Grimley insists his job is safe
April 07, 2014
Armagh manager Paul Grimley
Paul Grimley is adamant he will lead Armagh into the championship, despite suggesting that his future as manager would be in jeopardy if they were relegated to Division 3.
"Of course I'm staying," he told the Irish News after yesterday's defeat to Donegal consigned the Orchard to the drop.
"I was trying to motivate the players (by saying he could lose his job). It got the locals riled and chatting on the internet, there'll be disappointment again that I'm staying on…
"I'm not walking away from this job - the time for reflection will be in October, November time. It was just something I said hoping to get a more positive reaction - unfortunately maybe a lot of people agreed with it!"
Grimley was critical of Longford referee Fergal Kelly who turned down two Armagh penalty appeals.
"There were certain decisions not given that had a major impact on this crucial game. It was terrible," he continued.
"I wouldn't be happy at all with his display today and I can't for the life of me figure out how an assessor would be."
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