Val Andrews is poised to make a shock return as Cavan football manager.

At last night's management committee meeting, the names of Andrews and Terry Hyland were proposed as joint managers of the team. A full county board meeting will be held this Thursday night in the Hotel Kilmore when clubs are expected to ratify the pair's appointment.

Ballymun Kickhams clubman Andrews previously managed Cavan from 1999 to 2001. But despite guiding them to an Ulster final appearance in the latter year, he didn't get unanimous approval to continue from the clubs and decided to step down.

Since then, he has managed Louth for two years - 2004 and '05 - and has been heavily involved with his club. He was in charge of this year's Dublin minor football team which lost to Kildare following four epic games in the Leinster championship.

Hyland, who led the Cavan under 21 and junior sides to provincial final appearances this year, served as a selector with Andrews during his previous time involved with the county.

While Hyland had been mentioned as a possible successor to Tommy Carr, Andrews' return to the hotseat comes as a major surprise. Fellow Dubliner Paul Caffrey and Pete McGrath were others who were linked with the vacancy. Tweet

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