O’Dowd ready for next step

When Seamus McEnaney resigned from the hot seat of Meath football last August, Mick O’Dowd had a gut reaction.

This was a post he had long desired and now that the opportunity presented itself, O’Dowd didn’t need second telling.

“Somewhere inside me, I knew that some time I’d like to manage Meath, I’d like to manage my own club and I’m not really ever going to be someone that’ll manage anyone other than my club or my county.