Creedon quits Laois after first season
July 27, 2017
Laois manager Peter Creedon.
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Peter Creedon has resigned his post as Laois senior football manager after just one season in charge.
The Cork native was appointed O'Moore County boss last September but endured a disappointing 2017 campaign which saw his side relegated to Division 4 of the National League before enduring a 14-point hammering to Kildare in the Leinster championship.
Media reports that there had been a drink culture among his squad emerged in the weeks after the qualifier defeat to Clare and last night Creedon confirmed that he and his management team would not be seeking reappointment.
"Although we had the support of the county board executive and the Laois players, we feel that staying on would have been divisive for the county, given the nature of a recent board meeting," Creedon told RTE Sport.
"This type of generalisation of there being a drink culture in the squad is deeply unfair and divisive given that we were aware of only one incident where three players were absent from an early training session on Easter Monday.
"The management were not aware of any issues regarding a drinking culture and, in recent discussions with players, we found they were at a loss to explain or substantiate such rumours."
