John McIntyre

Deise 2012

John McIntyre has stepped down as manager of the Galway senior hurling team after three years at the helm.

Mountainlad

Think it was neccesary to be honest!

StephenHendry

anthony cunningham might take over after leading the u21s to the AI this year, i've a feeling they will probably make an appointment within the country this time

Diabhal Beag

Up until a few weeks ago I was dead against seeing McIntyre staying on. Looking back on the year it was a mixed bag like every year really. He had his moments and but the lows were more frequent but he has done the right thing here especially if we are to see the progression of the U-21s.

I'd hope to see Cunningham get it but I also understand to not expect All-Irelands for a few years with the current side.

premierstone

Good job done mac, your native county is very proud of the job you did on the matties

Seriously though, yes I agree with Cunningham as the most logical choice, Galway needs an in house man at the helm and with the success he had with this years u-21s it will bring an air of confidence to the squad aswell - a squad mind you that needs a bit of an overhaul.

Royal Seahawk

The same Cunningham who was in charge of the u-21s last year? When they got destroyed by Tipp?

ifah

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

The same Cunningham who was in charge of the u-21s last year? When they got destroyed by Tipp?

Personally I think that shows the mettle of both the team and the management.

Management team changes selectors this year, the team was pretty much the same but the attitude was completly different.

The Tipp game was a complete anomoly last year - playing Tipp 6 days after AI final win, in Thurles with the Party still in full swing - 18 thousand Tipp supporters, Liam McCarthy in Dressing Room before hand, Liam McCarthy paraded thru Thurles before the match ... thats a big mental barrier to need to block out all that.

Royal Seahawk

ifah wrote: »

Personally I think that shows the mettle of both the team and the management.

Management team changes selectors this year, the team was pretty much the same but the attitude was completly different.

The Tipp game was a complete anomoly last year - playing Tipp 6 days after AI final win, in Thurles with the Party still in full swing - 18 thousand Tipp supporters, Liam McCarthy in Dressing Room before hand, Liam McCarthy paraded thru Thurles before the match ... thats a big mental barrier to need to block out all that.

The selectors made that big a difference

DublinGAA96

StephenHendry wrote: »

i've a feeling they will probably make an appointment within the country this time

well obviously

Jeddah

Mcintyre always had an excuse , he was the same with Offaly. To me the Galway job is the job all out of work managers should be mad to get. The talent and potential is there it just needs to be unlocked.

999/112

Mcintyre always had an excuse , he was the same with Offaly. To me the Galway job is the job all out of work managers should be mad to get. The talent and potential is there it just needs to be unlocked.

Davy?

Jeddah

Surely not , think he might have the Clare job wrapped up. Galway have plenty of lads within the county capable of taking over the hot seat. Alot of managers with All Ireland titles won with U 21 , minor and Club in Galway so surely they can come up with someone from inside the county.

maroonandwhite

Galway have , between the current panel , u 21 s and minors , enough talented players to reach the semis every year . They also have Leinster to help get the team together . WHAT WE NEED IS A CHANGE OF ATTITUDE AMONG THE PLAYERS ..THEY ARE THE MEN ON THE FIELD ...

Mcintyre originally done well back in 2009 and cant be helped solely responsible for Galway's senior failures. Even Ger Loughnane couldnt make a go of them.
Might be time to try Anthony Cunningham or Mattie Murphy imo as they have got the best out of the players at underage

Kojak

Deleted User wrote: »

Might be time to try Anthony Cunningham or Mattie Murphy imo as they have got the best out of the players at underage

Well Murphy said again he won't be going for it, so it looks like its Cunninghams job if he wants it. But, as I said in another thread, whoever is over them next year would want to do some serious clear-out. The current panel of players have consistently failed over the last few years. I'm not saying that they are good enough to beat Tipp or KK regularly, but on numerous occasions they have been atrocious. The Dublin and Waterford games this year (as well as that humiliation against Tipp in the league) are examples why there should be a complete review of the current panel.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Mcintyre originally done well back in 2009 and cant be helped solely responsible for Galway's senior failures. Even Ger Loughnane couldnt make a go of them.
Might be time to try Anthony Cunningham or Mattie Murphy imo as they have got the best out of the players at underage

What Ger Loughnane, Conor Hayes etc.. did is irrelevant in comparison to John Mac'...

John was the only Galway manager to have the benefit of a provincial championship, when we lost our first proper game (under Ger) against Cork in 2008 that was our FIRST loss that year, who knows what he could have achieved with another crack with the lessons learned from Cork.

Previous managers didn't know their best team till we were waiting another year.

I wouldn't say we did well in 2009 either, we beat the same two teams as this year, and lost to the same one (in the 1/4's)

kraggy

Deleted User wrote: »

Mcintyre originally done well back in 2009 and cant be helped solely responsible for Galway's senior failures. Even Ger Loughnane couldnt make a go of them.
Might be time to try Anthony Cunningham or Mattie Murphy imo as they have got the best out of the players at underage

Mattie Murphy had the senior job before. Not sure if the county board would give him another crack at it.

kraggy

kraggy wrote: »

Mattie Murphy had the senior job before. Not sure if the county board would give him another crack at it.

Would you take the point that he might be more successful with a dynamic which he has worked well underage with like Liam Sheedy with tipp in 2006 for example. Its just that Galway's underage success is exceptional so perhaps he might be the man to bring them on to the next level or perhaps maybe a combination of Mattie and Cunningham?

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kraggy

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Would you take the point that he might be more successful with a dynamic which he has worked well underage with like Liam Sheedy with tipp in 2006 for example. Its just that Galway's underage success is exceptional so perhaps he might be the man to bring them on to the next level or perhaps maybe a combination of Mattie and Cunningham?

Personally, I'd definitely be on for giving him another shot at it. But probably after Cunningham gets a shot first. Would like to see him try to carry some momentum from winning the u-21. The thing that bothers me about Cunningham though is that he said during the week that he doesn't think the senior panel needs a clearout. That the current panel with a handful of the u-21s would have an All-Ireland in them. This worries me to be honest. There's too much dead wood on that Galway panel.

And a combination management team just doesn't work. In soccer, or hurling. Look at examples like Roy Evans and Houllier together at Liverpool some years ago. There's too much of a mixed message.

aidan24326

I wouldn't say too much against McIntyre. He gave it his best shot and ultimately the players let him down when it mattered.

Mattie Murphy had the job before and didn't do anything special, it may just be that he's more suited to managing/coaching at underage level.

As for Cunningham, I don't know really. I wouldn't be heaping too much praise on him for winning the U-21 this year. It was a relatively soft All-Ireland. One thing's for sure whoever takes on the job has a serious task on their hands. We have a pool of talent that's potentially good enough to win an All-Ireland if they have the right man at the helm.