Meath manager Eamonn Barry is a big fan of the All-Ireland qualifier system, even if the Royals' record in the back-door championship hasn't been the best. Barry said his players were delighted to get the opportunity to put things right after their crushing Leinster championship defeat to Wexford, and is hoping they can chalk up a second win in the series against Roscommon on Saturday night. "The lads were so disappointed with the performance against Wexford that they were only too delighted to get an opportunity to play against Carlow. To have a second chance - that's the beauty of the backdoor," he said. "We have everything set up for the weekend. We won the toss so we have home advantage in front of our own supporters. It's ideal - Saturday night in Navan." He continued: "We have a settled panel. We trawled the county since last November and we got the best 40 footballers who were prepared to play for Meath." Tweet

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