Wee James Is The New Down Manager

[Leo]

From Hoganstand

Pete McGrath has expressed his disgust at the way he was treated by the Down county board regarding the appointment of their new football manager.

The 1991 and '94 All-Ireland winning manager and outgoing under 21 boss had made no secret of his desire to return to senior hot seat following Ross Carr's sacking last month. But instead the selection committee opted for former star player James McCartan, who had been managing Ballinderry up until their recent exit from the Derry SFC.

"To say that I'm bitterly disappointed the way I was treated by the Down board would be understatement. I'm devastated, saddened and hurt by what's happened over the last four to five days," McGrath said

If this report is correct he maybe needs to check his facts as the Down Board cant be blamed - they had delegated the task to a selection panel whose nomination was put to the clubs for ratification. I would have been happy enough to see Pete back as long as his backroom team was Linden and Murphy, but the panel seemed to want to go in a brave new direction and should be lauded not pilloried for that.

[orangeman]

Who was the boyo that asked Pete during the interview if he still had the hunger, drive and passion for the game ?

[wobbller]

Who was the boyo that asked Pete during the interview if he still had the hunger, drive and passionfor the game ?

  It's obvious that Pete has the hunger, drive and passion to be running to the papers .

[full back]

Who was the boyo that asked Pete during the interview if he still had the hunger, drive and passion for the game ?

Dont see anything wrong with this question, especially if he is applying for a job

Is Pete above being asked this?

[wobbller]

Who was the boyo that asked Pete during the interview if he still had the hunger, drive and passion for the game ?

Dont see anything wrong with this question, especially if he is applying for a job

Is Pete above being asked this?

   He still should have got the job like Grimley should have got it in Armagh.

[full back]

Who was the boyo that asked Pete during the interview if he still had the hunger, drive and passion for the game ?

Dont see anything wrong with this question, especially if he is applying for a job

Is Pete above being asked this?

   He still should have got the job like Grimley should have got it in Armagh.

The players in Armagh wanted Grimley

Can the same be said for Pete?

[wobbller]

Who was the boyo that asked Pete during the interview if he still had the hunger, drive and passion for the game ?

Dont see anything wrong with this question, especially if he is applying for a job

Is Pete above being asked this?

   He still should have got the job like Grimley should have got it in Armagh.

The players in Armagh wanted Grimley

Can the same be said for Pete?

  You would be surprised.  Pete is popular with a lot of people both players and supporters.

[orangeman]

Who was the boyo that asked Pete during the interview if he still had the hunger, drive and passion for the game ?

Dont see anything wrong with this question, especially if he is applying for a job

Is Pete above being asked this?

I'd have taken exception to this question as well. Pete was involved with the 21s and got to the AI only to be beaten in cruel circumstances and decided he would like the senior job. You'd have to assume that Pete was driven enough to go for the joib in the first instance.

Obviously Pete didn't like this question, given that he has now broadcast it.


More bloodletting.

[full back]

Can honestly see nothing wrong with the question

If you were employing someone that had been in a junior role for a number of years & were thinking of employing them for a senior role again within the company would you be entitled to ask it?

If you cant ask him this how would you question him if he had poor results?

[orangeman]

Can honestly see nothing wrong with the question

If you were employing someone that had been in a junior role for a number of years & were thinking of employing them for a senior role again within the company would you be entitled to ask it?

If you cant ask him this how would you question him if he had poor results?

Are you referring to the under 21s ?


Probably the man who asked the question thought that the question was a reasonable one. Maybe it was. But in the context, Pete toom severe umbrage. It stuck with him. Bit like Marty Morrissey asking Cody about the penalty incident a few weeks ago. It might have been a fair enough question but Cody didn't see it that way.

[full back]

  Can we move on? 
Down have their Manager.Armagh haven't.End of.

Thread police?

[wobbller]

  Can we move on? 
Down have their Manager.Armagh haven't.End of.

But it has left a bad taste which we are entitled to discuss.

[orangeman]

  Can we move on? 
Down have their Manager.Armagh haven't.End of.

But it has left a bad taste which we are entitled to discuss.

It definitely has - so much so that Pete has gone public. Another former great shafted by his own.

[full back]

  Can we move on? 
Down have their Manager.Armagh haven't.End of.

Thread police?

No not the Police,it's just a suggestion that McCartan is now in position and all this is getting to be a pain,
with the Armagh situation we can speculate about who is to be the Manager whereas the McGrath/McCartan
position is over but feel free to further your thoughts

Thanks for letting us do that, we appreciate it

[No1]

I see Pete has compared his situation to Mick Collins being shot by his own.