Breffni- Ignore him. The facts don't stack up. Kerry hammered them in 2004, Cork hammered them in the semi's in 1999. Long may this continue.

He is anti anything Ulster and tries to dress this up with vaguely relevant true footballing debate.

TheGlensman (Antrim) - Posts: 123 - 02/09/2009 13:08:28    413020

TheGlensman
County: Antrim
Posts: 43

412973 O Gall- "By the way which county doesnt have an "out of date" County Board you'd be hard pressed to find one."

The majority of County Boards make decisions with a view to bettering the lot of their GAA community. Not many, like Mayo, change the manager purely for political reasons. You get what you deserve.

Which Political decision are you talking about? If your on about the honourable John O Mahoney T.D (T.D being your version of M.P) then i can assure you every thing was above board. After all what county whats an outsider in charge when one of there own who happens to be one of the best managers in the game waiting in the wings to take over. We like to go for home grown managers because we have the resources to do so. So do Galway but they contuniue to go for outsiders

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 02/09/2009 14:35:02    413148

Once again i find myself agreeing with Paddy. Why didn't Galway go for someone like Kevin Walshe rather than scouring the country for one of the "Rentamanager" brigade.
How often have outside managers brought success to other counties? Id say you could count them on one hand. (Mc Gee with Offaly O Mahoney with Galway Paidi with Westmeath and Micko with Kildare and Laois)

denzel (None) - Posts: 452 - 02/09/2009 15:12:13    413183

denzel
County: All
Posts: 365

413183 Once again i find myself agreeing with Paddy. Why didn't Galway go for someone like Kevin Walshe rather than scouring the country for one of the "Rentamanager" brigade.
How often have outside managers brought success to other counties? Id say you could count them on one hand. (Mc Gee with Offaly O Mahoney with Galway Paidi with Westmeath and Micko with Kildare and Laois)

What has Joe Kernan done to get lumped in with this alleged "rentamanager brigade". You do have a point though and you'd think Galway would be reluctant after Loghnanes reign. Your not really agreeing with paddy either cos his issue is with Joe Kernan being from Armagh not that he's not from Galway. Kevin Walsh is doing well in that "rentamanager brigade".

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12378 - 02/09/2009 15:28:54    413212

kernan will shake things up, the future for galway football is bright..

budlight (Tyrone) - Posts: 540 - 02/09/2009 15:29:18    413214

You have an answer to everything paddy. Mayo have been losing big games since i can remember - i wouldnt focus on one year under Mickey Moran. What about this year? Ye were terrible against Meath.
Your problem is not with tactics or football - its just a general disliking for people from the north.

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 02/09/2009 16:12:51    413267

Well said Brolly, Breffni, TheGlensman

This thread is just another pathetic excuse to have a go at the north by ceretain character(s). This time its Joe Kernan who provides the vehicle to do this, and what is most amusing is that they think that the ' disguise' of talking about Galway football masks this attempt at Ulster bashing!!

Meath_bhoy (Meath) - Posts: 590 - 02/09/2009 16:37:03    413295

Brolly can i introduce you to Meath-Bhoy he is a bit shy but a nice lad all the same, he's an only son and is inheriting 80 acres from his father so he is a fine catch. You both have a lot in common, one interest being in stalking myself.

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 02/09/2009 16:49:18    413316

Galway football is a good brand of football. It has had its share of success, however small. Joe Kernan can only make it better. He is a man that can harness their flowing style with some tenacity. He still will have to find midfielders and his problem will be his commute to work. He will not be able to watch the club games to evaluate talented players unless he stays there for a few months. Still he should be good for Galway for the next few years. Icannot see him staying too long due to the commute to work will get to him after a while. Also if Galway people do not see improvement they will want him out right away. Improvement is winning the AI to Galway people.

TheSkipper (USA) - Posts: 71 - 02/09/2009 17:08:23    413351

considering the calibre of player kernan had at his disposal, i would think he'd be viewed as an underachiever as manager.
one all ireland was a fairly low return. winning ulster had been completely disvalued when he took charge, so continually coming up short
in all ireland series wasn't a good record.

think galway would have been much better off chasing Micko to try and enhance their football style not reinvent it with joe kernan.

evangelist (Longford) - Posts: 245 - 02/09/2009 18:16:59    413466

People are trying to compare Micky Moran to Joe Kernan. The Northern boys will know more about this but I would think they are two very different charachters. I can't imagine Joe Kernan running down the field asking his captain NOT to warm up in front of the Hill and although he did good things for Mayo and should have been given the chance, he was very tactically naive against Kerry in 06.

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 02/09/2009 18:35:16    413490

Paddyogall, on a previous, very closely related thread having read the contributions of one mikeyjohn I came to the conclusion that the poor lad was seriously delusional. I advised mikeyjohn that an extended period of reflection in a Buddhist monastery far, far away would do his poor, tormented soul the world of good. Having not seen anything posted recently by him I can only presume that thankfully, he took my advice. Having read your posts I can only presume that you too are the unfortunate victim of these selfsame delusions. I therefore also profer the same advice unto you. A period of extended reflection in a Buddhist monastery even further than the one which mikeyjohn currently inhabits should restore your poor tormented soul to its former state of peaceful equilibrium.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6181 - 02/09/2009 20:21:58    413619

This potential appointment is not only good for Galway football but Connacht football as well.Look at the Connacht final this year it looked a good match to some but it was clear to see the intensity was 1000 times away from where it should have been at that time of year.Mayo deserved their Connacht final win but it was clear to see neither team were anyway near the required pace to push on after that.The game tipped along innocently enough with scores being popped over with great ease.

I believe Galway are a lot better than they showed last year and while not All Ireland contenders we should be top 5-6 anyway.Joe Kernan will know how to mix it up.You can't change a county's style of play completely as Peter Ford found out.Kernan I'm confident can find a middle ground for both Nothern and Galway styles of football.Johno has tried to change things in Mayo and perhaps tried became one dimensional as a result Mayo if they mix it up can push on up the standings but both sides need to start showing more of a professional approach to winning games to succeed.

Stuckinthepast (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 03/09/2009 01:35:42    413970

Greengrass
County: Louth
Posts: 220

413619 Paddyogall, on a previous, very closely related thread having read the contributions of one mikeyjohn I came to the conclusion that the poor lad was seriously delusional. I advised mikeyjohn that an extended period of reflection in a Buddhist monastery far, far away would do his poor, tormented soul the world of good. Having not seen anything posted recently by him I can only presume that thankfully, he took my advice. Having read your posts I can only presume that you too are the unfortunate victim of these selfsame delusions. I therefore also profer the same advice unto you. A period of extended reflection in a Buddhist monastery even further than the one which mikeyjohn currently inhabits should restore your poor tormented soul to its former state of peaceful equilibrium.

Why do you continue to get personal? Its the sign of a dim witted man when he has to resort to petty insults. Can you not debate the issue at hand. The death of Galway football. Will Joe Kernan for ever transform Galway football?, Have we seen the end of the likes of Paraic Joyce?

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 03/09/2009 09:35:28    414038

paddyogall
County: Mayo
Posts: 1604

Why do you continue to get personal? Its the sign of a dim witted man when he has to resort to petty insults. Can you not debate the issue at hand. The death of Galway football. Will Joe Kernan for ever transform Galway football?, Have we seen the end of the likes of Paraic Joyce?

You've taken to playing that "personal" card recently and half the time nobody says a thing about you. Its you that is suggesting lads are gay and calling them lonely stalkers when all they are doing are discussing your crackpot notions on a discussion forum

And why on earth would we see the end of Paraic Joyce, if we do it'd prob be cos he was retiring anyway, if we don't then I'm sure he'll be an important player regardless.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12378 - 03/09/2009 10:56:17    414109

People are saying very mean comments on here. I think its time that admin locked the thread. God i miss the Old days when a good debate on the subject in hand was the least you would expect. Now we have a lot of petty people using insults as their basis for a post

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 03/09/2009 11:28:05    414144

paddyogall
County: Mayo
Posts: 1608

414144 People are saying very mean comments on here. I think its time that admin locked the thread. God i miss the Old days when a good debate on the subject in hand was the least you would expect. Now we have a lot of petty people using insults as their basis for a post


This from someone who continously insults people just because of the part of the country they come from and calls others stalkers. A wee bit rich now paddy!

RoverTin (Derry) - Posts: 228 - 03/09/2009 12:33:46    414228

Pot, kettle, black Paddy.

sean og (Armagh) - Posts: 1073 - 03/09/2009 13:49:39    414332

TheSkipper
County: USA
Posts: 30

413351 Galway football is a good brand of football. It has had its share of success, however small. Joe Kernan can only make it better.

Thank you the Skipper for your comments. Small success rate? Well, yes. We are third in the title race. We have won three times what Tyrone won, nine times what Armagh won, more than Cork, more than Meath, more than Mayo, more that Laois, more than Westmeath, more than Kildare . . . Need I go on? Oh yes, more than Offaly.

Oggy (Galway) - Posts: 245 - 03/09/2009 14:24:18    414373

Paddyogall: Mickey Moran was also in charge when we got our first ever hammering in an All Ireland final

Get your facts straight, will you, the "great" John Maughan was in charge in 2004 when you got your first ever hammering in an All-Ireland final, the same guy you were trying to foist upon us as manager in a previous thread - there was no talk of "rent-a-manager" from you when you were talking about him taking over in Galway.......Hypocrite

Bosco98 (Galway) - Posts: 127 - 03/09/2009 16:08:25    414516