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Some of the names on that list .....

exactly.

unfortunately, i don't think i'm missing the next mickey harte out with the list

Pete thinks he was shafted because he didn't get the job. nobody else does

Half Viable candidates within the county in my view, none of which set the pulse racing...

Donal Murtagh
Justin McNulty
John Rafferty
Peter Rafferty
Brian McAlinden
Paul Kelly

viable coaching / assistant candidates...

bumpy o'hagan
diarmaid marsden
Paul McShane
Adrian Clarke
Brendan Hughes
Justin McNulty
Mattie Lennon

That about it?

  John Maughan.His  daughter living in Armagh similar to Joe going to Galway as that where his mother was from.

I think you're referring to john o'mahony - whose daughter lives in lurgan.

Armagh need a fresh approach here. Grimley is gone. All of the options i see are mediocre middle of the road at best.

Pete severely overestimates his standing in down currently.

certainly the players were dreading him getting the job - particularly the u21s who've been under him for the last few years and those senior players who'd been there at the tail end of his last stint.

I have yet to talk to a down man who isn't delighted with the overall appointment and on top of that every armagh man i talk to throws in a comment about how well down have done in their appointment when discussing our own mess.

Pete must be having a laugh with the mick collins comment?

What he said

Players issued a statement last night.  That's a bit presumptious of them I must say because at thsi moment, there does not exist a panel. 
They say the pocess was flawed.  Not as flawed as their own processes which saw a pathetic year of football out of them.  This would never have happned in 2002 when the boys were winning.  This 'panel' would do better than keep their mouths shut and their heads down.

That's some budle of shite seany.

I was delighted to the see the players statement this morning, fair play to them. they've said what everyone has been thinking. Paul McGrane's disbanding of the selection committee because they could get enough support from the county board is enough for me.

Everyone keeping their heads down will really sort the thing down. where did that get the county two years ago?

what if the next best candidate for the job, sean boylan or whoever comes for an interview and kevin brady doesn't like his socks or his tie? black ball for him too?

It's time we all woke up here and take a bit of responsibility ourselves. what have any of us done through our clubs to call a stop to this shambolic litany of blunders by the county board?

is there a topic you don't think you know better than everyone on by the way?

everybody knew. jesus chist.

that's like saying martin o'neill is interested in the england job.

its well known in s armagh that joe needed a county job - well known.

he had touted himself to several prominant club teams but they weren't will to come up with the money.
he has been looking for a county job since last year.

but you have all of the scoops....

Check out page 29 of the armagh management thread my good friend.
You dismissed my claim that Joe wasn't interested  in other jobs as half- assed gossip!
Have a few other bits of news as regards Armagh football if you're interested

Indiana - i don't mind you letting all you're all knowledgable about football in every other county but when you present half assed gossip as fact on the armagh thread, particularly when we know better, it's more annoying. stop pretending to be martin mchugh.

The best footballers in armagh are between 17 and 20? give me a break. thats a sloppy assumption because armagh currently have a decent minor and u21 side. good minor teams provide about 1 or 2 starters long term to a senior side.

Joe does not want the dublin job. it doesn't pay. that's a two year old rumour for two year olds. he wants the armagh job again in 2 or 3 years.

Where did i say joe wasn't interested in the galway job? everyone had heard the galway rumours at that stage but that's all they were - rumours. Yet you post themm up as insider knowledge in some long vanquished attempt to appear a sage.

I told you quite definitely that he wouldn't be interested in the dublin job (the other  rumour we've all heard that you keep peddalling as inside knowledge) because it doesn't pay.

the galway job on the other hand...

you know exactly what the rest of us know, except we don't post up rumours as insight.

Grimley was given 24hrs by Monaghan to make a decision. Very persuasive . He decided not to take the risk of interview for the Armagh job, but the Armagh county board couldn't back out of the interview process they'd publicly announced even though he'd have got it had he went for it.

Sounds to me that there's only one person enjoying seeing Armagh CB tear each other apart. Himself.


It appears to me as well that he didn't want the Armagh job and is happy being number 2.

Grimley knows well that if really had wanted the Armagh job that it was his. Once bitten twice shy.

Here we go, the same two know it alls from the cork dispute are gonna keep us informed...

You mean the one who said Joe Kernan was looking to manage other counties 2 months in advance of everyone else, and was told he was wrong by you- who then proved to be subsequently wrong

Only in your tiny little mind.

You better post up some quotes there or risk being proven embarrassingly wrong. again.

Grimley was given 24hrs by Monaghan to make a decision. Very persuasive . He decided not to take the risk of interview for the Armagh job, but the Armagh county board couldn't back out of the interview process they'd publicly announced even though he'd have got it had he went for it.

Sounds to me that there's only one person enjoying seeing Armagh CB tear each other apart. Himself.


It appears to me as well that he didn't want the Armagh job and is happy being number 2.

Grimley knows well that if really had wanted the Armagh job that it was his. Once bitten twice shy.

Here we go, the same two know it alls from the cork dispute are gonna keep us informed...

If a significant number of clubs proposed Grimley, and he is not available, the further nominations should be sought.

Even Donal Murtagh may wish to reassess his availability!!

Donal has indicated he will step down from Cross.  I do not think that the other candidates are as good as him and the CB should request him to apply and then it is up to him to decide if hew wishes to or not.

The problem is that donal is not that highly regarded - particularly bu his own club players...

this is the highest grossing management deal in the history of the gaa.
I hope p duffy isn't paying too of attention...

I'd think he if he wants to get busy he has enough to worry about in his own county

Apparently hes lined up Aidan O'Rourke & Ja Fallon as his backroom team.

Interesting.

Aidan O'Rourke? not a chance

It just doesn't add up for me. No county board worth its salt is going to put a confirmation of appointment or anything else in writing to any candidate BEFORE the process is complete and interviews have been undertaken. Go to interview, put your cards on the table and get your response, certainly in writing at that point.  Everyone is buying into the mantra now that Paul was 'shafted' last time around. Did the thought ever occur that maybe, just maybe, McDonnell might have interviewed better and had a few credentials of his own going for him (ulster club winner with 2 different clubs, and an Ulster U21 winner, as a No.1, and not a No.2). The tin hat on all of this is that he's given up the chance to manage his own county and build something worthwhile, to go to Monaghan as Banty's sidekick. Jesus C, come on! That does not demonstrate good judgement.
 

That is very valid Armamike.  I heard that there was a single major factor that went against him in the previous run at the job and it was a recurring issue that created problems before.  As has been pointed out he apparently didn't do a good interview the last time and the only people who are saying he was shafted are the people who backed him.

That's poorly informed nonsense. i;'m very angry with grimley over what he has done here but lets not start reviewing historybecause of it. i'm fairly well informed on the facts of the last debacle and many of the rumours are very accurate. no fault attached to mcdonnell as he was simply going for an interview in a straightforward manner.

there was no change of backroom either. would you care to put any substantiation on any of your last two posts bc?