Nigel Dineen opts out after questioning Roscommon selection process

Former Roscommon U21 manager Nigel Dineen has ruled himself out of contention to be the county’s senior football manager in 2017, amid “strong reservations about the integrity” of the appointment.

Dineen put himself forward to replace the management duo of Fergal O’Donnell and Kevin McStay following Roscommon’s championship exit at the hands of Clare in July.

But he has now retracted his application, leaving McStay as the only candidate left for the post. Dineen called into question the past management structures in Roscommon, labelling them as “extremely damaging” in a statement released to radio station Shannonside.