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MANAGERS ON THE MOVE:  SLIGO HAVE turned to former Galway midfielder Kevin Walsh in an effort to improve on their football fortunes after enduring a disappointing 2008. Walsh was the only candidate to go before last night's county board meeting and will take over from Tommy Jordan, who stepped down in the aftermath of their championship exit due to family reasons.

Walsh was the engine room of Galway's All-Ireland success of 1998 and again in 2001, with his performances at midfield also earning him three All Stars, and while this is his first major move into senior county management, he will have the backing of three former Sligo players in Paul Taylor, Dessie Sloyane and Paul Durcan, who will act as his selectors.