They Said It ....
February 2007
“When you take two players of the ability of the Cannings,
they are a loss to a panel. Saying they aren’t a loss to a panel would
be ridiculous. Players of their ability are very scarce. Ollie has huge ability
and leadership and Joe has massive promise. For themselves it’s an awful
loss to them. As regards being a loss to Galway, they have to be a loss but
it is a loss that’s not impossible to overcome."
Galway boss Ger Loughnane honestly admits that there are no winners
if Ollie and Joe Canning decide to remain away from the county hurling squad
“Any individual who wants to move from one county to another
is well entitled to. Maybe there are two aspects to this. One of them is putting
pressure on Roscommon to call him back into the panel or not. Or the second
is that he simply wants to go and play football somewhere else. Frankie has
had a lot of opportunities with a lot of managers and everything has been
done to facilitate him playing with Roscommon."
Former Roscommon boss Tommy Carr gives his opinion on the speculation
linking Frankie Dolan with a switch to Westmeath
"He will bring a profile to the thing. He has said himself
he is not a miracle maker. All he can do is train you and point you in the
right direction. After that it is up to the players. Hopefully they can live
up to what he coaches and produce it on the field."
Clare football selector Barry Keating says that new manager Paidi O
Se has told the squad that his arrival alone does not guarantee success
"There are no ambiguities here, so therefore a manager
who becomes an employee of the association can be paid a salary or a wage,
and therefore could be paid as much as Alex Ferguson - and more - and would
not be breaking any GAA rule, provided he is an employee of the Association."
Analyst Gerry McDermott reveals that Rule 11 of the GAA’s Official
Guide can be interpreted to allow managers to be paid
"It is totally wrong that Wexford should be fixed for the
third year in a row with four games away from home in a seven game league.
We have flagged this already and there is one thing I am certain of and that
is if it was Dublin, Cork, Tyrone, Armagh or Kerry it wouldn’t happen."
Wexford football boss Paul Bealin is peeved at the fixture making when
it comes to his charges
“I did get a phone call over a month before Christmas from
a man asking me if I would be interested in trying out in the NFL as a kicker,
but it was a vague conversation. At the start, I actually thought it was a
prank call, but I checked it out and I believe he was being genuine.”
It may have not been a $250m deal like David Beckham’s but James
Masters reveals that the Americans could still be after the Cork footballer