Mayo Football and Hurling - Discussion pages

[Tubberman]

I see John Maughan has been nominated for u21 job. Michael Solan (brother of Barry) and Anthony McGarry the other nominees. Don't know anything about Solan but would hope he'd be more in touch with modern methods and tactics than the other two. If not him, then Maughan would be a better choice than McGarry anyway.

[moysider]

McGarry is nothing if not persistent. I ll give him that anyway. Hasn t he been ran out of a couple of clubs down the years?

No nothing about Solan either.

Be nice to see a bit of a recovery at U21.

[mayo 4 eva]

Had many a battle with Michael Solan on the pitch around East Mayo.  He was a real leader on the pitch and always gave it 100%.  I think he managed the Ballagh seniors the last time they won the senior championship but im open to correction on that.

[bucko]

Tweet from AO'S on Twitter this evening. "Logic and @MayoGaa rarely go together".

First visible cracks???

[Farrandeelin]

Tweet from AO'S on Twitter this evening. "Logic and @MayoGaa rarely go together".

First visible cracks???

It's bizarre. Why wouldn't he just say the whole friggin thing instead of this cryptic clue. What's this I see on WJ's blog about a letter sent to the CB?

[bucko]

Tweet from AO'S on Twitter this evening. "Logic and @MayoGaa rarely go together".

First visible cracks???

It's bizarre. Why wouldn't he just say the whole friggin thing instead of this cryptic clue. What's this I see on WJ's blog about a letter sent to the CB?

God knows but I'd say it's fair to say something is rumbling.....

[mayoman dan]

Tweet from AO'S on Twitter this evening. "Logic and @MayoGaa rarely go together".

First visible cracks???

It's bizarre. Why wouldn't he just say the whole friggin thing instead of this cryptic clue. What's this I see on WJ's blog about a letter sent to the CB?

The expected loss of Buckley and Solan may be bringing this to a head.
God knows but I'd say it's fair to say something is rumbling.....

[Farrandeelin]

Apparently the players sent an email to the county board. Whether the CB replied in kind for Aido's tweet to go out is moot at this point. But I'm ruling nothing out.

[mayoman dan]

Apparently the players sent an email to the county board. Whether the CB replied in kind for Aido's tweet to go out is moot at this point. But I'm ruling nothing out.

If the players sent an e-mail or letter then managements position is untenable.I have nothing against Pat Holmes or Noel Connelly but there the wrong men in the right place.

[macdanger2]

Apparently the players sent an email to the county board. Whether the CB replied in kind for Aido's tweet to go out is moot at this point. But I'm ruling nothing out.

If the players sent an e-mail or letter then managements position is untenable.I have nothing against Pat Holmes or Noel Connelly but there the wrong men in the right place.

Agreed, if they've lost the dressing room, they can forget about it

[moysider]

Tweet from AO'S on Twitter this evening. "Logic and @MayoGaa rarely go together".

First visible cracks???

The first visible cracks - nay fractures - were there 6 months ago.

Send for The Wolf to clean up this mess as quickly as possible. Loads of coffee, cream and sugar needed now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWmRTjLRMfU

[Nihilist]

Tweet from AO'S on Twitter this evening. "Logic and @MayoGaa rarely go together".

First visible cracks???

The first visible cracks - nay fractures - were there 6 months ago.

Send for The Wolf to clean up this mess as quickly as possible. Loads of coffee, cream and sugar needed now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWmRTjLRMfU

So what's the solution Moy?

[moysider]

Tweet from AO'S on Twitter this evening. "Logic and @MayoGaa rarely go together".

First visible cracks???

The first visible cracks - nay fractures - were there 6 months ago.

Send for The Wolf to clean up this mess as quickly as possible. Loads of coffee, cream and sugar needed now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWmRTjLRMfU

So what's the solution Moy?

It's damage limitation now. We all have egos and H&C can tough it out with the backing of the board.

But what then? They never seemed to have the confidence of the players and that is not going to change is it? It's all over for them.

They should be old enough and wise enough to do the right thing and not drag it out. This situation is beyond rescue. Sometimes you have to walk away without causing a fuss.

This 'issue' did not happen because we lost to Dublin. Neither was it inevitable once we went out. This has been festering from the start.

It's done - one way or another. It's not like they are on a contract and hang around to be paid off.

[Chimley]

This can't end well now in any scenario.

Management are holed under the waterline, and a new alternative is not apparent at the level that the players seem to expect. Even if they step aside gracefully, the new man/men will inherit a squad with some very firm ideas about where we go from here.

Players will be seen as troublemakers and the national media will have no problems pointing out their own shortcomings. Player power is still frowned upon and feared within the GAA inner circles.

It could all get very messy, and when you add a county board led by the managers brother, we have the recipe for a very bitter and vindictive battle.

Does anyone have Kieran Mulveys number?

[Tubberman]

According to The Mayo News, H&C seem confident both Buckley and Solan will remain part of mgmt for next year.

But look who nominated John Maughan for the U21 job - the co board executive!
And look at who will be carrying out the interviews for the role - 3 members of the co board executive!!
McGarry and Solan must feel like not showing up at all.

http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22748:donie-buckley-set-to-stay-on-with-mayo&catid=14&Itemid=100008

DONIE Buckley looks set to remain as Mayo senior football team coach for 2016.
Chairman Mike Connelly told Wednesday's meeting of Mayo GAA Board that team managers Pat Holmes and Noel Connelly 'don't foresee any change to the back-room team' for next year, which suggests the Ennis-based coach will be staying on in his position.
Buckley, a native of county Kerry, has been coaching the county senior squad for the last three seasons.
The chairman reiterated that everybody involved – players, management, back-room team and County Board – is 'going to have to look at how to do better' in 2016.
The update came in the course of Connelly's Executive report, which prompted no questions from delegates.
The meeting came a day after Irish Independent reported that there was 'strong speculation' that the Kerry native 'will bring an end to his Mayo involvement'.
Delegates at the meeting – held at MacHale Park, Castlebar – also backed Enda Gilvarry to continue as Mayo minor football team manager for a fourth season.
A proposal that the Killala clubman remain in the position got more support than a separate proposal calling for nominations for the position to be sought from clubs.
In a note read out to delegates by County Board secretary Vincent Neary, Gilvarry revealed that he had met and agreed a new back-room team for 2016: Daniel Forde (Ballycastle, trainer), Pat Kelly (Kilmaine), Brian McLoughlin (Burrishoole) and Damien Gavin (Swinford). He also indicated that he would manage an under-17 squad in 2016.
Finally, John Maughan has emerged as a late entrant in the race to succeed Niall Heffernan as Mayo under-21 football manager.
The Mayo News understands that the former Mayo senior boss was nominated for the position by the County Board executive.
Maughan, who is currently involved in a coaching capacity with the Achill footballers, is one of three candidates for the position, alongside Ballaghaderreen's Michael Solan and former Mayo defender Anthony McGarry.
All three are due to be interviewed by a committee that includes Mayo GAA Board secretary Vincent Neary, two other members of the County Board Executive, and an outside specialist in human resources.