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Correct SouthSligo, Here is the current point, how many of the u21s are eligible for u20 this year, I am told 4? If that's the case Taylor will know very little about the players and I doubt he was in Salthill and Ballybofey for the minors. How many will Cummins know and worked with 20+, can we build on the Derry performance? or on the Galway u21 Connacht final 60mins which is less relevant given the high turnover of players. Cummins has a better chance of hitting the ground running. No doubt its a squad capable of great things with the right manager. Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1642 - 10/10/2017 16:47:18 2054467 Link
Replying To Sligonian: "Correct SouthSligo, Here is the current point, how many of the u21s are eligible for u20 this year, I am told 4? If that's the case Taylor will know very little about the players and I doubt he was in Salthill and Ballybofey for the minors. How many will Cummins know and worked with 20+, can we build on the Derry performance? or on the Galway u21 Connacht final 60mins which is less relevant given the high turnover of players. Cummins has a better chance of hitting the ground running. No doubt its a squad capable of great things with the right manager." A nonsensical post. Does it matter if Taylor was in Salthill or Ballybofey. I saw Cummins minors scraping past a poor Leitrim and getting hammered by Galway and then putting up a gallent performance before losing to Derry who were destroyed by Kerry. I saw Taylor win in kiltoom and lose in extra time to Galway. Does that place one manager above the other ? In my opinion No. Both men know the players and have contacts in all club's so not knowing the player's cos you didn't work with them is totally irrelevant. The next Sligo Senior Manager won't know any of the player's cos he will be an outsider but he will get to know them and it won't take long eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1669 - 10/10/2017 17:32:39 2054480 Link
Gavin Devlin Tyrone's assistant manager has stepped down Could he be heading to Sligo noboots (Sligo) - Posts: 92 - 10/10/2017 19:13:36 2054499 Link
Replying To eoinog: "A nonsensical post. Does it matter if Taylor was in Salthill or Ballybofey. I saw Cummins minors scraping past a poor Leitrim and getting hammered by Galway and then putting up a gallent performance before losing to Derry who were destroyed by Kerry. I saw Taylor win in kiltoom and lose in extra time to Galway. Does that place one manager above the other ? In my opinion No. Both men know the players and have contacts in all club's so not knowing the player's cos you didn't work with them is totally irrelevant. The next Sligo Senior Manager won't know any of the player's cos he will be an outsider but he will get to know them and it won't take long" Short memories. What about Taylors first year in charge? Worst prepared Sligo team I've ever seen NewSligofan (Sligo) - Posts: 258 - 10/10/2017 19:39:13 2054504 Link
Not that it matters a damn but I saw Tay with Ross Donavan in Ballybofey. It was easy to spot him, there were so Few Sligo supporters. You'd swear We regularly get to all ireland quarter Finals! SligoCody (Sligo) - Posts: 74 - 10/10/2017 21:02:43 2054521 Link
Replying To eoinog: "A nonsensical post. Does it matter if Taylor was in Salthill or Ballybofey. I saw Cummins minors scraping past a poor Leitrim and getting hammered by Galway and then putting up a gallent performance before losing to Derry who were destroyed by Kerry. I saw Taylor win in kiltoom and lose in extra time to Galway. Does that place one manager above the other ? In my opinion No. Both men know the players and have contacts in all club's so not knowing the player's cos you didn't work with them is totally irrelevant. The next Sligo Senior Manager won't know any of the player's cos he will be an outsider but he will get to know them and it won't take long" Eoinog I actually take back my point as taylor will have time to get know his players than I thought, the u20 championship is run from june to august not like jan to april for u21, also worth noting any player who plays championship to Sligo seniors will be ineligible, when I was involved with u21s it was important to know the players as you didn't have much time with college and Sligo seniors having them and also exam commitments but that is all changed now which is good thing Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1642 - 11/10/2017 11:22:13 2054601 Link
4 home games in the league next year and every chance to gain promotion, all we need now is a manager. Benbulben (Sligo) - Posts: 298 - 13/10/2017 11:50:41 2055021 Link
Replying To Benbulben: "4 home games in the league next year and every chance to gain promotion, all we need now is a manager." .....and an assistant, selectors, a forwards coach, a backs coach , a strength and conditioning coach, two statistions , a psychologist, a dietitian, a kit person , a doctor , a physiotherapist and ohh I nearly forgot , 30 descent footballers. Maggiepie (Sligo) - Posts: 231 - 13/10/2017 12:51:14 2055033 Link
Replying To Sligonian: "Eoinog I actually take back my point as taylor will have time to get know his players than I thought, the u20 championship is run from june to august not like jan to april for u21, also worth noting any player who plays championship to Sligo seniors will be ineligible, when I was involved with u21s it was important to know the players as you didn't have much time with college and Sligo seniors having them and also exam commitments but that is all changed now which is good thing" So you worked with the u.21 before and you won.....? eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1669 - 13/10/2017 13:27:03 2055044 Link
Replying To Sligonian: "Eoinog I actually take back my point as taylor will have time to get know his players than I thought, the u20 championship is run from june to august not like jan to april for u21, also worth noting any player who plays championship to Sligo seniors will be ineligible, when I was involved with u21s it was important to know the players as you didn't have much time with college and Sligo seniors having them and also exam commitments but that is all changed now which is good thing" So you worked with the u.21 before and you won.....? eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1669 - 13/10/2017 13:27:12 2055045 Link
Eoinog your not being disingenuous by any chance, you will be glad to know I learned a lot of important lessons especially why we consistently underperform in Connacht Finals. Great post Maggiepie, On the manager front Delvin interests me, Corey, McHugh not so much, Delvin would probably bring Peter Donnelly as S&C with him, a couple of yrs under Mickey Harte cant do any harm. Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1642 - 13/10/2017 17:01:30 2055090 Link
Replying To Maggiepie: ".....and an assistant, selectors, a forwards coach, a backs coach , a strength and conditioning coach, two statistions , a psychologist, a dietitian, a kit person , a doctor , a physiotherapist and ohh I nearly forgot , 30 descent footballers." I would have thought that was the managers job to pick his back room team. Benbulben (Sligo) - Posts: 298 - 13/10/2017 20:46:15 2055146 Link
Replying To Benbulben: "I would have thought that was the managers job to pick his back room team." Wonder when you had that thought! Maggiepie (Sligo) - Posts: 231 - 15/10/2017 12:29:33 2055346 Link
So our new manager (IF we ever get one) will have to prepare for Galway or Mayo in the semifinal IF we get past London. SligoCody (Sligo) - Posts: 74 - 19/10/2017 20:51:24 2056347 Link
Heard at the game today holmes/Connelly are lined up for the gig NewSligofan (Sligo) - Posts: 258 - 22/10/2017 19:45:46 2057036 Link
County Board meeting tonight should shed some light on the longest managerial search in history of mankind Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1642 - 23/10/2017 09:11:15 2057125 Link
Cathal Corey new manager selectors Tony scullion, conleth Gilligan and Aidan Rooney Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1642 - 23/10/2017 21:32:27 2057372 Link
Replying To Sligonian: "Cathal Corey new manager selectors Tony scullion, conleth Gilligan and Aidan Rooney" Delighted with this. Love the backroom team NewSligofan (Sligo) - Posts: 258 - 23/10/2017 21:44:19 2057376 Link
Never heard of this new manager. Scullion was an excellent footballer. Can't say I am delighted to have a predominantly Northern element here in Sligo based on the style of football that Tyrone play. I will give them the benefit of the doubt for 12 mts before judgement. Well done to the Co Board on making the appointments and keeping it tightly under wraps until this evening. Lot's of names were mentioned on this site and I would say there was no truth in most of the names eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1669 - 23/10/2017 23:02:36 2057406 Link
My thoughts on the manager are mixed, he interviewed well but let us put this in perspective, people can bluff interviews and talk the talk, from my research he was turned down by Donegal twice, derry and Fermanagh, that for me doesn't send the right message, he has lots of experience in interviews too it must be said so it was bound to interview well, he won Donegal SFC with Naomh Conaill in 2010, he had previously being joint manager with McGuinness the year before. Naomh Conaill went on to the Ulster final but were beaten by cross, hes managed a few clubs and Jordanstown, most recently Truagh Gaels in Monaghan who had a decent senior campaign this year. Interesting to that he ended up with Truagh Gaels in Monaghan last yr. I wasn't at the interviews but it is curious that McGuinness never got him involved in his Donegal set ups considering they were joint managers in 09 when they lost county final. That would have been a key question to ask for me. I would of seeked a reference from McGuinness on him, maybe they did. He hasn't any intercounty experience, which is a big worry. Intercounty is a different ball game to club, he will have a lot learning to do. Finances probably decided it sadly. The only saving grace for me is his backroom team, Rooney is a great link for the u21s of last yr and will bring enthusiasm, energy to it, Scullion is a very highly rated coach and will help defensive strategy, Gilligan will be forwards coach. His main task is to revamp the squad and team, some of the older players need to be thanked and moved on, he also needs to be his own man and not listen to the people who usually find a way of getting into the ear of our county managers in Sligo. I wish them all the best but it is a very risky appointment and doesn't hint of any ambition on the CBs part, it go either way but no guarantee of success at all. His team selections during the FBD league will tell us a lot. He needs to work the squad hard on strength and conditioning as I feel we are lagging behind on that front. It has to be said the County board press release was very poor last night honestly embarrassing but not surprising and is yet another insight into how they are run. In fact I am surprised no one mentioned the disgrace of St Johns having to give up home advantage in Connacht club last weekend. The clubs really need to engage and when up for grabs replace current members with better candidates. Eoinog giving the CB credit for the appointment not leaking LOL. Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1642 - 24/10/2017 08:51:08 2057434 Link