Royal appointment may be watershed for the association

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 nomination of the three-man committee appointed to fill the post was always going to be hard to turn down, especially as that group consisted of the chairman, Barney Allen, former All-Ireland winning captain Joe Cassells and respected solicitor Liam Keane.

If the recommendation of such a respected trio was rejected, Meath were in serious turmoil, especially as the county players seemed to be favourably disposed to McEnaney as manager and his management team.