O'Rourke: 'Things will get better, but it's going to be a slow process'

Clearly, a reaction to what happened against Dublin is required for Colm O'Rourke and his Meath charges.

IMPROVEMENT NEEDED: Meath manager Colm O'Rourke during the Allianz Football League Division 2 match between Meath and Dublin. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Within weeks of eachother last winter, Paddy Carr and Colm O'Rourke retired from their positions as principals of secondary schools in Navan.

With a lifetime's work complete, and having both just been appointed manager of their native counties in Donegal and Meath, the pair spoke passionately about devoting themselves completely to their new tasks.