Unrest among Galway senior hurlers

By David Connors

GALWAY senior hurlers are due to meet tonight (Friday) to decide on their attitude to the resignation of manager Micheál Donoghue and his team.
It’s understood that the players are unhappy with the loss of Donoghue, who announced on Tuesday night that he was stepping down after four years in charge.
The same evening the outgoing management team requested a meeting with the current players and informed them of their decision also to step aside.
A source close to the squad has told Tuam Herald Sport that management felt that the county board were “unwilling to support the professional standards set by management” due to financial constraints.
Herald Sport also understands that the relationship between Donoghue and a member of the county board executive has become strained and this was another factor in the manager’s decision to walk away.
Several players are extremely unhappy with the news and are said to be “unwilling to let this [issue] go and will go all the way if necessary”.
At tonight’s meeting, discussions will be held on the best course of action to take.
Donoghue guided Galway to a first Liam MacCarthy Cup in 29 years in 2017 and was thought to have agreed to remain in charge of the county’s hurlers in 2020 after accepting a two-year deal in the spring of this year.