Footballer of the Year

IT’S a phenomenon we hoped we had seen the back of.

THANKFULLY the Meath managerial saga came to an end with club delegates voting Seamus McEnaney in as their senior football manager for the next two years.

THE Meath management saga has generated attention far beyond the county bounds. Such coverage surprises me given that the Royals haven’t ruled the football landscape since the halcyon days of Seán Boylan.

AS predicted, the Irish players raised their game considerably and very nearly pulled off a famous victory against the Australians at Croke Park on Saturday night.

THERE was a mixed reaction to the International Rules Test played in Limerick on Saturday night.

THE Vodafone All Stars were presented with their statuettes at a banquet in the Citywest Hotel on Friday night.

NOW that the All-Ireland championships are over and the winter is on its way the GAA begins to concentrate on internal matters.

I EXPECTED much more reaction to the anti-doping farce that nearly sidelined top jockey Davy Russell at the Listowel Racing Festival last month.

THE Ladies Football finals took centre stage at Croke Park on Sunday and what a wonderful spectacle it was.