Micko agreed to coach Dubs but changed mind

MICK O’DWYER repeated claims he once accepted the Dublin manager’s job only to change his mind the following day.

The former Kerry, Kildare, Laois and Wicklow boss said last night he had a clandestine meeting with the then chairman of Dublin County Board John Bailey in 2004 where he was offered the job.

“That’s true,” he said. “At the time I met with John Bailey in the K Club and agreed to do the job. Originally I had scheduled a meeting with the junior and intermediate clubs to see if we could find some footballers but when I got home I said to myself ‘am I crazy?’