McEnaney: Meath will be a band of brothers

IT was early in the night at last October’s All Stars when the topic of who would succeed Eamonn O’Brien as Meath manager was broached with a couple of Royals’ footballers.

One ventured there would be retirements if the right appointment wasn’t made, and on the likelihood of Seamus McEnaney becoming the county’s manager, opinion was divided.

One could see it happening; the other couldn’t. The latter’s concerns were understandable. The Monaghan man’s appointment the following month came after a laborious process as reassurances about costs and expenses had to be given before McEnaney was given the green light.