Athlone Town approach Keith Long but Colin Healy won’t be his Waterford successor

The 51-year-old led Waterford to promotion in his first season at the helm, keeping them up last year without ever being under the threat of relegation.

FRONTRUNNER: First Division strugglers Athlone Town could hand former boss Keith Long a swift return to management Waterford sacked Long last Saturday on the back of six successive defeats and he may drop a division to take over the Midlands side he was in charge of during 2014. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

First Division strugglers Athlone Town could hand former boss Keith Long a swift return to management.

Waterford sacked Long last Saturday on the back of six successive defeats and he may drop a division to take over the Midlands side he was in charge of during 2014.