Donald Trumped wrote: » Fantastic win from the Clare senior footballers today. Great to hear the Lovely rose of Clare blaring in Semple Stadium at match end. A great day for Clare football. In separate news, social media are reporting that a certain Davy Fitz has agreed in principle to become Clare senior hurling manager for 2020. This is not confirmed news, but I just want to put it out in the domain that this sort of talk is out there. Interesting times await.
LuckyGent88 wrote: » Please please don’t let this happen. Absolutely despise the man.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » the wheels have been in motion now for a while , in the last few years the development squads have been flying , doora barefield got the ball rolling with an u14 all ireland feile , then last year clare beat kilkenny in the u15 all ireland decider , that u15 team is compared similarly to the side that won the 3 in a row at 21s level under donal and gerry the manager of that u15 side moved aside as far as i am aware of , he was due to take up the u17 job for this year , he was quickly replaced by fergal lynch fitz's forwards coach in 2015 and 2016 , then fitz himself returns to take over sixmilebridge again , the last time he was involved was at the end of his tenure with waterford , the simularities are striking to his introduction the last time throw in the emerging talents of keelan guyler , diarmuid ryan , aidan mccarthy , gary cooney and thehighly rated 15s to 17s at the moment and there is another fairly descent crop of players on the way , who would want to miss out on that , espically when your father is over the county board i heard before christmas that his return was very much on the cards , if the bridge win a county in this year or next he will be automatic front runner for the job , plus the fact that no one will vote against it as most clubs in the county have floodlights and stands to pay for and need to keep in with the top brass , thats how he got in the last time ......brace your self .....:rolleyes:
Donald Trumped wrote: » If the clubs won't stand in the way to Fitz 2.0, then the players will have to stand up to the sheer arrogance of Pat Fitz whom I believe is running the show, in the Clare county board for far too long. PF makes Frank Murphy an angel compared to him. The appointment of Fergal Lynch to the U17 hurlers role is a sign of his iron grip. Do you know what, I give up on Clare hurling now. I simply cannot tolerate bullies or control-freaks like PF, making some of the most important decisions that Clare GAA have faced for many a year now. Very sad indeed. So depressing. I just cannot stomach the clear agenda and nepotism that the Bridge man has. He is doing catastrophic damage to Clare GAA, not just on the hurling side, with his laissez-faire attitude to football, also a cause of huge concern. He is even destroying his own club with the appointment of his son to the Bridge senior job. These are dark days for sure and puts a sour taste to what was a great day for Clare football.
windy shepard henderson wrote: » sadly that is the one ugly area of the gaa, pat fitz is appointed by the HQ in croke park and cant be moved until someone sees fit to replace him or he resigns , in every county the secretary is the most powerful person on the board they cant be voted off unlike chairpersons or PROs we are just in the unique position where out head man is the father of one of the leading figures in the game of hurling at the moment and he always said he felt he had unfinished business in the county which ment a return was always on the cards i still think 2020 is a bit early i wouldnt be surprised if he gets involved in an underage roll first but he will be back at some stage i have little doubt
Figerty wrote: » Have no doubt that Davy needs this job, not an underage job. Sure what other income has he? Realistically it should be Daly or Lohan.
Clareman wrote: » This is it in a nut shell, he needs to keep managing to keep afloat, this is his last year with Wexford so he'll need someone else lined up. It's well known that he'll be back, I think it's a disgraceful way to treat the lads that are there now.
funnyname wrote: » That's just crazy talk, the guy destroyed the 2013 team that should have gone on and won multiple All-Irelands. Looking at Nowlan Park today and the main stand they have compared to our "redeveloped" one you'd wonder coupled with the above is Clare GAA being used to benefit individuals or the whole county!!!
funnyname wrote: » That's just crazy talk, the guy destroyed the 2013 team that should have gone on and won multiple All-Irelands.
keeponhurling wrote: » My assumption would have been that if 2019 goes well, the current management team remains in place. if for whatever reason the current management do not continue, then it should be opened up to potential candidates or nominations. You'd can't appoint someone without going through due process.
Shane_ef wrote: » The current management have outstayed there welcome, I can only seeing them remain if we win the all Ireland, which given current form and the inability to adapt I cannot see us doing. If Davy is put in I'd say 6-7 will be stepping away from the panel.
Pogue eile wrote: » Based on what exactly??
Donald Trumped wrote: » WE ARE STAYING UP!!!!
Clareman wrote: » Based on the fact that they were 1 of the best under 21 teams every to be produced by any county and they had won an All Ireland. Looking at this team's performance since they won the All Ireland 2014 - 0 wins out of 3 2015 - 1 win out of 3 2016 - 2 wins out of 4 2017 - 1 win out of 3 2018 - 4 wins out of 8 That's a very poor return for any team let alone a team just after winning an All Ireland but last year showed when we get a bit of luck we can beat anyone but we aren't always the best at making our own luck.
Clareman wrote: » There was some emotion on Clare FM as well, very important to stay up, fair to say we're the second best team in Munster now
finbarrk wrote: » Yeah, it's a pity we are on the same side of the draw as Kerry again though in the championship.
