Cork GAA Discussion Thread

out of interest and curiosity on my part.. is Donal O'Grady coaching these days..?? i remember in late 2002 Cork turning to him to steer the ship.. does he come into any discussions any more?? he was appointed Cork manager around the same time Jack o'Connor took on Kerry footballers for 1st time.. Jack is at the wheel for the 3rd time… and im wondering what Donal's story is now?

While Ben O'Connor is the obvious choice he does not have the experience of managing at Senior Inter County Level. Look at Liam Cahill who served his time with Waterford and no doubt the experience of managing Waterford in the Covid All Ireland stood to him big time this year. With the policy of not going for outside manager there is no one else really with Senior Inter County experience. He will need to be given time and if winning a An Ireland next year is the only barometer of success he will be under a lot of pressure.

The biggest issue he'll face is the expectation in the county. The fans are rabid for success after the last few years of failure. I don't see this Cork team winning an Ireland in the next 2 or 3 years and I really hope the supporters can accept that. But I would be hopeful by 2029 - 2030 after a few years experience under his belt he'll have us winning Liam

Thank god Pat is gone. Just wasn't good enough tactically and the too nice approach won't win you All Irelands. Likeable man but hadn't got it when it mattered most and that's what he be remembered for . Let's call it for what it is, to lose two All Irelands in a row and to lose it tactically was enough and didnt deserve another term. The players are the ones that have to do it on the field of play but like the Titanic a bad captain makes it's workers make bad mistakes under pressure. The players just never performed good enough in the two all Irelands he got them to.

I don't know if Ben will land an All Ireland for Cork but he will be ruthless and takes no **** so he deserves at least a chance. Hope he retires Hoggy now along with Lehane Cahalane and Harnedy for starters and a few other "stealth" players who go missing when the pressure is on. Thanks for their services but time waits for no man. Bring in a few new players now is key to freshen things up in the panel.

great game tonight between midleton and the glen, mullins looks the part for cork next year , surprised how good killian McDermott was for midleton , he played several years for clarecastle his father was the singer and wrote the banner roar song in 1995 , he was never a prolific hurler but the game dose look a little more open in cork than clare but the standard is higher i think its a really good championship

wayne king is another ex clare club man , he is a really good referee probably the best we had up here before he relocated back down to cork a few years ago , hoggies goal in the first half was top class too ,

Great player for Cork but he was finished after 2022 IMHO. Wasn't the same player in 2023-25. Would have loved to see him winning an All Ireland but not to be. His time was up. New blood now needed.

That is a good review on him. Never remember him playing well in any of the All Ireland finals he was present. I thought he was an outstanding player overall but just couldnt produce it in finals.