Derry City confirm Kenny move to Shamrock Rovers
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The Derry City chairman Philip O’Doherty has confirmed on the Derry City official website that Stephen Kenny is leaving the Brandywell post to take over the vacant managerial post at Shamrock Rovers.
After a number of weeks of speculation, the chairman conceded they had lost their man.
“I met him this morning at 9.45 and his first words were ‘It’s time to go home’,” Derry chairman Mr O’Doherty told BBC Radio Foyle.
“It’s very sad and Stephen was quite emotional himself.
“The club are very disappointed but we understand that Shamrock Rovers are his hometown club and Stephen lived in Tallaght until he was 20 years of age.”
“If it had been any other club, I would have been telling Stephen to wise up but Shamrock Rovers come from Tallaght and it was going to be an attraction for him.”
The Derry chairman said that the club had no news on a potential replacement.
“We’ve about five weeks until we’re supposed to be beginning pre-season training.
“It isn’t good timing at all but the board are going to meet at 12 o’clock (on Saturday) to start looking at a successor but initially people will be shocked to hear this on Christmas Eve.”
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