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Dougherty
linked with Antrim job - 27/10/02
Gerry Dougherty has become the latest name
to be linked with the vacant Antrim football job. Dougherty
has been in charge of the Down U21 team for the past two
seasons and managed the Mourne County's All-Ireland minor
winning team in 1999.
He has been asked to stay on for another
season as Down U21 boss but it is understood that he is
unhappy at the resources which the county board are prepared
to offer the underage hopefuls. Dougherty told the Sunday
Independent that he had yet to accept the Down offer.
He
acknowledged that he had been approached by Antrim officials
about the Saffron county vacancy.
"In the last few days, I have had a number
of discussions with (Antrim chairman) Joe O'Boyle," said
Dougherty. "I can confirm that the subject of conversations
was about the Antrim vacancy".
If Dougherty does decide
to take the Antrim job, Barry Breen, who has worked with
him in recent years, would almost certainly also link up
with the Saffron county. Antrim have been looking for a
successor to Brian White who stepped down after the county's
Championship defeat by Westmeath in June.
Former Down boss
Peter McGrath, ex-Derry backroom man Damian Cassidy and
Armagh man John Rafferty all turned down approaches from
the Antrim county board.
Ex-Armagh manager Father Sean Hegarty
was also in contention before being ruled out because of
ill health.
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