Derry Club Football & Hurling original

[JohnDenver]

Donnelly and McGoldrick have both withdrawn from the race it seems, following McBride's withdrawal.

Is Tyrone's Brian McIver undermining our clubs?

[toby47]

Rory Gallagher the only remaining candidate.

[screenexile]

Big gamble from the County Board to take in someone like Gallagher.

If things go wrong the noises will get very loud very quickly against him as opposed to someone from within the County who wouldn't be seen as such a mercenary. Also the style of football is a worry but hopefully that won't be the case with Derry.

[shawshank]

Rory Gallagher the only remaining candidate.

This is turning in a shite fest. Gallagher getting calls from the county board to assess his interest, this has run against the nominations submitted by the clubs. This will IMO further alienate the feeling from clubs towards the county, if that was possible. There has been no tac here at all. Surely the smart thing would have been for the CB (meet privately with the guy) then have gotten one of the clubs to have nominated Gallagher rather than McIvor/Symth bye passing the clubs. Its not good. This is promoting more apathy. Incompetent.

[shawshank]

Big gamble from the County Board to take in someone like Gallagher.

If things go wrong the noises will get very loud very quickly against him as opposed to someone from within the County who wouldn't be seen as such a mercenary. Also the style of football is a worry but hopefully that won't be the case with Derry.

Has Donnelly withdrawn?

[GetOverTheBar]

Us Derry folk play the 'AFL' card too much.

Conor Glass was a complete standout player, guaranteed to have a long inter county career.
Callum Brown didn't start for his own age group at u20's. However I think he had the potential to become a good inter county footballer.
Anton Tohill didn't start for his club senior team, St Pats MacRory team or his county minor team.

Glass for me is the only guaranteed massive loss out of the 3. Callum Brown definitely had big potential, but loads of 18-20 year olds have had the same potential in the past 10 years and never ended up being county footballers.

Is that true?

Seems really odd.

Would agree with those points Toby.

What's he doing in the AFL then? Obviously he's a big lad but sure there are plenty of other big lads about with more talent it would seem?

[oakleaflad]

Us Derry folk play the 'AFL' card too much.

Conor Glass was a complete standout player, guaranteed to have a long inter county career.
Callum Brown didn't start for his own age group at u20's. However I think he had the potential to become a good inter county footballer.
Anton Tohill didn't start for his club senior team, St Pats MacRory team or his county minor team.

Glass for me is the only guaranteed massive loss out of the 3. Callum Brown definitely had big potential, but loads of 18-20 year olds have had the same potential in the past 10 years and never ended up being county footballers.

Is that true?

Seems really odd.

Would agree with those points Toby.

What's he doing in the AFL then? Obviously he's a big lad but sure there are plenty of other big lads about with more talent it would seem?

They are two different sports.

[oakleaflad]

Big gamble from the County Board to take in someone like Gallagher.

If things go wrong the noises will get very loud very quickly against him as opposed to someone from within the County who wouldn't be seen as such a mercenary. Also the style of football is a worry but hopefully that won't be the case with Derry.

Has Donnelly withdrawn?

Yeah, only Gallagher left.

[toby47]

Big gamble from the County Board to take in someone like Gallagher.

If things go wrong the noises will get very loud very quickly against him as opposed to someone from within the County who wouldn't be seen as such a mercenary. Also the style of football is a worry but hopefully that won't be the case with Derry.

Has Donnelly withdrawn?

Yeah, only Gallagher left.

Would be some shit show if Gallagher turned us down / couldn't agree a deal.

[Glenman93]

Rory Gallagher the only remaining candidate.

This is turning in a shite fest. Gallagher getting calls from the county board to assess his interest, this has run against the nominations submitted by the clubs. This will IMO further alienate the feeling from clubs towards the county, if that was possible. There has been no tac here at all. Surely the smart thing would have been for the CB (meet privately with the guy) then have gotten one of the clubs to have nominated Gallagher rather than McIvor/Symth bye passing the clubs. Its not good. This is promoting more apathy. Incompetent.

Do the GAA rules not allow for candidates to be proposed by clubs and by county officers and by individuals who put their own names forward? Someone please tell us if this is true or false.

[shawshank]

Rory Gallagher the only remaining candidate.

This is turning in a shite fest. Gallagher getting calls from the county board to assess his interest, this has run against the nominations submitted by the clubs. This will IMO further alienate the feeling from clubs towards the county, if that was possible. There has been no tac here at all. Surely the smart thing would have been for the CB (meet privately with the guy) then have gotten one of the clubs to have nominated Gallagher rather than McIvor/Symth bye passing the clubs. Its not good. This is promoting more apathy. Incompetent.

Do the GAA rules not allow for candidates to be proposed by clubs and by county officers and by individuals who put their own names forward? Someone please tell us if this is true or false.

I don't know either, however knowing how delicate the current relationship with the clubs has been over the past two months on issues of transparency, would it not have been a much wiser approach to have had a club nominate him rather than having the situation that is not open to challenge in that the CB lead by the Chair and football development manager approached another candidate not nominated by the clubs. it is about perception and currently our CB are not in any reconciliation mode

[thebuzz]

Big gamble from the County Board to take in someone like Gallagher.

If things go wrong the noises will get very loud very quickly against him as opposed to someone from within the County who wouldn't be seen as such a mercenary. Also the style of football is a worry but hopefully that won't be the case with Derry.

Has Donnelly withdrawn?

Yeah, only Gallagher left.

Would be some shit show if Gallagher turned us down / couldn't agree a deal.

That would be some embarrassment alright. There's every chance it could happen.

[restorepride]

Big gamble from the County Board to take in someone like Gallagher.

If things go wrong the noises will get very loud very quickly against him as opposed to someone from within the County who wouldn't be seen as such a mercenary. Also the style of football is a worry but hopefully that won't be the case with Derry.

If things go wrong!? Division 4 was about as wrong as you'd want! I don't think it is a huge gamble at all and IF players buy in to a fresh chance then it could be what's needed to fully restore pride in the jersey.

[sam03/05]

No one in Derry heard why he left Fermanagh?

[Newbridge Exile]

No one in Derry heard why he left Fermanagh?

yep heard alright ,I will be really disappointed if hes our new manager .