Justin McNulty stepping down

Orangemac · August 19, 2013, 10:39:28 PM

Word is McNulty not staying in Laois next year. Was he under pressure as he seemed to be doing an ok job with what he had to work with?

bennydorano · August 19, 2013, 10:47:18 PM

Turgid stuff, Donegal without the success is just dour stuff. You'd think it was Rocket science too, the 'tactics' that go into producing this skitter. I'm sure there's a cheaper local version available now.

Tony Baloney · August 20, 2013, 12:02:16 AM

Quote from: bennydorano on August 19, 2013, 10:47:18 PM
Turgid stuff, Donegal without the success is just dour stuff. You'd think it was Rocket science too, the 'tactics' that go into producing this skitter. I'm sure there's a cheaper local version available now.

Mincing your words there Benny

BennyCake · August 20, 2013, 02:09:29 AM

I'm glad he left the Armagh setup. Armagh may well be a very average team, but at least we're not a very average team playing rugby league.

DuffleKing · August 20, 2013, 09:11:35 AM

Jaysus they played plenty of football this year in plaois the night they beat us by ten points - and should have been twenty

Dont Matter · August 20, 2013, 09:15:18 AM

How long till he gets the top job for Armagh? The inventors of Gaelic rugby league.

Throw ball · August 20, 2013, 06:15:01 PM

Quote from: Dont Matter on August 20, 2013, 09:15:18 AM
How long till he gets the top job for Armagh? The inventors of Gaelic rugby league.

No thanks

laoislad · August 20, 2013, 09:18:37 PM

Quote from: Dont Matter on August 20, 2013, 09:15:18 AM
How long till he gets the top job for Armagh? The inventors of Gaelic rugby league.

It be a backwards step for him.

Throw ball · August 20, 2013, 09:35:27 PM

He will not be Armagh manager for foreseeable. Grimley reappointed tonight with Stevie McDonnell under 21 manager.

ck · August 20, 2013, 10:16:26 PM

McNulty did a poor job in Laois. He won ONE match in Leinster in 3 years. ONE match!
He also alienated several Laois players so never played with a full deck. In saying that he probably wold be better manager than Grimley?

rodney trotter · August 20, 2013, 10:20:48 PM

Quote from: ck on August 20, 2013, 10:16:26 PM
McNulty did a poor job in Laois. He won ONE match in Leinster in 3 years. ONE match!
He also alienated several Laois players so never played with a full deck. In saying that he probably wold be better manager than Grimley?

Sure Canavan hasn't won a match for Fermanagh in Ulster in 2 years, yet,. You love going on rants about various managers.

The Boy Wonder · August 21, 2013, 12:26:32 AM

Justin McNulty came to Laois as a rookie inter-county manager. His term could not be deemed successful but at the same time Laois have gone forward to a degree in terms of organisation and preparation.

The reasons for lack of real progress :
- the limitations of the panel at his disposal & non-commitment from a handful of players who might / might not have made a difference
- tactical naivety / lack of game-plan and an overly defensive approach (I'm sure he has learned some lessons here).

Justin will have developed as a manager in his time with Laois and to be fair he performed quite well. Best wishes to him for the future.

armaghniac · August 21, 2013, 07:02:04 AM

If some on the Laois team don't have a full deck, is this the managers fault?

brokencrossbar1 · August 21, 2013, 10:54:33 AM

Quote from: armaghniac on August 21, 2013, 07:02:04 AM
If some on the Laois team don't have a full deck, is this the managers fault?

Surely that's why someone who works in a Sports Psychology company was employed?

Dont Matter · August 21, 2013, 01:03:46 PM

McKeever will need more than a sports phychologist when he gets decked by Billy next year! Hayyyyyyyyooooooooooo!