Offaly players rally behind O’Kelly

SENIOR members of the Offaly football team are on a collision course with the county board over the future of manager Paul O’Kelly.

The stand-off comes amid speculation that less than one year into his three-year term, senior football manager O’Kelly is to be dismissed at tonight’s meeting of the board.

“I’ve heard the rumours,” county PRO Pat Teehan confirmed last night, “but what’s happening is that a Review Committee was set up some time ago and they will be presenting their report and recommendation to the meeting. I don’t know what those findings are, but they will then be voted on by the delegates. The final decision rests with them.”