Paul Hegarty Resigns

**harps1954** · 11/05/2009, 11:20 AM

FINN HARPS PRESS RELEASE

Finn Harps Football club wish to announce that Mr. Paul Hegarty has stepped down as Manager for Private and Personal reasons with immediate effect.

The board of Finn Harps have asked James Gallagher to assume the role of manager for an initial interim period and James Gallagher has agreed to take on the role, again with immediate effect.

Mr. Derek Wilkinson, Chairman of Finn Harps, stated: As Chairman of Finn Harps and on behalf of the club I want to place on record our sincere thanks to Paul Hegarty for his contribution to the club over the years and anyone who knows Paul knows that his commitment to Harps was wholehearted and unstinting. We wish Paul and his family well in the future.

Mr. Paul Hegarty stated: I would like to thank everybody who gave me the opportunity to manage Finn Harps. I wish the Club all the best for the future.

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**mediahack** · 11/05/2009, 11:21 AM

Just been annoucned that Paul Hegarty has parted company with Harps citing personal reasons!!!! James Gallagher assumes control with immediate effect!

**Rovers fan** · 11/05/2009, 11:25 AM

Personal reasons

**Longfordian** · 11/05/2009, 11:26 AM

I'm sure he'll be sadly lamented up there.

**carrickharp** · 11/05/2009, 11:29 AM

Some good news at last for the club, now it's time for the board to reform.

**Mr A** · 11/05/2009, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by Rovers fan

Personal reasons

I have reason to believe that this is genuinely the case.

**Magicme** · 11/05/2009, 11:39 AM

The Curse of Monaghan United strikes again. Just the thought of losing to us has made a manager resign.

**OneRedArmy** · 11/05/2009, 11:49 AM

Good work Agent Hegarty. Mission completed.

On a more serious note, sorry to hear it's for personal reasons.

**Sam_Heggy** · 11/05/2009, 11:59 AM

Great news for the club on a footballing front.

Its just unfortunate that is was due to personal problems.

**Olander** · 11/05/2009, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers fan

Personal reasons

He woke up to a sheep head in his bed and finally got the message

**Rovers fan** · 11/05/2009, 2:06 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

I have reason to believe that this is genuinely the case.

Oh right

**dcfcsteve** · 11/05/2009, 5:08 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers fan

Personal reasons

He realised he's sh!t, and took it personally.....

**A N Mouse** · 11/05/2009, 5:47 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

He realised he's sh!t, and took it personally.....

Meanwhile, we wait in hope for you to have such an epiphany

**sligoman** · 11/05/2009, 6:18 PM

Disappointing news

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**dcfcsteve** · 11/05/2009, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by A N Mouse

Meanwhile, we wait in hope for you to have such an epiphany

Like all Derry people - I realised I was sh!t young.

I just had the sense to get out afterwards.

So what's your excuse...?

**Mad Moose** · 12/05/2009, 7:45 AM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

He realised he's sh!t, and took it personally.....

Your one time assistant manager. Perhaps thats where it all went wrong. He clearly didn't learn very much from his time there.

Sadly the resignation has come a little late in the day. He may well have killed the club and this might well be him pressing the eject button in advance of entire combustion of the club for which he is very much responsible.

**dcfcsteve** · 12/05/2009, 1:02 PM

Originally Posted by Harpsbear

Your one time assistant manager. Perhaps thats where it all went wrong. He clearly didn't learn very much from his time there.

We had the good sense not to let him be anything other than an 'assistant'.

Harps on the other hand......

**Hairy Bowsie** · 12/05/2009, 2:10 PM

Originally Posted by Harpsbear

Sadly the resignation has come a little late in the day. He may well have killed the club and this might well be him pressing the eject button in advance of entire combustion of the club for which he is very much responsible.

Sorry to interrupt this game of one-upmanship by Derry and Harps fans with an actual contribution but while certainly not knowing the in's and out's at Harps, i do find it hard to believe that one man is solely responsible for the possible demise of a club like Harps.

Now i may be wrong, as i said, i'm not sure of all that went on so could someone actually tell me what went so wrong that it's got to this and why the finger is being pointed at Hegarty?

**Mr A** · 12/05/2009, 3:00 PM

Obviously it's not just his fault, the board are hugely culpable for letting it happen. But he did demand and receive a very large budget last year (when everyone was on a high following promotion), and then squandered it on total wasters and D1 players. Had he been any kind of a manager he should have been able to keep us up and had we actually played a bit of football I think we'd probably have balanced the books. He also was involved in some unsavoury incidents and kept some distasteful company that most Harps fans where aghast at.

**passerrby** · 12/05/2009, 4:05 PM

Originally Posted by Harpsbear

Your one time assistant manager. Perhaps thats where it all went wrong. He clearly didn't learn very much from his time there.

Sadly the resignation has come a little late in the day. He may well have killed the club and this might well be him pressing the eject button in advance of entire combustion of the club for which he is very much responsible.

are things that bad really