Bradshaw: Why I had to get away to New York

Galway vice-captain Gareth Bradshaw admitted he is “not enjoying football” as he prepares for a summer away from the county squad in America.

The defender quit the panel — and his job as a health and safety officer — to make the move to New York as he comes to terms with Galway’s Connacht SFC hammering to Mayo, and his dismissal in that defeat.

“It was a real let-down and I found it hard to pick myself up from that. I said, ‘it’s time to get out of here’ after the Mayo match. After the game I felt like locking the door, but Niall Coleman came back to my house and we went for a few quiet drinks. I wanted to keep the head down. I didn’t want to see anyone for a few days,” said Bradshaw, who made his Galway debut as a 19-year-old under Peter Ford.