Maughan resigns from Roscommon post
John Maughan has officially resigned from his position as Roscommon senior football manager, with his selectors Eamon McManus and Gerry Fitzmaurice also quitting.
Maughan tendered his resignation after a series of poor results in the National Football League. Roscommon currently sit bottom of the Division 2 table and are winless after five matches.
Maughan's side fell to an 11-point defeat to Westmeath in Kiltoom yesterday afternoon.
He linked up with the Rossies in November 2005, just a few months after resigning as manager of his native Mayo.
He famously guided Mayo to three All-Ireland finals, losing to Meath after a replay in 1996 and Kerry in both 1997 and 2004.
Aged just 30, he also managed Clare to an historic Munster title back in 1992.
The Roscommon Co Board released a statement tonight, thanking Maughan for his service to the county and they confirmed that it is their intention to put in place 'an interim manager for the remainder of the NFL campaign.'
Fergal O'Donnell, who managed the Roscommon minors to All-Ireland glory in 2006, has already been linked with the caretaker role.
In an interview with the Mayo News in January, Maughan, who works full-time as Mayo's Civil Defence Officer, gave an insight into the life of a top level football manager.
"My life has been dominated to a large extent by the GAA and I feel very honoured and privileged to be asked to manage a team. I would have a certain amount of loyalty and when I'm asked to do a job I'd like to try and do it, and see it through.
"At the same time, I'll never overstay my welcome. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I'd move on, I wouldn't be hanging on.
"If I felt the perception among the important people, the people associated with the GAA in the county, was that Roscommon would be better served by someone else doing the job, I wouldn't put up a fight to stay.
"Why do I do it? I love it. My life revolves around it and the fear of not being involved drives me on. And there will be a time when I won't able to take any more of this," he added.
"It's become a lot more difficult, managing a team isn't the same fun that it once was. When I got involved in 1990 it was a bit of craic, the pressure and intensity wasn't there, now it is. Everyone wants a winner. Everyone wants to win, it's a results business."
The closest Maughan got to success with Roscommon was ironically in last year's National League, where they reached the Division 2 final. However, Meath beat them by eight points in the decider.
