COLM O’ROURKE’S FUTURE as Meath senior football manager remains uncertain as a review is set to continue until the end of the month.
Meath GAA offered an update in a short statement last night.
“The Management Committee of Coiste na Mí C.L.G. met this evening (Thursday August 15) to discuss the ongoing scheduled review of the Senior Football Management,” it reads.
“This review remains ongoing and will be concluded in advance of the Co. Committee meeting on Tuesday August 27.”
O’Rourke was originally appointed on a two-year term, with the option of a third pending a review, in 2022. A decision on his future was widely expected last night.
Meath lost four of their five championship games this year, overcoming just Longford in their Leinster opener. They fell to a 16-point defeat to Dublin thereafter, and were beaten by Louth, Kerry and Monaghan in the All-Ireland group stages.
They won the Tailteann Cup last year, having bowed out of the Leinster championship at the hands of Offaly. The Royals have finished sixth and fifth in Division 2 of the National Football League under O’Rourke’s watch.
Loath though I am to say it Meath are underachieving under Colm. There’s just something missing that I can’t put my finger on. There’s absolutely no reason Meath shouldn’t be up there with Dublin, Kerry, Galway and the rest. If needs must, then needs must happen!
Get us back where we belong!!
An Mhí Abú..
@Ollie Fitzpatrick: *should*
@Ollie Fitzpatrick: really? I can only remember one successful team under age in the last decade and can’t remember any club team doing well in leinster. Surely Armagh are the example of giving a project proper time. It could take ye 10 years but if you keep chopping and changing it could take 20.
@Ollie Fitzpatrick: Apparently, the players were interviewed as part of the review and were scathing in their criticism. Can’t see how he stays on.