Comments made by Jack O’Connor prior to his departure as Kildare senior football manager have been described as “completely inappropriate” by former Lilywhite Aindriú Mac Lochlainn.

Mac Lochlainn took exception to remarks made by O’Connor in relation to the “allure” of managing his native Kerry in an Irish Examiner football podcast last week.

Speaking on OTBAM yesterday, Mac Lochlainn made his thoughts on the now former Kildare manager's comments very clear...

“I thought it was completely inappropriate for the sitting manager of any county to speak the way he spoke and in effect, courting another job while being the manager of Kildare.

“I thought it was disrespectful to the players, I have no issue with Jack and what he has done and his commitment levels but I just thought the tone and the language used in that interview was completely inappropriate. I thought the Kildare county board missed a beat here.

“I genuinely would have had serious issues and would have called him in for a meeting because that's no way for a sitting manager of any county to act. I think we missed a beat in terms of having a conversation to set the tone for any future managers and for Kildare football.

“We may not have the tradition that Kerry has but we are a mad footballing county and we have ambitions. An easy life as Jack might call it, maybe it's not so easy now.”

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