Mickey Whelan was the manager of that St. Vincent’s team.
Pat Gilroy was not the manager. He was the full forward on that team.
Pat Gilroy had no managerial experience whatsoever when he took the Dublin job.
Dalkia pal.
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Club Dalkia.
You do understand the word “play” ya?
A serious bunch of morons on here
He was essentially the coach of that team. But he had managed other teams in the club. So your statement is incorrect.
How was he essentially the coach?
Good man Kev, you’re down to arguing semantics now. Whatever you need to make yourself feel better, e-pal.
He took a large part of the training and didn’t do that much training himself. At least thats what they were saying at the time of his dublin appointment when people were up in arms about his experience.
In kevs mind.
Who are “they” and have you anything backing that up?
Semantics? I used the word playing. And its fairly simple, i started playing at 5 and still do.
It was others that wanted to make something else of it. People not half as smart as they think they are. Its no big deal, there are many like me.
Players and commentators at the time.
i took it up in college
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Really, Kevin, it’s hilarious when you try to bluff.
Well done
Gilroy throw out the jerseys one day and picked up the cones after training one night, maybe that’s what Kev heard about.
Whelan was over that Vincents team, and he was part of Gilroys management to be the coach of the Dublin team then when Gilroy got the managers role. And in all honesty, being a player who contributes to coaching (if that is indeed true) is a far distance than being a manager or even a county manager. That appointment was fairly left field, but worked ok because of the quality of coaches and people he formulated around him. Whelan was always considered the coach of that Vincents team, and was brought in as the coach of the Dublin team too.
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Gilroy got the job to facilitate Whelans introduction once more, because after the last time he couldn’t be seen to get in on his own again. Gilroy is an excellent facilitator, but to think he was a coach is hilarious.
Actually he would have made a great ard stiurthoir and probably should have got the role that time.
With the 2007 St. Vincent’s U-5s, he took training and preparation to an almost professional level of expertise for that age group. Dieticians, sports psychologists, video sessions etc, you name it.
Back then it was unheard of. Now they’re all at it.
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Didn’t he only get back playing late on and had actually retired?
Anyway it still does nothing to take away from the stupidity of calling Rochford a spoofer.