A Royal Hand To Set The Heather Blazing.......30ú Meitheamh, Páirc an Chrócaigh

[Declan]

I'm a deeply imbedded  double agent😉

[Hardy]

I think you should just embrace the Stockholm Syndrome, Declan.

[AZOffaly]

Have you a Cork accent yet Hardy boy?

[Hardy]

Cork is an exception to the Stockholm principle. It's impossible to identify with Cork people.

[seafoid]

Fairly spot on Hardy but I disagree with your observation re midfield - Don't think Meade or Gillespie are the answer and while they did anticipate the breaking ball a bit better they still look a bit "short"

Re the underage stuff Meath are about 10 years behind the "top" underage set ups but on the evidence of what I've seen with the U16s this year are definitely heading in the right direction

Declan- who would you class as having top underage setups? Dubs, Cork, Galway, cavan?

[Declan]

Seafoid my direct experience is really limited to Dublin, Cavan and Meath and in recent years very much in that order. I'm not sure of other areas in the country but the template Dublin used was based on Tyrone if I'm not mistaken.  Maybe some of the better informed posters could offer an opinion on their counties?