Doncaster Rovers boss reveals loyalty to his principles
The Rovers boss was expected to replace Owen Coyle at Turf Moor, but when the two clubs failed to agree a compensation fee the Lancashire club offered the job to former Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws.
O'Driscoll said: "The issue of compensation was always the stumbling block for anything. That had to be solved before we took anything further. That had to be sorted before I could accept anything that Burnley would offer.
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Hide Ad"That was never sorted, so my options were limited and one of the things I could have done I wasn't prepared to do. I couldn't do it and I told both parties that.
"You try and tell the players to do the right things and I don't think walking out on anything is the right thing to do. I don't think I could ever be labelled a hypocrite. I stick to my principles and try and work as hard as I can to make those things successful."