WICKLOW MANAGER JOHNNY Magee has announced his decision to step down from the role, bringing an end to his three-year term in charge.
RTÉ Sport have reported the former Dublin footballer decided to resign as manager of the Garden County following their two-point defeat to Laois in Round 1A of the qualifiers last weekend.
It was a disappointing year for Wicklow, who managed just one win in Division 4 before they fell to a 1-19 to 1-14 loss to Louth in the Leinster SFC preliminary round.
Magee, who spent a decade at centre-back for Dublin and captained Kilmacud Crokes to All-Ireland glory, had to deal with significant squad turnover during his three-year term.
“I was reading the other day about the Clare hurlers,” he told The Star last year. “Davy Fitzgerald has 34 in his backroom team. He has more in his backroom team than I have bleeding training.”
Wicklow have plenty of time to appoint a successor, considering they won’t play another competitive game until 2018.
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Well done. Hopefully they can retain the Koh Samui cup this summer
@Luke: absolute horseplay
@Niall Boyle: absolutely sending it!
Would be very disappointed if 6 of the Blackrock squad aren’t capped by Ireland this summer
@Niall Boyle: and you’ll be begging for the other 9 players
@Niall Boyle: bit early for that under 20s first i would of taught
@SEAN: expect a solicitors letter for a derogatory comment like that
Tremendous game, albeit defence-dominated, well worth a watch by those who can. Munster fans would enjoy another top performance by Michael O’Sullivan, the Blackrock openside
@Kevin Ryan: agreed. I thought that lad was excellent. Is he a Munster kid?
@Jack Kirwan: From Kerry apparently, and definitely in the Munster system. So, for example, played for Munster against Leinster in the U19 interpro last August
Just get into leinster academy and be capped by capped by ireland within 2 years
Shame it was in Tallaght can’t believe people actually live in that kip. Still serious horseplay with the lads.