Karl Sheppard: Ciarán Kilduff and I are keen on Athlone Town vacancy

Former Cork City and Shamrock Rovers striker Karl Sheppard says he and Ciarán Kilduff remain interested in the managerial vacancy at Athlone Town.

In early April, the First Division club parted ways with Martin Russell who had been in charge for five months, having replaced Paul Doolin last November.

Director of football Dermot Lennon took interim charge of the first team as Athlone began the search for a new manager.

They remain bottom of the second tier and without a win after 14 games with draws against Treaty United and Bray Wanderers last month their only points of the campaign so far.

In April, The Irish Mirror reported that Sheppard and ex-Dundalk forward Kilduff, formerly team-mates at Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne, were in contention for the vacancy in the wake of Russell's departure, including the potential for the duo forming a management team.

On the latter prospect of a management team where they would work alongside each other, Sheppard told the RTÉ Soccer Podcast that he and Kilduff were keen on taking on taking charge at Athlone.

"I suppose there's no point in hiding it. Myself and Ciarán Kilduff are extremely interested in the role," he said.

"There's not much more I can say than that other than we've watched almost every game they've played this season up to this point and there's a lot to work with there.

"We're extremely interested but look, other than that at the moment there's not much else I can say but it is something we really are interested in."

"Myself and Ciaran Kilduff are extremely interested in the role" Karl Sheppard discusses the managerial vacancy at Athlone Town #RTESoccerPodcast #RTESoccer