Derry Club Football & Hurling original

[Uncle Phil]

Delighted for Ciaran Meenagh, success follows him , no bullshit with him and popular with players he works with. Quietly confident for the year ahead

Yes - a man of serious integrity. Does the right things and does them well. Along with Marty Boyle (one of the most underrated coaches in Ulster IMO), Derry are in good hands.

[Ryan O]

Delighted for Ciaran Meenagh, success follows him , no bullshit with him and popular with players he works with. Quietly confident for the year ahead

I went to Omagh yesterday in the hope of getting a great game (delivered) but also sat about 6 rows back from Loughmacrory dugout just to see what kind of characters we have now in our county management set up. Quick move after U16 game as my 50/50 chance of getting the right dugout turned out to be wrong.
I couldn't have been more impressed, it was a fantastic display by Loughmacrory but completely engineered by Meenagh and you could tell that throughout the game. If our lads play like that we're in for a really good year. Every year I'm an eternal optimist but this year I running with confident rather than hope.

Martin Boyles interview and Ciaran Meenagh after the game shows how good they were. And I've no doubt Martins line in relation to Loughmacrory is also as relevant to Derry, " You can't always be up and coming sometime you'll have to get there"

[jb77]

I see Thomas Mallon with the Loughmacrory keepers, didn't realise he was Meenaghs man too. Getting out the gates with a reliable keeper is well up the list this year I wish him well