Davy Fitzgerald has revealed that he had his mind made up to step down as Wexford hurling manager before a telephone call on Wednesday night changed his mind.

The 2019 Leinster SHC winning boss' decision to recommit to the Model County for another two years last night finally brought an end to speculation linking him with the vacant Galway post. Fitzgerald admitted earlier this week that the long commute from his Sixmilebridge home to Wexford for training and matches was taking its toll but, in spite of this, he has decided to extend his Wexford reign.

“Probably last Monday or Tuesday, I had 100% made up my mind to walk away,” he said on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland.

"I got a call on probably Wednesday night and got a message from someone else. It probably changed my mind again. I have an incredible bond with the lads and I’m just going to go with my gut and just do this.”

He continued: “I’ve a few weeks of a lot of soul-searching done, and I think people appreciate if you’re leaving home at 1.30 or 2pm and getting back at one o’clock at night, that’s a major factor.

"There were two or three personal issues in the middle of that. It’s just made the last couple of weeks very difficult. It was a really hard decision, it took a lot of time. I did say to the Wexford chairman straight after the [Tipperary] game that I just couldn’t do it anymore.

“He asked me to take a few weeks more to think about it, and I did that. I suppose at the end of the day, it’s very hard to walk away.”

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