Don't get it , can't understand this contract , I mean he has unbelievable underage teams since '14 and has basically brought none of them through, how can he get this contract? He got a lucky All Ireland in '14 and should of known that but he's basically stood by a very lucky team instead of bringing through the ridiculous amount of talent he has. Crazy decision Jack O Conor or someone in the know with the underage teams should be the manager. Look at our success under Gavin he knew all these underage players having been involved with them Fitzmaurice is still playing Donaghy , O Sullivan and Gooch if he stayed ,madness.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 19/10/2017 11:43:29    2056182

0 championship wins against Dublin during his tenure.

Gets an extension til 2020.

Happy days :)

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 19/10/2017 13:19:32    2056206

Opinion is very divided on him but I am glad he is staying on personally. I would not want Jack back at Senior level, the game has moved on and I don't think he is the man for the Senior job any more, nor would he want it I would guess.

Fitzmaurice made a tactical mess of the Mayo replay this year, but in most games he has got most things right over the years. This is the poorest Kerry panel since the 90's and unbelievably he got an All Ireland out of them. If Dublin were not so exceptionally good we would arguably have at least another All Ireland as well.

On the underage teams, the best player from 14/15 by a country mile is now playing in the AFL, and the best of the rest were in training with the senior panel this year. They struggled physically in training and A vs B matches if reports are to be believed, we can hardly blame Fitzmaurice for that. A winter of S & C work should see some of them ready for the spring. I would expect several new faces next year, but I would not back us for an All Ireland until 2019/20 at the earliest. It all depends on how these guys take to Senior football.

GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 19/10/2017 13:30:50    2056209

Yerra the Dub's Blue Wave is drowning all before it and getting stronger every passing month - all we down here can hope for is that our little Kerry life-raft can ride out the Tsunami and reach dry land once again. In fairness we have a history of outlasting and out surviving our opponents, so hope springs eternal.

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 19/10/2017 14:34:05    2056233

Bonkers decision to give Fitzmaurice and extension he left an all ireland behind him against Dublin in 2015, He took off O'Donoghue and Geaney who both scored 3 points from play to leave on Colm Copper who was terrible. That day was enough to me to prove he wasn't ruthless enough for the kerry job.

shaggylegend (Monaghan) - Posts: 1928 - 19/10/2017 18:25:58    2056316

Soon as I saw Galvin back in the fold I knew he was not a manager that would stand out as a heavyweight.
Contributed little or nothing to the panel on the field of play which is where it counts.
Enough said.

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 19/10/2017 19:33:11    2056328

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 19/10/2017 20:28:26    2056343

Think he is a very good manager myself, the job he did on Dublin in the league final was a masterclass. Personally feel he underestimated Mayo this year, I think he's a bit odsessed with Dublin and if they had gotten that far I think Kerry would have done well, I'd say much of there prep went into A Dublin game. The game is a cruel mistress.

He has all the tools, resources, facilities and talent, let's see what he can do.

Best of luck to him.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 19/10/2017 21:14:00    2056357

He's doing ok, he hasn't got the most talented Kerry team of all time and they're still formidable! I mean, who else is there?

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8589 - 19/10/2017 22:07:02    2056386

Bad for Kerry!!!

oakleafersir (Derry) - Posts: 808 - 19/10/2017 22:38:24    2056411

Vishred (Mayo) - Posts: 303 - 20/10/2017 00:36:48    2056429

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 20/10/2017 08:13:17    2056442

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 20/10/2017 08:15:26    2056443

GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 20/10/2017 10:19:18    2056473

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 20/10/2017 11:31:14    2056498

I'm happy with the appointment. Think Fitz has done better than most with a limited enough Kerry team.
Regardless of how a minor team does you're lucky to get 1 or 2 that make a decent impact at senior level within a few year.
One that would have is out in Oz.
As for the others? They aren't exactly settling the world alight at club or colleges level.

On the topic of minors, the 2017 minor team is the best of the 4 even if you don't count Clifford in my opinion.
They have been overshadowed by him but are the team I'd expect the most from.
Would also like to see Peter Keane have a crack at senior mgmt next as he had these minor playing an excellent brand of football

Superglue (Kerry) - Posts: 1283 - 20/10/2017 15:40:30    2056608

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 20/10/2017 18:38:11    2056673

Fitzmaurice has stood by Jonny Buckley time after time and the fella is just not good enough, the South Kerry number 9 took him to the cleaners today it got so bad for Buckley that 3 times he wanted out and should of been black carded the roasting he took, also how is Daithi Casey not in the Kerry squad ? He runs amok every time I see him,gives Griffin a roasting today , what is Fitzmaurice not seeing with him? White at 7 is outstanding for Crokes again Fitzmaurice mustn't rate him? Kieran O Leary is not better than Barry John keane off the bench?

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 22/10/2017 17:53:21    2057003

GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 22/10/2017 20:23:00    2057057

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 22/10/2017 20:49:06    2057061