Grimley staying put as Armagh players slam appointment process

NEWLY-APPOINTED Monaghan trainer Paul Grimley is not set to make a dramatic re-entry into the race for the vacant Armagh football manager’s post.

Sources within Monaghan last night revealed that Grimley will not abandon his role as part of Seamus McEnaney’s management team, a position he only assumed last week, in favour of returning to crisis-stricken Armagh.

There had been speculation yesterday that Grimley was on the cusp of doing a U-turn and throwing his hat into the ring for an Armagh job, as he is believed to have received the overwhelming backing from Armagh clubs to succeed Peter McDonnell. But those reports were firmly quashed last night, and Grimley will now stay with the Farney County.