Sligo pasting final straw as Drogs boss Mathews steps down

ALAN MATHEWS last night stepped down as Drogheda United manager, after a run of results that has left the former league champions struggling at the wrong end of the Airtricity Premier Division.

The former Longford Town and Cork City boss admitted he had gone as far as he could with his players having watched them succumb to a 6-0 drubbing at Sligo Rovers over the weekend.

The Drogheda board accepted his decision “with regret” adding their gratitude for what they described as “his outstanding contribution to Drogheda United since he joined the club shortly after it exited examinership last year”.