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I suppose they'll be various speed wobbles along the way, part and parcel of committees.. From the outside looking in, it's not so bad (performance wise)

The problem is that there was alot of work done behind the scenes when McKeever got the V Chair post. He put together a football committee (they were side-lined as they were holding certain people to account)that shaped the high performance aspect of the county teams. That was designed to bring continuity to our county teams regardless of who was in charge, the managers might change but the elite performance aspects would remain. That has been dismantled and you have Harte (who i hope continues to do well) coming in with his own backroom team. In other words we are going back to how our county teams were run 6 yrs ago and beyond. The long term effect of this approach will come home to roast in 8/10 yrs time if it is not remedied.

JoG2 it is fast becoming a closed shop, the u20 position was not circulated to clubs. stitched up internally. McKeever walked a few weeks ago from the V chair because of the way things are being run. A puppet Chairman

Brolly, a guy who gave away his kidney, does literally copious amounts of charity gigs, goes to club events up and down the country for nothing, and we have gaels slating because he has a opinion that some of you don't like or agree with. The whole essence of being a barister is strongly putting across your opinion. And that's the bit that gets under your skin. The difference between brolly and McGregor is night and day.

The only one you know.
well there are a number in Derry now. McKaigue being the latest.

brillant , lol, alot of lols.

Lenny I have to agree, white and red are our colours. You look at the Derry jersey from the 90's that is our jersey. The back of this jersey you would swear its the away Tyrone jersey. I actually don't mind the front, apart from the fact its predominately red instead of white.

The championship kicked off proper at the weekend following the qualifying groups. V interesting that Ballinascreen and Bellaghy both took Sneil and Magherafelt to the wire. Newbridge and Lavey was also close. Glen won at a canter. In my view Ballinascreen, Bellaghy, Newbridge have closed the gap on Sneil and Magherafelt. Wouldn't be surprised if The Bridge bt Magherafelt. Glen still well ahead of them all

My agenda is wanting our county team to be as good as the potential that exists within the county, one of the reasons our football team is now succeeding. Calling it as it is. Its clear u don't follow camogie. I'm certain you weren't in Croke Park yesterday supporting them. The proverbial arm chair supporter.

As I thought you haven't a clue about Loughguile numbers. You clearly don't follow this closely. I do and will call out their lack of commitment to Derry out. What they have done for their club has has brought zero benefit to the county. They don't want to commit to the county, grand, but lets not applaud them for it. I was able to accept and understand prior to the split season as they went to a number of All Ireland finals in a row. Perfectly understandable. It was a long haul back then. But thats over and with the split season their is simply no excuse for the number that don't make themselves available. Its not an accident.  Aoife Ó Caiside apart, who is an outstanding example to any up coming player in any sport, who I admire. She has been a shining light, legend in Derry Camogie.

The truth is Sneil camogs commitment to Derry is embarrassing and they deserve for it be called out. Their disrespect is disgusting. Derry could consistently play at senior level if they backed up the county.

What shite.  Just ignore.

you don't know your camogie.
By comparison go and see how many  Loughguile players are on the Antrim senior squad who play in senior championship. And have done for a while. Please come back with the number. I'll guess u don't know.

The truth is Sneil camogs commitment to Derry is embarrassing and they deserve for it be called out. Their disrespect is disgusting. Derry could consistently play at senior level if they backed up the county. 

It doesn't matter if your bored, you can't get a way from the stats, Dublin play all of their league and championship games in Croke Park, have done for years. Its their home ground. Imagine St Galls getting to play every championship game they ever played in the period they had a serious team, its would have been very helpful to them and certainly been a disadvantage to their opposition.

[Seamus Downey]

I don't know the facts and to tell you the truth, I don't want to know. I am certainly not picking sides regardless of how the post looks. But this is what I do know, Lavey as a club will remain. Forget about the individuals involved from all fronts. Lavey, the club are the immovable and the only way this can be resolved is for all the people to put their pride to the one side for the greater good of Lavey. Once they get their heads around that, and perhaps time will be the only thing that allows for that realisation, will this get sorted. Everyone is a loser until that happens.

Well, you have decided to throw out a 'fact' that pins the blame solely on one single man.  This is shameful of you to do that.
Everyone living in South Derry knows the following so what I type here is spilling no secrets.


Laveys downfall has not been caused by one man, it has been caused by a power struggle between a small number of families all vying for control and status like something out of medieval Europe.

On one side you have the Downeys and on the other side you have the McGurks, propped up by their underling Mulholland.
The sad thing is that all men once stood shoulder to shoulder in Laveys glory days.

All have upcoming sons competing for places on the team which has no doubt fuelled envy and jealousy.

From speaking to people I know in Lavey last year's antics have split friendships, torn apart families and left a dull grey cloud hanging over the current senior team.
It is sad for those involved and the pain is real.


And Laveys downfall did not start last year either. 
The dogs on the street know that within Lavey there are a small group of toxic players that have engineered the removal of at least 3 of their previous managers, all organised by their doting dads at the dinner table no doubt.

The following men all fell on their sword, all trying their best to bring their own club to the promised land:

Seamus Downey - Betrayed by his assistant manager and supposed friend and then faced a player revolt organised by that said friend. Disheartened, he took his sons and nephews away from a club he was instrumental in helping succeed on the pitch and off. His new club has just narrowly avoided relegation so there is nothing to sing about there.  I would say that with the passage of time he will regret making this move.  He may have had his faults, and a change was maybe needed, but there are better ways to remove a manager than a knife in the back.

Michael Hasson - A well-oiled operation similar to the CIA sponsored 1953 coup d'état that brought down the first, last and only democratically elected president of Iran ensured that he didn't get to complete a full season with the club he stood in goals for all his adult life.  Michael went onto win a championship with Moortown the following year.

John Brennan - Considered the Godfather of Derry football.  Has won more Championships than Tiger Woods has mistresses. An elite highly trained brigade of TikTok sponsored Gen-Z Call of Duty battle hardened players led a charge to remove the most decorated manager in the history of Derry football.  John went onto win a championship with Cargin the following year.


Has the penny dropped for you yet? Have you figured out the real problem?

The people I feel for are the good honest people of Lavey who next year will have to equip themselves with sat navs to navigate to unfamiliar clubs they have never encountered before.
And also, the current management, no doubt the vultures are circling and knives are getting sharpened as the blame game begins....

It is a challenging time for Lavey, but perhaps unity and resilience will pave the way for brighter days ahead.

Thanks, however thats reads like a very one sided perspective, I'm guessing. For balance it would be interesting to hear another view. I'll make a few calls to see the second version of the story, you know the ' there are two sides to every story'

I don't know the facts and to tell you the truth, I don't want to know. I am certainly not picking sides regardless of how the post looks. But this is what I do know, Lavey as a club will remain. Forget about the individuals involved from all fronts. Lavey, the club are the immovable and the only way this can be resolved is for all the people to put their pride to the one side for the greater good of Lavey. Once they get their heads around that, and perhaps time will be the only thing that allows for that realisation, will this get sorted. Everyone is a loser until that happens.

it wasn't a glorified reserve team, they had at best 4 and maybe 5 players not playing. Apart from being relegated, you wonder how this helps the mending of relationships in Lavey. There are bound to be a significant number of folk in Lavey who are really pissed off at the outcome. This will only have exasperated it.  Because one man couldn't get to control a team his sons played and felt he was let down or embarrassed by people he knows well, he shafted the entire club. I don't see an easy fix unless the main protagonists swallows his/their pride for the greater good. And thats it at the end of the day, you can list the various complaints each have, but when you stand back this is what it boils down to