County Manager Merry go round

[u]

Jack O'Connor stepping down.

[marty34]

Jack O'Connor stepping down.

Should he not leave that for a day or two?

Silly for doing it today in my opinion, of all days.

Let the team and management have their few days of glory. 

[Armagh18]

Jack O'Connor stepping down.

Not confirmed. Donaghy or Tomas O'Se replacement?

[Tubberman]

Jack O'Connor stepping down.

Should he not leave that for a day or two?

Silly for doing it today in my opinion, of all days.

Let the team and management have their few days of glory. 

Entitled to do it of his choosing after what he's done

[From the Bunker]

Right to get it out of the way. Avoids the questions about next year. It won't steal the limelight.

Owes his county nothing.

Went back to manage underage to mould this current group.

[Wildweasel74]

Already knew this in Kerry, Probably why Donaghy jumped ship, whether he get the job without actually managing a team be detable. Be very unkerry like.

[DaleCooper]

Yup was common knowledge, though speculation hed stay on if they lost etc. He has a fair record

[screenexile]

Nothing confirmed yet and given the nature of that victory and the ease with which they dispatched their respective challengers this year it wouldn't surprise me if he stayed on!

[rodney trotter]

Nothing confirmed yet and given the nature of that victory and the ease with which they dispatched their respective challengers this year it wouldn't surprise me if he stayed on!

He pretty much confirmed it on the radio. He.doesn't stay longer then 3/4 years over his 3 spells as manager.

[Blowitupref]

Nothing confirmed yet and given the nature of that victory and the ease with which they dispatched their respective challengers this year it wouldn't surprise me if he stayed on!

He pretty much confirmed it on the radio. He.doesn't stay longer then 3/4 years over his 3 spells as manager.

Rumours was that he was to retire from intercounty management. Long time at it  starting with the Kerry Minors in the 90s and best to finish on a high now.

[Rossfan]

Rumour Sloyan/O'Hara to be new Sligo joint managers??
Any truth?

100% true.

[u]

Jack O'Connor stepping down.

Should he not leave that for a day or two?

Silly for doing it today in my opinion, of all days.

Let the team and management have their few days of glory. 

He staying on now. He will overtake the great Micko

[SLIGONIAN]

Rumour Sloyan/O'Hara to be new Sligo joint managers??
Any truth?

100% true.

Yes Rossfan, you were spot on as usual, we are happy enough in Sligo. I had a few reservations on the backroom team and senior intercounty management experience but O Meara, McGee with more to come we should have a very strong management team. I wasn't a huge fan of McEntee, just made too many mistakes and he hasn't left us in as good shape as people think with giving far too much gametime to some players not good enough, so I would see this new management as an substantial upgrade for us with optimism to seeing some of the younger lads getting a proper chance. O Hara has been successful everywhere he has managed, 5 county titles as manager of Tourlestrane, Connacht u20, 2 leitrim titles, it really is a great record in management. Dessie was manager of the u20s too. That first breakthrough was huge at that level. People forget we beat a high fancied Roscommon team in the semi final which was no fluke and pure heart and willpower got us over the line against Mayo with 14 men for most of the second half. That's the mentality O Hara will bring. I always felt under McEntee losing was ok to the bigger teams, in fact I never seen a manager happier after our loss to Galway in 2024 and Mayo 2025. O Hara wont be happy with morale victories when the game is there for us. You have to take those opportunities.

There are rumors of Gerry McGowan back as coach in the Roscommon ticket and McEntee a frontrunner for Mayo which I hope happens.

[Duine Eile]

Gerry McGowan is coaching the Corofin seniors at the minute.

[SLIGONIAN]

Gerry McGowan is coaching the Corofin seniors at the minute.

Who is the manager of Corofin at present? Is it Kevin Johnson?