County Manager Merry go round

[Dunneroyal]

Steven roachford for Meath ? Interesting

[bannside]

My excellent source has got me well tied up under the official secrets act! Still a plan B, but getting more increasingly like the backup plan could turn out to be plan A as the weeks go on.

[lenny]

Don't worry, your county board has a firm plan B already in place, two ex county players. You'll have a management team...but is it a solution that will excite and unite the players?

Who though? Cassidy tried and failed, Barton tried and failed, what other ex county men are managing who would be interested? Gilligan with armagh, muldoon probably stepping away having been in background for last 4 or 5 years. God knows who the duo will be. 🤣

Paddy Bradley?

Presumably along with Johnny McBride is what he's getting at. I heard at the weekend that paddy Bradley might be part of a management team with Martin Boyle and Ciaran Meenagh. Lots of speculation and rumours about at the moment.

[shamrocker12]

Don't worry, your county board has a firm plan B already in place, two ex county players. You'll have a management team...but is it a solution that will excite and unite the players?

Who though? Cassidy tried and failed, Barton tried and failed, what other ex county men are managing who would be interested? Gilligan with armagh, muldoon probably stepping away having been in background for last 4 or 5 years. God knows who the duo will be. 🤣

Paddy Bradley?

Presumably along with Johnny McBride is what he's getting at. I heard at the weekend that paddy Bradley might be part of a management team with Martin Boyle and Ciaran Meenagh. Lots of speculation and rumours about at the moment.

Be delighted if ciaran meenagh is back involved with derry again. Players have utmost respect for him and will definitely be popular in the dressing room. Martin done an excellent job with minors also and could play a key role in helping to bring through some of that talent. Paddy seemed to do well enough with donegal with aidan orourke after they fell apart under the previous manager. So many rumours at the minute. Some one of those rumours must be true 🤣

[Blowitupref]

At this evening's meeting of Coiste Chontae Thír Eoghain, Malachy O'Rourke was ratified as the Tyrone Senior Football Manager for a three year term.  We look forward to working closely with Malachy and his backroom team, and wish them well in their roles they said.

[Gael85]

Mark Fitzgerald resigned as Clare manager to take a role with kerry u20s.

https://www.gaa.ie/article/mark-fitzgerald-steps-down-as-clare-senior-football-team-manager

[Wildweasel74]

Derry manager appointment, starting to take the piss, what's thd point asking clubs if u gonna go u own way anyways.

[shamrocker12]

Derry manager appointment, starting to take the piss, what's thd point asking clubs if u gonna go u own way anyways.

What you heard weasel? Wouldn't be like them would it?  🤣

[JoG2]

Who would you 2 guys be targeting for the job?

[shamrocker12]

Who would you 2 guys be targeting for the job?

Genuinely haven't a clue. I was in the orourke camp but that ships sailed. Don't see anyone else who's there within derry who's up to it. Horan supposedly turned it down, who's left??

[thejuice]

Steven roachford for Meath ? Interesting

Apparently that's Jason Plunkett and the board's preference from what I heard but I think the Robbie Brennan option is looking very strong now with McMahon, Flynn & Corey.

[Dunneroyal]

Steven roachford for Meath ? Interesting

Apparently that's Jason Plunkett and the board's preference from what I heard but I think the Robbie Brennan option is looking very strong now with McMahon, Flynn & Corey.

yep Robbie has put forward a very strong backroom team. Looks like the bluff two years ago that no one would touch us has been shown to be a croc of .... . Lar , Robbie and and roachford all interested in Meath job.
Cb need to get this right. And do it soon.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Are Meath people happy with Brennan, Corey and McMahon?

Is Brennan a Meath man or Dublin. Sounds like a Dub but have it in my head that he's Rathoath or Dunboyne or somewhere like that?

[Blowitupref]

From the Irish News.


Keane, Meenagh, Gilligan and Horan all ruled out of the running for Derry job
Derry's search has entered an 11th week with no resolution in sight

DERRY'S search for Mickey Harte's replacement has entered its eleventh week with James Horan, Peter Keane, Ciaran Meenagh and Conleith Gilligan all ruled out as potential candidates.
Former Kerry boss Peter Keane, whose 2019 team took Dublin to a replay in the All-Ireland final, was a surprise candidate for a move north but The Irish News understands that despite an approach having been made, he will not be the next Derry manager either.
Ciaran Meenagh had also been touted as a possible solution but it's understood he has committed to staying with Down next season.
The Loughmacrory man took over for the Ulster final in 2023 and took them to within a whisker of beating Kerry in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Derry offered him the job on a permanent basis at that time but he turned it down and joined up with Conor Laverty's ticket in the Mourne county last autumn, helping them to Tailteann Cup success in the summer.
Having had a significant impact on Armagh's All-Ireland success in his first year there, former Oak Leaf forward Conleith Gilligan is staying in the Orchard county and won't be part of any Derry setup next year.
Harte stepped down 71 days ago on July 8, but so far Derry have had no luck in finding a replacement for the former Tyrone boss who has moved on to link up with Declan Kelly as joint-manager in Offaly.
Derry missed out on Malachy O'Rourke, a target of the last two summers and many others, as he opted to take up the Tyrone gig instead.
Former two-time Mayo manager Horan was speaking on the Irish Examiner's weekly podcast amid conflicting rumours over the past ten days that he would be appointed and that he had turned the role down.
Horan managed his native county from 2010 until 2014 and then returned in 2018 and stayed another five seasons.
He has not managed another county outside that time and sources in Mayo believe that it's unlikely that he will do so.
As with Keane, the logistical realities of the journey to Derry made them both look like unlikely candidates.
"No is the answer. I'm not the new Derry manager," Horan said when asked about the rumours.
"What a team to be manager of though. It's gonna be an interesting appointment.
"A team as serious as Derry, with the players they have and the underage they have coming through, I'm sure they're gunning hard to get their person in place.
"They need to get that done as quick as they can, I'm sure they're working hard on it."

[Blowitupref]

Are Meath people happy with Brennan, Corey and McMahon?

Is Brennan a Meath man or Dublin. Sounds like a Dub but have it in my head that he's Rathoath or Dunboyne or somewhere like that?

three year term they'll be given. Meath supporters will see this management team as upgrade on the last one I can imagine.