Ryan McMenamin and Michael Fennelly comparing coaching notes

Both Fermanagh and Offaly panels had players unavailable due to Covid-19

Fermanagh manager Ryan McMenamin. Photo by Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

Ryan McMenamin has been swapping notes with Michael Fennelly, first-time manager to first-time manager, in what couldn’t have been a more challenging year to start out in inter-county management.

Not even highly decorated All-Ireland-winning careers as players could have prepared a Tyrone footballer and Kilkenny hurler for life in charge of Fermanagh and Offaly respectively in 2020.