“Permission to speak, Sir?” was how the excitable Lance Corporal Jack Jones would prevail on the often mithered Captain Mainwaring to allow him go off on one of his meandering rambles, urging calm by imploring all and sundry to “Don’t Panic”! even though he was doing the polar opposite of his own advice himself.
If Dunboyne’s Mr Jones – Ronan that is – sticks to the Dad’s Army butcher’s two one liners I have every confidence he will be a fitting choice as Meath Senior football Captain for the 2024 season. His appointment as such having been announced by Colm O’Rourke in the aftermath of the game between his charges and Cork at the Teddy McCarthy Tribute Evening in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
It was also confirmed that Dunshaughlin’s Mathew Costello will act as Vice Captain. Further underling his growing importance to and status within the side. As for the actual action itself, John Cleary’s locals did run out fairly handy winners by 3-12 to 1-09. Jack Flynn raising Meath’s green flag as well as chipping in with a trademark long range missile.
The Meath boss lamented the unavailability of some of his more established troops whilst being effusive in his praise of the younger Cadets who stepped up to the plate. What was very obvious was that focus on and preparation for the National League is now of paramount importance. As a learned Meath Gael said to me during the week “The League is our All Ireland”. And so say all of us.
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