GALWAY HURLING HAS been thrown into chaos after the senior hurlers backed a vote of no confidence in manager Anthony Cunningham, weeks after he led the team to a second All-Ireland final in four years.
Cunningham, who was part of the last Galway side to lift the Liam MacCarthy in 1988 and who has also tasted All-Ireland glory as a manager with the county’s Under-21s, has been at the helm since 2012.
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In his first season in charge of the seniors, Galway reached the championship final, losing to Kilkenny in a replay.
Last month, Cunningham’s charges were back at GAA HQ for a repeat of that decider but ultimately lost to the Cats again by four points.
When the players met as a group last weekend, it was decided unanimously that a new manager was needed and Cunningham was informed of their stance.
Still, at a county board meeting just two days later, Cunningham was reappointed as manager for the 2016 season.
With the players deeply frustrated at such a development, a stand-off looks inevitable.
In recent days, Mayo GAA have been hit with a similar story with the senior footballers tabling a vote of no confidence in co-managers Noel Connelly and Pat Holmes and the pair subsequently walking away on Friday night.
Galway hurling in crisis as players issue vote of no confidence in manager Anthony Cunningham
GALWAY HURLING HAS been thrown into chaos after the senior hurlers backed a vote of no confidence in manager Anthony Cunningham, weeks after he led the team to a second All-Ireland final in four years.
Cunningham, who was part of the last Galway side to lift the Liam MacCarthy in 1988 and who has also tasted All-Ireland glory as a manager with the county’s Under-21s, has been at the helm since 2012.
In his first season in charge of the seniors, Galway reached the championship final, losing to Kilkenny in a replay.
Last month, Cunningham’s charges were back at GAA HQ for a repeat of that decider but ultimately lost to the Cats again by four points.
When the players met as a group last weekend, it was decided unanimously that a new manager was needed and Cunningham was informed of their stance.
Still, at a county board meeting just two days later, Cunningham was reappointed as manager for the 2016 season.
With the players deeply frustrated at such a development, a stand-off looks inevitable.
In recent days, Mayo GAA have been hit with a similar story with the senior footballers tabling a vote of no confidence in co-managers Noel Connelly and Pat Holmes and the pair subsequently walking away on Friday night.
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