Rory Gallagher

[rodney trotter]

I won't go to another Derry match if he is manager.

"An All-Ireland with Rory Gallagher as manager under these circumstances is not worth an All-Ireland in my eyes.

Gary Coleman played for a decade with Derry and his father was the great Eamonn Coleman, the man who delivered Derry their only All-Ireland success. He won an All Star in 1993, playing the position of left half back.

Coleman had much more to say on the matter and you can read the full interview with him here.

Joe Brolly wrote in his Sunday Independent column last year that his Derry teammates from 1998 planned to boycott the jubilee ceremony ahead of the 2023 Ulster final if Gallagher was on the sideline.

It will be interesting to see if any former Derry players will join Coleman in taking this public stance over the next few days.




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[Sportacus]

I'd rather trust my nose than anything the 'system' says in the North.

[tyrone08]

I'll say as a Derry man I have huge reservations on him coming back but just to change the subject slightly, are Fermanagh and Donegal Gaa not getting off a bit light on this if it was common knowledge. People queuing up to get digs in at Derry

Fair enough question. Why arenr clonduff getting the samw questions considering they willingly took him after the alleged allegations

I think it's Corduff you're looking for.....and I'm not sure people could think less of them if they put the devil himself in as manager.

Lol you are correct. I have the worst phone in the world for autocorrect, hence the spelling mistakes

[Mario]

On his managerial ability, always thought he was just a generic assistant to McGuiness but the improvement he made with Derry was astronomical and they were still progressing under his watch. So from a selfish, anti-Derry POV, I was glad he went as they haven't been the same without him. That's my reason for hoping he isn't reinstated.

He also got Fermanagh to an Ulster final. There aren't many managers in the country that could do that.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

Baker got Antrim to one. Worth a look?

[Mario]

Baker got Antrim to one. Worth a look?

It wasn't RG's only achievement

[onefineday]

The 'he hasn't been charged or convicted in court' argument is a bit like saying Al Capone was a well known tax dodger. 

Is it? because we know there's been public law proceedings and a finding of fact in his favour.

What were these proceedings?

[David McKeown]

The 'he hasn't been charged or convicted in court' argument is a bit like saying Al Capone was a well known tax dodger. 

Is it? because we know there's been public law proceedings and a finding of fact in his favour.

What were these proceedings?

The family ones referred to in his statement

[tonto1888]

On his managerial ability, always thought he was just a generic assistant to McGuiness but the improvement he made with Derry was astronomical and they were still progressing under his watch. So from a selfish, anti-Derry POV, I was glad he went as they haven't been the same without him. That's my reason for hoping he isn't reinstated.

In a purely footballing sense I don't like the guy. Don't like his antics. Never liked him as a player either but he is a good manager and would make Derry, or whoever, better

[Captain Obvious]

On his managerial ability, always thought he was just a generic assistant to McGuiness but the improvement he made with Derry was astronomical and they were still progressing under his watch. So from a selfish, anti-Derry POV, I was glad he went as they haven't been the same without him. That's my reason for hoping he isn't reinstated.

In a purely footballing sense I don't like the guy. Don't like his antics. Never liked him as a player either but he is a good manager and would make Derry, or whoever, better

He didn't make Donegal better when returned as manager in 2015.  Ulster final defeats to Monaghan,Tyrone in 2015,16 and beaten by a bit to spare in the All Ireland quarter finals by Mayo,Dublin. His last year in charge lost by 11 points to Tyrone in Ulster and knocked out of the championship in the Qualifiers by 15-point margin to Galway.

Main improvement he brought to Derry that made them better was getting players to buy into the county scene again, the fact they allowed themselves to drop to Division four showed where the mindset was and players was more focused with their club teams than the county team at the time.

[tonto1888]

On his managerial ability, always thought he was just a generic assistant to McGuiness but the improvement he made with Derry was astronomical and they were still progressing under his watch. So from a selfish, anti-Derry POV, I was glad he went as they haven't been the same without him. That's my reason for hoping he isn't reinstated.

In a purely footballing sense I don't like the guy. Don't like his antics. Never liked him as a player either but he is a good manager and would make Derry, or whoever, better

He didn't make Donegal better when returned as manager in 2015.  Ulster final defeats to Monaghan,Tyrone in 2015,16 and beaten by a bit to spare in the All Ireland quarter finals by Mayo,Dublin. His last year in charge lost by 11 points to Tyrone in Ulster and knocked out of the championship in the Qualifiers by 15-point margin to Galway.

Main improvement he brought to Derry that made them better was getting players to buy into the county scene again, the fact they allowed themselves to drop to Division four showed where the mindset was and players was more focused with their club teams than the county team at the time.

So you agree he made Derry better. Good stuff. And he would do again.

[Captain Obvious]

On his managerial ability, always thought he was just a generic assistant to McGuiness but the improvement he made with Derry was astronomical and they were still progressing under his watch. So from a selfish, anti-Derry POV, I was glad he went as they haven't been the same without him. That's my reason for hoping he isn't reinstated.

In a purely footballing sense I don't like the guy. Don't like his antics. Never liked him as a player either but he is a good manager and would make Derry, or whoever, better

He didn't make Donegal better when returned as manager in 2015.  Ulster final defeats to Monaghan,Tyrone in 2015,16 and beaten by a bit to spare in the All Ireland quarter finals by Mayo,Dublin. His last year in charge lost by 11 points to Tyrone in Ulster and knocked out of the championship in the Qualifiers by 15-point margin to Galway.

Main improvement he brought to Derry that made them better was getting players to buy into the county scene again, the fact they allowed themselves to drop to Division four showed where the mindset was and players was more focused with their club teams than the county team at the time.

So you agree he made Derry better. Good stuff. And he would do again.

As I have outlined he didn't make "whoever better" in the past and no guarantee he will if returns as Derry manager.

[tonto1888]

On his managerial ability, always thought he was just a generic assistant to McGuiness but the improvement he made with Derry was astronomical and they were still progressing under his watch. So from a selfish, anti-Derry POV, I was glad he went as they haven't been the same without him. That's my reason for hoping he isn't reinstated.

In a purely footballing sense I don't like the guy. Don't like his antics. Never liked him as a player either but he is a good manager and would make Derry, or whoever, better

He didn't make Donegal better when returned as manager in 2015.  Ulster final defeats to Monaghan,Tyrone in 2015,16 and beaten by a bit to spare in the All Ireland quarter finals by Mayo,Dublin. His last year in charge lost by 11 points to Tyrone in Ulster and knocked out of the championship in the Qualifiers by 15-point margin to Galway.

Main improvement he brought to Derry that made them better was getting players to buy into the county scene again, the fact they allowed themselves to drop to Division four showed where the mindset was and players was more focused with their club teams than the county team at the time.

So you agree he made Derry better. Good stuff. And he would do again.

As I have outlined he didn't make "whoever better" in the past and no guarantee he will if returns as Derry manager.

And I never said anything about the past so that's irrelevant. The man has obviously improved as a manager. But maybe you're right. I guess we will see if and when he does get the job

[Captain Obvious]

On his managerial ability, always thought he was just a generic assistant to McGuiness but the improvement he made with Derry was astronomical and they were still progressing under his watch. So from a selfish, anti-Derry POV, I was glad he went as they haven't been the same without him. That's my reason for hoping he isn't reinstated.

In a purely footballing sense I don't like the guy. Don't like his antics. Never liked him as a player either but he is a good manager and would make Derry, or whoever, better

He didn't make Donegal better when returned as manager in 2015.  Ulster final defeats to Monaghan,Tyrone in 2015,16 and beaten by a bit to spare in the All Ireland quarter finals by Mayo,Dublin. His last year in charge lost by 11 points to Tyrone in Ulster and knocked out of the championship in the Qualifiers by 15-point margin to Galway.

Main improvement he brought to Derry that made them better was getting players to buy into the county scene again, the fact they allowed themselves to drop to Division four showed where the mindset was and players was more focused with their club teams than the county team at the time.

So you agree he made Derry better. Good stuff. And he would do again.

As I have outlined he didn't make "whoever better" in the past and no guarantee he will if returns as Derry manager.

And I never said anything about the past so that's irrelevant. The man has obviously improved as a manager. But maybe you're right. I guess we will see if and when he does get the job

Past irrelevant? Derry county board if they bring him back will be mainly due to what was done in the past..

[tonto1888]

On his managerial ability, always thought he was just a generic assistant to McGuiness but the improvement he made with Derry was astronomical and they were still progressing under his watch. So from a selfish, anti-Derry POV, I was glad he went as they haven't been the same without him. That's my reason for hoping he isn't reinstated.

In a purely footballing sense I don't like the guy. Don't like his antics. Never liked him as a player either but he is a good manager and would make Derry, or whoever, better

He didn't make Donegal better when returned as manager in 2015.  Ulster final defeats to Monaghan,Tyrone in 2015,16 and beaten by a bit to spare in the All Ireland quarter finals by Mayo,Dublin. His last year in charge lost by 11 points to Tyrone in Ulster and knocked out of the championship in the Qualifiers by 15-point margin to Galway.

Main improvement he brought to Derry that made them better was getting players to buy into the county scene again, the fact they allowed themselves to drop to Division four showed where the mindset was and players was more focused with their club teams than the county team at the time.

So you agree he made Derry better. Good stuff. And he would do again.

As I have outlined he didn't make "whoever better" in the past and no guarantee he will if returns as Derry manager.

And I never said anything about the past so that's irrelevant. The man has obviously improved as a manager. But maybe you're right. I guess we will see if and when he does get the job

Past irrelevant? Derry county board if they bring him back will be mainly due to what was done in the past..

Fair point haha. The Donegal part wa irrelevant to my post. As I said, he has clearly improved as a manager. Let's see what happens. He could come back and be very poor or he could take Derry back up. If he gets the job that is