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Eamonn Burns has gone after a disappointing three years but with the highlight of impressive run to the Ulster final last year. He deserves credit for having the guts to take the job when hardly anyone else wanted it and I wish him well. Tony McEntee is being linked but he would be an expensive appointment and the Down county board did not accept his demands the last time the job was vacated. Conor Deegan manages the minors and they have some good players but they lost a 10 point lead against Derry in the Ulster semi final. Could Deegan make the step up?? REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1617 - 04/07/2018 11:17:58 2118377 Link
Replying To REDANDBLACK30: "Eamonn Burns has gone after a disappointing three years but with the highlight of impressive run to the Ulster final last year. He deserves credit for having the guts to take the job when hardly anyone else wanted it and I wish him well. Tony McEntee is being linked but he would be an expensive appointment and the Down county board did not accept his demands the last time the job was vacated. Conor Deegan manages the minors and they have some good players but they lost a 10 point lead against Derry in the Ulster semi final. Could Deegan make the step up??" Deegan managed the U-20s this year not the minors, Wee James has managed the minors for the past 3 years or so and with a proven record would be a better shout than Deegan downredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 567 - 04/07/2018 11:50:41 2118397 Link
Yeah sorry I should have said the under 20s. James McCartan's minor team lost to Monaghan after extra time. Your right could be a good shout but would Down county board give him the job again. What about Pete McGrath?? REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1617 - 04/07/2018 12:13:54 2118411 Link
Replying To REDANDBLACK30: "Yeah sorry I should have said the under 20s. James McCartan's minor team lost to Monaghan after extra time. Your right could be a good shout but would Down county board give him the job again. What about Pete McGrath??" Ah Naw, Pete's best days ( and there were quite the days) are well behind him downredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 567 - 04/07/2018 13:30:49 2118452 Link
The Belfast Telegraph said that Steven Poacher/ Shane Mulholland and Oisin McConville are other candidates. Also mentioned Conleith Gilligan as an outsider. REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1617 - 04/07/2018 13:48:43 2118466 Link
No cash in the coffers. It'll be an internal appointment. Anyone of the 91-94 team not have a go at it yet? Mickey Linden maybe. bricktop (Down) - Posts: 2503 - 04/07/2018 16:38:15 2118545 Link
Replying To bricktop: "No cash in the coffers. It'll be an internal appointment. Anyone of the 91-94 team not have a go at it yet? Mickey Linden maybe." I heard that Deegan had been sounded out for 2019 senior job just before the Cavan match a couple of weeks ago. He appears to be the cheap option for a county board that seem to be limited to shopping at Lidl/Aldi due to lack of funds and he may well see it as an opportunity to make a name for himself as a manager. However that was a strong U-20 panel he had this year though and the general perception is that it under achieved downredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 567 - 04/07/2018 17:19:15 2118558 Link
Replying To downredhand: "I heard that Deegan had been sounded out for 2019 senior job just before the Cavan match a couple of weeks ago. He appears to be the cheap option for a county board that seem to be limited to shopping at Lidl/Aldi due to lack of funds and he may well see it as an opportunity to make a name for himself as a manager. However that was a strong U-20 panel he had this year though and the general perception is that it under achieved" Harsh opinion. How many senior inter county teams have to managed or by linked with? The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 04/07/2018 17:34:54 2118566 Link
Replying To downredhand: "I heard that Deegan had been sounded out for 2019 senior job just before the Cavan match a couple of weeks ago. He appears to be the cheap option for a county board that seem to be limited to shopping at Lidl/Aldi due to lack of funds and he may well see it as an opportunity to make a name for himself as a manager. However that was a strong U-20 panel he had this year though and the general perception is that it under achieved" Yeah I saw someone wrote on Down county board forum that Deegan has been told the job is his. It would also follow the pattern of giving the job to the heroes of 91 and 94. I was at the match against Derry under 20s before Donegal and Deegan seemed to get his subsitutions wrong. Yet hopefully he could learn from the debacle against Derry. REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1617 - 04/07/2018 17:40:49 2118569 Link
Replying To The_Fridge: "Harsh opinion. How many senior inter county teams have to managed or by linked with?" Harsh opinion. How many senior inter county teams have you managed? Or been linked too? The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 04/07/2018 17:55:58 2118574 Link
Sir Alex Ferguson should give it a try ;D PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 04/07/2018 18:05:13 2118578 Link
Replying To The_Fridge: "Harsh opinion. How many senior inter county teams have to managed or by linked with?" Jazus lad you have must lead a very sheltered life if you think that was a harsh opinion downredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 567 - 05/07/2018 09:03:37 2118730 Link
Jimmy McGuinness is back from China & job hunting! Monaghan Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 442 - 05/07/2018 13:58:10 2118823 Link
I had heard poacher was staying with Carlow next year but I'd imagine if the chance to manage his own county came up it would be hard to turn down Barrowsider (Carlow) - Posts: 1592 - 05/07/2018 23:27:38 2118986 Link
Kilcoo management team hithimhard (Tyrone) - Posts: 20 - 06/07/2018 08:11:26 2119015 Link
Heard they are holding out on Malachy O'Rourke,who will soon be available. seamusorinn (USA) - Posts: 295 - 08/07/2018 11:29:46 2119547 Link