Tag: Robbie Brennan
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In Memory Of Pongo
If you’ve been frequenting this piece of webspace for any length of time, firstly thank you, but if have, you will also be aware of the amount of occasions upon which yours truly was docked in Brady’s in Dunboyne when major world events were going down. From the Omagh bombing to the Iraq war starting…
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Not every picture tells a true story
MEATH… 0-15 DONEGAL… 3-24 A picture might be worth a thousand words but that’s damn all good if the majority of the words are bullsh** which completely distort the reality of a given situation. There is no way Donegal are 20 points a better team than Meath. They’re not that far ahead of anybody. Indeed,…
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And ‘Raffa’ said unto them “Throw on more maroons” but there were no more…
MEATH…2-16 GALWAY…2-15 Do you remember what’s probably a scary number of years ago at this stage, the Republic Of Ireland played Russia in a Qualifier for some tournament or other and, during the contest, Richard Dunne’s jersey got torn to such an extent that he had to be thrown a plain white jersey with no…
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Golden Oldies and a Sunday morning adjusting to a new high
With exactly 11 minutes to go in Tullamore on Saturday evening last, my significant other began imploring referee Joe McQuillan to blow for full time. Now read on… After removing the Michael out of the poor woman over her time keep miscalculation, it was readily admitted that such was the astonishment and excitement surrounding the…
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Costello absence glaring as Meath face State exam
If the litmus test for the progress or otherwise of any Meath team is how they acquit themselves against Dublin, then for any senior inter county team attempting to gauge their current state of wellbeing, tackling Kerry must be the on-pitch equivalent of sitting the State exams currently frying the brains of young people nationwide.…
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If achievement is measured against expectations we’re well in profit
MEATH… 0-21 ROSCOMMON… 2-15 Meath teams have a glorious history of doing great things on Saturdays. In my lifetime at least, any such commentary must begin on July 6th, 1991. When Kevin Foley put the finishing touches to the greatest goal ever scored in Croke Park. Which in itself was the prelude to Liam Hayes…
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A little bit of history as evolving Meath break new ground
MEATH… 1-13 CORK… 0-12 The last time this writer can recall rain of such torrential proportions falling in Pairc Tailteann was on the occasion of Colm O’Rourke’s last outing for Meath on the home sod. The first round of the Leinster SFC of 1995. Now read on… So bad was it that day that Westmeath…
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Impact subs rewarded with a start
Robbie Brennan has made two changes to the side which went within one bad refereeing decision of winning the Leinster SFC two weeks ago ahead of Saturday’s All Ireland SFC opening round encounter with familiar foes Cork at Pairc Tailteann. Fair play to Sam Mulroy for exacting punishment on a foul which only one person…
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Flynn back in for Meath
In the only change to the side who surprised everybody bar themselves by beating perennial All Ireland contenders Dublin two weeks ago, Ratoath’s Jack Flynn – who missed the momentous victory over the auld foes in Portlaoise – returns to partner Bryan Menton in centre field for Sunday’s Leinster SFC Final. The slight reshuffle his…
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One change for Meath ahead of litmus test
On taking on the role of Meath senior football manager, Colm O’Rourke opined that the true test of a Meath player or managers’ character and success or failure was how they fared against Dublin. If the retired school Principal really believes that truly is the barometer by which things should be judged, then the verdict…