Andy McEntee has detailed the out of order letters that were sent to his home throughout his reign as Meath manager - which started in his very first year in charge.
Speaking to Off the Ball AM, he reflected on his six years at the helm which came to a close after their qualifier loss in Ennis.
He discussed the heave against him in October and the challenges of managing in Leinster at a time when Dublin have been so dominant.
And an even more weighty topic later reared its head when he was asked when the abuse against him had first started.
He said: "Look, I'm not a social media man but that's been there from the off. But the likes of these people who get involved in social media are looking for a platform and a bit of airtime. And I suggest we don't waste airtime talking about them."
But he was pressed by the hosts to share his account of what had been sent his way and ultimately acquiesced.
"Well, they weren't very nice. And the people that send letters don't even have the balls to put their name to them.
"I think it was probably in year one (that they started).
"The first one started 'Ballyboden was a fluke, I don't know how you managed that one' (referring to him leading them to an All-Ireland in 2016). And a lot of it referred to picking (son) Shane in the team which is totally unfair.
"And it's a way of getting at me more than Shane I'm sure."
At that stage he was asked if he ever considered going to the guards over the ongoing issue.
He replied: "I don't think so. You look at what's being written and how it's being written and you say 'who's writing this y'know?' How much weight are you going to put into somebody's opinion like that.
"That's the thing I never really get about social media. You have people looking for a bit of attention. They've probably never been asked for their opinion before and all of a sudden they have a platform. Hence my reluctance to really give them that platform."
Since he had mentioned that he had begun to recognise the handwriting of whomever it was sending these nasty letters he was then asked if it became a case of chucking them into the bin straight away.
He recalled: "I certainly wanted to get to it before my wife got to it. I can deal with the likes of that but when it starts impacting on family it's kind of hard to take."
He described the content of the letters as being more abusive than threatening before summing up the sad reality of why high-profile GAA figures like him often feel better off not being on social media.
"Well I think it's probably safest to brush it off. If you stop and think about it too much, y'know, nobody likes to read abusive things being said about them.
"One of the reasons I would have stopped looking at any sort of social media is it's safer for me. I'm protecting myself as much as anything else."
It must be said that McEntee was at pains to point out that the vast majority of Meath supporters are 'fantastic.'
In one of the interview's lighter moments he explained how some fans, whom he's gotten to know through the job, would send him letters of encouragement that also included scouting info on upcoming opponents.
Since he stepped down, Meath GAA have condemned the abuse which Andy and his family have had to endure.
Unfortunately, it has become an all too familiar experience for those who put themselves forward to manage an inter-county team nowadays.
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