Limerick FC won’t rush to find new boss, says chairman

Limerick FC won’t rush into finding a replacement for Pat Scully, according to club chairman Pat O’Sullivan.

Scully, who led the club to the Division 1 title and promotion to the Premier League last month, was sacked last Thursday, despite having a year to run on his contract.

“I can confirm that Limerick FC have parted company with Pat Scully,” said O’Sullivan.

“As a club, we wish Pat well in his career and we move on. We’ll be advertising the position promptly to fill the manager’s role ahead of the new season in the Premier Division.

“I’ve no interest to get into a discussion on how we came to the decision. As a board, we made the decision.

“It wasn’t our intention to be saying it now, but there were rumours out there that needed to be put to bed. Limerick FC have parted with Pat on good terms.

“We will take our time to find the best candidate for Limerick and that’s what we’ll be doing.

“We won’t be doing something hasty as we might find ourselves in the position whereby we don’t have the right guy. If we take our time, we’ll give ourselves the best chance of getting the right person to fill Pat’s shoes.”

Precisely why Scully has gone remains unclear as the 42-year-old, who’d been in charge since March 2009, was unavailable for comment. Scully’s assistant, Mark Dempsey, left the club a fortnight ago.

The shock move comes just over a month after former international Scully led Limerick to promotion after 19 seasons in the First Division.

A brief statement on the club’s website read: “Limerick FC and manager Pat Scully have parted company. The board of Limerick FC wish Pat all the best for the future. Limerick FC will now advertise the vacant position of manager in the near future.”

Those being linked with the vacant position include Stephen Kenny, the former Shamrock Rovers boss, and Roddy Collins, who has been out of a job since Monaghn Utd folded last summer.