Departing Laois boss Tomas Ó Flathárta indicates he had player support

Tomas Ó Flathárta has hinted that he was forced to resign as Laois football manager and indicated that he retained the support of the players whose voice was ‘ignored’.

The former Galway and Westmeath boss stated just days after Laois’ surprise qualifier defeat to Antrim last Saturday week that “after much consideration, I have decided to step down”.

But he backtracked considerably in an interview with RTÉ radio and gave the impression that he was told to leave the position by Laois officials.