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Are rg and gallagher not on their way to Kildare??
totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 991 - 09/07/2024 11:31:50 2557982 Link 0 |
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True but if they played all year the way they did v Kerry in their last match things would have been different.
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2146 - 09/07/2024 11:51:25 2557988 Link 0 |
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You might not agree with it (and neither would I) but he will argue (& has successfully argued) that there's nothing stopping him from being reappointed. There's lots in the GAA wouldn't care to much for optics. If Derry had any sence they'd get the matter sorted quickly and avoid digging up the past with RG.
Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1017 - 09/07/2024 12:04:23 2557992 Link 0 |
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Mickey Moran
john.no1 (Sligo) - Posts: 470 - 09/07/2024 12:44:33 2558004 Link 0 |
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Couldn't see Derry or any other county stooping so low as to appoint Rory Gallagher, support for that county would fall off a cliff, then again nothing surprises me much anymore. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2995 - 09/07/2024 13:31:08 2558015 Link 1 |
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Show the man a bit of respect by getting his name right.
tireoghainabu (Tyrone) - Posts: 331 - 09/07/2024 13:35:03 2558018 Link 0 |
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Michael.
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2146 - 09/07/2024 14:16:54 2558034 Link 3 |
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You or anyone else having no problem with that would want to give their own head a bit of wobble
Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 230 - 09/07/2024 17:56:19 2558090 Link 5 |
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Yep and the good will of a lot of neutrals. I would be supporting any team they play to beat them if they bring Gallagher back.
MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 999 - 09/07/2024 19:44:44 2558102 Link 4 |
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I will be finished with Derry if they reappoint Gallagher and that pains me a lot to say. Thankfully I believe they are not going down that route- it would be far too controversial and particularly the sponsors would be fearful of the backlash.
Jazzyjeff (Derry) - Posts: 210 - 09/07/2024 23:33:22 2558133 Link 0 |
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Thank you and WanPintWin for clarifying that. Mickey Moran came to mind the minute I pressed send, but I'd completely forgotten about JackO.
foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2091 - 10/07/2024 02:36:02 2558141 Link 0 |
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There's no way Derry will reappoint Rory. They have had a lot of controversy since they appointed Mickey and there's no way they will rock the boat again. There would be a massive backlash. In this country you can be found guilty in the courts and be a hero in your own patch ( look at all the politicians that have been found guilty for various reasons) and you might never be found guilty of a crime and get treated like an outcast in society.
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1941 - 10/07/2024 08:48:42 2558150 Link 0 |
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That's good to hear, Derry are a likeable team. Even from a stability point of view it wouldn't make sense given the media circus that would surround it. There has been enough of that already since things unravelled under Harte. Would people in Derry prefer someone from within the county? Would Conleith Gilligan be an option? Or bring back Meenagh?
MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 999 - 10/07/2024 09:35:22 2558156 Link 0 |
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Having won the All Ireland club with Glen, Malachy O' Rourke might be a great option for Derry as he knows all the players very well.
letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 623 - 10/07/2024 10:04:34 2558163 Link 1 |
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I think thats a good point. I think we are being very judgemental to basically ostracise somebody as if they are guilty of a serious crime , when the legal system has decreed otherwise....or are do we all think we know more than the judges,barristers and solicitors do?
anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 951 - 10/07/2024 10:05:47 2558164 Link 0 |
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The county is probably broadly split between those who want Gallagher back and there who would be appalled. I love taking my son to all games but I wouldn't be back if they appointed Gallagher again. Even for an All Ireland final. GAA should be about family and community- setting examples, not winning at any cost. People who want him back can hide behind the 'no convictions' slogan if they want- to Mr thats a cop out. In regards a successor I don't think a Derry man is a must for many. Gilligan has decent credentials but for a team that has won Ulster titles, the league and been to two semi-finals it feels like we need the final piece in the jigsaw just. I don't think Gilligan is that. Meenagh was overlooked last year and I don't think he was all that keen. McErlain who has won two All Ireland minor titles in a row was a disaster at senior level before taking us to Division 4. The stand out candidate is Malachy O'Rourke. Top manager, knows most of the players and has an in depth knowledge of the club scene. Whether he is interested or not I don't know but Derry should give him what he wants as he wins this group the All Ireland in my opinion. If we don't get him then it is up in the air really. A perfect time to take over. Dublin not the force of old. Kerry beatable. Galway a serious team with all fit but not an unbeatable one. The time is ripe for Derry to go into the next phase. We have to get this appointment right. Jazzyjeff (Derry) - Posts: 210 - 10/07/2024 10:32:22 2558170 Link 2 |
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ModernMaharaja (Donegal) - Posts: 79 - 10/07/2024 10:45:38 2558171 Link 0 |
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Retire and enjoy life. I think his coaching days are behind him. thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 10/07/2024 12:03:36 2558191 Link 0 |
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Yep - I think this could be the one tbh. I wont call them a sleeping giant - but defo under-achieving. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3961 - 10/07/2024 12:44:17 2558199 Link 1 |
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Best of luck to Mickey Harte whatever decision he makes. Shearer (Louth) - Posts: 877 - 10/07/2024 13:13:14 2558206 Link 0 |