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Replying To OverTheHill85: "Yes but he's coaching a hurling team which is a different sport. Tyrrellspass 10-12 years ago isn't exactly recent." It wasn't that long ago he left the role about 5-6 years ago DanGer966 (Westmeath) - Posts: 40 - 15/08/2025 10:22:41 2631988 Link
Replying To Ahref70: "Loafofbread has setup a good insight into championship top scorers. Good to see who is on form week to week, and it could create competition to be top at the at the end of the season. Maybe a golden boot type of award could happen" Its a great insight but I did notice some of the goal scorers for a team were wrong. A_Chairde (Westmeath) - Posts: 306 - 15/08/2025 11:31:44 2631998 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "Buddah has limited coaching experience at adult level? Seriously? He trained Tyrrellspass seniors 10-12 years ago. He's coached Castletown seniors last 4/5 years. He was approached to interview for hurling job but declined as his club going for two in a row and he's a staunch club man. He has huge experience as a former player involved on good and bad days, still playing so knows the scene. The people promoting Jason Sherlock must know something I don't. He has never managed any team" Jayo has openly said he has no interest managing in inter county, he would be a brilliant appointment as coach A_Chairde (Westmeath) - Posts: 306 - 15/08/2025 11:32:52 2631999 Link
A Manager and coaching tickets are very different than 10-15 years ago. Nowadays the manager does about 20% of the training and really works on managing the overall run of the team, if thats 1 to 1 or as a whole. They obviously need to know a lot about football, a lot of managers at club level do 50-80% of the trainings in comparison to county level where you will have 2 coaches and probably a goalkeeping coach aswell, at the bigger countys, you will have defence, attack, set plays, skills coaches, S&C, Nutrition and someone who just does warm ups. From last years sources Mccabe tends to do a little bit more than the 20% but still Scullion and Mchugh done most of the training and preparing the team. I think the county have to go for it now with someone big like they did with Paidi and can get lads like Alan Mangan involved in the set up. Someone like James Horan, Eamonn Fitzmaurice, Brain Dooher, Enda Mcginley. PowellJohn3 (Westmeath) - Posts: 83 - 15/08/2025 12:06:20 2632008 Link
Any whispers/inklings or info inti who might be in the running for senior county football manager position or has anyone shown an interest in applying for it.11 counties were looking for new managers recently and these positions are filling up quickly-we need to get a move on.! Bruno@1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 273 - 18/08/2025 11:18:25 2632424 Link
Replying To Bruno@1: "Any whispers/inklings or info inti who might be in the running for senior county football manager position or has anyone shown an interest in applying for it.11 counties were looking for new managers recently and these positions are filling up quickly-we need to get a move on.!" We will wait until all the other counties have fulfilled their vacancies, then we will deal with the scraps that are left over. Chops (Westmeath) - Posts: 853 - 18/08/2025 16:09:54 2632506 Link
Replying To Chops: "We will wait until all the other counties have fulfilled their vacancies, then we will deal with the scraps that are left over." Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not but I'd say that is exactly what will happen. I think McCabe did a fantastic job given the circumstances with the exodus of players and it's a shame he's going but I get it from his side. I get the feeling McHugh was very important last year so he will be a big loss. Personally would love to see a 'big name' from outside just to change it up from the previous years (Dessie and Jack) with a local background team but understand it's easier said than done. An outsider is immediately going to be more costly so understandable if county board sway away from that. Also feel a big name outsider would give us a better chance of enticing those lads who are 50/50 on committing. We need everyone available to get back to div 2. I also think next year , you will see a trend of lads from different counties who have recently retired going back playing cause the new rules have given the game a new lease of life. Not saying our recent retirees should or will go back. mul (Westmeath) - Posts: 17 - 18/08/2025 18:04:47 2632523 Link
Crazy refereeing tonight in Miltown. Ballynacargy better team albeit almost threw it away. Bal awarded 2 points for a 45 and a blatant bun point at the death waved wide. Bal win by 2 but should have been a draw. westmeathman99 (Westmeath) - Posts: 133 - 18/08/2025 21:00:10 2632547 Link
Replying To mul: "Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not but I'd say that is exactly what will happen. I think McCabe did a fantastic job given the circumstances with the exodus of players and it's a shame he's going but I get it from his side. I get the feeling McHugh was very important last year so he will be a big loss. Personally would love to see a 'big name' from outside just to change it up from the previous years (Dessie and Jack) with a local background team but understand it's easier said than done. An outsider is immediately going to be more costly so understandable if county board sway away from that. Also feel a big name outsider would give us a better chance of enticing those lads who are 50/50 on committing. We need everyone available to get back to div 2. I also think next year , you will see a trend of lads from different counties who have recently retired going back playing cause the new rules have given the game a new lease of life. Not saying our recent retirees should or will go back." Not being sarcastic, if we go for an outside manager we will be looking for the cheapest we can get Chops (Westmeath) - Posts: 853 - 18/08/2025 23:34:56 2632566 Link
Eoin Jordan knows game inside and out Long shot but I think he would do good job lakecounty90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 140 - 19/08/2025 09:36:33 2632591 Link
Replying To lakecounty90: "Eoin Jordan knows game inside and out Long shot but I think he would do good job" Shane "Cake" Curran and Pat Flanagan. iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 198 - 19/08/2025 15:05:07 2632691 Link
Replying To iarmhiabu: "Shane "Cake" Curran and Pat Flanagan." No way Shane Curran get the job maybe pat Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 933 - 19/08/2025 17:25:57 2632721 Link
Replying To Gaaforlife2023: "No way Shane Curran get the job maybe pat" If you compair what both have done with Caulry you would have to say Curran done a better job unless Pat springs a massive sur0rise over the next month or two. That said you couldnt touch Curran after he abdonded Carlow in the way he did. People will sew through Jordan yet too. sourmilk93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1233 - 20/08/2025 08:40:06 2632784 Link
Predictions for this weekends club games ? Driveit_94 (USA) - Posts: 8 - 20/08/2025 14:20:04 2632844 Link
Replying To Driveit_94: "Predictions for this weekends club games ?" St Loman's and The Down is the dress rehearsal for the final and is the only game worth attending. Athlone, the pretenders, the new Caulry, haven't beaten any team worth of note, will have 5 points from 6 after Saturday. Mullingar Shamrocks and Kinnegad is a relegation final, the winner will make a quarter final and the loser goes down with Tyrrellspass. iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 198 - 20/08/2025 22:26:25 2632890 Link