Mayo GAA Discussion

Our best ever player is not impressed either..

Passion, experience and an edge - yes all good qualities, but does Austin O'Malley have any of them!?

Any backroom team should be trying to get Caroline Currid as on board now that she has left Limerick hurling.

I don’t know him. He has to have some of these qualities based on winning the all Ireland club. The club is not based in his native county so he got buy in and brought them on that journey. That’s a fair achievement.

McStay and Rochford have book managed clubs (outside their home countys) to All Irelands…………It's not really the be all and end all - that said he's got pedigree to some level.

You'd hope that they can get someone in relatively fast.

I've always wondered if Austin O'Malley would be an option.

I did not watch much of last year's club All Ireland series so I don't know anything about Culla.

Did they win it because of O'Malley or did O'Malley win it because of Culla ?

Like the good club player that can't make county, is he a good club coach that can't make county.

And remember, they were playing with old rules back then.

A pretty classless statement from the County board, its not Mourinho they are sacking. Not even a thanks for all your hard work, its common decency and manners IMO.

Happy they have done it early though, we have eight weeks to get someone in place before the club championship

I wouldn't be in favour of O'Malley, he is meant to be a good talker with little substance but he is probably going to be the man to get it.

My preference in order would be

Jim Gavin

Eamon Fitzmaurice

Oisin McConville

Where is all this McConville love coming from? I've heard him speak about the game a lot and he's an idiot. You may as well be suggesting Marc O'Sé for the job!

Most of the best managers are relatively unknown until they take the job. It's up to the county board to to make sure they are getting the right person for the right reasons. No one knew Gavin or McGuinness as top managers, just up and coming u21 managers. And knowing the county and it's underage structure is way more important than some ex player/recent pundit whose main selling point is that they are not from Mayo! For that reason, the likes of Sean Deane are more appropriate than McConville or Fitzmaurice.

Jim Gavin, gimme a break. Why in the name of God would Jim Gavin be interested in managing Mayo?

Did you read the statement?

Let me paste the relevant paragraphs for you:

"

We would like to sincerely thank Kevin and his management team for their time, effort, and commitment to the Mayo Senior Football Team during their tenure. Their dedication to the players and the jersey has been greatly appreciated by all involved with Mayo GAA.

We wish Kevin and his management team every success in the future, both on and off the field."

And I imagine that they are being led by McStay's media buddies who will be giving him nothing but sympathy while blaming the County Board and the players for everything that went wrong during his shambles of a regime. His term went exactly as everyone knew it would go: a disaster! He was a goner after last year. I'm sure he'll have plenty to say in due course, all looking for sympathy while accepting no blame himself. The statement is fine, don't believe the spin.

As for the next manager, I'd be looking outside the county. No matter where you look with our own candidates, there's too many connections and tangles that it would be better to look for a completely fresh start. I'm glad that nobody is mentioning Horan though, given that he's seemingly red hot favourite given the rumblings going around since last year. For the record, he's had his chances, been a great coach, but he's not the man to take his over the line and should not get another chance.

My enthusiasm was largely based around several articles he wrote about a kicking style being more suitable for Mayo than the running game of old - a theory he seemed to abandon almost immediately.

I think it was right to give him his shot, but the writing has been on the wall for a while

Sean Deane brought a Mayo minor team to an AI final but gave a lot of newspaper and podcast interviews ahead of the game gushing about the the players. Galway in contrast kept their heads down and put in a big performance while Mayo failed to show up. With Breaffy seniors it looked like the players were not disciplined to follow a game plan (then again that could be said for his predecessors as well).

Sean seems like a nice fella and works very well with younger player but no we need someone who has played or managed at a higher level and who has a stronger edge.

I don't believe Gavin would have any interest either. If Michael Murphy hadn't made a comeback I think he would have been a good candidate with his experience and Mayo connections.

Yeah I remember there being alot of excitement with him and the team he brought with him. I personally was delighted for him to be finally getting his shot and for Rochford returning! They got off to a great start to be fair. I don't think anyone had high hopes for this year though.

Why not ……… Joe Brolly?

🏐 All Ireland Winner

🏐 Practically lives in Mayo

🏐 Is always ultra focused on what Mayo footballers are doing

🏐 Has under 12 management experience

Perhaps Mayo needs to really think outside the box and grab the nettle for the greater good (McEntee, McConville and Cora to complete the Dream Team)

😎

Its mealy mouthed at best and followed a paragraph saying they relieved him of his duties. I think its a poor statement