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Replying To BigSur: "Great to see Mark McHugh locked in for another season with same backroom team as this year. Jamie Gonoud doubling up as U20 manager who is going to be busy. U20 selectors are Kieran Martin, Dean McNicholas and Eoin Jordan. Mick Dillon continues as minor football manager. I heard last night that St Loman's conceded the U20 fixture with neighbours Mullingar Shamrocks." What was so wrong with the previous U20 management team? It just seems strange to me how there has been very little about their removal and how the new management team are so accepted. Did the last management team NOT work well with McHugh? The new management are all are new to such jobs yet we make out that they are going to work wonders? Meridian (Westmeath) - Posts: 737 - 10/09/2026 08:02:11 2693357 Link
Replying To Meridian: "What was so wrong with the previous U20 management team? It just seems strange to me how there has been very little about their removal and how the new management team are so accepted. Did the last management team NOT work well with McHugh? The new management are all are new to such jobs yet we make out that they are going to work wonders?" Its a plan they have in place Martin over AIT Dean in with CBS Jordan in with the Marist I think they want to stop players falling through the cracks which is a good idea but it was very badly handled with Kenny, once CBS won the Hogan Cup this was probably inevitable especially when you had teachers involved with successful schools, Freshers A winners, they wnated them all over the U20 team think a good few people saw it coming TheWagonWheel-N91Y529 (Westmeath) - Posts: 24 - 10/09/2026 11:37:08 2693381 Link
Replying To Meridian: "What was so wrong with the previous U20 management team? It just seems strange to me how there has been very little about their removal and how the new management team are so accepted. Did the last management team NOT work well with McHugh? The new management are all are new to such jobs yet we make out that they are going to work wonders?" There wasn't a whole lot wrong but I would think the CBS success probably got them excited due to the obvious link with that team. Unless the new management are provided with training facilities and S&C the same problems could occur. The 20s mostly had to travel last year for games due to unavailable pitches in the county. DelaneyCup2026 (Westmeath) - Posts: 48 - 10/09/2026 11:57:40 2693387 Link
Replying To Meridian: "What was so wrong with the previous U20 management team? It just seems strange to me how there has been very little about their removal and how the new management team are so accepted. Did the last management team NOT work well with McHugh? The new management are all are new to such jobs yet we make out that they are going to work wonders?" Perhaps they had done as much as they could have and a fresh approach needed. It happens all the time. Greengrass1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 95 - 10/09/2026 11:58:06 2693388 Link
Their 2 year stint was up but looks like it could have been communicated better to Kenny who seems to have been open to staying on. Budda and others gave out plenty on the podcast about it a while back. BigSur (Westmeath) - Posts: 1262 - 10/09/2026 13:56:48 2693409 Link
Replying To DelaneyCup2026: "There wasn't a whole lot wrong but I would think the CBS success probably got them excited due to the obvious link with that team. Unless the new management are provided with training facilities and S&C the same problems could occur. The 20s mostly had to travel last year for games due to unavailable pitches in the county." There wasn't a whole lot wrong overall but the championship display versus Kildare in Cusack Park surely signalled the end for that management group. The first half display was shambolic and if you add in the display against Louth then it's a lot of damning evidence against the management. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2790 - 10/09/2026 15:23:37 2693420 Link
Replying To TheWagonWheel-N91Y529: "Its a plan they have in place Martin over AIT Dean in with CBS Jordan in with the Marist I think they want to stop players falling through the cracks which is a good idea but it was very badly handled with Kenny, once CBS won the Hogan Cup this was probably inevitable especially when you had teachers involved with successful schools, Freshers A winners, they wnated them all over the U20 team think a good few people saw it coming" School management the easiest job in management, all players are there 100% of the time. i can see the logic in appointing these lads but some times too many cooks spoil the broth, if each have defined rolls in might work, Will Jamie be there or will he be at senior training all the time, Also i dont think Kieran Martin is over TUS, i think Carberry from Rosemount is. Kenny was harshly pushed aside, time will tell all. Mick Dillon staying on as Minor Manager, do we ever appoint anyone with a proven track record? when was the last minor manager appointed that has actually managed teams successfully?? some awful poor ones over the past years. PowellJohn3 (Westmeath) - Posts: 105 - 10/09/2026 16:03:45 2693432 Link