Anything else from the managerial merry go round?
Jesus Prendergast is some mercenary
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He did a great job with Drom way back when.
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He did; he probably should have added to his haul.
By my reckoning heâs had stints with Knockainey, Erins Own, St Maryâs, Moycarkey, 3 different ones with Drom-Inch and a year with Clonoulty also. Iâm probably missing a few there
2013 was the one!
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It was alright. He came back in 2016 but the Drom lads felt his methods were becoming fairly dated and stale; He was doing the same drills in training with them as he was 8 years earlier in 2008 when he first trained them. His training methods would be fairly old school; military type training in a shit covered paddock in February and March, 2 trainings and a match at weekends etc.
In summer time, lads would be told to âbring the old hurleysâ to the field ahead of a rigorous physical session as if flaking each others with the hurleys would be still commonplace like it would have been in the 80s 
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Christy anything to Patsy?
Iâve been out of the loop recently but I think the Well are still looking. Presume Shano will stay on with NaP, and I guess Fergie will stay with Doon having only joined halfway through. Think Flynn is gone from Ahane aswell.
Dromin/Athlacca were looking for a new fella after getting promoted. Presume Adare will also be looking for somebody new after a poor year.
I think Peter Finn is taking over Dromin/Athlacca.
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Some bits from last nightâs County Board 2024 Championship Preview meeting of City/West clubs in Woodlands (South/East meeting Thursday night in Bulgaden Castle)âŚâŚ
No changes in football at all, every grade is staying as it was in '23.
In hurling, Senior, Premier and Intermediate are staying as they are, with seeded teams in the two Intermediate groups.
The top level of Junior will be split into Premier and Junior A, with two groups of six in each grade.
Junior B will stay the same format as last year, but may start a month earlier. Players will still be able to regrade from a higher level to Junior B after the first round of championship games. Junior C competition will be facilitated if there is enough demand for it.
Minor (u18) Championship games will be played on Wednesday evenings, from end of July to September. The format will be groups of four.
U21s will again be in October with groups of 3 or 4.
County Board has asked that clubs let them know by middle of February at the latest, whether clubs will be playing as they are, or amalgamating with neighbouring clubs, for Minor and 21s.
County Board are concerned by the amount of walkovers in the County League. They intend to offer proposals for a better league format in Februaryâs County Committee meeting. Theyâre asking clubs to advise what format (i.e. divisional or county wide) they would prefer, and if a clubâs final placing (e.g. relegation/promotion) should be linked to their relevant grade in championship.
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Canât really connect league and championship unless all players are available from counties squads.
League just isnât as relevant as before and a lot of clubs are down players who are living and wonât travel home until nearer championship.
Thereâs no need link league to championship (given Championship has a decent league stage already).
I would suggest a league of 6 or 8 teams, with promotion and relegation. For year one the league position could be decided by the clubs championship position the previous year. E.g. the 6 quarter/semi finalists in Senior are Division 1 and work back from there (with the intermediate grade winners replacing the relegated team in Div 2).
Promition relegation determines the groups for following year then. Plus get a sponsor on board like in the past whereby there was an ONeills voucher for the league winners.
The thinking behind it is to combat the amount of walkovers being given.
They need to sort the walkovers in Championship first
When you mention u21 do you mean u20? I thought it was being regraded after this year
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Yes my bad, I meant 20s. So much fuck acting with age grades I do forget at times.
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6 Limerick lads starting for ard scoil.
15 from hospital
And 3 of them are from South Limerick with about half the distance to Hospital as to Ard Scoil 
That Collins from Clonlara is a serious hurler.
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Clare do seem to have a few exciting young lads coming through.