On the back of the review of the 2024 season, the board either had to back Kelly to the hilt or move him on. Somehow, they have managed to do neither
On 5.15pm on Monday, a delegation of Offaly footballers were summoned to a Zoom call where they were told that Mickey Harte would be coming on board as joint-manager alongside Declan Kelly.
Taking Louth from Division Four to Division Two and a Leinster final was one of his most impressive feats and there is enough potential in Offaly to bring them on a similar path. And Kelly himself is a man of conviction who can point to Leinster and All-Ireland under-20 titles, county championships in Westmeath with St Loman’s and various other titles in Offaly which form an impressive CV.
Kelly appeared the obvious appointment 12 months ago on the back of a traumatic year for Offaly football. A subsequent review shone a negative light on the management team. A significant number of players indicated privately that they would not be back next year under the same regime.
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