Paddy Carr

In a brief statement released by Donegal GAA, Carr said: “Following a discussion with some senior members of the Donegal football team, I want to announce that ...

Perhaps this is the bottom now, perhaps the only way is up for Donegal. The flicker never became a flame. Lacey – 2012 Footballer of the Year – has quit as head of the Academy while across the border, Rory Gallagher, Donegal assistant manager 11 years ago, currently has Derry humming. Donegal are bottom of Division One, with just one win from their six opening league games, and are poised to fall through the relegation trapdoor. He was only appointed on October 24th, following a clunky and protracted process. It started out with tears and it ended that way too.

The upheaval in Donegal GAA is showing no signs of calming with the news breaking this afternoon that Paddy Carr has resigned from his position as manager ...

Here is yet another issue for them to overcome, with time running out before the championship. I want nothing more than the best for Donegal and that will never change." The upheaval in Donegal GAA is showing no signs of calming with the news breaking this afternoon that Paddy Carr has resigned from his position as manager of the county's senior football team.

In a statement, Carr says he wants nothing more than the best for Donegal and that will never change”.

I want nothing more than the best for Donegal and that will never change”. In a statement, Carr says he wants "nothing more than the best for Donegal and that will never change”. Paddy Carr himself also issued a statement, saying: “Following a discussion with some senior members of the Donegal football team, I want to announce that I’m stepping away from the position of Donegal team Manager with immediate effect.

“Following a discussion with some senior members of the Donegal football team, I want to announce that I'm stepping away from the position of Donegal team ...

Any place After that, they’d still need a massive points difference swing so it’s the second division and a rebuilding process, it would appear. Any time

Paddy Carr has stepped down as Donegal senior football manager after only five months in charge following a meeting with the players.

Carr said: "Following a discussion with some senior members of the Donegal football team, I want to announce that I'm stepping away from the position of Donegal team manager with immediate effect. Donegal GAA said in a statement they "regret to announce that Paddy Carr is resigning as Donegal manager". Paddy Carr has stepped down as Donegal senior football manager after only five months in charge following a meeting with the players.

DONEGAL'S problems deepened even further yesterday with the resignation of manager Paddy Carr after just five months in charge.

It was decided by the county executive on Monday night that the appropriate forum to address these matters is at county committee level.” It remains to be seen whether the upheaval at senior level is added for discussion. “We have to look to the future and not backwards. “Look there needs to a root and branch clear out and a reboot of the county board. “There has been a general feeling of instability and there has to be a vote of no confidence in the board after all that has happened. “Things have to be sorted out as the Academy was one of the best in the country and that has still to be sorted out.

Five months and six league matches is all it took for Paddy Carr's dream job to unravel into what must have felt like a nightmare over the last few days.

It proved the ultimate false dawn: consecutive eight-point defeats to Tyrone and Monaghan, the brief respite of a battling draw with Galway, then another sobering loss to Armagh. In terms of body blows to a dressing-room, it doesn’t get any worse than losing Michael Murphy to retirement. But whereas it would be entirely wrong to say Carr’s Donegal misadventure was doomed from the outset, his appointment raised eyebrows: his previous inter-county stint, with Louth, had ended in 2003. presumably they’d prefer if this wasn’t taking place against the backdrop of a managerial mess. but the job had fallen out of love with him. But both issues raise questions about the leadership of Donegal GAA.