INCOMING LAOIS SENIOR football manager Billy Sheehan is bringing former star forwards Brian ‘Beano’ McDonald and Chris Conway on board as part of his backroom team.
Kerry native Sheehan, who represented the O’Moore County for a decade, is set to be ratified as Mike Quirke’s replacement by the Laois county board on Monday night.
McDonald and Conway lifted an All-Ireland minor title together in 1996, with the former adding another the following year. Both men were part of the Leinster SFC winning side under Mick O’Dwyer in 2003.
‘Beano’ was one of the county’s greatest ever forwards and he previously worked as selector with the Laois minors alongside Mark Rooney in 2016.
Gerry McGill, who previously served in Tomás Ó Flatharta’s coaching set-up in 2014 and 2015, is also part of the ticket.
Meanwhile, Laois hurling boss Seamus ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett looks set to shake-up his backroom team as he looks to be ratified for another season.
Plunkett’s backroom team for the coming year has yet to be finalised.
Former Waterford manager and current Faythe Harriers coach Derek McGrath is on board as selector with the Laois minor hurlers once again, with Declan Qualter managing the side.
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A lot of the teams went to had top quality stars in their panels , so it’s obvious some big name was going to suffer, he was successful and got breaks along the way . I would watch with interest if he took over at a club that needed turning around on a modest budget ! But I don’t think a club like this would take the chance on him , or he with them , without a money chest behind them .
@Tricksy: like Porto for example? Or Inter Milan? Oh wait
@Anthony: you miss my point Anthony , he got lucky with Porto , 1 all v Utd in ex time to go on and beat Monaco . Porto were top of their domestic league for years , before Jose came . Inter had world stars in the team . Point : manage a team from a turn around position , limited budget.
@Tricksy: much as I dispise the man he won uefa and champs league with the team he built himself, that will never happen again. A horrible billix tho
No he was just finished