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"After three years in charge of the Mayo Senior Hurling Panel,
Gerry Spellman, along witht his backroom team of Sean O'Coisdealbha
and Fr Michael Murphy have stepped down from the position, after
Mayo's victory over Derry in the Christy Ring Cup Relegation Final
in Sligo on Saturday last. Spellman, who is a native of Clarinbridge
in Galway, took up the post in February 2003 and in his opening
season guided Mayo to a NHL Division 3 Title along with an All-Ireland
Junior Title. In the following year, Mayo were subsequently relegated
from the NHL Division 2 but bounced back however to reach the All-Ireland
Senior B Final in which Mayo were defeated by Kildare in Croke Park.
This was the first Mayo Senior Hurling Team to play on the hallowed
turf. In Spellman's final year in charge, he has guided Mayo back
to Division 2 with his second NHL Division 3 Title and has also
kept Mayo in the Christy Ring Tier 2 Championship for 2006. Along
the way, Spellman also guided Mayo to two Connacht Junior Titles
and two Connacht U-21B Title's."
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