O'Rourke unsure of Donegal future after 'chaotic' week

Aidan O'Rourke says he is unsure of his future with the Donegal footballers after their dismal Division 1 campaign concluded with a comprehensive defeat at the hands of Roscommon.

It marked another week of upheaval following the resignation of manager Paddy Carr, with already doomed Donegal handing the reins to O’Rourke and Paddy Bradley for the 12-point defeat at Dr Hyde Park.

O’Rourke, brought in by Carr as team coach, said that it had been a difficult week for the players but couldn’t give any indication as to what the future holds for him with the county.

"It’s been a tumultuous environment for the last number of weeks," the joint-interim manager told RTÉ Sport. "There is no doubt that has affected the players and their focus. This week was really all about moving it forward

"It was a chaotic week and emotionally, a tough week for everybody.

"It’s hard to know where you’re head would be at. I undertook to coach the team this year, working with Paddy at the outset and a backroom team built around it. That dynamic has changed this week. There are a lot of moving parts in all that."

Pressed on whether he would like to assume the role on a permanent basis, he said: "To be straight, I don’t know where my head would be at the minute.

"I didn’t focus on anything bar trying to get this game played and trying to get a performance out of them, which didn’t happen."

The 2002 All-Ireland winner said talks with county chairman Fergus McGee midweek focused solely on the Roscommon match, a game where the confidence-hit visitors began brightly before the Rossies worked their way into the contest.

The five-point interval advantage never looked likely to be whittled down by a struggling Donegal, Davy Burke's men running out victors with a