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Replying To Gaalover1989:  "The mighty caulry are seemly very close to getting their man ,John Donnelan is the rumours from the club"
Strange appointment. Rumours were Jim Gavin was odds on after dropping out of the presidential race specifically to take the Caulry job?

dakid (Australia) - Posts: 334 - 20/11/2025 23:11:12    2645496

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Best wishes to kieran Martin on his retirement great servant

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1095 - 21/11/2025 09:53:21    2645512

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Replying To lakecounty90:  "Savage appointment
Donnellan will get best out of players
No reason why cant be competing next year"
Money down the drain. I do admire your Clubs ambition but if you don't have the players to match that ambition then its all a waste of money bringing in a "name" like that. We are entering a period of dominance from The Downs and St Lomans still well capable of a shock. Then a step down to Kinnegad and then a big step down to the rest, including Caulry.

Meridian (Westmeath) - Posts: 706 - 21/11/2025 10:32:40    2645516

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Replying To dakid:  "Strange appointment. Rumours were Jim Gavin was odds on after dropping out of the presidential race specifically to take the Caulry job?"
I believe there was an initial approach made but he turned down the opportunity to interview when he heard that Ted Lasso was showing an interest in the position. Talks ongoing there still

CleanShoulder (Westmeath) - Posts: 394 - 21/11/2025 10:55:36    2645520

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Fair play to Kieran Martin, a modern Westmeath legend. Gave us some great days and a huge servant to the county. Will never ever forget the roasting he gave Donald Keoghan in croke Park

Bluelake (Westmeath) - Posts: 330 - 21/11/2025 11:41:23    2645525

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Replying To Gaaforlife2023:  "Best wishes to kieran Martin on his retirement great servant"
A huge servant to westmeath. A big loss ,id like to seem in a backroom team in the future

Gaalover1989 (Westmeath) - Posts: 24 - 21/11/2025 11:41:44    2645526

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Best wishes to the BEAR on his retirement. Terrific servant and probably could have been more involved over the last few seasons. Thanks for the memories !

BigSur (Westmeath) - Posts: 1216 - 21/11/2025 13:48:41    2645544

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Thank you bear. Class in abundance and sheer strength. Kieran loved going for the jugular. We all remember the goals he got in Croker to beat Meath and Cavan. Would the Bear be our highest goal scorer in the last decade? I seem to remember him getting plenty of goals. He scored goals against Wexford and Louth in the championship also. Longford, Monaghan and Tipperary in the league.

A_Chairde (Westmeath) - Posts: 351 - 21/11/2025 19:02:59    2645584

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Shocking poor effort at picking the Team of the Year. How in the name of all that's holy did Ian Martin not get picked? Dean Egerton too deserves to be in it. Eanna Burke, come on lads, The Downs best defender all Championship. He marked the opposition's best inside forward out of the game against Mullingar and Kinnegad. Waste of time if you're going to pick players for their free taking abilities!!

iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 282 - 22/11/2025 11:20:54    2645608

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Replying To iarmhiabu:  "Shocking poor effort at picking the Team of the Year. How in the name of all that's holy did Ian Martin not get picked? Dean Egerton too deserves to be in it. Eanna Burke, come on lads, The Downs best defender all Championship. He marked the opposition's best inside forward out of the game against Mullingar and Kinnegad. Waste of time if you're going to pick players for their free taking abilities!!"
Can't give all downs in fairness kinnegad deserved a few bur yet could have burke in maybe one more.
Same huelingg I don't know how they left Peter Clarke out of it

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1095 - 22/11/2025 12:30:14    2645613

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Replying To iarmhiabu:  "Shocking poor effort at picking the Team of the Year. How in the name of all that's holy did Ian Martin not get picked? Dean Egerton too deserves to be in it. Eanna Burke, come on lads, The Downs best defender all Championship. He marked the opposition's best inside forward out of the game against Mullingar and Kinnegad. Waste of time if you're going to pick players for their free taking abilities!!"
I totally agree. Junior team of the year was the same. Just trying to give a few clubs one to try keep them happy. Just looking at the top scorer in games and putting them in the team.

Bluelake (Westmeath) - Posts: 330 - 22/11/2025 13:31:51    2645624

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Replying To Gaaforlife2023:  "Can't give all downs in fairness kinnegad deserved a few bur yet could have burke in maybe one more.
Same huelingg I don't know how they left Peter Clarke out of it"
Not sure if the selection committee were at any games at all. Surely there should be at least three players on team of the year from each of Tang, Athlone, Garrycastle, Tubberclaire and Caulry . It's an easy decision really.

ExiledCuCu (Cavan) - Posts: 284 - 22/11/2025 18:28:40    2645672

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Replying To ExiledCuCu:  "Not sure if the selection committee were at any games at all. Surely there should be at least three players on team of the year from each of Tang, Athlone, Garrycastle, Tubberclaire and Caulry . It's an easy decision really."
I do think should have 8 not 6 or maybe 9 but hurling same or worse how some of players got in ahead of others was ridiculous

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1095 - 22/11/2025 19:57:24    2645676

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