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Is it just me or is that a very underwhelming management team?? MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 299 - 11/10/2026 09:42:56 2696795 Link
Best name on that list of three and will know the county scene best of luck to McEntee. Hopefully he can entice a few names back to playing for the county and introduce a few new ones. seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 2040 - 11/10/2026 09:58:09 2696796 Link
Replying To sleater: "It is a no brainer - he shouldn't get the role. No matter who Banty brings is as coach, he is such an alpha figure that he will make the tactical calls, decide on the substitutions and pick the team. And that is where he has fallen down in the past. His boom and bust motivational style can work as a once off but is not sustainable." Looks like the county board have seen sense and not gone with Banty. I thought John McEntee has done a very good job with Inniskeen. They maximised everything they had and came so close to beating Scotstown last year. Having Darren Hughes on board is a wise move. Want to hear move on who the background team is. It's a clean slate and fresh start. Thanks to Corey and Bannigan for the very difficult jobs of transitioning Monaghan while keeping us very competitive. Monaghan moved from a ageing squad under Banty's last term to a much younger squad now. It needed to happen. The injury crises of 2026 also provided an opportunity to blood a lot of new players which will stand to Monaghan in years to come. With McEntee as manager I assume Sean Jones and Ciaran McNulty will be back on the county panel next year. sleater (Monaghan) - Posts: 215 - 11/10/2026 10:13:54 2696799 Link
Replying To sleater: "Looks like the county board have seen sense and not gone with Banty. I thought John McEntee has done a very good job with Inniskeen. They maximised everything they had and came so close to beating Scotstown last year. Having Darren Hughes on board is a wise move. Want to hear move on who the background team is. It's a clean slate and fresh start. Thanks to Corey and Bannigan for the very difficult jobs of transitioning Monaghan while keeping us very competitive. Monaghan moved from a ageing squad under Banty's last term to a much younger squad now. It needed to happen. The injury crises of 2026 also provided an opportunity to blood a lot of new players which will stand to Monaghan in years to come. With McEntee as manager I assume Sean Jones and Ciaran McNulty will be back on the county panel next year." John, Darren. Tony Kernan Tony Graham and Niall McNamee Offaly is what everyone is saying farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 859 - 11/10/2026 11:24:34 2696805 Link
Replying To MonaghanMan44life: "Is it just me or is that a very underwhelming management team??" So who would you have picked plus backroom team out of what was available Andy mcentee or banty Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 249 - 11/10/2026 12:48:47 2696812 Link
Replying To Farneyblueandwhite: "So who would you have picked plus backroom team out of what was available Andy mcentee or banty" John is probably the best choice from a management perspective but I'd question the coaching quality/track record… MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 299 - 11/10/2026 13:42:42 2696818 Link
Replying To Clubman57: "Having watched the Clones harps games totally agree, no junior team will get close next year in intermidiate. What's everyone's predictions for the weekend? Currin by four, the bog to bottle it Ballybay by 2 expierience will show, Donaghmoyne by three garland will be the difference. Eire og to loose, maghercloone to loose by two also!" You know your stuff McGuirk1985@ (Monaghan) - Posts: 169 - 11/10/2026 18:03:40 2696849 Link
McEntee is probably as good as we could have hoped for at this point. He's been around Monaghan club football for 7/8 years at this stage. Nevermind McCague winning championships with Scotstown (any of us on the forum could do that), But McEntee being able to compete with them and even topple them in 2019 is the most impressive managerial feat in Monaghan over the last 10 years. At this stage, bringing in a manager that hasn't seen any club football would have a shambles. Admittedly, a little underwhelmed at the backroom team. HB245 (Monaghan) - Posts: 322 - 11/10/2026 18:12:03 2696854 Link
Replying To HB245: "McEntee is probably as good as we could have hoped for at this point. He's been around Monaghan club football for 7/8 years at this stage. Nevermind McCague winning championships with Scotstown (any of us on the forum could do that), But McEntee being able to compete with them and even topple them in 2019 is the most impressive managerial feat in Monaghan over the last 10 years. At this stage, bringing in a manager that hasn't seen any club football would have a shambles. Admittedly, a little underwhelmed at the backroom team." John mcentee is a top class coach and I'm delighted he's getting the gig..…bit harsh dough on McCague who's proving himself to be a managerial genius who's performing miracles with Scotstown… mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 705 - 11/10/2026 19:14:29 2696867 Link
It feels an underwhelming appointment but mc entee knows the scene quite well and has done a great job with inniskeen. Lack of interconty experience is my worry 222 (UK) - Posts: 974 - 11/10/2026 19:43:45 2696874 Link
Replying To 222: "It feels an underwhelming appointment but mc entee knows the scene quite well and has done a great job with inniskeen. Lack of interconty experience is my worry" No intercounty management or coaching on the ticket?? MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 299 - 11/10/2026 20:03:41 2696877 Link
Think john mcentee is a good appointment he is steady on the line doesn't get excited and has done it as a player and manager (clontibret and cross)just hope he brings in a bit of strength and height to the setup carrying 2 or 3 midfielders is not going to cut it in croke Park in July also hope there is frig all emphasis on league football other than staying in third or fourth in div 2 fair enough if we go up but for to long league winter football has defined our year hopefully there will be more emphasis on building a team that can win in croke Park in July strength and height needed to achieve this and give beggan options this last 2 years around the middle was a disaster waiting to happen (2025 donegal 1 14 without reply and louth 2026 20% midfield win rate ) because of the lack of height ,this group with a few additions are good enough to make an all ireland appearance but I do feel we as supporters might need a little patience its not going to happen immediately, so good luck to john and his backroom team and here's hoping muineachan abu Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 249 - 11/10/2026 21:21:04 2696890 Link
Tony mcentee has inter county experience and Niall mcnamee has castleknock in a Dublin sfc final against all odds FarneyFan11 (Monaghan) - Posts: 30 - 11/10/2026 21:27:05 2696891 Link
Replying To FarneyFan11: "Tony mcentee has inter county experience and Niall mcnamee has castleknock in a Dublin sfc final against all odds" what happend to paul o connor and neil mcadam taking the senior team? farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 859 - 11/10/2026 21:39:24 2696893 Link
Replying To FarneyFan11: "Tony mcentee has inter county experience and Niall mcnamee has castleknock in a Dublin sfc final against all odds" Great for Tony (& Down) but how does that help us? It's Tony McKernan who is on his ticket. Last I checked Castleknock wasn't a county.. Just to be clear, I'm a fan of the manger appointment but as everyone is well aware a manager has very little impact on developing players and a panel, it's the coaching ticket that has the contact time on the field. I hope I'm proved wrong but it looks like a very under prepared backroom team in my opinion. MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 299 - 11/10/2026 22:28:42 2696901 Link
Predictions for the Finals: Scotstown vs Truagh- Truagh to take Scotstown to extra time. Scotstown will then pull away. Ballybay vs Donaghmoyne - Ballybay by 4. Experienced team. Ryan Wylie to take garland and have some very good fowards with the mc guinesses Thomas Kerr and dessie ward. Drumhowan vs Aghabog- Drumhowan to win by 5. Haven't been beaten all year. Have a few nice footballers although wide open at that back but Aghabog don't have's the players to exploit that. Farneyarmy2013 (Monaghan) - Posts: 87 - 11/10/2026 22:52:06 2696903 Link
Replying To MonaghanMan44life: "Great for Tony (& Down) but how does that help us? It's Tony McKernan who is on his ticket. Last I checked Castleknock wasn't a county.. Just to be clear, I'm a fan of the manger appointment but as everyone is well aware a manager has very little impact on developing players and a panel, it's the coaching ticket that has the contact time on the field. I hope I'm proved wrong but it looks like a very under prepared backroom team in my opinion." It's not Tony mckernan it's Tony kernan son of Joe kernan 2002 all ireland armagh manager he was with him this year with inniskeen Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 249 - 11/10/2026 23:21:04 2696907 Link
Replying To MonaghanMan44life: "Great for Tony (& Down) but how does that help us? It's Tony McKernan who is on his ticket. Last I checked Castleknock wasn't a county.. Just to be clear, I'm a fan of the manger appointment but as everyone is well aware a manager has very little impact on developing players and a panel, it's the coaching ticket that has the contact time on the field. I hope I'm proved wrong but it looks like a very under prepared backroom team in my opinion." Tony Kernan not McKernan. If you are going to correct someone else make sure you are correct yourself. countymonaghan (Monaghan) - Posts: 354 - 12/10/2026 08:10:48 2696920 Link
It does seem strange if you read or listen to GBs interviews after leaving the post it appeared the direct cause of the fall out was the quality of the backroom team he was proposing for next year. And now John Mcentees team are all inexperienced at inter county. Maybe GB just wasnt their kind of guy or as he alluded to himself some senior players either. He was there 4 years if you imclude his time with vinny. Hopefully fresh voices new directions will ignite the side and get them firing as bar the Roscommon and Armagh games we just showed up in patches of games last year relying on some outstanding individual performances to drag us through games which isnt a long term strategy. A good start to the league is vital next year as its a strong div 2 and we need to ensure we are in sam maguire football so mcentee needs to get his squad together early doors amd get consistency into them. seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 2040 - 12/10/2026 09:27:36 2696931 Link
Darren Hughes involved purely from a player relations perspective? If the rumours are true about the big players who turned the tide on bannigan Hughes is a good man to have there to keep relations up between the playing and management group Monaghanmad123 (Monaghan) - Posts: 72 - 12/10/2026 10:05:55 2696938 Link

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