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Replying To hurlorhurley: "Plays for St Fintans" I heard he retired if I'm thinking about the same fella you mentioned, pity rely TheWexfordMan (Wexford) - Posts: 11 - 27/10/2017 18:48:21 2058666 Link
For some reason the backroom team consists of 4 strength and conditioning coaches? Madness. And no physio? 890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 01/11/2017 15:01:21 2059541 Link
Replying To 890202: "For some reason the backroom team consists of 4 strength and conditioning coaches? Madness. And no physio?" I think 3 of them are intern's from colleges hurlorhurley (Wexford) - Posts: 1660 - 01/11/2017 15:36:13 2059554 Link
Only ONE COACH is named, a GK coach at that!!! While we have 4 S&C & 2 GPS people??!!?? And I don't recognise any of the names involved. Any New Ross district person involved in any way? Or former player? Or experienced coach? Who are these people? Who is Paul McLoughlin and how has our football been handed over to him? icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2553 - 01/11/2017 16:19:23 2059568 Link
Replying To icehonesty: "Only ONE COACH is named, a GK coach at that!!! While we have 4 S&C & 2 GPS people??!!?? And I don't recognise any of the names involved. Any New Ross district person involved in any way? Or former player? Or experienced coach? Who are these people? Who is Paul McLoughlin and how has our football been handed over to him?" Whats the deal with wondering is there a new ross person? Whats that got to do with it!! I havent heard much mentioned yet but I'm willing to wait and see. I am going to assume he knows what he is doing until I have reason to think any different! Even if there isnt a New Ross person involed! hurler101 (Wexford) - Posts: 471 - 01/11/2017 20:19:51 2059628 Link
Replying To hurler101: "Whats the deal with wondering is there a new ross person? Whats that got to do with it!! I havent heard much mentioned yet but I'm willing to wait and see. I am going to assume he knows what he is doing until I have reason to think any different! Even if there isnt a New Ross person involed!" 100% agree. The man has the job now. No matter what we say so it's time to get behind him. IMO he shouldn't have got the job but he has my full support for the year ahead. We really are in for the toughest football year we have had in a long time. So let's for now row in behind him considering we have nothing to be negative about yet. wexcore (Wexford) - Posts: 740 - 02/11/2017 08:46:02 2059683 Link
Replying To icehonesty: "Only ONE COACH is named, a GK coach at that!!! While we have 4 S&C & 2 GPS people??!!?? And I don't recognise any of the names involved. Any New Ross district person involved in any way? Or former player? Or experienced coach? Who are these people? Who is Paul McLoughlin and how has our football been handed over to him?" Can I genuinely ask, who do you think was the alternative to be over them? Counihan? Sheedy? Men who know absolutely nothing or care about Wexford football? For all of McLoughlins faults, he at least wants the job for the right reasons and wants to improve Wexford football and knows the club scene. Do I think he is the best manager going? No, I wouldnt, but is there really a better alternative? He has Mark Roche with him who also has a very good knowledge of club football and was with Fethard last year. And McLoughlin is gathering an experienced coaching crew around him, which by all accounts has yet to be finalised. Surely we owe it to him to at least give him a go. Jason Ryan started off in similar circumstances with people shouting from the rooftops how it is an awful appointment. Every year, there is always moaning over the Wexford football manager. It is not a prestigious job at all. It is not desirable for other county managers. The only time I heard anyone have any proper positives was last year and Banty, and I'd hardly have called his year a roaring success. james2011 (Wexford) - Posts: 602 - 02/11/2017 09:03:52 2059686 Link
o regan rang davy to wanting to join hurling panel,davy told him to loose a stone first Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2844 - 02/11/2017 13:57:29 2059772 Link
Replying To james2011: "Can I genuinely ask, who do you think was the alternative to be over them? Counihan? Sheedy? Men who know absolutely nothing or care about Wexford football? For all of McLoughlins faults, he at least wants the job for the right reasons and wants to improve Wexford football and knows the club scene. Do I think he is the best manager going? No, I wouldnt, but is there really a better alternative? He has Mark Roche with him who also has a very good knowledge of club football and was with Fethard last year. And McLoughlin is gathering an experienced coaching crew around him, which by all accounts has yet to be finalised. Surely we owe it to him to at least give him a go. Jason Ryan started off in similar circumstances with people shouting from the rooftops how it is an awful appointment. Every year, there is always moaning over the Wexford football manager. It is not a prestigious job at all. It is not desirable for other county managers. The only time I heard anyone have any proper positives was last year and Banty, and I'd hardly have called his year a roaring success." This is not a pop at the current manager but how was the starlights manager not even considered for an interview by the football review group. It was obvious from the middle of the year that joe Hagen was doing a serious job with starlights. He also had a very good stint with gusserane a few year back. he has way more experience than McLaughlin as well. mrfox (Wexford) - Posts: 338 - 02/11/2017 14:27:15 2059783 Link
Replying To mrfox: "This is not a pop at the current manager but how was the starlights manager not even considered for an interview by the football review group. It was obvious from the middle of the year that joe Hagen was doing a serious job with starlights. He also had a very good stint with gusserane a few year back. he has way more experience than McLaughlin as well." thats a fair comment. I dont know if he was or wasnt thought of though, and I'd be very surprised if he wasnt because there are so few current club managers who have any sort of experience worth approaching, and he would be one of very few who would. And just as an aside to that, from what I heard there was only one nomination put forward by the clubs and it was a terrible one. james2011 (Wexford) - Posts: 602 - 02/11/2017 16:44:24 2059813 Link
Replying To Stmunnsriver: "o regan rang davy to wanting to join hurling panel,davy told him to loose a stone first" He didnt say it like that! He called Mick and asked him would he be interested. Mick told him he would be but that he wasnt fit. He told O'Regan to get himself fit and come back in 6 weeks where he would need to pass a fitness test and if he dosent, he wont make the panel for the year. I think thats fair enough to ask from any manager and if he is keen on getting onto the panel, well then 6 weeks should be plenty of time to get his fitness up. alwaysasub (Wexford) - Posts: 403 - 02/11/2017 16:57:15 2059816 Link
Replying To alwaysasub: "He didnt say it like that! He called Mick and asked him would he be interested. Mick told him he would be but that he wasnt fit. He told O'Regan to get himself fit and come back in 6 weeks where he would need to pass a fitness test and if he dosent, he wont make the panel for the year. I think thats fair enough to ask from any manager and if he is keen on getting onto the panel, well then 6 weeks should be plenty of time to get his fitness up." at this rate we will have no footballers left gusseraneman (Wexford) - Posts: 521 - 02/11/2017 20:08:37 2059858 Link
Is this new manager an army man? icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2553 - 02/11/2017 21:08:12 2059874 Link
Replying To james2011: "thats a fair comment. I dont know if he was or wasnt thought of though, and I'd be very surprised if he wasnt because there are so few current club managers who have any sort of experience worth approaching, and he would be one of very few who would. And just as an aside to that, from what I heard there was only one nomination put forward by the clubs and it was a terrible one." Two many old timers on that football review group. It needs a serious shake up. Some of the stories I have heard about them approaching people for management jobs are cringe it was so unprofessional mrfox (Wexford) - Posts: 338 - 04/11/2017 11:03:08 2060389 Link
Replying To icehonesty: "Is this new manager an army man?" Ya ex army man Teddy5 (Wexford) - Posts: 122 - 04/11/2017 11:52:48 2060405 Link
Best of luck to Paul McLoughlin and his backroom task. Big job ahead but he has the courage and conviction to believe he can make a go of it. I hope people get behind the man now instead of questioning the man's credentials - a symptom of the scientific age and rationality's obsession with the perfect fit for everything and a futile search for a certainty that will never come. Sliotharyslope (Wexford) - Posts: 136 - 05/11/2017 08:40:41 2060530 Link
Ex army man... makes sense. In a "scientific age" it is right to question credentials. In the past jobs were given because of golden handshakes, old boys clubs or cos someone talked themselves into it. Nowadays that's not good enough - it goes on enough at club level, at county level it has to be unacceptable. Jason Ryan had at least a good club pedigree before getting the job. I have no idea where this guy has come out of to be a senior county manager, and of my own county. Did noone else apply?? icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2553 - 05/11/2017 16:27:31 2060608 Link
Replying To icehonesty: "Ex army man... makes sense. In a "scientific age" it is right to question credentials. In the past jobs were given because of golden handshakes, old boys clubs or cos someone talked themselves into it. Nowadays that's not good enough - it goes on enough at club level, at county level it has to be unacceptable. Jason Ryan had at least a good club pedigree before getting the job. I have no idea where this guy has come out of to be a senior county manager, and of my own county. Did noone else apply??" Why does it make sense that he is ex army? Am I missing something? hurler101 (Wexford) - Posts: 471 - 05/11/2017 16:59:29 2060619 Link
Replying To icehonesty: "Ex army man... makes sense. In a "scientific age" it is right to question credentials. In the past jobs were given because of golden handshakes, old boys clubs or cos someone talked themselves into it. Nowadays that's not good enough - it goes on enough at club level, at county level it has to be unacceptable. Jason Ryan had at least a good club pedigree before getting the job. I have no idea where this guy has come out of to be a senior county manager, and of my own county. Did noone else apply??" one club made one nomination and no one else applied. james2011 (Wexford) - Posts: 602 - 06/11/2017 11:35:38 2060740 Link
I know somebody who was approached informally but wasn't in a position to take it on. Could be a tough time for Wexford football but the man who has taken it on deserves a bit of support too. gahfan (Wexford) - Posts: 636 - 06/11/2017 15:19:19 2060804 Link