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‘Don’t let it happen’ – Ex-Tribe star warns Galway against appointing Davy Fitzgerald

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‘Don’t let it happen’ – Ex-Tribe star warns Galway against appointing Davy Fitzgerald

Davy Fitzgerald’s Waterford departure has sparked all sorts of speculation linking him with the now-vacant Galway job – but one ex-Tribe star has claimed he would rather “eat cows***e” than work alongside the Clare man.

Fitzgerald brought an end to his two year stay with the Deise on Wednesday, citing family commitments as the motivation behind calling it a day in the south east.

However, later on Wednesday, it was confirmed that Henry Shefflin – who unexpectedly beat Fitzgerald to the Galway post back in 2021 – had left his role with the Tribesmen, sparking renewed talk of the former Clare boss slotting in with the county’s hurlers.

Former Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

When the matter was put to former Galway goalkeeper James Skehill – and whether or not he would join a Davy Fitz backroom – he was at pains to stress that he didn’t want Fitzgerald to come in at all.

He told The Hurling Pod: ‘I’d rather ate cows***e [than join Fitzgerald in a Galway backroom team].

‘Sorry now, I can’t stress that enough. No, no, don’t let him near the place.

Davy Fitzgerald has been linked with the vacant Galway job since his departure from Waterford. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Davy Fitzgerald has been linked with the vacant Galway job since his departure from Waterford. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

‘Straight up now, and I know this will go public – and I don’t care.

‘Either I sit by and let it happen, or I say something, so no. Don’t let it happen.. don’t let it happen. End of story.’

While Fitzgerald cited a desire to spend more time with his family in Clare as his main reason for quitting Waterford, he later admitted a return to inter-county management was not off the cards – with the slight chance of a reapparance in 2025 now surely heightened by Shefflin’s departure.

He said: ‘I won’t be leaving inter-county hurling, be it in a number of months, be it in a few years. Whatever it is I am sure I am going to be doing something at some stage.’

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