King: Royals ready to make positive response

The knives are being sharpened, the guns oiled. Seamus McEnaney’s detractors in Meath have their ammunition.

As far as they’re concerned, not much has changed from 12 months ago. They are still too close to the ha’penny place with four points from five games in Division 2 and only avoiding being second from bottom on score difference.

That’s precisely where they were at this same stage last year, their bacon only being saved on the final day by a draw with Tyrone and Kildare doing them a favour against Sligo.