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While the focus is quite rightly on the Down championships, the fact remains we are managerless. It's probably easier to give a view on who shouldn't be considered imo;
Frank Dawson, Paddy O'Rourke, Paddy Crozier, Conor Deegan (Unless he's in with a good young coach), Pete McGrath (same but has committed to Fermanagh), Banty McEaneany, Sean Ward, Aidan O'Rourke.

I presume that bridges are burnt with McCorry and there's no way back?

Possibilities; McEntee/O'Neill, wee James ( unlikely ).

Not a lot of possibilities then, particularly as McEntee was considered last year and nothing happened.
Any other suggestions ?

Agree-none of the above and not Poacher for a few years to see if he's as good as he thinks he is.
thewobbler analysis of the 2013 selection committee is valid as to the candidates then but it was actually 2014.
BrickTamlin should really be brought into the selection committee purely on his wit and observations alone.

 These past dozen or so posts are deserving of a Rant but I'll maybe leave that for work time tomorrow!

Well, if asking posters to refrain from anonymous personal attacks on people, is going to ruin my "credibility", it looks like I'm heading to the gutter.

Attack the post. Not the poster.

POST is put up on TWITTER by a poster.If the post is unsavoury and classless the POSTER
gets the heat on FORUMS such as these by POSTERS such as ME.

Classy tweets from our ex-Minor manager today. The wheels of his bus have really come off now.

what I'm picking up here is that it would appear you believe that public figures in Down football are not entitled to have opinions, but as long as it's done anonymously, it's quite okay to make highly derisory comments about those same people.

Interesting double standards.

A public figure in Down Football- it's Ex for that.When he was a public figure in Down football his rantings about soccer was ludicrous.His(your Club) couldn't field in the minor championship last year because of soccer but yet he makes classy comments about 4 south down teams being left in championship is a veiled 'up yours' to our east down Clubs that may be in the same position as your Club last year. Good luck tomorrow night.

And there you have it.

I'm a firm believer, in Internet forums, that you should attack the post, not the poster.

You could have addressed the subject of the Tweet and condemned it is inaccurate or unfair. But it seem you'd prefer to make it personal. And just to put a cherry on it, also have a go at an entire club that had nothing to with the comment.

Again, there's a delicious irony in that you don't want him having an opinion, but you feel it's okay to deliver a highly personal rant.

The subject of my post was indeed an attack on the poster's choice of subject. Don't defend the culprit who wrote such a half baked tweet.Similar defences of your Senior team Manager all year do nothing for your previous credibility on here!

Classy tweets from our ex-Minor manager today. The wheels of his bus have really come off now.

Week in week out Burren are cleaning up at all the U8, U10 and U12 tournaments across the county. Their B and even C teams are claiming silverware at South Down level. They are becoming a dominant force at underage and the culture is there at senior level to usher in a new period of dominance.

Never mind their U16 and Minor teams who could repeat their
AllCounty Double from last year. Heard also that they are drawing on children
from the catchment area of 11 other Clubs.

Nice and brief there wobbler.
Agreed on open draw - this, A cant play B and C cant play D crap make a mockery out of the draws in the AI qualifiers at times.  Once you bring in a back door there is going to be a chance of the two teams meeting again and thats just that.

The 4 minor teams (assuming Warrenpoint get through) who are through to the semis are def the 4 strongest teams.  Clonduff did have a shout to be amongst that but Rostrevor put paid to that.  The semi finals should be cracking games with Burren favourites based on results to date.
Are many of these minors playing for the senior teams at the moment?

Are CPN not already through to the semi finals?

A review of Down Senior Footballers in the Irish News today.

  A long wait for some to know their fate for next year's Leagues. Kilcoo
will hope they are County Champions by then and the outlay will be
worth it for another year but they really need to win Ulster to justify all
their spending this and other years,never mind the bad manners of not fielding
and putting out weakened teams for league matches.

+1 Votes please

The poll will be a decent summary.

How'd the voting pan out?

 From Gaelic Life Twitter;;;;
GAELIC Life understands that Jim McCorry is to consider his position as manager of the Down senior football team.

The county executive met with the Mourne boss this week, and McCorry had hoped that a number of his doubts would be allayed. It seems, however, that issues still remain in place.

It is believed that McCorry requested the meeting four weeks ago, and the delay in scheduling it has not helped the siutation.

He is now likely to discuss the matter with his management team and advisors. It is understood that the Down players are very keen on him to remain in charge.

Despite a disappointing championship campaign, including a qualifier defeat to Wexford, McCorry appeared to be on solid ground due to it being his first year in charge, and also, due to the fact that he guided the team into division one.

That belief, however, fell apart when the county management recommended that he be removed from his post last month on a 7-6 score after they held a vote.

In the subsequent county board meeting, the clubs and board voted 23-13 in his favour. The seven who voted against him in the management committee then cast another seven votes against him to bring it to an overall 22-20 figure, ensuring he was retained as manager.

As for now, McCorry remains in charge and he was present at a number of club championship matches in recent weeks as he tries to spot new talent. Dan Gordon and Martin Clarke are expected to return to the county scene for the 2016 season.

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 From GAELIC LIFE TWITTER Account"........
GAELIC Life understands that Jim McCorry is to consider his position as manager of the Down senior football team.

The county executive met with the Mourne boss this week, and McCorry had hoped that a number of his doubts would be allayed. It seems, however, that issues still remain in place.

It is believed that McCorry requested the meeting four weeks ago, and the delay in scheduling it has not helped the siutation.

He is now likely to discuss the matter with his management team and advisors. It is understood that the Down players are very keen on him to remain in charge.

Despite a disappointing championship campaign, including a qualifier defeat to Wexford, McCorry appeared to be on solid ground due to it being his first year in charge, and also, due to the fact that he guided the team into division one.

That belief, however, fell apart when the county management recommended that he be removed from his post last month on a 7-6 score after they held a vote.

In the subsequent county board meeting, the clubs and board voted 23-13 in his favour. The seven who voted against him in the management committee then cast another seven votes against him to bring it to an overall 22-20 figure, ensuring he was retained as manager.

As for now, McCorry remains in charge and he was present at a number of club championship matches in recent weeks as he tries to spot new talent. Dan Gordon and Martin Clarke are expected to return to the county scene for the 2016 season.

Related Posts:

 Any word on a new Minor Football Manager being selected?

Managed two games in the last 24 hours and both were enjoyable.It must be frustrating to be a Ford supporter as the whole is less than the sum of the parts.Dawson did appear clueless but the yellas usually produce at least one good championship performance each year and they were good value for the win. The O'Hagans, Aidan Carr and big Arthur were excellent and maybe Gearoid is potential successor to the man nobody seems to have a good word for
I reckon if the vote was run again he would be out.   Glenn were lucky to beat the Stone; however the fadhians had only themselves to blame for not getting Mark Poland on the ball enough.They still could have won it at the end when Ambrose was bearing down on goal but lost possession and Glenn went down the field for the insurance point.

You are not suggesting that Gearoid Adams is a future Down Manager on the back of a win in the Down SFC?

He was part of Baker Bradley's team, he has managed St Johns in Antrim, he was linked to both the Antrim and Fermanagh jobs and he has been teaching in Down for a number of years so you're right- I wasn't suggesting he was a future Down manager on the back of a win in the Down SFC

Was teaching in Down!!! Now up in Ballymena for a number of years. He wouldn't get managing Antrim so why would Down take him.Don't get caught up in the surname.........