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Reading the news stories on the homepage about Roscommon. What are the county board playing at? Aidan O'Rourke was all set to be revealed as their new manager on Monday night but then they decided to withhold the appointment. Last night, the county board posted a statement saying that O'Rourke had withdrawn his name and that certain events "have undermined the integrity of the process" and went on to mention "public commentary on social media". Now today, it's believed they want the appointment to come from within the county. Sounds like a mess. gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 878 - 24/10/2018 11:49:13 2148093 Link 2 |
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Not sure whats going on tbh but my sources tell me Nigel Dineen is still interested in the position despite what he said lately. Could well be pulling the wool over everyone's eyes and get appointed in no time WaitingInTheLongGrass (Roscommon) - Posts: 165 - 24/10/2018 16:10:49 2148158 Link 1 |
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Davy Burke might be an option. Eager to progress to senior mgt and u20 all Ireland delivered in his first year at the grade. St.Conleth (Kildare) - Posts: 1700 - 24/10/2018 17:50:11 2148171 Link 1 |
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It was o rourke who asked for the county board to hold off on Monday night not the other way around
ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 24/10/2018 18:15:16 2148177 Link 1 |
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Player power plain and simple. Tarismelting22 (Roscommon) - Posts: 760 - 25/10/2018 08:29:49 2148224 Link 0 |
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it seems as mentioned above that some or one of the players wasn't happy with the appointment of an outside manager. i'm sure news of the tweet or whatever it was got back to Aidan O Rourke fairly fast. when you hear things like that you're wasting your time travelling that distance to stay a year with a team that didn't back you then get relegated leaving your reputation in tatters. having said that i understand the players viewpoint, an inside manager (if they can get one) is better. Can anyone tell me O' Rourkes record? is it that fantastic that he's capable of taking over a division 1 team? a stint with a senior club or two would seem more his level at the moment. theweanling (Cavan) - Posts: 414 - 25/10/2018 09:50:25 2148233 Link 2 |
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Cant speak for the North of the county but i spoke to a few lads from the South on last years panel and they were more than happy with O'Rourke and his proposed managment team. Dont throw all the panel under the bus because a few lads want there club mate or other lads want there friend over the team so they might get a starting position next yeat year. Secondly Aidan O'Rourke wasnt able to get the management team together that he said he was. Mike McGurn was advertising the S&C role online and Lacey wasnt fully committed. Cuckoosinging (Roscommon) - Posts: 992 - 25/10/2018 10:00:49 2148237 Link 5 |
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No evidence of player power and hard to believe that someone from Roscommon would run with such fake news. Plenty of evidence however of a poorly run county board and I think Roscommon especially the players have dodged a bullet by not getting O'Rourke. With his poor management CV, the distance to travel,his struggle to put any management team together and worse of all his S&C coach sub letting his job on social media. The fact is Roscommon can do so much better than him. Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 25/10/2018 11:55:14 2148252 Link 8 |
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I have talked to players north,south,east and west the last week and not one of them said they were unhappy with the O'Rourke appointment. All were just happy the management position was getting filled some lads had a little unrest because with a new manager on board they were unsure if they would get selected for the year ahead. Tarismelting22 throwing players under the bus is very poor form above and he or she should hear the facts before giving an opinion. Its true he wasn't able to get the management team together that he said he was and In hindsight we should never have considered such a poor management option like O'Rourke in the first place. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3756 - 25/10/2018 12:11:22 2148258 Link 5 |
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Name a proven manager available now who would be interested in the job?
TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7895 - 25/10/2018 12:53:42 2148265 Link 2 |
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It wasn't the players that had any factor in not getting o Rourke, nor social media, journalists or fans (seanie included) it was a lad running his mouth off and our committee swallowing the bait. OhtobeARossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 1764 - 25/10/2018 13:22:42 2148272 Link 2 |
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Sorry ill rephrase that certain players on the inter county team want certain club mates/Friends to be manager for their own agenda who knows that is the fact. I wouldnt have matter who was been selected they werent happy with it unless it was their man, that person will now get the job. When it goes belly up certain people will be back blaming the county board again when it was (certain) player power. certain journalist should also put their hands up for leaking information early and certain x county footballers should think about what they are tweeting. That certains persons tweet was deleted after so he must have got word he was out of order Tarismelting22 (Roscommon) - Posts: 760 - 25/10/2018 13:37:14 2148276 Link 2 |
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No you should be sorry for your wrong information believing in all you hear is never a good thing. There is no know facts on that... none. The tweet is still there and as a ex player and was well entitled to his view however he does not speak for the players that hope to be on the panel for 2019. Local Journalists will always try to leak out information early (most of it wrong) its what they do looking to be the man with the exclusives so the national media can name them and make them look important
The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3756 - 25/10/2018 14:15:38 2148283 Link 3 |
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Name a proven manager we have missed out on? O'Rourke is not proven.Has not been very successful in previous jobs. Now i would have been more than happy he got the job had his rumoured management team been true but it wasnt. Bohan would have been a good appointment but he wasnt intrested once he got wind a few players are heading for the Big Apple and elsewhere next year. Fact is there are a group of 4 of 5 spoofers who would be more than happy take the well paid "Expenses" that would be on offer but we are much better off giving it to a local lads who is probably not fully ready for it yet but the best option we have. Cuckoosinging (Roscommon) - Posts: 992 - 25/10/2018 14:15:44 2148284 Link 0 |
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Some amount of speculation there. Are you from Roscommon at all? as I doubt someone from Roscommon would speculate in public like that.
Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 25/10/2018 14:43:29 2148291 Link 3 |
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I don't have to answer anything. A poster said there are plenty of better managers out there they could get? I am simply asking who?
TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7895 - 25/10/2018 14:52:19 2148295 Link 1 |
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Don't mince my words. I said Roscommon can do so much better than O'Rourke and that would include local unproven managers.
Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 25/10/2018 16:47:51 2148311 Link 0 |
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Name one? Name the guys you would be happy with then? I love these flippant comments. I am not saying that O Rourke is the man but you don't know who is.
TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7895 - 25/10/2018 17:34:45 2148315 Link 1 |
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Not from Roscommon so what makes me happy makes little difference. Any number of their recent managers that led them to underage Connacht titles would be better. O'Brien who won Connacht club titles and if he isn't given the Dublin hurling job Roscommon based Anthony Cunningham would be a far better option than O'Rourke. I hope that reply helps for the poster that doesn't like to answer anything but loves to ask questions. Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 25/10/2018 19:33:21 2148323 Link 4 |
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I have no question to answer, I wasn't the one who said there are loads of better options. And the best you can do is throw out O Brien and Cunningham, the latter whose stock has dropped considerably. I am not batting for O Rourke but the amount of people who say there are loads of options when jobs become available is unreal, Mayo would be considered one of the top jobs in the country but when it came down to it the only realistic option was Horan. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7895 - 27/10/2018 11:38:59 2148417 Link 1 |