Kenny announces his resignation

A season riddled with uncertainty ended in the same manner when Bray Wanderers manager Harry Kenny confirmed that he would be resigning from the club at the end of the season.

Kenny joined the Seagulls in July 2015 as an assistant manager to Mick Cooke. Following Cooke’s departure, Kenny agreed to take the reins on a caretaker basis in April 2016 but landed the role on a permanent basis in June of that year.

The Co. Wicklow club were languishing at the wrong end of the table, sharing bottom spot with Longford Town, when Kenny took the job. A remarkable run form saw Bray screech out of the relegation zone and land a sixth-place finish. During that time, the club set a new record for five consecutive league matches without conceding a goal and under Kenny’s watchful eye, hometown striker Ger Pender notched in five league games on the spin which was another club record.

Kenny set his sights on bettering his side’s league position in 2017 and looked to be on-course to do so – with Europe also a tantalising and realistic prospect – until the wheels came off in July with mixed messages over the club’s finances sending the club on a seven-game winless streak from June until August which derailed all of Kenny’s fantastic work.

Star man Dylan Connolly was sold in that time and the infamous statements followed which Kenny admitted left him contemplating his own position at the club.

When the dust settled on that, a convoy of Garda cars arrived to training to accuse Bray Wanderers of match-fixing and it all took its toll on Harry Kenny.

The 55-year old, affectionately known as “H”, will oversee Bray’s final three games against Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers and Cork City before vacating the dugout to concentrate on his role with the FAI.

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