Bradley refusing to commit to return

DERRY ace Paddy Bradley says he won’t be automatically making a return to inter-county football in the wake of Damien Cassidy’s decision to step down as the Oak Leafers’ team boss.

It’s widely believed that Bradley experienced a somewhat fractious relationship with Cassidy during his two-year term at the Derry helm.

And matters came to a head when Bradley quit the Derry panel after being dropped for the All-Ireland Qualifiers first-round clash with Carlow, at Dr Cullen Park, on June 26.