McCorry: the knives were out
August 22, 2015
Jim McCorry as Down manager. INPHO
Jim McCorry says he was left with no other option but to resign as Down senior football manager.
Despite guiding the Mourne County to Division One and edging a County Board vote by 22-20 last month, McCorry stood down on Thursday night after just one year in charge.
Their shock championship exit at the hands of Wexford left the manager standing on thin ice.
"It unravelled because people focused on one bad day at the office and didn't see the bigger picture," he explained to The Irish Independent.
"We were gutted to lose to Wexford and no excuses, but people seemed to lose the plot over that one result.
"In my heart I wanted to stay on because I enjoyed working with the players and the supporters were great, but I don't think I would have lasted the entire season next year, because the knives would have been sharpened again."
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