Kildare GAA have broken their silence on Davy Burke's departure from his position as manager of the county's U20 football team.
Burke led the Lilywhites to their first All-Ireland title at any grade since 1965 when his side defeated Mayo in the final in August, but the relationship between the Confey clubman and the county board has broken down in the intervening time.
In comments given to the Hoganstand GAA website, Burke fired a parting shot at the Kildare County Board and Chairman Ger Donnelly, who he says failed to show the same level ambition as he has. The pair met some weeks ago to discuss another term as U20 boss for Burke, and they met once again on Sunday, but the former Confey club manager has stated that he ‘tolerated’ a number of aspects in relation to the team that he was not happy with this year and was not prepared to do so again."
Kildare GAA released a statement last night, which read;
"Kildare GAA are disappointed that Davy Burke decided to resign as our Under 20 County Football Manager following a meeting on Sunday in St Conleth's Park after the announcement of our Senior Football Management Team for 2019.
"Kildare GAA had hoped that Davy would remain in his current role to continue developing our talented young players and enable them to benefit from exposure to his management style and coaching techniques, however unfortunately this didn’t align with Davy’s ambition to progress as a Manager and Coach at this time, something he emphasised in Tuesday’s reports.
"Kildare GAA want to thank Davy and his management team for their wonderful achievements in winning both the Leinster & All Ireland titles in 2018. We wish Davy the very best of luck in the future in whatever management and coaching roles he takes on and hope that he will be involved with successful Kildare squads in the future once more."
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