-15 to 0-07) gave a…