IT'S VITAL WE FORGE A KINSHIP WITH CROKER

CROKE Park has not been kind to Meath lately.

- BY GARRY DOYLE

Leinster final lost. All-Ireland semifinal lost. Big days. Big crowd. Sad endings.

This spring, they get to go back - not for glory, but for schooling. With Páirc Tailteann under reconstruction, Meath's three home league games will be played in HQ.

Ruairí Kinsella doesn't see disruption but opportunity. Gain Croke Park experience now, so it doesn't feel like Choke Park later.