Tyrone County Football and Hurling

[Goals_Will_Come]

News from the hill:
Dooher and Logan another 3 year term with the Seniors.
Paul Devlin another 3 year term with the U20s.
Gerry Donnelly another 3 year term with the U17s.

Did Gerry Donnelly not resign at the end of last year? Are we that stuck for coaches he must have been asked to stay on. 

Donnelly wanted the U20 job but they gave Devlin another 3 years. At that point I believe Donnelly said he'd be willing to stay with U17s, at which point he got reinstated for the next 3 years.

[GaelTheGael]

News from the hill:
Dooher and Logan another 3 year term with the Seniors.
Paul Devlin another 3 year term with the U20s.
Gerry Donnelly another 3 year term with the U17s.

Did Gerry Donnelly not resign at the end of last year? Are we that stuck for coaches he must have been asked to stay on. 

Donnelly wanted the U20 job but they gave Devlin another 3 years. At that point I believe Donnelly said he'd be willing to stay with U17s, at which point he got reinstated for the next 3 years.

Mark McCullagh and Michael Gallagher were interested in the Under 17 job. Current Under 16 manager Lorcan Martin was also interested. Very strange to just give another 3 years to a management team that resigned, surely it would have been open to all candidates and then an interview process?

[trailer]

Art McCrory RIP
Some man for one man.

[Tyrone Gaa]

Art McCrory RIP
Some man for one man.

Massive loss to Tyrone GAA, A giant of a man that give so much to Tyrone GAA. Lots of love to big Art. RIP.

[Tyrone Gaa]

News from the hill:
Dooher and Logan another 3 year term with the Seniors.
Paul Devlin another 3 year term with the U20s.
Gerry Donnelly another 3 year term with the U17s.

Did Gerry Donnelly not resign at the end of last year? Are we that stuck for coaches he must have been asked to stay on. 

Donnelly wanted the U20 job but they gave Devlin another 3 years. At that point I believe Donnelly said he'd be willing to stay with U17s, at which point he got reinstated for the next 3 years.

Mark McCullagh and Michael Gallagher were interested in the Under 17 job. Current Under 16 manager Lorcan Martin was also interested. Very strange to just give another 3 years to a management team that resigned, surely it would have been open to all candidates and then an interview process?

Log jam then for positions. Those coaches will likely be lost from the system now those 3 year terms have been granted. They'll maybe go into club management get a few quid and not look back. Strange when Donnelly resigned he was taken back just because Paul Devlin wanted to stick.

Surely when terms are up, all posts are declared vacant and then open for applications.

[square_ball]

RIP Art. A Tyrone GAA great.

[Wee Roddy]

News from the hill:
Dooher and Logan another 3 year term with the Seniors.
Paul Devlin another 3 year term with the U20s.
Gerry Donnelly another 3 year term with the U17s.

Did Gerry Donnelly not resign at the end of last year? Are we that stuck for coaches he must have been asked to stay on. 

As was said before Gerry didnt resign. He was misquoted in an interview when he was asked if he was staying on. Gerry being the diplomat said his time as up meaning his contract. The interviewer took it as he had left. No one on the county board ever thought he was gone, nor did he want the u20 job.

[BennyHarp]

RIP Art. A Tyrone GAA great.

Really sad to hear the news of Big Arts passing today. He was the man who steered Tyrone through times when an All Ireland seemed a distant dream but eventually made us believe it was possible in 86 and 95 when he brought us so close. He took underage and school teams when nobody else was putting up their hands and drove forward high standards that set the foundations for what we take for granted today. Such a shame he never got to lift Sam as Tyrone manager but I've no doubt he took great pride in the role he played to get us there. The legacy he leaves with the Clarkes, Tyrone and indeed Ulster makes him one of the very few people who we can call a bonafide legend. After giving so much to the Clarkes, it's such a shame he didn't get to see his club run out for the first time on the new O'Neill park turf this Sunday, a project in which he was so instrumental. I'm sure he will be watching on with pride. RIP Big Art and thanks for the memories.

[TyroneOnlooker]

RIP big Art. Such an impact at all levels of Tyrone football. Would have also been a big basketball man in his day. A real pity he didn't get to see the Clarkes play for the first time this Sunday on their new pitch.

[God14]

News from the hill:
Dooher and Logan another 3 year term with the Seniors.
Paul Devlin another 3 year term with the U20s.
Gerry Donnelly another 3 year term with the U17s.

Did Gerry Donnelly not resign at the end of last year? Are we that stuck for coaches he must have been asked to stay on. 

As was said before Gerry didnt resign. He was misquoted in an interview when he was asked if he was staying on. Gerry being the diplomat said his time as up meaning his contract. The interviewer took it as he had left. No one on the county board ever thought he was gone, nor did he want the u20 job.

Fair play Roddy.  The minor reappointment safe to say is a popular one

[downtothecore]

Art Mc Rory RIP. A legend of the game.

[square_ball]

What was the origins of big Arts famous quote when we are playing so and so we'll give him a shout. Paraphrasing that completely obviously but always wondered who the original quote was about?

[clarshack]

What was the origins of big Arts famous quote when we are playing so and so we'll give him a shout. Paraphrasing that completely obviously but always wondered who the original quote was about?

Always thought the original saying was about John Joe O'Neill who scored a few goals for Moortown against the Rock at some point in the 80's?

[inowbest]

Think it was the players father rang Art and said our boy scored (only making this up) but let's say 1-9 v rock today. You'd need to bring him up to Tyrone squad.

Arts reply - the next time Tyrone are playing the Rock I'll give him a call!

What a legend of Tyrone football. Sympathy to the whole family and the Dungannon club.

A true legend who will always be remembered.

[WT4E]

I'll stand corrected but another Art classic:

Asked about picking Ciaran the son for the Tyrone squad:

"I've went the length and breadth of Tyrone looking for a big ignorant f**ker to play midfield and then realised there was one lying on my sofa!" 

RIP Art