Just found a very long quote( edited here ) from a book by Gerry Cooney. It seems hes been away from meath GAA in recent years :
In August 2007 I visited Namibia in South West Africa ..... I had been there once before many years ago .... Iwas blown away by the sheer beauty of the farm. We signed for the farm on December 1st and my life was about to change drastically as I took leave of absence from my job as an Addiction counsellor at the Rutland Treatment Centre in Dublin.
I spent the best part of fifteen months alone without my family setting up the business and working in an incredible country with incredible people..... at fifty years of age.... The experience has been life changing for me and it's largely to do with the people I have met during my time in Namibia.
...Gerry Cooney

spillanesmeat (Meath) - Posts: 103 - 01/11/2010 13:22:35    807089

McEnaneys management team including Liam Harnan is the best thats available to Meath at the moment. Anyone who knows Harnan will know hes not there just as a token selector. He'll be very much hands on. All will be revealed on Wed but rumour has it there in...

golfingroyal (Meath) - Posts: 44 - 01/11/2010 15:32:41    807218

McEnaneys management team including Liam Harnan is the best thats available to Meath at the moment. Anyone who knows Harnan will know hes not there just as a token selector. He'll be very much hands on. All will be revealed on Wed but rumour has it there in...

Don't underestimate the Meath county board just yet, stranger things have happened in the past!

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 01/11/2010 15:54:55    807236

for a man who asked a question about cooneys experience in last 12 months you sure came up with your own answer within a very quick time. You must have some google on your machine ??

belladon (Meath) - Posts: 9 - 01/11/2010 16:36:59    807271

All this nonsense talk on here about not having an outside man in the Meath job, What kind of memories have you lot got, We won an All Ireland minor title in 91 with Paul Kenny a Louth man for gods sake and again in 92 with another outsider, What about the U21 in 93, Then there's Pat Coyle Paddy Carr and the latest Minor manager A former Kildare great. We had no objection to these men and why should we. If they want to do the job and have the ability then let them at it. The problem is not the manager but the backup from the county board. The lack of leadership and business know how in there is frightening with no end in sight to the problem. Look at our county grounds for instance it's a holy disgrace, the dressing rooms are worse than any club rooms in the county the showers are disgusting and don't even mention the toilets. The roof of the stand is asbestos and should be closed under health and safety, It would in any other country in the developed world. After the Celtic years we only have a few pitches in Dunganny to show for our efforts. Answer nothing. If Banty is the best man for the job then lets get behind him and the team with all we've got. Mind you after this budget we might not have much left to give. What a way to lift the gloom and doom in the county for a small while with an All Ireland Title. Go Meath Go.

latouche25 (Meath) - Posts: 551 - 06/11/2010 20:57:48    811027

So will he get it or not???

On one side you have those who strenuosly oppose an outside manager and the reportedly large "expenses" package that he and his staff will require.

On the other side you have those who believe he and (more importantly) his backroom team clearly have more talent, experience and know-how than the native options and this is what should count - not the cost or where they come from.

No doubt the meeting tomorrow night will be full of drama and the key question is which side of the battle will have majority in numbers?

men_of_49 (Meath) - Posts: 2003 - 09/11/2010 15:40:21    812878

I honestly believe that, between them all, Liam Keane, Joe Cassells, the county chairman and executive and especially Liam Harnan are smart enough, and genuine enough and experienced enough to make an educated assessment on who to recommend to the delegates to take charge of the Meath senior footballers in 2011.
There is a helluva lot of integrity and honour for the Meath team as well as proven experience -on and off the playing field- coming with their considered opinions individually and collectively.
I truly hope that these opinions will be approved by the delegates Tomorrow night for the good of the Meath senior football team.
As Harnan said today- its about Meath and Meath football- and I hope he is given the go ahead to influence and tutor the current crop of players one to one !!!!.
The bickering and sniping needs to end. Theres so much more to be done besides.
Other than the Wums, imo were all on the one side anyway-Meath's

spillanesmeat (Meath) - Posts: 103 - 09/11/2010 16:29:51    812946

This was posted as a new thread but since the subject matter is the same it has been incorporated here.

Anseo
Posts: 54
Meath
09/11/2010
17:44

Harnan's rally Call to Meath Clubs

Well, Has Harnan done enough to convince the Club Delegates that this is the right way forward for Meath football??

Personally, I think he has and if this management team is not ratified tomorrow night, Meath Football will certainly be in a state of "Chassis"

Administrator (None) - Posts: 535 - 09/11/2010 17:47:41    813039

bottom line is if this isnt ratified tomorrow by the clubs then we can kiss goodbye to any person with any ounce of a brain cell ever taking a stab at the meath job again

stamullenman (Meath) - Posts: 392 - 09/11/2010 18:03:04    813053

This has to be put through tomorrow night. I dont like Meath football being splashed over every newspaper, radio station and websites for all the wrong reasons everyday. If this is not put through they could start a new selection process and any genuion Meath person doesn't want this. I just cannot understand why this has evolved into a huge issue.

12Royal (Meath) - Posts: 987 - 09/11/2010 18:41:02    813089

12Royal
County: Meath
Posts: 778

813089 I dont like Meath football being splashed over every newspaper, radio station and websites for all the wrong reasons everyday. I just cannot understand why this has evolved into a huge issue.

It is the GAA silly season!

GlasagusOr (Meath) - Posts: 1348 - 09/11/2010 19:52:36    813145

hope meath win nothing this year any way they haven got classy footballers so it dosnt matter who gets the job !they robbed louth :)

philtaylor (Monaghan) - Posts: 12 - 09/11/2010 21:59:41    813287

Good man phil taylor!!! Stir up the rubbish again. Get a life!!!

David (Meath) - Posts: 567 - 10/11/2010 08:22:14    813297

Ah now philly willy, we all know you love us really, stop playing hard to get with us :-) xxx

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 10/11/2010 10:30:48    813335

Philtaylor (louthgeal)

You hope we win nothing this year? Sure we've already won Leinster this year.....

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6347 - 10/11/2010 11:09:38    813361

Good one Jinxie

BRING_ON_GURTY! (Meath) - Posts: 712 - 10/11/2010 11:45:29    813384

if banty and his team arent ratified then people will hav to look at wher they want meath football going...banty and is team are the way forward...they are a management team based on the modern game...the reason EOB was booted was because he was probably a bit old fashioned...meath football at the moment needs some1 with a fresh approach and banty and his team offer that!

heartbrakekid (Meath) - Posts: 50 - 10/11/2010 12:32:51    813416

at this stage we sud give wagner from xfactor the job! HE BANGS HE BANGS

Cattleplayer (Meath) - Posts: 123 - 10/11/2010 12:43:30    813426

heartbrakekid
County: Meath
Posts: 27

813416 if banty and his team arent ratified then people will hav to look at wher they want meath football going...banty and is team are the way forward...they are a management team based on the modern game...the reason EOB was booted was because he was probably a bit old fashioned...meath football at the moment needs some1 with a fresh approach and banty and his team offer that!

what exactly is this modern fresh approach being offered by these men and how does it differ from whats being offered by cooney? at this stage he should just be ratified and let him get on with it, i personally dont think he's the man for the job but if he does not get ratified tonight then what happens in the weeks to come will do us no favours.

frankthetank (Meath) - Posts: 134 - 10/11/2010 13:16:09    813457

Who has Gerry Cooney got in his backroom staff, anyone know?

Alias (Tipperary) - Posts: 463 - 10/11/2010 14:53:48    813566