Where now for Galway hurling?

[MaroonAndWhite]

Now that Gerlock has been shown the door, who is the man to get he best out of this talented, if slightly watery, bunch of players? Two candidates from within the county in Heverin and Michael Bond. Bond (with Mike Coleman, Joe Cooney and Steve Mahon as part of his team) will get alot of backing, probably moreso because of the three legends lining up behind him. Heverin (with Anthony Cunningham) has the more recent pedigree with what hes achieved at Portumna.

Would anyone from outside the county touch the job with a barge pole at this stage?

[Lecale2]

It was a tight vote. How are they going about filling the position now?

[youbetterbelieveit]

The Galway Hurling Board have sacked Ger Loughnane as Galway senior hurling manager.

Board delegates voted by 28 to 26 against his ratification.

Loughnane, who had been manager for two years, was not present at the vote in the Raheen Woods Hotel in Athenry last night.

Talk about Galway shooting themselves in the foot again and again.

[orangeman]

28 to 26 shows how bitterly divided Galway hurling really is.

[mouview]

Bond has done it 'midstream' before with Offaly, but much and all of an admirer as I am of his back room team, great players don't always make great selectors. Oddly enough, wouldn't worry too much about our chances, a couple of winning games under our belt and things will start pulling together again; don't forget, Gerlock pised off a lot of players during his time in charge. The divided top table is a matter for another day and should / will have no relevance on the playing field.

As one who greatly welcomed Loughnane's appointment 2 years ago, I too felt he had to go. His style of management just didn't wash with Galway - the nadir being that evening in Cusack park where even his own players didn't know the line-up until 5 minutes before throw-in. That was unforgiveable.

[Sylvie]

Bring back Mattie Murphy, he knows galway club hurling and the underage talent better than most

if not than we always have Vicent Mullins (u21 boss for past 4 years)

not convinced with mr. bond and backroom team

by the way...who in the background team (selectors) did the players have it on for , was it mr. mulqueen or mr treacy ?
or was this a front for the issue of gerLog ?

[MaroonAndWhite]

Its gonna be an insider anyways judging by Miko Ryan's comment this morning that a Galway native was his preference.

Of the two that have said they would be interested, Id prefer Heverin but as Sylvie said, Mattie Murphy has earned his chance to have a shot at the job. Whether he would go forward again after prior kicks in the teeth is another story.

[MaroonAndWhite]

Ladbrokes suspend betting on new Galway manager
20 October 2008

Following a flurry of bets on Michael Bond becoming the new Galway hurling manager, Ladbrokes has closed the book on the market. 

Bond, who led Offaly to All Ireland glory in 1998 is expected to form a dream ticket along with Galway hurling legends Michael Coleman, Steve Mahon and Joe Cooney.

Commenting, Donal McCarthy, Ladbrokes Ireland said; "If Mr Bond is appointed Ladbrokes will be shaken but not stirred. The only other likely candidate at this time is Portumna's Bainisteoir, Jimmy Heverin, but Michael Bond started out at evens and following the sacking of Ger Loughnane we had to suspend the market only 48 hours after it was posted. 

"His team of selectors is a veritable who's who of Galway hurling legends so we can see a very positive response to that from the clubs in Galway. The Bond ticket has a home grown look to it also which is what Galway are looking for this time around."

[orangeman]

Looks like Michael Bond has signed up and somebody has made a few quid off Ladbrokes in the process.

[youngfella]

Should do well this coming year, if they can put few good strong players around the Joe show, id imagine they'd give most teams a good game. Maybe remain with the cats for a bit into the second half

[billy the kid]

they could all go on strike to buy themselves some time to think. If they speak to GAA/Donal OG he will advise them on the best way to throw their toys out of the pram.

[MaroonAndWhite]

Reports suggest we have it narrowed down to three candidates from the original eight.....Michael Bond, Noel Lane & John McIntyre. An announcement is likely tomorrow night. I've a feeling Bond has it sewn up. Whats the Offaly/Tipp opinion of McIntyre? Would he do any good with them?

[GalwayBayBoy]

Michael Bond is expected to be ratified as the new Galway hurling manager tonight.

The five-man selection committee met last night to finalise their choice of preferred candidate from three names - Bond, John McIntyre and Noel Lane - and it's widely expected that the Ardrahan man's name will be put forward for ratification at tonight's hurling board meeting.

Bond, who led Offaly to a famous All-Ireland triumph in 1998 after taking over from Michael 'Babs' Keating in mid-season, will head up an impressive management team which also consists of former players Joe Cooney, Michael Coleman and Steve Mahon.



McIntyre also managed the Faithful County on two separate occasions, while Lane previously managed Galway in 2001 and 2002, steering them to an All-Ireland final appearance in his first year at the helm.

[cicfada]

Mc Intyre has been chosen as new manager!

[belleaqua]

Thats a shock...a huge surprise he was even in the last 3! Any word on a backroom team...ud imagine he'd want something impressive goin on to have swung it. Expect David Forde to be captain while it doesnt look good for lads like Cyril Donnellan given McIntyre's columns in the Tribune earlier this year.