BANTY IN THE HOT SEAT

looking forward to it.’

The Corduff man, who has business interests in Dublin, is currently putting his backroom team together, but it will included highly-regarded trainer Martin McElkennon, a native of Tyrone with an impressive C.V.

Right now McEnaney is looking forward to the O’Byrne Cup and National League, with the main priority to gain promotion away from Division 4.

Wexford will play Carlow in the opening round of the provincial championship.

The winners will face All-Ireland champions Dublin in the provincial quarter-final, which could take place in Innovate Wexford Park should they see off the Barrowsiders.

McEnaney takes over at the helm from Tipperary’s David Power who served two years in charge before stepping aside following this year’s championship, when the team lost to Kildare in the provincial quarter-final and Fermanagh in the qualifiers.

Meanwhile, long-serving goalkeeper Anthony Masterson won’t be involved either in the new year, with the Castletown clubman announcing his retirement from the inter-county scene after making his debut in 2005.

Meanwhile, former interplayer, David Murphy, has been included in McEnaney’s backroom team.

The St. Mary’s (Rosslare) clubman who gave sterling service to Wexford football as a player will be tasting inter-county football from the sideline for the first time.

McEnaney said that Murphy was his number one target once handed the Wexford post.

‘I made David (Murphy) my priority and he will be my number two’. The coach to the team will be Ulster man, Martin McElkennon who has served with McEnaney both in Monaghan and Meath.