McEnaney must deliver for Meath now, says Coyle

Former Meath boss Colm Coyle hopes the Royals can bounce back from the debacle surrounding the future of manager Seamus McEnaney.

McEnaney remains at the helm after a controversial county board meeting last week — much to Coyle’s surprise.

Coyle, speaking on local radio yesterday, said: “If you feel you are not wanted, if the players are not doing the business on the field and if your county board doesn’t want you either, then all the signs are there and personally I would have walked away from it.”

However, Coyle, a triple All-Ireland winner, is optimistic that now the air has been cleared McEnaney and his squad can move forward with hope.

“A lot of people think the talent is not there within the squad, but I disagree. I think the talent is there but I’m not sure the style of football they are playing suits them. The manager now has to live up to his title, he has to manage and circle the wagons because the pressure is on the management and players to deliver. He’s fought for his job and retained it. He can’t be paranoid wondering what players were for him and who was against him when the panel met during last weeks row.

Coyle also claimed that Meath GAA chiefs were wrong to reveal Sean Boylan as manager-in-waiting when no vacancy existed..

“That should have been done on a one-to-one basis, it shouldn’t have been brought out into the open into the media. In fairness to Seamus, he was still the manager, he was still in position and there was no vacancy there. The county board certainly didn’t cover themselves in glory dealing with that one from a PR point of view. This could well work out though as Seamus will have to bring his A game to the table, he’s going to be really focussed and determined, and the players will be the same”.