Holleran rejects player power claims

THE chairman of Galway Football Board has rejected reports that Liam Sammon was forced to step down as manager because of player power.

John Joe Holleran said that suggestions that Sammon was forced out by players were ‘insulting’ and ‘wide of the mark’. He said that the time involved was the biggest factor and that after two years he did not wish to continue.

“It was Liam’s decision to step down and his alone. The football board would have been delighted if he had remained but he wanted to step down and we respect that.