Down Club Hurling & Football

downjim · June 25, 2018, 03:13:01 PM

He has won 3 more SFC than Poacher and Mulholland

our_fella · June 25, 2018, 03:42:53 PM

Quote from: downjim on June 25, 2018, 03:13:01 PM
He has won 3 more SFC than Poacher and Mulholland

So doing nothing since 2011 puts him top of list?

Brick Tamlin · June 25, 2018, 03:52:01 PM

Well if its doing nothing since 2011 or doing nothing at all then i think hes sorta out in front in that regard.

johnnycool · June 25, 2018, 04:06:51 PM

Quote from: Brick Tamlin on June 25, 2018, 03:52:01 PM
Well if its doing nothing since 2011 or doing nothing at all then i think hes sorta out in front in that regard.

How'd he get on in Bellaghy?

Smurfy123 · June 25, 2018, 05:43:28 PM

Dawson Poacher and Mulholland could be a dream team. Would the county board be bold enough to go for it? Can't see it happening as Deegan has the job

snoopdog · June 25, 2018, 06:01:04 PM

Im not living in the county anymore but what managerial or coaching ability does Mulholland have? All i know is a pretty dismal record with the minors.

charlieTully · June 25, 2018, 06:17:29 PM

Quote from: snoopdog on June 25, 2018, 06:01:04 PM
Im not living in the county anymore but what managerial or coaching ability does Mulholland have? All i know is a pretty dismal record with the minors.

Lately with rostrever. Took them to Ulster intermediate final. Not sure what's he's at now.

Smurfy123 · June 25, 2018, 06:20:11 PM

Intermediate championship with Rostrevor. But they are flying in division 1 this year since he left.
Dawson the manager
Poacher trainer
Mulholland selector

SHEEDY · June 25, 2018, 07:06:08 PM

seriously lads, dawson?? personally wouldnt have him, i'd rather have any of wee james, paddy o'rourke or shorty to name a few as manager before dawson. i'd also try to have some of sean ward, mickey walsh or benny coulter involved in some capacity. whoever is in charge needs to try to get the best players wanting to play for down again.
anyway all this at the minute is pure speculation because eamonn burns is still the manager and i wouldnt be one bit surprised if he is still in charge again next year.

downjim · June 25, 2018, 08:21:16 PM

Some of you boys need a reality check. Dawson has been roaded from his last two jobs in Down😂

Brick Tamlin · June 25, 2018, 10:10:25 PM

Yet there's quite a few in burren would gladly take him back in the morning.
On another note ye can stick your dream teams up your arse. Why do people believe that lumping fellas in with each other as part of a management team works. It just doesn't.

Also should the men who guided other clubs to intermediate success also be thrown into the hat. I doubt it.
Good (or in alot of cases, overrated) players do not necessarily make good managers or coaches.its a speedbump that the decision makers in our county keep seeming to hit every time they appoint management teams.

I'd love to see in black and white the managerial cvs of alot of the names being bandied about ie experience of managing adult football teams either at top tier clubs or representative level. Success in the role would be an added bonus.

Brick Tamlin · June 25, 2018, 10:13:24 PM

Quote from: johnnycool on June 25, 2018, 04:06:51 PM
Quote from: Brick Tamlin on June 25, 2018, 03:52:01 PM
Well if its doing nothing since 2011 or doing nothing at all then i think hes sorta out in front in that regard.

How'd he get on in Bellaghy?

The same way wee James got on in stints at St Galls and Ballinderry I'd guess. maybe I'm wrong

Smurfy123 · June 25, 2018, 10:29:37 PM

Yes brick that would be the same Wee James who manages St Galls to a championship. You clown

Brick Tamlin · June 25, 2018, 10:51:57 PM

As I alluded to.. maybe I'm wrong.

Lecale Gael · June 26, 2018, 04:18:00 PM

Quote from: Targetman on June 23, 2018, 09:25:12 PM
That was a tough one to take, should never have lost that game, 4 up with 15 to go and a man down but looking comfortable enough then the keeper drops one into the net, still had a chance to equalise but O Hagan went for goal and the keeper saves it, 2 needless black cards for Harrison and Mc Kernan and a red for Johnson, the 2 replacements did well namely Madine and McKibben but going a man down we cudnt push up on their kickout, something which worked well in the first half, injuries to Mooney and Donnelly didn't help us either, we didn't get a rub of the green today at all, can't fault the effort but that's it for another year, when's the McKenna cup start!!!

I said we would win and it would be close, but I didn't legislate for the manner of how Down threw this away. A team that cant keep its best players on the pitch (injuries aside) undo the work of everyone else who really did bust a gut to try win this. Discipline is key here and this is one of the main areas we fall down big time.