Full deck: Football management teams for 2023 complete

DIVISION 1

Armagh

Manager: Kieran McGeeney

Year: Nine

Notes: Kieran McGeeney is preparing for his ninth year in charge of the Orchard County, and his 10th year involved in all having acted as head coach under Paul Grimley in 2014.

Ahead of the 2022 season, there were some grumblings from fans with Armagh really not making a mark on the championship.

Last season provided a great fillip though, with an excellent league season followed by a thrilling run to the All-Ireland quarter-final. Donegal and Tyrone were dumped out, and only a penalty shoot-out loss to Galway stopped them heading to a first All-Ireland semi-final since 2005.

Coaches Kieran Donaghy and Ciaran McKeever are back on board too, with the Kerry man forcefully rejecting rumours that he was about to jump ship to take up the vacant job in Roscommon.

Donegal

Managers: Paddy Carr

Year: One

Notes: The penultimate football appointment was a bit of a surprise as Paddy Carr [manager] and Aidan O'Rourke [head coach] were paired together after both registering their interest in replacing Declan Bonner.

Rory Kavanagh appeared to be a shoo-in for the role, but that fell apart in the aftermath of the county final where his St Eunan's side lost a controversial county final to Naomh Conaill.

O'Rourke has managed Louth in the past and has also been number two in Kildare, Down and Armagh while Carr has enjoyed All-Ireland Club success with Kilmacud Crokes in the past.

"I will give my body, soul, heart and mind to the cause of Donegal football," Carr said on his appointment.

NEIL MCGEE: THE BODY HAS NOTHING ELSE TO GIVE

The new duo will have to make do without veteran Neil McGee who announced his retirement recently.

Galway

Manager: Pádraic Joyce

Year: Four

Notes: The most unsurprising news