I have heard a rumour that Jim McGuinness has been offered a backroom job with Glasgow Celtic, is there any truth in this. Wd be an awful loss to GAA were he to go.

dingle2 (Kerry) - Posts: 278 - 07/10/2012 19:48:01    1279646

Heard that rumour alright, but I couldn't see Mc Guinness leaving his beloved Donegal to join a mickey mouse league like the Scottish Premiership!!

gilly0512 (Galway) - Posts: 1176 - 07/10/2012 20:57:14    1279690

He visited Celtic park earlier this year, and Liverpool are said to be Interested in his talents. But if anything, I can't see him doing more than maybe a part time consultancy role with either/both teams.
He still has 2 years left on his contract with Donegal, couldnt see him walking out on that.

GaryMc82 (Derry) - Posts: 3026 - 07/10/2012 21:11:27    1279701

No truth in it whatsoever! This is old news from last week before he was even linked to Liverpool! A lot of mischief being made by the sounds of things!

Lifford Gael (Donegal) - Posts: 1925 - 07/10/2012 21:12:12    1279703

I heard a rumour Neil Lennon was joining the Donegal backroom team.

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 07/10/2012 21:21:28    1279711

If it was true, he'd b mad to turn it down!!

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 07/10/2012 21:28:17    1279719

Brolly
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1279719 If it was true, he'd b mad to turn it down!!

who neil lennon.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 07/10/2012 21:54:21    1279736

I agree with garymc. i think he may work with both teams the odd occssions but he is a gaa man and wont leave until he takes donegal to the promise land once more atleast

dstuction (Donegal) - Posts: 1209 - 08/10/2012 09:17:09    1279756

A straight swap deal with Georgios Samaras. Samaras will line out at full forward next year alongside Murphy and McFadden.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9746 - 08/10/2012 09:21:09    1279758

I heard a rumour bobo balde is joining donegal, there going to throw him in full forward

goalpost (Armagh) - Posts: 215 - 08/10/2012 09:40:41    1279770

Mc Guiness and Rory Gallagher were at the club championship yesterday in Donegal scouting for new players for next season. He will be manager for Donegal in 2013 and will probably think he can achieve more with the current panel so why leave. With more success breeds more stature for Mc Guinness and if he has more success with Donegal he will always be able to graze in other pastures in the future. Thankfully for now he's still managing Donegal.

Tir Conaill Abu (Donegal) - Posts: 1677 - 08/10/2012 09:58:31    1279782

HE was over in parkhead last month for a look. None of us know for sure what is going to happen, but I would speculate that he will get a part time role at celtic and possibly we will see the donegal team train in glasgow instead of carton house or enfield.

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3846 - 08/10/2012 10:53:18    1279821

GaryMc82
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1279701 He visited Celtic park earlier this year, and Liverpool are said to be Interested in his talents. But if anything, I can't see him doing more than maybe a part time consultancy role with either/both teams.
He still has 2 years left on his contract with Donegal, couldnt see him walking out on that.

Do GAA managers have contracts?

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 08/10/2012 11:33:52    1279842

Job managing team for the love of it versus job involved in team where you could potentially be on a very nice wage = no brainer.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 08/10/2012 11:45:23    1279847

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1279847
Job managing team for the love of it versus job involved in team where you could potentially be on a very nice wage = no brainer.

money aint everybodys motives

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 08/10/2012 12:07:57    1279859

he could kill two birds with the one stone if he managed Donegal Celtic

Topa_the_left (Antrim) - Posts: 250 - 08/10/2012 12:41:07    1279902

money aint everybodys motives

No, but you find me one man who would genuinely give up the chance to earn a lot of money doing something they are qualified in to stay and do a job which they love and receive no payment (as we are to believe) and I'll find you 100 men who would do the opposite.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 08/10/2012 12:42:11    1279904

He has a family to consider. If he has the quality of life he wants in Donegal then no money would move him to Britain.

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 08/10/2012 13:25:11    1279941

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FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2874 - 08/10/2012 15:21:14    1280021

A friend of mine from Glasgow e-mailed me a few minutes ago to say Jim McGuiness was interviewed on a Scottish Radio Station, I assume twas this morning. He said he was very impressed with both the people and the set up at Celtic Park. He was a guest of the Club for the home Champions League game against Benefica and visited the Celtic training complex at Lennoxtown the following day. He said he supported Celtic & Arsenal, he was non-committal when asked about his future, said he had received no offers from anywhere but should an offer materialise he would give it careful consideration. Can't vouch for accuracy of this post just relaying what I was told.

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 08/10/2012 15:25:37    1280024