Royal warrant special attention yet again

AS the French are so fond of saying: the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Rarely has that expression dovetailed more aptly than with Westmeath’s footballers who this Sunday will again attempt to prise the Meath monkey off their backs.

Two years ago, Luke Dempsey’s charges were riding the crest of a wave thanks to their swagger through the All-Ireland qualifiers, where their biggest scalp was the toppling of Mayo on a memorable evening in Castlebar.