Derry Club Football & Hurling original

[Ryan O]

Big win for Kilrea in the relegation battle with Limavady, Faughanvale and  Screen all losing.

In the topic of coaches, Tally is defensive coach and is having big impact.
Mayo have top class forwards, Louth and Gavin Devlin have Ronan O Neill in there.

Even look at Wicklow and how their forwards play with Mc Convilles management/coaching.
Donegal - Colm Mc Fadden,
Kerry - Kieran Donaghy
Dublin - Dean Rock

We need a forwards coach if we are to have any hope. Benny Heron was good solid Derry servant but realistically how can he coach Mc Guigan, Murray, Doherty, Cassidy. Every one of them lads know they are better players than him added into the fact he has no previous coaching experience.

Before the pile on of "are you saying you can't coach if you've never played", absolutely not what I'm saying but you can't coach the players you played with.

Pretty sure that both McFadden and Rock are coaching players they played with.

There was more to the post than the I'm smarter moment you attempted to pick.
The point remains valid.

Dean Rock was one of the best forwards on one of best teams to ever play the game.

Colm Mc Fadden is/was a better inside forward than anything they currently have.

Benny Heron without being derogatory played for Derry for 11 years, There was no team ever who put a plan in place to nullify his influence. May sound harsh but its true.

[oakleaflad]

I think it runs deeper than that. We won underage All Irelands where the football was handpassed up the pitch and we used superior athleticism and organisation to win. We showed little imagination or variation and limited use of inside forward play, with only Lachlann Murray and Conall Higgins bucking that trend in those sides.
With the new rules we are lacking these forwards as they have all been over-coached in ways that suited the old game. The same thing happened with our u20 this year even under the new rules, when we met good teams that we couldn't run over the top of we looked visibly lost at times.
The same thing applies with our club football too, unfortunately.   

[Interstellar]

I would hope that the backroom staff will get overhauled in the the off-season. There is little doubt that there's a lack of a brains trust there and some too familiar with current players.  Perhaps the setup was rushed for the season just gone. I don't buy it that Derry players can't adapt to the new rules just like other county players have done with much less underage success. It's up to management to dictate style and tactics with proper coaching and bringing players on.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Who we bringing in oh wise ones

[bannside]

Pretty sure Conleith Gilligans name was mentioned on here a few times but no one latched onto it.

Exceptionally highly rated as forwards coach in Armagh and just about everywhere else!!

[Ryan O]

Who we bringing in oh wise ones

Stephen O'Neill, Tony Mc Entee, Kevin Brady, Stephen Quinn from Errigal Ciaran. Marty Clarke, James Horan,

And Gilligan obviously

We have to look outside the box here.

[marty34]

Who we bringing in oh wise ones

Stephen O'Neill, Tony Mc Entee, Kevin Brady, Stephen Quinn from Errigal Ciaran. Marty Clarke, James Horan,

And Gilligan obviously

We have to look outside the box here.

Some of them names are 'bigger' than Ciaran Meenagh?

[jb77]

Will management teams be ratified this week does anyone know?

[JE23]

Will management teams be ratified this week does anyone know?

They did around this time last year, so most likely.

[Ryan O]

Chat around whats happening has gone quiet. I see Mc Geeney staying for another year so the chances of getting Gilligan have reduced.

U20 management will be announced too!! Are we expecting a wee shake up there? That team definitely under delivered this season. Style of football would be stuck in the old rules.

[Brendan]

Championship draw being streamed anywhere?

[Brendan]

Greenlough, Drumsurn and Dawson group of death in the Intermeidate 

[Derry Man]

Banagher bound to be sick of the sight of Glen at this stage...

[Brendan]

Banagher V Glen
Slaughtneil V Magherafelt
Ballinascreen V Ballinderry
Steelstown V Swatragh
Faughanvale V Lavey
Newbridge V Kilrea
Glenullin V Loup
Dungiven V Bellaghy

[jb77]

Slaughtneil vs Magherafelt is tasty