Armagh Club football & hurling

[armagh leg-end]

Can any of you Orchard Men spread any light on Aidan Clarke who managed Perase Ogs last year? What sort of trainer, coach etc is he?

he doesnt seem to be too bad! second in the league and championship two years running behind cross! if he had the same ogs team and cross were as dominant then im sure he would have a chmapionship won by now!

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

There may be another new club forming in South Armagh if a fall out in an existing club is the only criteria needed.

Where's this now?

Not too far from Forde's Cross.

I can stand over every word of that and there are no names mentioned anyway

Well you are still hearing them in the secondary source unless you were at the meetings. As regards names, I was referring to other posts there that mentioned the person.

In fairness Corn its hardly much of a secret. Certainly don't think there's been anything libellous on the thread. As far as the underage sides debate goes, to be fair to Killean it would be almost impossible for them to field at underage level this year. They need some time to build the necessary structures as a club and its fair enough to begin with a senior team so long as they have the intention to eventually set up underage sides. Dorsey did the same. Have Phelim Brady's any underage teams yet?

As for the championship draw, I'm just glad we didn't get Cross. We beat Killeavy comfortably twice last year just before they hit their great run of form. Probably a 50 / 50 match really. The two star players from each side will probably even each other out. Good to be back at the top table anyway.

Could you enlighten us TAC as to the two "star" players from each side are?  I'm Guessing McKeever and Stevie are two, the others?

Sorry I worded that badly, I was just referring to Stevie and Ciaran. Chances are they'd end up marking each other.

[Off The Fence]

Any word of manager for the Clans?

[illdecide]

Any word of manager for the Clans?

Yes, Gerard Skelton and Enda Brady

[Hank Everlast]

with assistance from illdecide???

Now that hughie abramovic has his own club, is there any word on his potiential transfer targets ?

[fitzroyalty]

Any word of manager for the Clans?

Yes, Gerard Skelton and Enda Brady

Heard Ger Reid was there too?

[Off The Fence]

with assistance from illdecide???

Now that hughie abramovic has his own club, is there any word on his potiential transfer targets ?

word is Kaka has held secret talks with them in a last ditch bid to scupper the City deal,  Though sources at St Michaels have refuted this, due to Mr Morgans distaste for the ground game!

[bennydorano]

Can any of you Orchard Men spread any light on Aidan Clarke who managed Perase Ogs last year? What sort of trainer, coach etc is he?

Ok, I'll ask.  Where is he off to then?

[el_cuervo_fc]

Can any of you Orchard Men spread any light on Aidan Clarke who managed Perase Ogs last year? What sort of trainer, coach etc is he?

Ok, I'll ask.  Where is he off to then?

[bennydorano]

Wee Roddy making mischief, not me.

[tyrone86]

Well, Roddy's from Carrickmore so 2+2 = 7?

[el_cuervo_fc]

Wee Roddy making mischief, not me.

aye i know

[illdecide]

with assistance from illdecide???

Now that hughie abramovic has his own club, is there any word on his potiential transfer targets ?

sorry forgot to mention...Ger Reid as a defensive coach and Paul Freddie Henderson as a forward coach.

[MOJO]

2009 Club Managers - Fill in the Blanks accordingly.

ACL – Division One
Carrickcruppen
Clan na Gael  - Gerard Skelton & Enda Brady
Crossmaglen -
Culloville
Dromintee - Colin Kelly
Killeavey
Mullaghbawn
Pearse Og
St Patrick's - Joe Mallon & Paul Rouse.
Sarsfields

ACL – Division Two
Ballyhegan
Ballymacnab
Clann Eireann
Granemore - John Toner
Harps - Nudie Hughes
Madden
Maghery
St Michael's
Silverbridge
Tir na nÓg - Aiden Farrell
Whitecross - Killian Finnegan
Wolfe Tone - Michael Magill

ACL – Division Three
Annaghmore
An Port Mor
Belleek
Clonmore
Collegeland - Niall Gorman
Keady
Lissummon
Middletown
St Paul's
St Peter's
Shane O'Neill's
Tullysaran - Audi Hamiliton

ACL – Division Four
Clady
Corrinshego
Crossmaglen II
Derrynoose
Dorsey Emmett's
Eire Og
Forkhill
Grange -Colm Toal, Tam Gribben & James O'Hagan
Mullaghbrack
O'Hanlon's
Phelim Brady's
Killean

[pintsofguinness]

Since noone seems to know the ins and outs of the fal out in killeavy....

a few years ago the newly elected chairman began an overhaul of what is arguably a sleeping gant of armagh football. he began changing various things in the club and bringing new people in. happy days says everyone. a few months down the line and executive meetings began turning into announcements of policy and decisions already made. committee members soon lose their patience in not having any say in club affairs and the club turning into a de facto dictatorship. there were stormy meetings and talk of votes of no confidence, etc. as people looked control of their club back.

one of the proclaimations announced was that any player who is concurrently playing soccer (half the killeavy senior tea at the time played soccer for killeavy united or shanro on a sat) would not be allowed to play for the club. those players walked out and the rest were not happy bunnies. the chairman was soon told where to syick his new policy and the soccer lads returned and through the jigs and the reels and the build of of constant conflict in the club the chairman quit. he soon declared he would be starting his own toytown in killeen.

All very strange for a man who never went to a county game til about ten years ago, a club game til well after that and openly dreided people who did for most of his life.

Well thanks for clearing that up, sounds familiar.  Doesn't sound like a good basis for a club but at least he had the dignity to walk away when he wasn't wanted rather than try to hold on to power and maybe take the club down with him.  Killeavy can count themselves lucky on that basis and on the basis that it's just money behind him and not a political party and their scum bag, pea brain, supporters. 
Hard to see the club lasting if he wants a dictatorship.