 Just two years after his inter-county career drew to a close, Dooley took charge of the famous Toomevara club in Tipperary.It was a reasonably successful tenure, however, it was a turbulent one nonetheless.In spite of guiding 'Toome' to win the Tipperary Senior League and the semi-finals of the north Tipperary championship, Dooley departed his position as manager just a week before that game as speculation grew that the players were not happy with his training methods.