Armagh management :Paddy O'Rourke!!!

[Carbery]

A former Armagh All Star has been approached to see if he has any interest in the position, watch this space.

Are you suggesting McAlinden?
What's happening in Armagh they seem to be in disarray at the moment.

[pintsofguinness]

Mcalinden wasnt an allstar

[Smokin Joe]

Houlie......................

[mackers]

Really don't know who will be lined up now, dunno about the CB but I had no Plan B! Interesting to see who's on the list of nominees when it's made public.

Thank God for the minors, at least there's something positive there to latch on to at the moment.  At least with the minors it's still all about the football, i.e. not politics, backbiting, egos or money.

Ye's are putting a lot of faith in these minors lads!

I would also add the recent success at u-21 level including this year's team who were every bit as good as anything in the country when you look how Down, who were lucky to beat us in the Ulster Final, got on in the AI series.

[Armamike]

The old chestnut thrown at Armagh supporters a couple of years back was the lack of new talent coming through. Since 2004 Armagh underage teams (minor and under 21) have been very competitive:

2004 Under 21 Ulster and AI winners
2005 Minor Ulster winners
2007 Under 21 Ulster winners (beat by Cork, AI winners by a point in the semis)
2009 Under 21 Ulster finalists; Under 18 Ulster winners and AI finalist

Reasons to be positive.

[thewanderer]

stew you must have some signal from usa to get that info

[Carbery]

Smyth now in frame for Armagh job
Former Armagh midfielder Neil Smyth is among the nominees to succeed Peter McDonnell as Orchard county boss.
School Principal Smyth along with former county players Justin McNulty and Micheal McConville are among those currently in the frame for the post.
There is no guarantee the sub-committee set up with the task of finding a new manager will look outside the Orchard County.
But if they do then former Donegal boss Brian McIver could well figure in their plans.
Once of the most respected coaches in the sport, he was a prime mover in Ballinderry's 2002 All Ireland club success.
More recently he was linked with the vacant managerial post in Down
One of the great pluses with McIvor is that he would come to Armagh with no baggage.
Rather he would come with considerable knowledge of club football having previously managed south Armagh club Dromintee.
The special sub-committee set up under the chairmanship of the Ulster Council's Dr Eugene Young and comprising county chairman Kevin Brady, secretary Patrick Og Nugent, former county captain Paul McGrane and clubs' representative Gerry Davidson, met last night to sift through the nominations and lay the groundwork for the interview process.
It is now expected that the interviews will be conducted next week and Chairman Brady is confident that the identity of McDonnell's successor will be known before the end of the month.
The Armagh county board is currently fielding some criticism following the decision of Paul Grimley to join Seamus McEnaney's management team in Monaghan but Brady insists that the proper selections procedures were being adhered to "with all nominees being treated equally".
And the chairman is confident that the selection committee will come up with a suitable candidate who can guide Armagh to more success following their capture of seven Ulster titles in the last ten years as well as All Ireland and National League titles.
"We are engaged in the proper process to find a new manager and we have to be seen to be fair to everyone who has been nominated or interested in the post.
"While we know Armagh's thousands of fans are anxious to discover who the new boss is, it is important that things are done right," said Chairman Brady.

By John Campbell
Belfast Telegraph
Friday, 4 September 2009

[Logan]

Maybe Tally and McIvor will go for it now?

So in the mixing pot now we have ... possibly ...

Neil Smyth
Justin McNulty
Micheal McConville
Brian McIvor (?)
Paddy Moriarty
Joe Kernan (?)

[Aoise]

You know I find it hilarious how some people get into the top positions within our county setup!  Without getting personal about it, just two questions - what have these men done as Gael's prior to their sitting on the county board to merit such responsibility?  What exactly are their previous Gaelic dedications on their CV?  Genuine questions - not taking the p**s!

[INDIANA]

The old chestnut thrown at Armagh supporters a couple of years back was the lack of new talent coming through. Since 2004 Armagh underage teams (minor and under 21) have been very competitive:

2004 Under 21 Ulster and AI winners
2005 Minor Ulster winners
2007 Under 21 Ulster winners (beat by Cork, AI winners by a point in the semis)
2009 Under 21 Ulster finalists; Under 18 Ulster winners and AI finalist

Reasons to be positive.

Makes Grimley's decision even more baffling.

[botman]

In all seriousness I think you should give some credit to the Armagh CB. They have a process to go through and are not going to be railroaded by the populist or easy decision. It will be better in the long run if they do things correctly.

Ok maybe everyone wants to see Grimley in the seat but sure if he has a lot of baggage or issues hanging around it would blow up shortly into his tenure.

Armagh probably have plenty of qualified people to take the county team. It's not terribly difficult. You need to have a knowledge of football, and be a good motivator. Simple.

Recently a study found that Managers in the premiership don't have very difficult jobs and that those who were successful tended to have lots of money and bought well in the transfer windows. The same principle applies here. You pick the best players (and lets face it they stand out a mile) and then you motivate them. If they are good enough they will win an AI. If not they won't.

Micko is a perfect example - He just picked the best guys available and motivated them, Wicklow had a great run. Do you think he had some magic tactic ?? No chance.

People get far to hung up on the mystery and hurahh surrounding management appointments.

[fitzroyalty]

You gonna manage armagh then botman?

[pintsofguinness]

Smyth among Armagh nominees
04 September 2009

Former players Neil Smyth, Justin McNulty and Michael McConville have been nominated to succeed Peter McDonnell as Armagh football manager.

Paul Grimley's name was also put forward by the clubs, but he is out of the running after becoming Seamus McEnaney's number two in Monaghan. Of the other three, 2002 All-Ireland winner McNulty is the only one to have publicly expressed an interest in the position.

Former Donegal manager Brian McIver, who once managed Dromintee, has also been linked with the post, but recently ruled out a return to inter-county management.

The five-man selection committee set up under the chairmanship of the Ulster Council's Dr Eugene Young and comprising county chairman Kevin Brady, secretary Patrick Og Nugent, former county captain Paul McGrane and clubs' representative Gerry Davidson, met last night to sift through the nominations and lay the groundwork for the interview process.

It is now expected that the interviews will be conducted next week and chairman Brady is confident that the identity of McDonnell's successor will be known before the end of the month.

"We are engaged in the proper process to find a new manager and we have to be seen to be fair to everyone who has been nominated or interested in the post," he told the Belfast Telegraph.

"While we know Armagh's thousands of fans are anxious to discover who the new boss is, it is important that things are done right."

http://hoganstand.com/Armagh/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=117316


My vote would go to McConville.

[Sandy Hill]

In all seriousness I think you should give some credit to the Armagh CB. They have a process to go through and are not going to be railroaded by the populist or easy decision. It will be better in the long run if they do things correctly.

Ok maybe everyone wants to see Grimley in the seat but sure if he has a lot of baggage or issues hanging around it would blow up shortly into his tenure.

Armagh probably have plenty of qualified people to take the county team. It's not terribly difficult. You need to have a knowledge of football, and be a good motivator. Simple.

Recently a study found that Managers in the premiership don't have very difficult jobs and that those who were successful tended to have lots of money and bought well in the transfer windows. The same principle applies here. You pick the best players (and lets face it they stand out a mile) and then you motivate them. If they are good enough they will win an AI. If not they won't.

Micko is a perfect example - He just picked the best guys available and motivated them, Wicklow had a great run. Do you think he had some magic tactic ?? No chance.

People get far to hung up on the mystery and hurahh surrounding management appointments.

No they don't; just think back to the bollix that the last appointment made of things!
Surely people cannot be serious when they mention Neil Smyth and Armagh Co Manager in the same sentence.

[armaghniac]

Jody Gormley to take them back to division 4

There are clubs in Armagh, at least one anyway, that would be able to play in Div 4.