Sligo Rovers begin hunt for new manager as Mickey Adams departs
Sligo Rovers have confirmed they will be looking for a new manager this winter after Micky Adams ended his brief stint at the club to return to England for family reasons.
The former Premier League boss came to Sligo in the summer on a short term deal with the brief of keeping them clear of relegation and he eventually succeeded in that mission after taking 15 points from 11 matches.
"I'm delighted we achieved that," said Adams, in a statement released today, "I hope I brought a professional approach to the club from my time here. I have had to make a very difficult decision. It is never an easy decision to put yourself out of work but I have to put my family first.
“I want to thank the people of Sligo and the committee for the wonderful welcome we (Adams and assistant Alan Rogers) received during our time here.
“I also want to express my gratitude to the players for their hard work and the staff as well. I wish everyone at Sligo Rovers the very best for the future.”
A statement from the Sligo Rovers management committee said: “The club wish to thank Micky and Alan for the tremendous job they did in their time at The Showgrounds.
“The professionalism and dedication Micky brought to the job lifted the club and guided the club away from a perilous position and for that we are very grateful.
“The process of appointing a new manager begins immediately with the club’s board due to meet this evening to discuss plans for 2016."
Fenlon to hold talks over Duff's future
Pat Fenlon will sit down with Damien Duff this week to talk about his Shamrock Rovers future amid speculation about the high profile recruit's intentions.
Fenlon doesn't believe "there is any doubt" Duff, who is under contract for 2016, will play on next year although the club is aware of rumours to the contrary.
But the Rovers boss admitted the 36-year-old has struggled because he joined Rovers without the benefit of a pre-season and feels the veteran may have to look at his training schedule.
"I think we need to sit down and talk but that's what we said we'd do when he came in," said Fenlon. "I don't think there's any doubt at the moment unless he decides to do something else. We haven't really had that conversation.
"We spoke because he's obviously found it hard when he hasn't had a pre-season and that's difficult. And it's finding a balance for him as well at times. He wants to train all the time when maybe at his age he can't do that."
Fenlon will also speak with Stephen McPhail who is believed to be considering his options at this stage of his career. McPhail and Duff were the last two players to leave the pitch after acknowledging supporters at the end of the Hoops' 5-3 win over Drogheda on Friday.
"I'm being honest with you - I don't know," said Fenlon when asked if McPhail would be playing on. His contract is up and the Rovers boss says he must find out his kitty for 2016 before holding firm discussions.
"I don't know where I stand in relation to budgets," he said. "One or two we spoke to wouldn't make a huge difference. It's just the higher profile ones - we need to sit them down over the next few weeks and have a conversation."
Fenlon will be letting players go, which is the reality at this time of the year. He doesn't envisage sweeping changes in the dressing room, but his real frustration is the length of the off-season which he describes as "madness".
"I can't get my head around it," he continued. "I saw a First Division manager saying he had a player suspended for the last two games and it meant he wouldn't play for five months. That's absolutely crazy.
Crazy
"You can't have that long off. It's crazy, but nobody seems to care about it. For off-season programmes, it's very difficult. You're bringing players in at times when they're not being paid. People will think I'm moaning but it has to be looked at - if we're going to be serious about being a professional league and a proper league then let's be serious."
The shorter season is preferred by clubs who want to cut costs by offering 38-40 week contracts as opposed to paying the year round. But Fenlon feels it's harming businesses.
"Nobody sees a game for four and a half months," he said. "How do you promote that? How do people get interested in that? It's hard with sponsors.
"I'm in the league for I don't know how long and nobody has had a conversation with us about it and asked how we can address it. Can we extend contracts longer so maybe players are on the same money but it's spread out? There has to be some way of doing it. It doesn't make sense to me."
Daniel McDonnell: Drogheda's demise exposes folly of short-term vision
A decade has passed since Drogheda United secured the win that put them on the map. Their FAI Cup triumph in 2005, a Lansdowne Road success that ended Cork's double dreams, prompted scenes of unbridled joy.
Paul Doolin's side travelled back up the M1 with the trophy and local reports of the homecoming estimated that the turnout was in the region of 10,000 people.
After investing heavily in a full-time professional structure, the message was that this could be the start of something. "I hear loads of people talking that we are going to dominate," said Doolin, sounding a cautionary note. "We'll enjoy this, but I think it's another step along the way."
Two years later, a league title followed, but the collapse of plans to move to a state-of-the-art stadium sent the Boynesiders down a slippery slope that exposed unsustainable levels of spending. From there, they embarked on the slow march to Friday's relegation.
They did enjoy good days under the management of Mick Cooke, culminating with a controversial defeat in the 2013 cup final at the Aviva which proved to be his last game in charge because of behind-the-scenes tensions.
Premier Division
| DrawIRELAND: Premier Division - Relegation | ||||||||
| 02.11. 16:45 | 52 | Limerick | 1 - 0 | Finn Harps | (1 - 0) | |||
| StandingsIRELAND: Premier Division | |||||
| Round 33 | |||||
| 30.10. 16:45 | Bohemians | Cork City | 0 : 1 | ||
| 30.10. 16:45 | Dundalk | Bray | 4 : 0 | ||
| 30.10. 16:45 | Galway | St. Patricks | 0 : 1 | ||
| 30.10. 16:45 | Longford | Derry City | 4 : 2 | ||
| 30.10. 16:45 | Shamrock Rovers | Drogheda | 5 : 3 | ||
| 30.10. 16:45 | Sligo Rovers | Limerick | 2 : 3 | ||
| DrawIRELAND: Premier Division - Relegation | |||||
| Semi-finals | |||||
| 30.10. 16:45 | Finn Harps | UC Dublin | 2 : 1 | ||
| StandingsIRELAND: Premier Division | |||||
| Round 32 | |||||
| 24.10. 13:45 | Bray | Galway | 1 : 1 | ||
| 23.10. 15:45 | Cork City | Dundalk | 2 : 2 | ||
| 23.10. 15:45 | Derry City | Bohemians | 2 : 3 | ||
| 23.10. 15:45 | Drogheda | Longford | 0 : 3 | ||
| 23.10. 15:45 | Limerick | Shamrock Rovers | 0 : 2 | ||
| 23.10. 15:45 | St. Patricks | Sligo Rovers | 0 : 2 | ||
| DrawIRELAND: Premier Division - Relegation | |||||
| Semi-finals | |||||
| 23.10. 15:45 | UC Dublin | Finn Harps | 0 : 1 | ||
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