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Replying To martyW: "Think thats part of the reason it was done. Alot of senior players unhappy with the current manager but CB were reluctant to give into player power. From all accounts Declan Kelly is the one and only main man in all his jobs so far so cant see it ending well" The CB already have 'given in' in my opinion. It's a strange appointment & no doubt not a cheap one either. Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1024 - 20/08/2024 13:03:32 2565981 Link
Replying To Square_B: "The CB already have 'given in' in my opinion. It's a strange appointment & no doubt not a cheap one either." He and Gavin Devlin did a great job in Louth. Circumstances are different in Offaly. Micky Harte is co manager in Offaly and Gavin Devlin is employed in Louth. Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6144 - 20/08/2024 13:37:09 2565986 Link
Replying To eslinchickenmaryland: "Bit demeaning for the current manager to have a lad parachuted into the thing. I'd be going walkies if it were me and say thank you bye bye" I'm sure Declan Kelly is happy with this, otherwise he would have left. I see it as a great opportunity for Kelly to learn from a man with such great experience. Modern day sports environments focus allot on humility. This also includes management. Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1466 - 20/08/2024 13:47:32 2565988 Link
This is a really stupid decision, was so impressed with Offaly last year, we're playing some really expansive stuff and had some lovely young players with - talk about chalk an cheese between the approaches of the two managers. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4465 - 20/08/2024 14:00:41 2565994 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "Ah sure Mickey Harte just loves Offaly football… " it was always my dream to manage Offaly……….."" Just as it was always his dream to manage Kildare when he hawked his wares to the Kildare Co Board a couple of weeks ago... LilywhiteGael (Kildare) - Posts: 113 - 20/08/2024 14:05:06 2565995 Link
Replying To oneoff: "Micky quickly becoming the Davy Fitz of football." What are the chances of them both them ending up in the same county, at the same time, sometime in the not too distant future? Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2654 - 20/08/2024 14:17:22 2566000 Link
Replying To Greengrass: "He and Gavin Devlin did a great job in Louth. Circumstances are different in Offaly. Micky Harte is co manager in Offaly and Gavin Devlin is employed in Louth." Have a listen to Michael Duignan's appearance on the GAA social podcast... nothing but praise for Declan Kelly. A strange appointment in that context & certainly not cheap. For a county that only turned a corner a few years ago on the admin side, you have to wonder the logic of it. Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1024 - 20/08/2024 14:24:59 2566003 Link
Mickley will have them training with rubber balls.. with the amount of bouncing around involved. jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20687 - 20/08/2024 14:34:44 2566007 Link
Replying To jimbodub: "Mickley will have them training with rubber balls.. with the amount of bouncing around involved." A strange choice, Mickey is out of touch with the modern football tactics at elite level. Offaly in Div 3might get a bounce, but just have to see. I would have allowed Declan Kelly continue as manager, but Offaly footballers think they are too good for Tailteann Cup and other secondary competitions, as per 2024 results. We barely survived in Div. 3 this year, there a few egos in the squad who need to be faced down. As the Undertones sang once, ' A good Harte these days is hard to find'. Check in 2025. thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 20/08/2024 15:21:50 2566018 Link
Senior Inter County hurling and gaelic football managers have to be the most rewarded people in the country. Should this project work out well for Offaly and I hope it does as it will make other counties of a lesser God sit up, take notice ad say why didn't we think of that.? Someone said we did think of that but we didn't have the resources. Either way it is going to put serious financial pressure on most other similar counties. . supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3050 - 20/08/2024 17:05:53 2566044 Link
This is just another example of a CB going down the road of employing an outside manager and for what..? Offaly were beaten out the gate at home last season by London in the Taltainn Cup so what is the point of this apart from wasting resources and making a fool out of the man already in charge…? As for it working out..? ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3027 - 20/08/2024 20:33:29 2566068 Link
Good news for Offaly I think, Mickey will bring them on a level. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3029 - 20/08/2024 21:20:04 2566073 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "Good news for Offaly I think, Mickey will bring them on a level." Correction, Mickey and Declan will bring them on a level.? supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3050 - 20/08/2024 22:03:02 2566080 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "This is just another example of a CB going down the road of employing an outside manager and for what..? Offaly were beaten out the gate at home last season by London in the Taltainn Cup so what is the point of this apart from wasting resources and making a fool out of the man already in charge…? As for it working out..?" You're not as vocal on the Davy Fitz forum Victor. Does football and Mickey Harte that annoy you? Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2150 - 20/08/2024 23:33:49 2566085 Link
Replying To Square_B: "Have a listen to Michael Duignan's appearance on the GAA social podcast... nothing but praise for Declan Kelly. A strange appointment in that context & certainly not cheap. For a county that only turned a corner a few years ago on the admin side, you have to wonder the logic of it." It's called shane lowry Thejampot (Leitrim) - Posts: 344 - 21/08/2024 08:08:32 2566092 Link
Replying To Saynothing: "You're not as vocal on the Davy Fitz forum Victor. Does football and Mickey Harte that annoy you?" I'm not surprised that much with Davy jumping from here to there for cash but I'm a bit surprised with Mickey… I know Derry brought him in to try and give them the final push towards Sam but for some reason it didn't work out whatever happened mid season… He reinvented himself somewhat in Louth and was never going to stay there when a big job ( Derrry ) came calling… This Offaly gig seems strange to me as I thought only working with one of the big counties would interest him at this stage in his career…! I always had great respect and time for Mickey Harte but this just doesn't seem like the right job for him… ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3027 - 21/08/2024 10:09:42 2566101 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "This is just another example of a CB going down the road of employing an outside manager and for what..? Offaly were beaten out the gate at home last season by London in the Taltainn Cup so what is the point of this apart from wasting resources and making a fool out of the man already in charge…? As for it working out..?" Just have to see how things go. Declan Kelly has been retained, but with another joint manager. I would have been happy with Declan on his own. Offaly are hardly world beaters, I wonder if 'The Harte Transplant' will last. thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 21/08/2024 11:58:59 2566139 Link
Replying To Saynothing: "You're not as vocal on the Davy Fitz forum Victor. Does football and Mickey Harte that annoy you?" Mickey Harte is a legend, and more importantly a shrewd manager. He's not just looking at Offaly as a challenge, he can see untapped potential there too. And from Duignans point of view, another shrewd man who has done very well for his county on and off the pitch, Mickey Harte is probably just the man to get the most out of the players, like Micko did with Kildare and Paudie did with Westmeath. My kids will still be delighted if they lose though!!! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13862 - 21/08/2024 13:12:46 2566158 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "I'm not surprised that much with Davy jumping from here to there for cash but I'm a bit surprised with Mickey… I know Derry brought him in to try and give them the final push towards Sam but for some reason it didn't work out whatever happened mid season… He reinvented himself somewhat in Louth and was never going to stay there when a big job ( Derrry ) came calling… This Offaly gig seems strange to me as I thought only working with one of the big counties would interest him at this stage in his career…! I always had great respect and time for Mickey Harte but this just doesn't seem like the right job for him…" Nothing strange about it at all. Money talk's it as simple as that. The exact same as the last move and he didn't deliver the good Thejampot (Leitrim) - Posts: 344 - 21/08/2024 13:27:29 2566165 Link
Replying To Thejampot: "Nothing strange about it at all. Money talk's it as simple as that. The exact same as the last move and he didn't deliver the good" He did pretty well with Louth and Derry? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13862 - 21/08/2024 14:27:07 2566179 Link