TIPPERARY HAVE TURNED to 2011 All-Ireland minor winning boss David Power to take over their county senior football team.
Power was ratified last night as the new manager at a meeting of the Tipperary county board, and has been given a two-year term.
He takes over from Liam Kearns who was in charge for the past four campaigns, guiding Tipperary to the All-Ireland semi-final in 2016 after a brilliant championship run and to the Division 3 league crown in 2017.
Power enjoyed great success with the Tipperary minor sides in winning two Munster titles (2011 and 2012) and a famous All-Ireland victory in 2011. He subsequently took charge of the Tipperary U21 team and last year was at the helm for the county U20 football side.
The Kilsheelan-Kilcash native also served in charge of the Wexford senior football side in 2015 and 2016.
Power is to be joined on his management team by Charlie McGeever, the Clonmel Commercials Munster club winning boss in 2015, and Michael McGeehin, who previously coached Tipperary when Peter Creedon was manager. Dublin’s Paddy Christie and former Clare goalkeeper Joe Hayes are also notable additions to his backroom setup.
The 2019 season was a disappointing one for Tipperary as they suffered relegation to Division 3 in the league before bowing out in Munster at the hands of Limerick at the quarter-final stage and losing a Round 1 All-Ireland qualifier against Down.
Best of luck to him. First native manager in a while and surely better than those Kerry mercenaries even though he tried that route himself for a short while.
@Sheila Teehan: That Kerry mercenary brought Tipp to an all Ireland semi final you clown. Back to being the whipping boys of Munster!
@Sam Walsh: Football is a game for those who can’t play hurling.
@Walter Frazzel: Tell Con O’Callaghan that
@Kyle Nolan: Shur, it was Conal Keaney who told him!
@Walter Frazzel: Typical stick fighting gatekeeping. A game where rules only apply 50% of the time. Muck.
@Roger Paltry: Worked out well for Keaney leaving the year the domination started….
@Kyle Nolan: Great comment
@Sam Walsh: now Sam
Leave the intitked of Tipp alone
They will have the double in the bag now for sure
@Sam Walsh: and stuck with them when better options were available.
@Summer Bay Devil: chip on your shoulder lad? What’s the matter? Were you not good enough? Or was the thought of getting a wee slap of the ash enough for you to sh!t your pants? Gimme a bad game of hurling over a good game of football any day of the week
@Sam Walsh: they brought themselves to that semi final. They then converted to the cursed handpassing which landed them all the way back down to Div 3. Everybody loved watching them when they played real football.
Post your comment by all means but the name-calling probably doesn’t suit you!!
@Sheila Teehan: Bought themselves to the semi final with no coaching I suppose. Jesus that must be a first for a team. Stop with the crap talk because you haven’t a clue what your talking about. An embarrassment at this stage!
Hon tipp
Glorified handball