Brennan scoffs at modern management techniques
July 06, 2011
Derry manager John Brennan
Brennan is the archetypal old-school man-manager and he is undaunted by the prospect of coming up against the modern techniques of Jim McGuinness in this year's Ulster final:
"I use a laptop, too, you know," he quipped at last night's press briefing in Owenbeg.
"They might be slick; they might be all that; but I have come across these people before.
"We played Sligo in a challenge match for the opening of Ballinascreen's new pitch. There was a black pot along the sideline. It was a beautiful day. I thought someone was setting up a barbecue. I thought we were going to get burgers.
"But it was a heart monitor machine which Sligo had brought with them for a challenge game in Ballinascreen. I thought to myself 'There is something going haywire here'.
"You can carry your laptops but football is still a simple game. Jim McGuinness may have ideas, but this year Derry have encountered Mickey Harte and Kieran McGeeney and we managed to come out on the right side of the result.
"I'm about long enough. I don't fear anyone. I respect my own intelligence and my ability to make changes and adapt when necessary. I have no doubt about my own capabilities on the line." Tweet
