New Senior Team Management in Place

Following the departure of last years manager Jimmy Gacquin, who has been appointed Trainer to the Roscommon Under 21 team, The club is delighted to welcome Denis Connerton as our new Senior Team manager. We would like to thank Jimmy for his wholehearted and valuable contribution to the club throughout his tenure, and we wish him every success in his new appointment.

Denis of course is a most experienced manager who has previously been in charge of several senior teams in the county, and who has won a Senior Championship whilst in charge of Dromard. He also managed and played for the Longford County Senior Team and won a Senior Championship medal with Rathcline in his younger days.

Accordingly he brings a wealth of experience with him to his new role. Denis will be supported by his newly appointed selectors Benny O’Brien and Derek Ryan and we wish all three every success for the coming year.

Training commenced in January under the new management and we are happy to report that the attendances have been excellent and participation enthusiastic.

The loss of Michael Brady for the coming season is a major drawback. Michael is working abroad now and we wish him well in his new posting. Hopefully we will see him back in action at some stage. On the positive side however we can confirm that a revitalised Dominic Glennon and a hungry Adrian Murphy are back with the squad for 2010.

This year we have great hopes of success at senior level however this cannot be achieved without the commitment and resolve of the players themselves. It is time we realised that, regardless of who the manager, it is players who must win matches at the end of the day.

We require leadership on the pitch to make us competitive when it really matters, and hopefully this year some players will step forward to provide this vital ingredient for success.