The Leinster Council's decision not to fix any Leinster senior championship games for Navan's Pairc Tailteann for 1999 was criticised at the Meath county convention on Monday night.

Many people in Meath were surprised at the Dublin-Louth football quarter-final being fixed for Croke Park and chairman Fintan Ginnity suggested that some counties who have not moved with the times as regards developing grounds are dictating where they want to play.

Ginnity said a number of Leinster counties were spending big money in improving facilities and then not getting enough big games in return.

With former chairman Colum Cromwell also speaking strongly against the Leinster Council decision, the Meath County Board will be making their feelings on the matter at the provincial convention in the spring.

Cromwell had earlier opined that the association is going overboard experimenting with the playing rules in football. "The National League is too good a competition to be used for experimenting, especially when the most of them haven't a hope of getting through. Leave our rules alone," he remarked.

Most of the outgoing officers were returned unopposed with chairman Ginnity starting his 14th term at the helm and veteran secretary/treasurer Liam Creavin setting out on his 45th year as secretary.

Officers: chairman: F Ginnity; vice-chairman: T Collins; deputy vice-chairman: C Gannon; secretary/treasurer: L Creavin; assistant secretary: B Allen; Central Council rep: P O'Neill; Leinster Council reps: M O'Brien, J Reilly; development officer: P Fox; oifigeach na Gaeilge: C O Seoighe; PRO: B Cummins; youth officer: F Flynn; executive committee: P O'Dwyer, C Cromwell, P Brannigan, B Gartland, J Curis.