the windmill u say mick oconnell. now that was the days when football was taking to the limit. maybe u should be more respectful rio bingo or mick oconnell will make a sows ear of you!!!!!!!!

Misfit (Tyrone) - Posts: 11 - 21/09/2009 16:21:18    432146

the clarkes simply dont have enough youth coming through as they are doing nothing in youth football.. kiefer morgan is the only player thats been heard of really.. they dont have any outstanding young players making development squads etc.. had one outstanding u16 paul mc elroy prob the best in the county at his age quit football for dungannon not to mention most youth in dungannon ends up going on the drink and forgetting about football as has be done before

dady_cool (Tyrone) - Posts: 33 - 21/09/2009 17:56:05    432274

People i tell you know Beragh Red Knights will do it next year no joke.

Two_Left_Feet (Tyrone) - Posts: 130 - 21/09/2009 18:53:27    432337

21/09/2009 18:53:27
Two_Left_Feet
County: Tyrone
Posts: 78

432337 People i tell you know Beragh Red Knights will do it next year no joke.


Do what exactly?

Mick O Connell (None) - Posts: 1231 - 21/09/2009 22:50:12    432635

response to thomas clarke: what are the bigger issues????

maninthecrowd (Tyrone) - Posts: 7 - 22/09/2009 21:22:26    433678

In 10 years will there be a Dungannon Club?
The Hurlers seem to be flying so why the lack of youth at Football, which, no doubt is the most popular of the codes in Tyrone.

GetOverTheBar (Tyrone) - Posts: 1388 - 22/09/2009 22:41:27    433801

Dungannon's problem is not unique..... the GAA got in a panic about losing the cities and set out to do something about that problem but in fact the organisation is in a much worse state in some of the big towns.
Is the situation not similar in Newry, Ballinasloe and Ennis. I think the problem is often that there is one club in a town since time immemorial and that club refuses to allow other clubs be set up within the town as populations rise. In the end it is self-defeating as the local rivalry, which the GAA thrives on, just isn't there.
Lurgan would seem to be an exception and a good example of how to go forward where four or five clubs are competing against each other and all seem to be relatively strong.

BIG SACKS (Tyrone) - Posts: 1681 - 22/09/2009 23:38:55    433910

Dungannon lost a generation from a very good minor team a few years ago, its paying the price now by having to play teenagers when they shouldnt really

GetOverTheBar (Tyrone) - Posts: 1388 - 23/09/2009 12:01:26    434158

maninthecrowd
County: Tyrone
Posts: 6

433678 response to thomas clarke: what are the bigger issues????
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Pretty much what I outlined before. Much as it pains me to type it:

Lack of youth development (going back 20 years now) - lack of worthwhile links to schools in the area to help improve this;
Out of date facilities - Lack of funds to develop this;
Lack of any large-scale fundraising;
Lack of marketing of the club in the town;
Most people in Dungannon have no interest in how the club is getting on;
Lack of discipline in teams and mentors (underage to senior);
Generation of players who should be in their mid-20s have been lost;
Petty, internal squabbles, some dating back to the split in the 90s.

I think those are all more important issues for us to address before we worry about who is senior manager. You build a club first, and (in a town with a population like Dungannon) success will follow.

Thomas Clarke (Tyrone) - Posts: 1002 - 23/09/2009 14:05:51    434290

Some problems the Clarkes should look into

1: Lack of respect towards hurling club ! They should be working out ways to share players rather than working out ways to get them to stop playing hurling.
link more with the hurling club. Allow them to use their facilities more. The hurlers are supposed to have played more HOME games away this year than they did at O Niell park.
It has proved over the years that decent hurlers just leave the Clarkes for other clubs or they just stop playing football because of the attitude of the Clarkes.

2 : Lack of respect towards the Camogie club. Again the Clarkes will throw obstacles in front of them rather than help promote another GAA club.

3 : Lack of respect towards the ladies football club. Again they pay this club lip service just because they play football and help when they need tea made. Plans are afoot to have the ladies leave O Neill park in a couple of years time.

I know there is a big strain on the facilities in O Neill park but some of the present committee go out of their way to cause problems.
Dungannon dosn,t need one big club but it badly needs these four clubs pulling together.

26plus6equals1 (Tyrone) - Posts: 430 - 24/09/2009 16:31:51    435461

response to 26plus6equals1:

No words more true have been spoken!!!

response to Thomas Clarke:

What can be done about it???

maninthecrowd (Tyrone) - Posts: 7 - 26/09/2009 08:38:57    437011

Thomas Clarke this is pure rubbish no harm to you. Lack of youth development (going back 20 years now) - lack of worthwhile links to schools in the area to help improve this; A gala dinner in Armagh 60k+ Out of date facilities - Lack of funds to develop this; A gym at 100k+ Lack of any large-scale fundraising; Lotto Lack of marketing of the club in the town; 3 major school's in the town Most people in Dungannon have no interest in how the club is getting on; Why?? Lack of discipline in teams and mentors (underage to senior); Sort out the club committee and the teams will look after them selves Generation of players who should be in their mid-20s have been lost; Why?? Petty, internal squabbles, some dating back to the split in the 90s. Bull EOGHAN RUADH ABU A far better club...........

DUNGANNONABU (Tyrone) - Posts: 511 - 26/09/2009 15:16:46    437162

Good to see the hurlers and the footballers with a bit of silverware this year, Dungannon is obviously the GAA centre of excellence in Tyrone

northernpower (Tyrone) - Posts: 40 - 27/09/2009 23:46:33    438162

i, sure, fully agree. centre of excellence in tyrone. MY ***

moortownspuds (Tyrone) - Posts: 336 - 28/09/2009 09:38:12    438266