Jonathan Daniels is angry over how Wicklow County Board handled his removal as Garden County U21 boss.

Daniels served as U21 football manager in 2015 and as co-manager alongside Johnny Magee in '16 but didn't realise he wasn't in the frame to continue in the role next term until an email was circulated revealing that the ratification of senior manager Magee, Paddy Dalton, PJ Cunningham and Paul O'Riordan as the U21 think-tank would go before the clubs at Monday's County Board meeting.

"I think it's a massive lack of respect," he told The Wicklow People. "I've had no contact from anyone since the Laois game [in March]. Not a phone call, not a comment in passing, nothing. Regardless of whether you want to stay around or not, you still want feedback or a review.

"I would like to have been considered. Even doing the job, there was a lack of communication. It's not what you'd expect. You'd like more support, you'd like to have more contact with people but the lack of communication is shocking.

"After the first year, I was approached in the summer about doing a second year and I presumed that I would be approached this year to see if I was interested or not. It's not how you'd like business to be done. It's a bad way to do business."

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