Major shock as ex-Celtic coach QUITS manager job just months after leading club to league title
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DAMIEN DUFF has sensationally quit as manager of Shelbourne just months after leading the club to the league title.
The ex-Celtic coach, 46, has left the Dublin side with immediate effect just two days after his furious rant about his players following Friday night's 1-0 defeat to Derry City.
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Damien Duff has left Shelbourne
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Shelbourne clinched the league title last season but they currently sit sixth in the league and 15 points behind leaders Shamrock Rovers.
The decision comes just two weeks before Shelbourne's crunch Champions League qualifier against Linfield.
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