Evans and Cooney are safe

The managers of Allianz Football Division 3’s bottom two teams,Tipperary and Offaly, have both dismissed speculation they were close to vacating their positions.

John Evans and Gerry Cooney last night insisted they remain fully committed to their roles.

Neither have seen their team pick up a single point from their opening four games and face major battles to avoid the drop to Division 4 next season.