I want to stay on, says O’Rourke

Malachy O’Rourke is keen to remain Monaghan manager, admitting it would be difficult to break the bond he has created with this group of players.

This season saw the county gain promotion to Division 1, reach a second successive Ulster final as well as win their first Championship game in Croke Park in 84 years.

The county executive want the Fermanagh native to stay and he said: “I don’t even know what my term was, whether it’s a two-year term, a three- year term, or whatever.