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Club Football Managerial Merry-Go-Round

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Replying To BigJoe14:  "This is how the management front is looking for 2022 in both the Senior and Intermediate. Still plenty of vacant positions or maybe some have been filled?

Senior
Ratoath: David Brady
Don/Ash: Mick Deegan
Trim: Kevin Reilly
Navan O'Mahonys: ?
Na Fianna: ?
Ballinabrackey: ?
St Colmcilles: Sean Kelly & Sean Barry
Curraha: ?
Gael Colmcille: Luke Dempsey
Wolfe Tones: Micheal McDermott
Moynalvey: John Donoghue
Simonstown Gaels: Colm O'Rourke
St Peters Dunboyne: ?
Summerhill: ?
Skyrne: Davy Byrne
Seneschalstown: ?

Intermediate
Blackhall Gaels: ?
Nobber: New manager from Cavan. Name escapes me
Bective: Kevin Dowd
St Patricks: Ronan Kearns and Daithi Whyte
Dunshaughlin: ?
Clann na Gael: Tom Hanley
Longwood: ?
Moylagh: ?
Oldcastle: Jude McNabb
Walterstown: Martin O'Connell
Meath Hill: ?
Syddan: ?
Duleek/Bellewstown: Joe Sheridan
Drumbaragh: ?
Kilmainham: John Tierney
Rathkenny: ?
Dunderry: Barry Callaghan
St Michaels: Trevor Bannon
St Vincents: Hugh Durrigan"
Dunboyne are sorted I believe . A Lad from Kildare. Managed Celbridge and Clane . That's all I know. The Dunboyne lads might have more info.

Blackspot09 (Meath) - Posts: 1012 - 10/01/2022 10:06:11    2394335

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Replying To longroadback:  "Talk in Ratoath is that things had become stale, no fun involved. The will get to the last 4 no matter what. Brady to bring a bit of fun to the role and the group"
Ratoath, with all the lads available have a great panel. Remember - they were missing McGill, McGowan and both Wallaces were carrying knocks when they faced Tones in the Semi. I think if they won SFC in 2022 the experience of 2019 and having won 2 would stand to them going into Leinster! But of course they have to win Meath first!

Royalblufill (Meath) - Posts: 515 - 10/01/2022 10:30:29    2394340

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Replying To lagoreX:  "Did Longwood get their Dual Manager yet?
Cant imagine too many Outside people looking at this , Would you get double pay for doing Football and Hurling ?
Double the Stress anyway
Maybe someone like Joey Stenson or Stoney Burke would make the Step Up ?"
dual manager not as uncommon or unusual a situation as one might think , although it hasn't been in our own county , but common enough in others
im actually in favour of it....there is quite a crossover and some common sense approach is needed
as to whom...it doesn't really matter, imo...at least its not just following the sheep and its trying something

Thelongwoodslasher (Meath) - Posts: 403 - 10/01/2022 16:45:54    2394435

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Replying To Thelongwoodslasher:  "dual manager not as uncommon or unusual a situation as one might think , although it hasn't been in our own county , but common enough in others
im actually in favour of it....there is quite a crossover and some common sense approach is needed
as to whom...it doesn't really matter, imo...at least its not just following the sheep and its trying something"
Longwood a long way off in both codes
Nothing to lose

Suppersub (Dublin) - Posts: 5 - 10/01/2022 20:51:40    2394463

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Indeed, here in Westmeath there has been dual managers. In fact Eamonn Gallagher did it on 2 separate occasions - Killucan / Raharney and Castletown / Malachys I'm fairly sure.

BigSur (Westmeath) - Posts: 1173 - 10/01/2022 21:16:30    2394469

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Replying To Blackspot09:  "Dunboyne are sorted I believe . A Lad from Kildare. Managed Celbridge and Clane . That's all I know. The Dunboyne lads might have more info."
Trevor O'Sullivan from Celbridge gone in with Dunboyne

DunboyneRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 5 - 12/01/2022 13:35:43    2394622

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Replying To Suppersub:  "Longwood a long way off in both codes
Nothing to lose"
one point i would add , generally about our pre-occupation with Club Managers-(beyond the obvious thing m being we have little or no games to comment on at this time of the year) is , that i feel the debate & spotlight on managers , imo takes a bit of heat away form players & their responsibilities on the one hand...and also Club executives and their expectations .. Too many Clubs out there are under the allusion at the start of the year, that if they get the right manager in..they are Contenders...without really looking or having a mature debate about where there expectations should lie......

Thelongwoodslasher (Meath) - Posts: 403 - 12/01/2022 14:18:57    2394629

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Replying To Thelongwoodslasher:  "one point i would add , generally about our pre-occupation with Club Managers-(beyond the obvious thing m being we have little or no games to comment on at this time of the year) is , that i feel the debate & spotlight on managers , imo takes a bit of heat away form players & their responsibilities on the one hand...and also Club executives and their expectations .. Too many Clubs out there are under the allusion at the start of the year, that if they get the right manager in..they are Contenders...without really looking or having a mature debate about where there expectations should lie......"
Agreed wholeheartedly, realistically there are about 4/5 teams that have a real chance of outright success, being realistic can be hard for a lot of people. Look at our county team, over the last 10 years some peoples expectations have been pure fantasy. Managers need strong support from club committee and solid backroom with positive player attitude. A lot of new managers in will not have these and along with the unrealistic expectations they will be criticised as a result.

Analyst (Meath) - Posts: 1494 - 12/01/2022 16:02:19    2394649

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Replying To Thelongwoodslasher:  "one point i would add , generally about our pre-occupation with Club Managers-(beyond the obvious thing m being we have little or no games to comment on at this time of the year) is , that i feel the debate & spotlight on managers , imo takes a bit of heat away form players & their responsibilities on the one hand...and also Club executives and their expectations .. Too many Clubs out there are under the allusion at the start of the year, that if they get the right manager in..they are Contenders...without really looking or having a mature debate about where there expectations should lie......"
under the allusion? Surely not a typo?

aghref (Meath) - Posts: 150 - 12/01/2022 19:36:13    2394673

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Replying To Analyst:  "Agreed wholeheartedly, realistically there are about 4/5 teams that have a real chance of outright success, being realistic can be hard for a lot of people. Look at our county team, over the last 10 years some peoples expectations have been pure fantasy. Managers need strong support from club committee and solid backroom with positive player attitude. A lot of new managers in will not have these and along with the unrealistic expectations they will be criticised as a result."
How many years do you get just wondering.??

Borderroyal (Meath) - Posts: 496 - 13/01/2022 10:04:00    2394699

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Replying To aghref:  "under the allusion? Surely not a typo?"
uve been waiting for that one , fairplay

Thelongwoodslasher (Meath) - Posts: 403 - 13/01/2022 10:05:54    2394700

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Replying To Analyst:  "Kevin Cassidy could be on his backroom team, Selectors role for a Mc Gowan chap i hear"
I think a McGowan chap, has been a selector for the last five or six years, apart for Davy Byrne's tenure.

Upforyourball (Meath) - Posts: 37 - 13/01/2022 10:18:43    2394704

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Conor Gillespie new summerhill manager

tuppy23 (Meath) - Posts: 154 - 15/01/2022 11:36:57    2395003

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Replying To tuppy23:  "Conor Gillespie new summerhill manager"
V intelligent fella. Delighted to see him give management a go. Watch this space.

Crinigan (Meath) - Posts: 1352 - 15/01/2022 19:41:42    2395102

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Replying To Upforyourball:  "I think a McGowan chap, has been a selector for the last five or six years, apart for Davy Byrne's tenure."
Same fella is the CEO of Phoenix Labs. David Brady is a sales rep in the pharmaceutical field.

Jackpauric30 (Meath) - Posts: 19 - 24/01/2022 16:22:01    2396257

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Replying To BigSur:  "Indeed, here in Westmeath there has been dual managers. In fact Eamonn Gallagher did it on 2 separate occasions - Killucan / Raharney and Castletown / Malachys I'm fairly sure."
Did boardsmill not have a dual manager a couple of years ago, Stephen Sheils I think was his name from outside the county too. He got them to the intermediate and junior hurling finals and done pretty well in the group stages of the football giving Ballivor and carnaross a scare.

Stef08 (Offaly) - Posts: 8 - 24/01/2022 16:24:58    2396259

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Replying To Stef08:  "Did boardsmill not have a dual manager a couple of years ago, Stephen Sheils I think was his name from outside the county too. He got them to the intermediate and junior hurling finals and done pretty well in the group stages of the football giving Ballivor and carnaross a scare."
great appointment by Longwood ...key will be getting good Team around Caoimhin ...but its a brave appointment & i think will bring alot of enthusiasm to the Club

Thelongwoodslasher (Meath) - Posts: 403 - 27/01/2022 18:42:49    2396776

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Replying To Thelongwoodslasher:  "great appointment by Longwood ...key will be getting good Team around Caoimhin ...but its a brave appointment & i think will bring alot of enthusiasm to the Club"
Very brave pick.

The boys in Drumbarragh wont agree !!!

thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1073 - 28/01/2022 08:42:15    2396803

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Be a tough job in longwood , working with very small panels , depending on a few guys to carry you with alot of miles on the clock , a great club but i would think it was hard position to fill.

hurlit (Meath) - Posts: 425 - 28/01/2022 09:36:57    2396814

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Replying To Jackpauric30:  "Same fella is the CEO of Phoenix Labs. David Brady is a sales rep in the pharmaceutical field."
That David Brady fella must be double jobbing! Anyway all will be sorted in Ratoath at the AGM where the stone-throwing journalist with the poisonous pen is finally expected to take the key administrative position! No more cowardly snipping from the sidelines….surely?

GenderNeutral (Meath) - Posts: 115 - 30/01/2022 08:49:12    2397089

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