Meath Selector Resignation

 I have no great insight into the reasons for the resignation of Barry Callaghan and Liam Harnan from the Meath set up.I have known Barry since he was a child and coached him in the arts and skills of hurling until he was 16 years old.He was a good hurler and played underage with the County.From that age he concentrated exclusively on football and the rest is history.In 2005 I was manager of the Dunderry Senior football team ,which was then in decline.Barry was a playing member of that team and was very injury prone but very committed.We were regulated to Intermediate status then and are still trying to get back up.Barry was team manager in 2009 and is manager again this year.And for the record he does not even claim expenses.

The silver lining for the Club is that he can now concentrate his managerial and motivational skills on reclaiming Senior status exclusively for the Club again this year.

Personally and as a Dub.I am of the view that Counties should stick within their own borders when appointing Managers and selectors.Outside managers winning All Irelands  are the exception rather than the rule.It follows therefor that I would not favour the appointment of Banty in the first place.

In general the mob who lead the move to get rid of Sean Boylan were wrong and his successors were given little chance to make their mark.

Meath are in the most unique position that I can remember as less than two weeks before their Championship debut there are no natives on the selection committee.Can anyone remember it happening anywhere else?

I would have thought that were there differences between the selectors who resigned and the others  they ought to have been trashed out long before now and that resignation at this stage is drastic.Certainly the players cannot be enamoured at the carry on and its timing and they and the remaining management must beat Kildare Sunday week if their efforts to date are to get the rewards they worked for.

Any other result would be a disaster.