Colourful St. Brigid's goalkeeper Shane Curran is believed to be in the running for the vacant Laois football manager's post.

The former Roscommon netminder has been mentioned as a possible replacement to Justin McNulty who stepped down after three years in charge of the O'Moore County earlier this week. 'Cake', as he's widely known, won an All-Ireland club medal with Brigid's last March at the age of 42, but has limited management experience (he coached Caulry to a Westmeath JFC title in 2009).

Former All Star corner back Joe Higgins, who cut his teeth in management with the Laois ladies team a few years ago, would be a popular choice among many fans. Ex-Wexford manager Jason Ryan, who has also been linked to the Waterford hurling and Westmeath football jobs, ruled himself out of the running yesterday morning and is expected to remain on as coach to the Kildare football team for another season.

"I'm still not in a position to commit to managing an inter-county team at the moment," he said. Tweet

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