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Is it just me or is that a very underwhelming management team??

MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 297 - 11/10/2026 09:42:56    2696795

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Best name on that list of three and will know the county scene best of luck to McEntee. Hopefully he can entice a few names back to playing for the county and introduce a few new ones.

seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 2039 - 11/10/2026 09:58:09    2696796

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Replying To sleater:  "It is a no brainer - he shouldn't get the role. No matter who Banty brings is as coach, he is such an alpha figure that he will make the tactical calls, decide on the substitutions and pick the team. And that is where he has fallen down in the past. His boom and bust motivational style can work as a once off but is not sustainable."
Looks like the county board have seen sense and not gone with Banty. I thought John McEntee has done a very good job with Inniskeen. They maximised everything they had and came so close to beating Scotstown last year. Having Darren Hughes on board is a wise move. Want to hear move on who the background team is. It's a clean slate and fresh start.

Thanks to Corey and Bannigan for the very difficult jobs of transitioning Monaghan while keeping us very competitive. Monaghan moved from a ageing squad under Banty's last term to a much younger squad now. It needed to happen. The injury crises of 2026 also provided an opportunity to blood a lot of new players which will stand to Monaghan in years to come.

With McEntee as manager I assume Sean Jones and Ciaran McNulty will be back on the county panel next year.

sleater (Monaghan) - Posts: 215 - 11/10/2026 10:13:54    2696799

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Replying To sleater:  "Looks like the county board have seen sense and not gone with Banty. I thought John McEntee has done a very good job with Inniskeen. They maximised everything they had and came so close to beating Scotstown last year. Having Darren Hughes on board is a wise move. Want to hear move on who the background team is. It's a clean slate and fresh start.

Thanks to Corey and Bannigan for the very difficult jobs of transitioning Monaghan while keeping us very competitive. Monaghan moved from a ageing squad under Banty's last term to a much younger squad now. It needed to happen. The injury crises of 2026 also provided an opportunity to blood a lot of new players which will stand to Monaghan in years to come.

With McEntee as manager I assume Sean Jones and Ciaran McNulty will be back on the county panel next year."
John, Darren. Tony Kernan Tony Graham and Niall McNamee Offaly is what everyone is saying

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 857 - 11/10/2026 11:24:34    2696805

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Replying To MonaghanMan44life:  "Is it just me or is that a very underwhelming management team??"
So who would you have picked plus backroom team out of what was available Andy mcentee or banty

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 247 - 11/10/2026 12:48:47    2696812

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Replying To Farneyblueandwhite:  "So who would you have picked plus backroom team out of what was available Andy mcentee or banty"
John is probably the best choice from a management perspective but I'd question the coaching quality/track record…

MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 297 - 11/10/2026 13:42:42    2696818

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Replying To Clubman57:  "Having watched the Clones harps games totally agree, no junior team will get close next year in intermidiate.
What's everyone's predictions for the weekend?

Currin by four, the bog to bottle it
Ballybay by 2 expierience will show,
Donaghmoyne by three garland will be the difference.
Eire og to loose, maghercloone to loose by two also!"
You know your stuff

McGuirk1985@ (Monaghan) - Posts: 169 - 11/10/2026 18:03:40    2696849

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McEntee is probably as good as we could have hoped for at this point. He's been around Monaghan club football for 7/8 years at this stage. Nevermind McCague winning championships with Scotstown (any of us on the forum could do that), But McEntee being able to compete with them and even topple them in 2019 is the most impressive managerial feat in Monaghan over the last 10 years. At this stage, bringing in a manager that hasn't seen any club football would have a shambles.
Admittedly, a little underwhelmed at the backroom team.

HB245 (Monaghan) - Posts: 322 - 11/10/2026 18:12:03    2696854

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Replying To HB245:  "McEntee is probably as good as we could have hoped for at this point. He's been around Monaghan club football for 7/8 years at this stage. Nevermind McCague winning championships with Scotstown (any of us on the forum could do that), But McEntee being able to compete with them and even topple them in 2019 is the most impressive managerial feat in Monaghan over the last 10 years. At this stage, bringing in a manager that hasn't seen any club football would have a shambles.
Admittedly, a little underwhelmed at the backroom team."
John mcentee is a top class coach and I'm delighted he's getting the gig..…bit harsh dough on McCague who's proving himself to be a managerial genius who's performing miracles with Scotstown…

mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 705 - 11/10/2026 19:14:29    2696867

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