Pat O’Shea steps down as Dr Crokes manager 

The one certainty about Pat O'Shea's replacement is that it will come from within the Kerry club as they never go outside for a manager. 

CRAZY GENIUS: Dr Crokes forward Micheál Burns recently compared Pat O'Shea to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

News has emerged that Dr Crokes manager Pat O’Shea has decided to step away along with his management committee despite leading a relatively young side to the top in Kerry and Munster this year. Crokes agonisingly lost the All-Ireland Club semi–final after extra-time to Ulster champions Errigal Ciarán.

O’Shea guided the Dr Crokes team to eleven straight wins in the County League, a club Championship success with a win over Dingle and then went on to reclaim the Bishop Moynihan Cup, beating Dingle again in the final. This win saw the side embark on a Munster campaign that led Dr Crokes to their ninth AIB Munster Club SFC title with an impressive second-half performance to shake off Loughmore-Castleiney from Tipperary in the final.