Derry Club Football & Hurling original

[LoughNeagh]

O'Rourke expected to take over as Tyrone boss

Edging closer.

What has happened here? He knows the club scene, he knows Derry have a strong panel at the moment, he knows there is good underage talent coming through but still picking Tyrone over Derry?

Is the county situation that toxic?

[tbrick18]

O'Rourke expected to take over as Tyrone boss

Edging closer.

What has happened here? He knows the club scene, he knows Derry have a strong panel at the moment, he knows there is good underage talent coming through but still picking Tyrone over Derry?

Is the county situation that toxic?

I don't believe anything has happened.
MOR played for a Tyrone club, lives in Tyrone and has a probably got more of a connection with Tyrone than Derry, even if he is with a Derry club team.
Tyrone also feel they have strong players coming through, and MOR will be aware of what's there already too.
So not a slight on Derry, just more of an affinity with Tyrone who might well challenge again under new leadership and a new crop of players.

[toby47]

Almost 9 weeks since Mickey Harte stepped down.

[JoG2]

O'Rourke expected to take over as Tyrone boss

Edging closer.

What has happened here? He knows the club scene, he knows Derry have a strong panel at the moment, he knows there is good underage talent coming through but still picking Tyrone over Derry?

Is the county situation that toxic?

Look what the county has achieved in the last few years at senior and underage.
Now take a step back, have a look at who is available, and who might for their own personal reasons want to take a prime gig (on their doorstep). Tabloid type talk doesn't help anyone

Almost 9 weeks since Mickey Harte stepped down.

And will be 9 more before anything happens.

[Wildweasel74]

Would the potential manager not need been watching the club championships. O'Rourke has seen whats on offer in the county, any other potential manager has not.

[shamrocker12]

Seriously, who are the genuine contenders now that RG has been voted against by county board last night? Realistically there are no standout candidates now that Malachy has went to tyrone. Here's my list of names in no particular order and by no means who I would select. My selection was malachy orourke last year and would have been prepared to to wait until after Glen's all ireland heroics but I believe he wasn't interested or county board messed up.
    1. Andy moran
    2. Tony mcentee
    3. Damien mcerlain
    4. Barry dillon
    5. Oisin mcconville
    6. Conleth gilligan
   
Like I said these are not in order or even who I would consider. They are just names of men who are free or have close ties with derry. None of these I believe to be the right candidate..but who knows?? Our county board certainly don't.

[DuffleKing]

Does the next Derry manager have to have been nominated by the clubs?

[shamrocker12]

Does the next Derry manager have to have been nominated by the clubs?

No not at all...Gallagher wasn't nominated by clubs when he was appointed. County board overruled the clubs who i think had nominated johnny mcbride I believe at the time...they may try overrule them again but it won't be RG this time..
 

[p3427977]

Does the next Derry manager have to have been nominated by the clubs?

No not at all...Gallagher wasn't nominated by clubs when he was appointed. County board overruled the clubs who i think had nominated johnny mcbride I believe at the time...they may try overrule them again but it won't be RG this time..
 

Any idea who has been nominated?

I find it very hard to believe there's not someone already appointed but not announced. You'd believe that MOR hasn't been appointed Tyrone manager yet some of them knew weeks ago going by comments made.

[screenexile]

Seriously, who are the genuine contenders now that RG has been voted against by county board last night? Realistically there are no standout candidates now that Malachy has went to tyrone. Here's my list of names in no particular order and by no means who I would select. My selection was malachy orourke last year and would have been prepared to to wait until after Glen's all ireland heroics but I believe he wasn't interested or county board messed up.
    1. Andy moran
    2. Tony mcentee
    3. Damien mcerlain
    4. Barry dillon
    5. Oisin mcconville
    6. Conleth gilligan
   
Like I said these are not in order or even who I would consider. They are just names of men who are free or have close ties with derry. None of these I believe to be the right candidate..but who knows?? Our county board certainly don't.

I don't think 1,3,5,6 are an option.

Ciaran Meenagh has to be an option too unless the CB burnt their bridges with him?

[Wildweasel74]

Should they not have gave Meenagh a year last year. Think Derry gonna drop way bck into the pack, and a opportunity to win a All-Ireland drop away. I think Gallagher,O'Rourke,McGuinness. Where the only options if available. to bring the best out of the Derry team.Anybody else gonna be on a hiding to nothing as there gonna be no easy in year, as we lost last year already.

[statto]

I would have thought that the Derry job would be one of the most appealing in Ireland strange that o Rourke didn't seem interested or wasn't approached given he would have worked with the best players in Derry.

[lenny]

I would have thought that the Derry job would be one of the most appealing in Ireland strange that o Rourke didn't seem interested or wasn't approached given he would have worked with the best players in Derry.

He always works with Porter who is a tyrone man and wanted to wait for the tyrone job. Simple as that. I'm just surprised tyrone have gone for a fermanagh man. They're now trying to claim he's really tyrone because he lives there but that's garbage, Roy keane has lived in england for years but he's not english.

[marty34]

After all this waiting and waiting and stilk waiting, this appointing can only be nothing but underwhelming.

A good manager helps but surely the players must take some ownership of the whole process themselves?

[tyrone08]

I would have thought that the Derry job would be one of the most appealing in Ireland strange that o Rourke didn't seem interested or wasn't approached given he would have worked with the best players in Derry.

He always works with Porter who is a tyrone man and wanted to wait for the tyrone job. Simple as that. I'm just surprised tyrone have gone for a fermanagh man. They're now trying to claim he's really tyrone because he lives there but that's garbage, Roy keane has lived in england for years but he's not english.

Someone seems annoyed that they didnt get RG or Malachy. Malachy played for a tyrone club team so makes him more of a tyrone man than most.

Derry obviously have no issues with outside managers as they are willing to appoint anyone no matter what allegations are put to them or who they have previously managed.

Derry could be used as a case study on how to balls up a talented bunch of players with ridiculous management changes.