Down Club Hurling & Football

JohnStones · August 23, 2018, 09:11:59 PM

DownJim you have not one clue you clown! How are those front runners?
Announcement imminent. Tally and Benny.
Email from the Hat just gone out to clubs

thebar · August 23, 2018, 10:08:33 PM

Paddy Tally announced.

snoopdog · August 23, 2018, 10:45:49 PM

Great appointment. Hopefully he gets all players in the county on board.

SHEEDY · August 23, 2018, 11:03:51 PM

Paddy tally is confirmed as manager along with stephen beattie, gavin mcgilly and benny coulter on his management team.

Best of luck to them!!!

Targetman · August 23, 2018, 11:08:39 PM

Good to get this sorted, plenty of time for the management to prepare for next season

Smurfy123 · August 23, 2018, 11:42:31 PM

Good appointment. Let's hope Tally can get the best players playing. What is the background of Beaty?

oakleafgael · August 24, 2018, 12:21:21 AM

Quote from: Smurfy123 on August 23, 2018, 11:42:31 PM
Good appointment. Let's hope Tally can get the best players playing. What is the background of Beaty?

Exceptionally good coach.

bannside · August 24, 2018, 01:35:53 AM

Superb appointment. Your 5 man steering committee did well and the man in the hat deserves credit too for setting up that committee and giving them a unobtrusive run at it.

I fully expect to see tangible progress in Down in the next few years. You have genuine reason for excitement here.

downjim · August 24, 2018, 09:12:16 AM

Seems an exciting team who should get the best out, we wil be hard to play against but Tallys teams are crap to watch but he gets results and that's what we need.

The Trap · August 24, 2018, 09:51:43 AM

Will he still manage St Marys as well?

snoopdog · August 24, 2018, 10:16:45 AM

Quote from: downjim on August 24, 2018, 09:12:16 AM
Seems an exciting team who should get the best out, we wil be hard to play against but Tallys teams are crap to watch but he gets results and that's what we need.

They werent too crap to watch in 2010 when he had a big influence in Down reaching the All Ireland Final. Give the guy a chance before slagging him off. Galway needed the defensive set up they had holes right through them the last couple of years. They will miss him.
He is the best candidate we couldve got lets see what he and his team can do. I assume Benny will be key in getting the players to all come on board. Goal is promotion and a good run in championship next year.

snoopdog · August 24, 2018, 10:19:17 AM

Quote from: snoopdog on August 24, 2018, 10:16:45 AM
Quote from: downjim on August 24, 2018, 09:12:16 AM
Seems an exciting team who should get the best out, we wil be hard to play against but Tallys teams are crap to watch but he gets results and that's what we need.
They werent too crap to watch in 2010 when he had a big influence in Down reaching the All Ireland Final. Give the guy a chance before slagging him off. Galway needed the defensive set up they had holes right through them the last couple of years. They will miss him.
He is the best candidate we couldve got lets see what he and his team can do. I assume Benny will be key in getting the players to all come on board. Goal is promotion and a good run in championship next year.

But your right results is what Down need. Cant be any worse than watching them last few years.

Mourne Rover · August 24, 2018, 12:57:36 PM

There are no guarantees at any level of management but Paddy Tally is pretty clearly the best option available to us. He has previously coached four different counties, crucially including ourselves, his Sigerson success with St Mary's was an outstanding achievement and he will have the full respect and commitment of the players before he even walks in the door.

Our squad is plainly nowhere near the level it was when he last worked with us, but some of those who have recently dropped out for various reasons will return, this year's u20s were our most promising under-age side for a number of seasons and should provide some new recruits while Tally has a record of improving exisiting talent.

He will bring organisation, motivation and fresh thinking on a range of fronts, and like everyone else he will ultimately be judged on results. All Down supporters will wish him the best of luck from day one.

terrifictommy · August 24, 2018, 01:29:18 PM

Downer Jim - Why so negative. You want the best for your county yet you don't throw your full support behind the new manager.

All the tripe spouted for weeks and I must say the Co.Board have done the job right this time round.

Good luck to the new management team.

Ambrose · August 24, 2018, 02:37:08 PM

I'm on the fence as far as this appointment goes, but if he manages to get the best players in the county back on the panel, then we should see a vast improvement on our current situation.
To get the best players back playing for Down again we obviously need the Kilcoo contingent back on board, for this reason alone I had hoped that Conor Laverty would have been included in the new back room team.
It also goes without saying that the man in the hat cannot be allowed to have any say in team selection or any on field activities.