Monaghan manager Vinny Corey will be taking a "wee break for a few weeks" before deciding on his future with Farney County.
Corey replaced Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney in September 2022 and previously said a review after two years was always the plan of action.
The Ulster inter-county team was relegated from Division One and also lost their preliminary quarter-final to Galway last weekend.
Corey's review of his position is understandable, and he has commented on the matter:
“The position is now to take a wee break and then review it as a manager or a player,” said Corey this week. “We will spend the next few weeks relaxing, then the management team will get together after that.
“The arrangement is that we will review it after two years. There will be nothing just yet; we will all be taking a wee break for a few weeks.
“I’ll be reviewing it myself, and we will take it from there and talk to all the stakeholders.”
Monaghan manager Vinny Corey during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship preliminary quarter-final match between Galway and Monaghan at Pearse Stadium in Galway. (Photo By Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile via Getty Images)Corey also admits that his side has learned a few harsh lessons this year. Losses to Galway and relegation have proved costly, but Corey is confident that the lessons will give them confidence going forward.
“In an ideal world, you would have loved to be taking Darren Hughes off the bench towards the end, along with Karl O’Connell, Kieran Duffy, and Des Ward, especially physical players against the likes of Galway. These were the kind of players we were lacking.
“But on the flip side of that, a lot of new boys got time as the year went on, and if you are going into Division One and you are down seven, eight, nine, or even ten players in some games—ten starters—it is a very difficult place to be. Then confidence takes a hit, and all of a sudden, you are in a bit of a rut.
“But I think the boys got themselves out of it before the year ended. They came to Galway and put in a real gutsy performance, which could have gone our way if we got a bounce or two in our favor, and we would have got the win.”
