Apologies if this topic has been dealt with here before. I'm new to this site, so if this is an old subject you can just ignore it.

If not though, who do you think was the best hurling/football managers your county ever had? I was reading an article about the ideal profile of the next Limerick hurling manager (which I thought was odd, as Richie Bennis is still there), and it mentioned Donal O'Grady as an ideal candidate. I would consider Donal as Cork's best hurling manager, not just for the success he achieved but also for the changes within the team he began. In football, it's got to be Billy.

And yourself?

St.K (Cork) - Posts: 210 - 22/07/2008 22:02:19    54323

heffo!!

lino_de_legend (Dublin) - Posts: 816 - 23/07/2008 03:20:58    54426

Micko

Wicklowman (Wicklow) - Posts: 1145 - 23/07/2008 07:13:25    54433

Joe Kernan is the best manager Armagh ever had, he won 3 All-Ireland Club medals, 3 Ulster Club, 1 All-Ireland Senior and National League. He also stated that he doesn't think he would ever manage another county incase he had to play Armagh and he could never do that.

Tom1916 (Armagh) - Posts: 2001 - 23/07/2008 08:03:20    54446

Micko - Football
Andy Commerford - Hurling ( great attitude and man management skills )

derfil1 (Kildare) - Posts: 1612 - 23/07/2008 08:33:31    54453

Sean Boylan

paudi (Meath) - Posts: 681 - 23/07/2008 09:16:06    54475

Eamonn Coleman (RIP)

red_neck (Derry) - Posts: 72 - 23/07/2008 09:23:02    54484

Undoubtably Mickey Harte winning two All Irelands, National League and numerous underage titles.

We also hold big Art McRory in high esteem up here but he just couldn't get us over the finish line in the mid eighties, nineites and early 2000's. He put phenominal work into developing youth teams in the seventies to build a platform for the future and respect is due to him for all that.

mugsys_barber (Tyrone) - Posts: 2160 - 23/07/2008 09:37:07    54499

Would have to agree - big Art McCrory, Did a lot of hardwork and groundwork, and probably doesnt get the credit he deserves....

tyrone Dev (Tyrone) - Posts: 116 - 23/07/2008 09:51:44    54517

Hurling: Ger Loughnanne
Football: John Maughan

banner_boy (Clare) - Posts: 1285 - 23/07/2008 10:29:56    54569

hard to look past big mal o'rourke! although john mcelroy took us on a similar run 26 yrs ago.

cant forget big charlie mulgrew - legend.

pat king was good also.
hopefully this year will be the making of malachy o'rourke tho!

RedRum (Fermanagh) - Posts: 278 - 23/07/2008 10:46:59    54574

Brian McEniff

Legend92 (Donegal) - Posts: 752 - 23/07/2008 10:53:26    54581

Sean McCague

mid-mon man (Monaghan) - Posts: 1680 - 23/07/2008 11:00:59    54590

hard to define best? is that most successful or someone who did the hard work- some lads come in get a bit of success and never develop the teams as they are more interested in their own success

ball-boy (Mayo) - Posts: 4211 - 23/07/2008 11:48:33    54634

Kerry - Micko.

Funnily enough he will pop up for Wicklow, Laois and Kildare I imagine. A living legend!

Kingdom Come (None) - Posts: 264 - 23/07/2008 11:54:13    54642

You can define 'best' whatever way you like. If you think it's based on success, go with that.

Funny how many choices are current managers.

St.K (Cork) - Posts: 210 - 23/07/2008 12:12:19    54672

Billy Morgan.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 23/07/2008 12:13:17    54673

St.K good observation alright, i think that is because alot of people and counties are novices to the gaa and alot of people im ashamed to say would not know their counties last 5 managers- disgraceful stuff but its the world we live in- gaa fanatics for 70 min and that it- shame really

ball-boy (Mayo) - Posts: 4211 - 23/07/2008 12:18:08    54680

Hurling: Cyril Farrell
Football: John O'Mahony

Clash-of-da-ash (Galway) - Posts: 927 - 23/07/2008 12:24:12    54690

The drivel volcano has spoken

RAM85 (Westmeath) - Posts: 978 - 23/07/2008 12:25:02    54694