‘Back four years ago, I had an opportunity to take it’
Davy Fitzgerald has said he would “definitely listen” if he was offered the opportunity to become Galway’s senior hurling manager.
The Clare man left his position in charge of Waterford earlier this month after two seasons in charge.
His departure came not long before Henry Shefflin stepped down from his position as Galway boss after they failed to progress past the Leinster Championship.
‘Things have to align’
Fitzgerald was the latest guest on the BBC’s The GAA Social podcast where he discussed his time at Waterford, as well as the vacant Galway position.
Asked if he would be open to taking the job, the 52-year-old said he would consider it, as long as it felt right.
“I’d definitely listen but things have to align,” he said.
“You never know what project is out there.
“There are different things that would excite me that you’d think ‘He’d never do that’.
“If I thought there was a real ambition for someone to do something different and for things to really align, good, be it at Galway or somewhere else, I’d listen to it. I want someone that’s really ambitious.
“Would I like the Galway job? Probably back four years ago, I had an opportunity to take it.”
In charge of Wexford at the time, Fitzgerald changed his mind at the last minute and Shane O’Neill was appointed instead.
Galway should be doing better
Galway’s senior hurling season was a disappointment to say the least but the Sixmilebridge-born ex-hurler thinks the future is sill bright for the Tribesmen.
He added: “They definitely should be challenging way more than what they are.
“They should be right there or thereabouts. I feel there’s even more young talent there. I feel a mix of young and old right now would be really good for them. They could do it.”
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