Derry Club Football & Hurling original

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Harte for Derry! Didn't see that coming tbh

*Strong rumours. Cahair

[GTP]

In fairness he has done well with Louth.

[Wildweasel74]

Nearly crashed the car,! After O'Rourke and Gavin, with McGuinness already in place, I been looking at Harte even though he's been on the go a long time, it's a big appointment but for the life of me I can't  understand O'Rourke thinking when he took on Monaghan but not a team now on a stronger footing. He seen all what there is in the county but with Harte coming into it late how does he get a chance to see what's on offer in the county? Maybe they were eying up that Gallagher Return all along.

[Wildweasel74]

Thought O'Rourke a better chance of bringing a few more Glen boys along and possible few others in the country.

[From the Bunker]

Ah, you'd have to be disappointed with getting Harte.

You look at all these Managers who have success, drift into mediocrity, get sacked (or resign) and then come back.
Time, tactics and energy are not the same.

Tyrone in Hartes final years were unbelievably boring and negative. That group would never had won an AI if he was at the helm in 2021. In the same vein the 03, 05, 08 All Irelands would not have been won without Harte. Although, more AI titles could have been won had he given less attention to his obsession of the McKenna Cup.

[Champion The Wonder Horse]

Awful proposed appointment and not for footballing reasons.

Hopefully someone at tomorrow night's ratification meeting has the balls to say this is wrong.

[Wildweasel74]

Too be honest am not as disappointed as many, once O'Rourke (love to know why, someone said he wouldn't take it as he wasn't 1st choice) and Meenagh didn't take it, who else was there of proven background available. Dublin Jim the height of it with the Donegal one already taken.

[seanyb]

Too be honest am not as disappointed as many, once O'Rourke (love to know why, someone said he wouldn't take it as he wasn't 1st choice) and Meenagh didn't take it, who else was there of proven background available. Dublin Jim the height of it with the Donegal one already taken.

Is one of the reasons because O'Rourke is going travelling for a few months next year?

[toby47]

Is Chrissy McKaigue to the backroom team a good move or not?

[tbrick18]

Is Chrissy McKaigue to the backroom team a good move or not?

I wouldn't have thought so.
Too close to the current panel of players.
I assume that means he has retired from playing?

I really dont think this is a good move for Derry. It could split the fan base.
It will definately cost us a lot of money.
I'm not convinced Harte has moved on with the current game, so we could well flounder.
Will he be a character who can entice players back into the fold, players like Emmet Bradley?

I dunno.

If it was another manager with 3 AI wins under the belt I'd probably be saying it was a brilliant move.
But as it's him, I can't bring myself to come around to that way of thinking.
If he helps us get an AI though, he'll be the best manager since Eamon Coleman. 

[tbrick18]

For me the biggest concern now that Meenagh has ruled himself out, it continuity.
This senior team is probably currently 1 step away from an AI. If we bring in an entirely new management team they will undoubtedly want to implement their own style of play. That will take time for players to become comfortable with.
We risk falling back a little now with that prospect.

No idea what the DCB are planning but you'd have to imagine O'Rourke is top of the list. If that's the case, the deal may already have been done and any announcements are being held until the end of the club championship for Glen.
If he's not in the running, Gallagher is probably being talked about and perhaps they are waiting the outcome of the Ulster Council investigation.
If they clear him, then DCB can safely re-appoint him with any flak being directed to the Ulster Council perhaps?

No idea.
But really it has to be someone like O'Rourke/Gallagher/Gavin or dare I say it, Mickey Harte, to give us a shot at an AI.

The thought of Mickey Harte had entered my head, but I didn't really beleive that it would ever happen.

[shawshank]

This does not sit well with me. Harte has no love for Derry football. Couldn't have.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

I think we're just trolling Mickey Harte ye know. Big meeting, get him up to Owenbeg this eve then once he's in sit him down for a rewatch of the Derry All Ireland 30yrs on 🤓😆

[OakLeaf]

I think we're just trolling Mickey Harte ye know. Big meeting, get him up to Owenbeg this eve then once he's in sit him down for a rewatch of the Derry All Ireland 30yrs on 🤓😆

That would be class lad  I'm wouldn't be delighted if he's ratified tonight but it looks like it's going to happen. I really thought O'Rourke was the man for the job. If he couldn't take it for whatever reason, then to be fair our options were pretty limited. It feels a bit like Mourinho to United, i.e. yesterday's man.

[JoG2]

Will be a very interesting year a head in Ulster. Yesterday's man has just taken Louth from Div 4 to Div 2,Leinster final and v close to Div 1 this year.
Will be a bit on the mad side to see Harte wearing a Derry gilet and beanie hat on the sideline 

Head says Harte, heart says Horse, if you know what I meenagh....