Derry Club Football & Hurling original

[The Trap]

Will it be a straightforward ratification tonight? Presumably so with possibly a few dissenting voices.
A major thing in whether this goes well or not is in who fills out the backroom team. Harte and Devlin are obviously McKaigues men but Mckaigue cannot be allowed to dictate everything that happens. Needs tk be someone else from Derry having an influence e.g. Gilligan

[oakleaflad]

Just regarding Harte not moving with the times. I thought his Louth team used both space and their GK as an extra player magnificently at times. Probably just didn't have the quality to trouble the top teams.

[WT4E]

Would Meenagh come back in the Backroom? - Might as well go for a total Tyrone look to try and get that AI!

[Wildweasel74]

I had hoped McKeigue stay on one last year. O'Rourke obviously asked and again has passed on it, hard to understand when he's been in round Derry club football past 2 years.Harte the best of what's left out there, a Dublin man aside but he never been a realistic runner. Muldoon likely stay on for some continuity

[InnocentByStander]

I had hoped McKeigue stay on one last year. O'Rourke obviously asked and again has passed on it, hard to understand when he's been in round Derry club football past 2 years.Harte the best of what's left out there, a Dublin man aside but he never been a realistic runner. Muldoon likely stay on for some continuity

If i was a Glen man and MOR took the Derry job id be very annoyed. One game away from being AI Champions the year before and add McFaul onto the scene they wont be far away. He takes the Derry job no way he can be fully committed to Glen. 

[Decod89]

A bit more will be made clearer after (assumed) ratification tonight. Maybe the plan is Micky on a short-term basis, 2-year term maybe. Going for an immediate injection to maximise the current momentum. Then Malachy O'Rourke takes over after the end of his current agreement with Glen.

[Interstellar]

20 years too late for Mickey and Derry football. Was he ever asked to take over Derry back then?

[Wildweasel74]

Outside of Brian Mullins, Derry had the strangest policy of going inhouse and not to their benefit. As there was too many club troubles at the time and not the proper suspensions fired out to deal with it, The amount of good players who only played a year or 2, then stopped/not asked bck, was all coming from with the County, Karl Diamond, Ciaran McNally, Gareth Doherty, C Diamond, fall outs with Ballinderry - Lavey, Kilrea, Slaughtneil, there abit of a theme here. F Doherty not there under Brennan, P Bradley not there under McIvor, D Havereon not there under Damian McE. Losing to Fermanagh then making 8 changes for Monaghan,M Moran the old one remain in the county with proved background and he's too old.

[tyrone08]

Will the lack of rte interviews hurt derry? May sound like a conspiracy but I can't imagine the gaa letting a team win the all ireland with no rte access or interviews after the match. This was floated when tyrone played dublin in the final but dublin hammered us so there was no risk of that happening lol

[giveherlong]

You'd have to think that the new setup will feel like a step down for the Glen players when they rejoin the panel going from O'Rourke/Porter to Devlin and Harte.

What way did G Devlin finish up with Slaughtneil? Did he win a championship and was given the road then?

[square_ball]

You'd have to think that the new setup will feel like a step down for the Glen players when they rejoin the panel going from O'Rourke/Porter to Devlin and Harte.

What way did G Devlin finish up with Slaughtneil? Did he win a championship and was given the road then?

Agreed Glen players will definitely think its a step down going from O'Rourke with his handful of ulster titles at club and county to Harte with his couple of McKenna Cups and whatever else he has won over the last 20 years. O'Rourke & Porter must have just had an off day in the 2018 AI semi final as well.

[seanyb]

You'd have to think that the new setup will feel like a step down for the Glen players when they rejoin the panel going from O'Rourke/Porter to Devlin and Harte.

What way did G Devlin finish up with Slaughtneil? Did he win a championship and was given the road then?

Unreal the crap thats talked by some clowns on here

[JoG2]

You'd have to think that the new setup will feel like a step down for the Glen players when they rejoin the panel going from O'Rourke/Porter to Devlin and Harte.

What way did G Devlin finish up with Slaughtneil? Did he win a championship and was given the road then?

Unreal the crap thats talked by some clowns on here

Anyone know when the league / Ulster Championship fixtures will be made / released?

[OakLeaf]

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....

Ok, maybe yesterday's man is a bit harsh! I'm looking forward to see how we shape up in the National league this year. It'll give us a good idea of what to expect at the business end.

[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....

Ok, maybe yesterday's man is a bit harsh! I'm looking forward to see how we shape up in the National league this year. It'll give us a good idea of what to expect at the business end.

Kind of hoping the league game is in Healy Park!