Likely relegation followed by the abrupt departure of Paddy Carr together with the Donegal football academy’s collapse has prompted anger in the county
Brian McEniff, manager of the county’s first All-Ireland winners in 1992, is hopeful things can get back on track but concedes that the blow to development is a major concern.
The blunt message from players to Paddy Carr this week that he had effectively lost the dressingroom after 149 days and eight fixtures was a terrible slight on someone widely seen as a decent man, who ended up with the job as Donegal manager essentially because he was willing to do it. How did Donegal end up taking so long to appoint Declan Bonner’s successor and running out of plausible options?
There is no indication of whether they are likely – or even want – to stay on for the championship, which begins in a month’s time with a trip to Newry to face Down.
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