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Replying To SouthOfTheGap: "To take that point, Paddy Carr didn't get to pick his backroom team. He was told that if you accept Aidan O'Rourke as your Head Coach you have the job. And I think you are right with your second point, neither of them are good enough." Whole thing stinks. Carr forced to take O'Rourke as his head coach and now o'rourke ends up in the top job. Have to feel sorry for Carr, an honourable man who cares about Donegal, shafted by people who only care about themselves and what they can get out of their involvement. greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 633 - 25/03/2023 11:42:43 2466413 Link
Replying To SignTheContract: "The County Board didn't invite Croke Park in to do an audit, Croke Park told them they'd be coming to do one. Big difference." Yes, 100%. More rhetoric from county chairman on Thursday night. ryan (Donegal) - Posts: 748 - 25/03/2023 11:49:17 2466414 Link
Just listened to the Paddy McGill podcast on the way to Roscommon, it is very good. Anyways there is very good news for anyone travelling, I've just seen the diesel at 149.9 a litre in Roscommon town at Casey's. I'm told the best place for a pint tonight is "Down the Hatch" owned by former Roscommon player and just off the main street a 10 minute walk from the Abbey hotel. Ulsterchamps72 (Donegal) - Posts: 105 - 25/03/2023 12:48:14 2466432 Link
Paddy Carr was treated poorly by Donegal. He got great results against the the big 2 counties but watched his team underperform against the weaker counties. Injuries to key players did not help either. A spell in division 2 will be a great opportunity to rebuild. All the best to Donegal anyway. maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1226 - 25/03/2023 13:34:08 2466449 Link
Getting away from the angry stuff for a while I was wondering what odds you would get for an old firm Ulster Final between Donegal and Tyrone. gunman (Donegal) - Posts: 1149 - 25/03/2023 13:38:57 2466452 Link
Replying To Tirchonailabu56: "Beware what the cost of that could be ? Imagine Croke getting KPMG in to a audit costing 50k to the county ? Cheaper solution would be for the clubs to back a Paul McGonagle led admin team to take charge next year and do a review for what they already know needs to done" For sure. I think that was MxGonagle's plan if be got county chairman but it wasn't to be. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9759 - 25/03/2023 14:20:18 2466470 Link
On a rare positive note, an absolutely fantastic result by the Hurlers against Wicklow, down in Wicklow. It's a massive result in Donegal terms if we are beating a county that touches/borders a traditional hurling county. Well done Mickey McCann. SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 777 - 25/03/2023 14:38:06 2466477 Link
Replying To SignTheContract: "The County Board didn't invite Croke Park in to do an audit, Croke Park told them they'd be coming to do one. Big difference." Regardless of what you think of the situation, Croke Park would not get involved without being invited by the Donegal County Board. SurelyToGod (Donegal) - Posts: 452 - 25/03/2023 18:27:08 2466552 Link
I think it's very worrying that orourke is being tipped to take over for the remainder of the season considering we appear to be one of the unfittest teams in Ireland . I don't think he is going to be part of any solution, actually he has also been part of the problem. I don't think lacey, kavanagh, mcguinness or anyone else of their calibre will be available as long as the status quo remains. totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1060 - 25/03/2023 20:17:52 2466571 Link
Replying To totalrecall: "I think it's very worrying that orourke is being tipped to take over for the remainder of the season considering we appear to be one of the unfittest teams in Ireland . I don't think he is going to be part of any solution, actually he has also been part of the problem. I don't think lacey, kavanagh, mcguinness or anyone else of their calibre will be available as long as the status quo remains." It's very strange that players wanted rid of the manager but the guys who were coaching and preparing the team remain there. They're not good enough for the job they have to do, i've seen junior clubs warm up before games with more intensity. , Unfortunately we may have to go thru more pain for people to realise that. I can't see any high calibre people coming onboard to work with this 'management team' greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 633 - 25/03/2023 21:02:30 2466577 Link
Replying To greenfan: "It's very strange that players wanted rid of the manager but the guys who were coaching and preparing the team remain there. They're not good enough for the job they have to do, i've seen junior clubs warm up before games with more intensity. , Unfortunately we may have to go thru more pain for people to realise that. I can't see any high calibre people coming onboard to work with this 'management team'" Agree. Although even if this current management team walked I don't think the Donegal job , currently, would attrack many people. Between the county board going ons and the fact we simply won't have enough quality players available, no coach is going to rush in and ruin their rep. TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1208 - 26/03/2023 09:52:55 2466608 Link
Replying To greenfan: "It's very strange that players wanted rid of the manager but the guys who were coaching and preparing the team remain there. They're not good enough for the job they have to do, i've seen junior clubs warm up before games with more intensity. , Unfortunately we may have to go thru more pain for people to realise that. I can't see any high calibre people coming onboard to work with this 'management team'" Why do you think O'Rourke is no good at his job.He is an All Ireland winner,All Star and multiple Ulster title winner and has been involved in coaching since he retired from playing. gunman (Donegal) - Posts: 1149 - 26/03/2023 11:08:42 2466620 Link
Replying To gunman: "Why do you think O'Rourke is no good at his job.He is an All Ireland winner,All Star and multiple Ulster title winner and has been involved in coaching since he retired from playing." His coaching and management roles since retiring from football is not something to write home about Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 26/03/2023 11:26:35 2466624 Link
Replying To gunman: "Why do you think O'Rourke is no good at his job.He is an All Ireland winner,All Star and multiple Ulster title winner and has been involved in coaching since he retired from playing." Because the donegal team that he is coaching play with no intensity, start games poorly, have no direction or structure to how they play. They look like they are making it up as they go. He may be coaching since he retired from playing but there's nothing on his coaching cv to say he's capable of preparing a top level inter County team. Winning medals as a player doesn't make u a good coach. greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 633 - 26/03/2023 11:32:19 2466627 Link
Replying To gunman: "Why do you think O'Rourke is no good at his job.He is an All Ireland winner,All Star and multiple Ulster title winner and has been involved in coaching since he retired from playing." What has that got to do with his coaching capacity? Where has he had success? veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 752 - 26/03/2023 11:54:30 2466634 Link
leave Bradley and O Rourke there now highdropingball (Donegal) - Posts: 111 - 26/03/2023 12:35:20 2466641 Link
Replying To greenfan: "Because the donegal team that he is coaching play with no intensity, start games poorly, have no direction or structure to how they play. They look like they are making it up as they go. He may be coaching since he retired from playing but there's nothing on his coaching cv to say he's capable of preparing a top level inter County team. Winning medals as a player doesn't make u a good coach." I totally agree.The only reason I posed the question is because people have been saying we should have the 2012 guys involved.It might work but there is no guarantee just because as you say they were good players but I am a believer that it is better to have Donegal people in charge.If nothing else it should lead to a better spirit.Is there any hope now getting things improved for Newry. gunman (Donegal) - Posts: 1149 - 26/03/2023 15:35:07 2466694 Link
Replying To veterngaa: "What has that got to do with his coaching capacity? Where has he had success?" did that make Maradona a good coach? DCFCGAA (Derry) - Posts: 65 - 26/03/2023 15:50:10 2466710 Link
I'm open to being corrected if I'm wrong as I may well be due to the misinformation floating around as a result of the vacuum this secretive operating creates. So, we've had lots of conversations to and fro about the backroom team, the appointment of them, the manager and now lack thereof, Lacey and the Academy, McGeehin, McGrath and the players. I may be wrong about Kavanagh, but that's what it looks like. It makes me wonder if he's going to bring that same sort of behavior into managing the county. StockholmGael (Donegal) - Posts: 143 - 26/03/2023 16:56:46 2466760 Link
We are in a bad place, 21 points conceded against Roscommon. McHugh was saying on the radio that we need to just play the Down game and then focus on next year…..unfortunately he is forgetting about the group stages of the Sam Maguire, which we have qualified for. We will be cannon fodder, annihilated to an even greater extent, if we don't use the next 2 months to try and put some shape on things. I wouldn't be surprised if some lads walked away from the panel now as well and thought to themselves that this would be as good as year as any to head to the States. SignTheContract (Donegal) - Posts: 197 - 26/03/2023 16:57:35 2466761 Link