Clearing the way for Davy. Very gentlemanly of them.
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I wonder.
Fucking hell lads would ye just appoint him and let him get to work!
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Yeâre running out of time to prepare for the league match with Limerick.
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This isnât just a Galway related question, but is there a reason counties are struggling to find candidates who want the job? Has Covid led to less financial backing or made county boards less flexible?
Appreciate that the Tipp and Galway job are rebuilds and some may not fancy having to retire some really big names but a year is a long time in hurling and both sides should at worse be competitive in 2022 and kicking on in 2023 if they can get the foundation right.
We didnât need to prepare for it last year mate.
We just started out averagely and weâre slowly dragged down by a Limerick person.
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He had ye hopping off the ground in the League but not even Alex Ferguson could hold it together with Galway for a full season.
Complete speculation on my part but is it possibly a sign of prospective managers knowing what will be needed in the coming season, seeing that the county boards are not going to give the necessary support, and saying fuck that Iâm not setting myself up for a fail with this. Chickens coming home to roost for the more outdated of the boards?
Could be completely wrong.
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Yeah there could be some truth to that but by the same token the opportunity to management your county is a rare one all the same and quite likely a one time opportunity for the most part.
Even in a rebuild/down year for Tipp and Galway and given the relatively weakness of the rest of the chasing pack outside Limerick, they would still capable of beating any other team in the country all things being equal.
It is an honour and maybe these county boards are relying too much on that perspective, but prospective managers are looking at the gig and saying what would I take it on with one hand tied behind my back?
Itâs not that attractive a job.
Joe gone, all their leaders and big men ageing and slowing down, and a fucking animal of a fanbase that wonât have the patience for a rebuild.
Youâd want your head examined
Yeah but the lure of that league win over Limerick thoughâŚ
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I donât really agree. But anyway, thatâs not why candidates have ruled themselves out.
They engaged with the process and then stepped out. Clearly thereâs something going on here and clearly the candidates are not enthused by whatâs on offer from the county board.
I canât believe they got rid of OâNeill after it
Itâs more likely imho that the internal candidates all required the freedom to clean house across the entire underage and senior structure, to make it at least compatible with other hurling counties, and the county board refuse to allow them the laaaatitude because they feel threatened.
A traffic cone would have been as good on the sideline as O Neill.
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if yeâre lucky the Galway county board might spring for one
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Whatâs the problem with Galwayâs underage structures?? You were on about having to pay for the their own water bottles or something but surely this isnât the basis for you writing off the entire Galway Underage structures? They always appear well coached and well organised at underage anytime Iâve seen them
Yeah, with a big Papa Johnâs written down the side
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always befuddled me how theyâd win a few minors and you wouldnât see one lad from those teams make the championship 15 after u20