Brian Carroll says the personal abuse he received after coming on board with the Offaly interim hurling management would make him think twice about getting involved in inter-county management again.

The Coolderry clubman was especially disappointed by a Twitter outburst from 1994 and '98 All-Ireland winner Daithi Regan on the eve of the Faithful County's defeat to Kerry last Saturday, which sealed their relegation to the Christy Ring Cup.

"I was the only one named and it was directed at me almost in a personal attack," the interim Offaly coach told the RTÉ GAA Podcast.

"It’s the timing of it which was most disappointing; in the days before what was the biggest game of the hurling year from the Offaly perspective. That was coupled with online abuse and abuse coming in from the terraces.

"People will tell me that are longer in this game that it’s just par for the course. I got a rude awakening and it’s something I wouldn’t be too quick to get involved in again after seeing that side of things.

"I’m 36, I have a young family, I’m still hurling with my club Coolderry, I literally put my life on hold for the last month to try to get Offaly hurling back up to where we want it to be.

"Many people have been in similar positions to me and have been asked to get involved who have never answered the call. It was disappointing to have a lot of that thrown back in your face."

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