Alan Kerins believes Galway’s next senior hurling manager will have his work cut out to emulate Micheal Donoghue.

Donoghue stepped down as manager in August, after four seasons in charge of the Tribesmen, and former Galway hurler Kerins says the 2017 All-Ireland winning boss was a class act:

“Micheal's a fantastic manager, he put unbelievable professional structures in place that weren't there before,” he is quoted by Sky Sports. “Micheal doesn't accept mediocrity, he lives by his standards and he sets unbelievably high standards which you need to do in this elite game for the betterment of Galway hurling and the betterment of Galway sport.

“So, it's very unfortunate that it has come to this, so let's see what happens going forward, but it's a huge act to follow. He won an All-Ireland. He came within a whisker of winning two in a row.  It's bitterly disappointing that Micheal Donoghue has gone. There's reasons for that. We don't know who the nominations are yet. They're yet to be released. It's interesting times ahead.”

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