Carlow captain opens up on managerial upheaval that was 'building for weeks'
Carlow captain Mikey Bambrick says the team has 'moved on to a lot better things' following Joe Murphy's appointment.
Murphy was installed as interim manager in late March after Shane Curran resigned just months into the job, with a statement from the squad refuting the Roscommon man's claims that player-related issues had led to his departure.
With Murphy only in the door, Carlow lost their Leinster Championship opener to Meath last month but have had time to regroup ahead of the Tailteann Cup, which opens for them away to Fermanagh on Sunday.
'It was building for a few weeks,' said Bambrick of Curran's departure. 'It wasn't really out of the blue. There was stuff building there, we were having conversations with the county board for a few weeks. It wasn't a surprise.
'As players we wanted to move on as quick as we could and it was only when the statement came out from Shane that we felt we had to set things right as players. We never really wanted any of that.
'It's not what we wanted to be doing, talking to the media, no offence! We just wanted to be playing football so it is what it is. We've moved on now. That's all stuff in the past. We've moved onto a lot better things with Joe and the set-up we have now.'
Murphy comes with a big reputation having enjoyed success on the club scene in Carlow and Kildare and quit his role with Naas to take over his native county.
'You can see his enthusiasm, he was itching to get into it,' Bambrick explained. 'It's great to see that, and it's great to have a Carlow man of the highest coaching standard coming in and taking us over. It's brilliant.
'You see managers going out to different counties and yeah they're passionate and they want to win, but I think it's a different level when you're from the county you're coaching.
'Same if you've a club man taking over your club, you know they'd die for the jersey and die for a win.'
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