Mc Kenna Cup 2013

[cavanlad]

Mc Kenna Cup 2013

Section A: St Mary's , Fermanagh, Donegal, Monaghan
Section  B: Queens, Armagh, Cavan, Down
Section  C: Jordanstown, Tyrone, Derry, Antrim

Dates, Times, Venues TBC

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So is it true that Jim McGuinness is pulling out of the McKenna cup and Donegal will enter their u.21s?

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5 new county managers making their debuts in McKenna cup this year. That should keep it interesting. Derry, Antrim, Armagh, Monaghan and Cavan

[endk17]

So is it true that Jim McGuinness is pulling out of the McKenna cup and Donegal will enter their u.21s?

Well, if you think about, putting in the DL U21's wouldn't mean that Donegal are pulling out of the competition. The main issue is the relevance of the competition in relation to the preparation of the Donegal team and in my view he has point. He felt that is was extremely hard to prepare the "team" when the majority of his players were heavily involved with their respective 3rd level teams (College / University Vs County), thus development of the squad was almost non-existent.

Here's an article that should explain his views with a bit more clarity than maybe I am making:
http://donegalnews.com/2012/07/07/mcguinness-set-to-assess-mckenna-cup-entry/

[nrico2006]

So is it true that Jim McGuinness is pulling out of the McKenna cup and Donegal will enter their u.21s?

Well, if you think about, putting in the DL U21's wouldn't mean that Donegal are pulling out of the competition. The main issue is the relevance of the competition in relation to the preparation of the Donegal team and in my view he has point. He felt that is was extremely hard to prepare the "team" when the majority of his players were heavily involved with their respective 3rd level teams (College / University Vs County), thus development of the squad was almost non-existent.

Here's an article that should explain his views with a bit more clarity than maybe I am making:
http://donegalnews.com/2012/07/07/mcguinness-set-to-assess-mckenna-cup-entry/

They are not the only County with a lot of college players, he needs to wind his neck in a bit.

[endk17]

So is it true that Jim McGuinness is pulling out of the McKenna cup and Donegal will enter their u.21s?

Well, if you think about, putting in the DL U21's wouldn't mean that Donegal are pulling out of the competition. The main issue is the relevance of the competition in relation to the preparation of the Donegal team and in my view he has point. He felt that is was extremely hard to prepare the "team" when the majority of his players were heavily involved with their respective 3rd level teams (College / University Vs County), thus development of the squad was almost non-existent.

Here's an article that should explain his views with a bit more clarity than maybe I am making:
http://donegalnews.com/2012/07/07/mcguinness-set-to-assess-mckenna-cup-entry/

They are not the only County with a lot of college players, he needs to wind his neck in a bit.

Absolutely, I agree with you on that he's not the only county manager affected by this nor is he the only county manger to voice his concern about these competitions. However, winding ones neck in would probably be a different matter all together.

John Maughan, of Mayo, who managed NUI Galway is another county manger who voiced his concerns about the inter provincial leagues in 2012 and he is in the privileged position of having managed inter-county and 3rd level teams.

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Why don't they let the young lads play for the colleges and give other young lads a chance. To the best of my knowledge Donegal AIF team had 3 college players (Murphy, mcElhinney and mchugh).
McGuinness is just a typical county manager in that he expects to get everything his own way. He played for 3 or 4 colleges himself for the best part of a decade as a mature student