Donegal legend Michael Murphy says his ambition to one day become an inter-county GAA manager has cooled in recent years.
"I'm going to strive to equip myself with everything possible to see if it's something that I enjoy," Murphy told the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Moments podcast.
Murphy, who is head of sport at Atlantic Technological University Donegal (what was previously know as LYIT), retired from inter-county football in 2022 following 15-year career. He has managed the third level institution's men's Gaelic football team in recent years.
"If you'd asked me the question about management seven to ten years ago, I would have said 'Yeah, I'm definitely going to give it a shot'," he continued.
"What I've seen that's involved with it now and how it's progressed within the last four to five years, how the time demands [have increased], the requirements, the backroom teams, the time constraints of the overall season, I would be giving less of a yes now to it.
"A lot of things would need to be realigned for any manager to go into it in terms of their work and their family life and all that so that they'd be able to give the role enough time and adequate commitment that it needs to be given.
"There's still a lot of holes in my managing and coaching resume that I need to fill with knowledge and experiences before I can even think about taking on a role at inter-county or senior club level."
4 June 2023; TV analyst Michael Murphy, left, and Sligo selector Paul Durcan, both All-Ireland SFC winners with Donegal, in conversation before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2 match between Roscommon and Sligo at Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Since retirement, Murphy has moved into punditry with BBC Northern Ireland and GAAGO.
"It keeps you watching games," said Murphy.
"Probably in my last three to four years [playing inter-county football], I probably watched less of it due to the fact that I spent more time engrossed in our own games with Donegal and who we were playing next.
"I probably didn't give time to look at the overall GAA landscape and what was going on - developments and where teams were going, and new players.
"I have really enjoyed doing that, watching teams the whole way around Ireland at different levels. Earlier in the year, we watched from Division 4 right up to Division 1.
"I've watched Tailteann Cup games to Sam Maguire games. You see some fantastic individual players and you see some new emphases that managers, coaches and teams are trying to do.
"I've enjoyed getting around to lovely venues and see them from a different way. You're not going on the team bus anymore, you're parking the car up well out and walking in as a supporter of Gaelic football."
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