New Armagh Manager Announced

[Candyman]

Pure f*ckin joke!! McDonnel is a good man and i "think" he'll do a good enough job but the way in which the process was carried out is a disgrace....

[Over the Bar]

Apparently is was the experince McDonnell gained while at Errigal Ciaran that swung things in his favour.

[orangeman]

Was anyone at the meeting  - first of all , WAS THERE A VOTE TAKEN ? If there wasn't a vote taken, how can you say that 80% of clubs voted for Grimley ?

Tony Scullion works with Ulster Council - that's his job - So he wouldn't have able to take the job.
James Mc Cartan is a Down man -  a rival -


How can you claim that Grimley would have taken a Derry man and a Down man with him to form his backroom team ?

How come you all know Grimley's backroom team, but not Mc Donnells ?

What's all this about the Co. Board resigning ? Why didn't you let them resign if it was so undemocratic ?

[full back]

Apparently is was the experince McDonnell gained while at Errigal Ciaran that swung things in his favour.

Good man OTB. Now anything we achieve with the new manager will be down to the knowledge he gained in our neighbouring county

[Candyman]

Was anyone at the meeting  - first of all , WAS THERE A VOTE TAKEN ? If there wasn't a vote taken, how can you say that 80% of clubs voted for Grimley ?

Tony Scullion works with Ulster Council - that's his job - So he wouldn't have able to take the job.
James Mc Cartan is a Down man -  a rival -


How can you claim that Grimley would have taken a Derry man and a Down man with him to form his backroom team ?

How come you all know Grimley's backroom team, but not Mc Donnells ?
What's all this about the Co. Board resigning ? Why didn't you let them resign if it was so undemocratic ?

McDonnell's backroom staff were meant to have been Martin McQuillan and Packy McConville but he was asked to change this? I cannot confirm this 100% but i will when i get speaking to someone later on...

[Armagh Exile]

Anyone know what happened at the meeing in Armagh last night?

[Kentucky Blue]

Be very interesting to see where big Paul goes from here, as Max touched on he has already cut all ties with cavan so he must have been pretty confident of getting the post and I for one Im surprised he didnt. 

But with all county boards, its all about money and politics.

"You scratch my back, i'll scratch yours" kinda mentality.

[Sandy Hill]

Who should make county manager appointments; should it be done by the County Board or in conjunction with the Clubs within the County? Who is best placed to make a critical appointment like this and it is indeed critical. I'd presume a sub-committee was selected by the Co Board and that this group would interview prospective candidates and then put their findings to the full board who'd then make the choice.

[loughshore lad]

Tony Scullion works with Ulster Council - that's his job - So he wouldn't have able to take the job.

Thats right - is it not a fact that if you work for the Ulster Council like Tony Scullion and Eugene  Young do for example part of their terms of employment are that you can only actually manage/be involved with teams from within your own club?

[Over the Bar]

Don't rule out a BBC headline of "Uproar in Armagh at new appointment" or some other usual negative spin...

[Uladh]

Was anyone at the meeting  - first of all , WAS THERE A VOTE TAKEN ? If there wasn't a vote taken, how can you say that 80% of clubs voted for Grimley ?

Tony Scullion works with Ulster Council - that's his job - So he wouldn't have able to take the job.
James Mc Cartan is a Down man -  a rival -


How can you claim that Grimley would have taken a Derry man and a Down man with him to form his backroom team ?

How come you all know Grimley's backroom team, but not Mc Donnells ?

What's all this about the Co. Board resigning ? Why didn't you let them resign if it was so undemocratic ?

There was a show of hands to gauge if a formal vote was required. the vote didn't take place as it was overwhelmingly in PG's favour. clubs spoke from the floor against the co board's recommendation and it was ended with the announcement that it was the co board's job to appoint the manager and the club endorsement was not necessary.

Scullion, who had been approved by the ulster council in advance, and McCartan were PG's backroom team. there's no debate about this.

McDonnell has no backroom team in place as the county board deemed his proposals as not good enough and he will finalise in the next two weeks. MDonnell's original proposals are to be given the u21 job as a pay off.

county board didn't need to resign as there is nothing formal in the appointment process demanding the clubs consent.

[thebandit]

Peter McDonnells backroom team was proposed as Packie ad McQuillan, that is true, and I think that Packie will be part of the setup. While I welcome McDonnells appointment, I would have liked to have seen Tony Scullion in particular working with the team.

McDonnell obviously has great belief in the players coming through, he is the man who knows them best, and dare I say it, he is the manager who has gotten the best out of SK.

[charlie stubbs]

mcdonnell has a good pedigree 2 ulster club championships and ulster-u21 so has had success.he will know the younger players in the squad well,and some of them are evidently going to have to play starting roles with the immenent retirement.i dont see what everyone problem is.tyrone used mickey harte's knowledge of minor and under21 success to appoint the most successful manager in history why can mcdonnell not be a springboard for armagh?i for one will be giving him my full support.

there are a number of posters on armagh threads that think they know everything that goes on everywhere,when its rumour and "pub talk".

grimley may well have done a good job for joe i am not disputing that.however,a number of people calling for grimley are the same ones who lambast joes selections and tactics.

[Sandy Hill]

to appoint the most successful manager in history why can mcdonnell not be a springboard for armagh?


Steady on Charlie! 

[charlie stubbs]

meant in reference to more allirelands