New manager?

[Martinho II]

Don't think there's any bad blood remaining from anybody at the club as far as I know. But as said he won't be back here, we can't afford him and he doesn't fancy the First Division.

but he did play for us in the first division though longfordian:p

[Longfordian]

Yes and Lord knows he'd never want to endure that again! I have a feeling he suffered the injury that ultimately ended his career playing for us, I think I remember him saying that once. You being the Magnus Magnusson of these matters may know more Martinho!.

[Martinho II]

Yes and Lord knows he'd never want to endure that again! I have a feeling he suffered the injury that ultimately ended his career playing for us, I think I remember him saying that once. You being the Magnus Magnusson of these matters may know more Martinho!.

i think you are right on that longfordian.. i think he did play for a non league team after that though not one hundred per cent sure.. have to consult the old match programs for that im afraid..

[Martinho II]

see in todays star that cousins has being confirmed as being in the race. see also that town have agreed a business sale the star reckons that we will get a bigger budget to buy players.. i dont think thats right i thought that sale of part of our land was to pay the taxman aint I right longfordian??

[Keen2win]

Any idea when the decision will be made??

I heard the interviews are on Saturday?

I don't want Cousins near the job, TBH.

[Longfordian]

see in todays star that cousins has being confirmed as being in the race. see also that town have agreed a business sale the star reckons that we will get a bigger budget to buy players.. i dont think thats right i thought that sale of part of our land was to pay the taxman aint I right longfordian??

Yeah it was voted on at the AGM last year as far as I can recall or maybe it was an EGM I can't remember. The money from that sale has gone to the taxman already as far as I know, unless this is something different I haven't seen the report so don't really know what it's about. I hear Gareth Cronin has applied for the job too apparently. I'd expect an appointment next week, it was the same week Aaron Callaghan was apponted last year.

[Martinho II]

Yeah it was voted on at the AGM last year as far as I can recall or maybe it was an EGM I can't remember. The money from that sale has gone to the taxman already as far as I know, unless this is something different I haven't seen the report so don't really know what it's about. I hear Gareth Cronin has applied for the job too apparently. I'd expect an appointment next week, it was the same week Aaron Callaghan was apponted last year.

heard rumours around town that current pats player and certain bray player also applied too.. if thats true about cronin cronin could be easily the outstanding candidate . i would like to see cronin get it.

[howsyourtouch]

was at trainin tonight and seen most off the candiates around,they were gettin interviewed tonight...45 minutes some of them were in there givin their proposals...

[Martinho II]

was at trainin tonight and seen most off the candiates around,they were gettin interviewed tonight...45 minutes some of them were in there givin their proposals...

who was there howsyourtouch?? i know vinnys was tonight.. the latest news i heard is that cronin interviewed exceptionally well. there is a surprise candidate who has played for the town at least six years ago he is supposed to be figurin strongly i havent heard the name as of yet. wonder if that could be denis o brien as he is very well qualified and he has very recently being seen publically involved on match day ie he helped produce the legends dvd..

[howsyourtouch]

philip coffey was one of them,there was 4 or 5 of them there...hope he doesnt get it...would denis be available seein he has the radio show on shannon side at the weekends and with him being a nurse would he not be working the whole time?hopefully they pick the right man,alot rests on the 4 person commitee picking the manager...

[Martinho II]

philip coffey was one of them,there was 4 or 5 of them there...hope he doesnt get it...would denis be available seein he has the radio show on shannon side at the weekends and with him being a nurse would he not be working the whole time?hopefully they pick the right man,alot rests on the 4 person commitee picking the manager...

heard phillip coffeys name being mentioned is he the youth coach with us or sligo rovers? heard alan gough terry cochrane and dave rogers applied but whether they were interviewed is a different matter..

from what i heard this weekend dessie cawley is the strong favourite for the job he has shown up well in the interview he does not want to sign anyone from dublin just around the sligo galway midlands area.. plus as well i have heard two old favourites of ours may come back to the club he has spoken to them already and they have said they will come back if cawley gets it.. one of them played in the legends match and is out of eircom league football at present the other plays for camlin utd.,

[Martinho II]

http://www.galwayunitedfc.ie/match-reports/galway-uniteds-weekend-results.html

is this the same philip coffey that was interviewed for the town job??

[atfconline]

Yes. Hire him, please. :D

[howsyourtouch]

no peter malone and larry mullins are the youth managers,phil was the under 21 manager last yer then left to go to galway,bit of a kn*b to be honest...would be a diaster if he gets it...des is a quality coach,really is..philip actually bought des in for the last few under 21 matches last season,both after the same job now...

[sligoman]

i have heard two old favourites of ours may come back to the club he has spoken to them already and they have said they will come back if cawley gets itIf one of them is the Wex then I'll buy a LTFC season ticket:D.

[Rocky77]

heard phillip coffeys name being mentioned is he the youth coach with us or sligo rovers? heard alan gough terry cochrane and dave rogers applied but whether they were interviewed is a different matter..

from what i heard this weekend dessie cawley is the strong favourite for the job he has shown up well in the interview he does not want to sign anyone from dublin just around the sligo galway midlands area.. plus as well i have heard two old favourites of ours may come back to the club he has spoken to them already and they have said they will come back if cawley gets it.. one of them played in the legends match and is out of eircom league football at present the other plays for camlin utd.,

Not sure about the merits of this. I personally don't mind where players are from once they're good enough. If a Dublin player can add something and wants to join then sign him. Kildare County had a squad with a lot of locals this year...

[Tallanted]

We gave the so called local talent a shot at the start of lastseason and it doesn't work, if players wanna play then it shouldnt matter where they are from aslong as they are good enough. Im afraid we are gonna have a very similar season to last year all round.

[howsyourtouch]

local players "givin a chance" last season were andy birmingham and stevie brennan,dont think they did too bad now throughout the season now do any of you??

[RonnieB]

They did very well and were some of our best players when not injured. As for some of the former Athlone rejects...

[Tallanted]

By local it is referring to the midlands and surrounding areas so you can throw a whole load of players into that, but stephen brennan is no where near good enough for the 1st division and you never know which andy bermingham will show up and play. Go through last years squad and ask yourself who is good enough to keep, you will be pushed to find many of them being local.

[Keen2win]

I'm just talking to someone who used to be managed and coached by Phillip Coffey and he says he is a ignorant c*nt and he would be a disaster as a manager because the players would hate him.

[ltfc_2004]

I am with Tallanted on this, who ever is good enough and willing to accept the wages should be signed and it doesn't matter where they are from.

As for a new manager, maybe the board need to think outside the box as they did with Stephen Kenny.

Looking at the previous posts I can take it another year of horrific football is on the way, so I suppose we are looking at the 8th-12th positions in the First and anything else being a bonus ..... now where did i put that whiskey and the revolver

[Massop 10]

On the matter of a manager the club must decide if they want to move on back to been a success again or just sit at the bottom of the 1st division and in my opinion that is where we will be with most of the names i see on here !!
Finally I don't give a damn if players are from Tallaght or Timbucktoo once they give 100% in EVERY game ! In my opinion 99% of the players in Longford are more interested in the drink, drugs and getting the leg over than playing at a high standard of football which is why no manager wants to take a chance on bringing them into the team.

[Longfordian]

We'll see who's appointed but I wouldn't be appointing anyone based on the fact that they won't sign any Dublin players. It's about getting the best value for money, considering we don't have any money I wouldn't be expecting much no matter who gets the job.

[mr.X.]

There was so many dublin players last season that there was split training sessions,which didnt help morale in the squad,what des cawley should be looking for is a bit of balance in both(if he gets the job).You guys are making it seem like he has some sort of vendetta against dublin players,which i dont think he has.

[ltfc_2004]

Well looking at those who have meant to applied Gareth Cronin stands out as the best choice although the committee will decide and depends on what players can be brought in and for how little they cost in wages.


Any rumours of anyone signing ....................

[mr.X.]

humm,best choice?im not too sure,4th in his last season with waterford,with what would have been a relatively high budget for the first division,how well could he do with a small budget at longford......

[Black and White]

What happened to Vinny perth...thought he did well in his caretaker role???

[Rocky77]

nope not very well at all,won alot of money on the monaghan game if thats what you call doing well

That's quite an accusation

[Tallanted]

Vinny perth wasnt accused of anything, thats an absolute disgraceful post and i would suggest you remove it and get your facts straight before posting such sh1te

[Rocky77]

Ask paddy powers they made the accusation not me,and you would need to be at that game,i was(unlike vinny perth) and it was absolutely shocking!

Paddy Power didn't accuse anyone of anything in relation to the event. If they had, that's where they really would have lost money...

[mr.X.]

Think what ye want,ive reasons for my opinion,and i suppose ye do too....who do ye think will get the job?

[howsyourtouch]

i really dont think des went in and said "im not gona sign anyone from dublin,only players from the country"...i think he was talkin about having the players,once good enough from anywhere willing to give the commitment,training in longford and having all team activities based in longford instead of what went on last year with vinney with having half the players training in dublin and the other half training in longford...and what was said about philip above is not far wrong,believe me,personal experience...heres hoping that the right man is picked for the job..

[mr.X.]

i really dont think des went in and said "im not gona sign anyone from dublin,only players from the country"...i think he was talkin about having the players,once good enough from anywhere willing to give the commitment,training in longford and having all team activities based in longford instead of what went on last year with vinney with having half the players training in dublin and the other half training in longford...and what was said about philip above is not far wrong,believe me,personal experience...heres hoping that the right man is picked for the job..

i agree,thats what was probably meant,and as you said heres hoping the right man is picked ;)

[Longfordian]

Philip Coffey won't get it, well I don't know that but I'd be very surprised if he did. He's done nothing of note in his previous positions. I've no idea who will but Des Cawley has wanted the job since Aaron got it and has made a good few connections down here. I'm not saying that's a bad thing by the way. I don't really know him well enough to know what sort of manager he'd be but I wouldn't be surprised to see him appointed. For what it's worth I thought Vinny did a decent job overall and some people are very quick to forget all he's given to this club. He's a thoroughly decent guy. Whoever gets it I'll give them a chance anyhow. It won't be easy for them.

[Martinho II]

heard last night that the short list is now down to four or five and second round of interviews will commence later in the week.. the quality of the candidates is second to none.. thanks for info on philip coffey somethin was tellin me he was with us before...

heard also that andy bermingham mightnt be stayin with us next season.. he has touted himself around the combined district teams in longford.. is he lookin to keep fit or is he gone?? i know of a few people that would like to see him go...

[Massop 10]

People are very quick to knock vinny which in my opinion is very wrong ! He has done a great job considering his lack of experiance and qualifications as a coach. I think the club should have stuck by him and helped him to get his qualifications rather than start all over again with another new manager and another whole new squad of players ! To me this is a backward step and again it will be a season where the club will be at the wrong end of the table with a squad that does not know each other. Is the same thing going to happen at the end of next season ? I know the money is not there to pay players a wage but from talking to alot of players they would have settled for expenses and bonuses just to secure a place with the club but now that they have not been told what the future is for them they are looking for or have found new clubs - this also reflects badly on the club as I know from experiance that in non-league football come the end of the season you know if you'll be back the following season or not ! You would expect a league club at least (no matter how bad the finances are) to know for sure some of the players that will be kept !!! For a club that supposidly wants to get back up to the level of past success of a few years ago it is time to start been a little bit more professional in how things are run. From this time last year it has been - One step forward and two steps back ! One manager hired and squad assembled and TWO managers gone and a squad torn apart again !

Just a word on Andy Bermingham, I also heard that he was asking around the CCFL clubs in Longford but from what i hear there is not much interest in him !! He is looking to leave The Town from what I heard.

[Longfordian]

Don't understand the Vinny knocking either to be honest as I said in my above post. There's a good few committee changes this year though so it's their choice maybe they want a new man. Different strokes for different folks!. Personally I reckon we need a younger manager on the way up rather than one on the way down. Bermingham has a contract with us for next year as far as I'm aware. He'd be on a wage too. Maybe he just wants to keep fit, who knows?. His attitude isn't the Mae West by all accounts which is a shame as he has definite talent.

[Rocky77]

Vinny Perth is a Town legend and that will always remain the case. Like in his playing days, what he may lack in certain ways he makes up for in passion. He's a very honest bloke.

I concur with Longfordian on the need for a young hungry manager. There'll never be another Stephen Kenny but someone cut from a similar cloth would be fantastic. I hope there's someone in the frame who brings the same intelligent, calculated approach with a fondness for the club.

[howsyourtouch]

did andy not sign a 2 year contract???could be just lookin to keep fit...and if he doesn have a 2 year contract then he would have had to ask for a releasse because to take a step down and play area league he would need a release from the town and fai...

[Longfordian]

He'd need a release to sign for anyone alright and he did sign a two year contract at the start of last season from memory. As I said above he has a lot of ability and if he gets his head down he can make a career for himself at a higher level than the First Division.

[Martinho II]

if thats the case with bermingham would this be the first season he will get a wage?? interestin piece on the back of the longford news they state that phillip coffey has applied with ex athlone town manager jimmy greene as asst mgr and a certain sean prunty as coach. .the trio have also applied for the athlone town job..

in the sun today micheael o neill shamrock rovers new manager confirmed that trevor croly will be on his staff next season as coach which means he is no longer in the race..


wot do you think of that bout phillip coffey??

[howsyourtouch]

heard he wanted prunts in as an underage coach or something along thoise lines,cant really see that working doh,lack of qualifications...

[Longfordian]

if thats the case with bermingham would this be the first season he will get a wage?? interestin piece on the back of the longford news they state that phillip coffey has applied with ex athlone town manager jimmy greene as asst mgr and a certain sean prunty as coach. .the trio have also applied for the athlone town job..

in the sun today micheael o neill shamrock rovers new manager confirmed that trevor croly will be on his staff next season as coach which means he is no longer in the race..


wot do you think of that bout phillip coffey??

No, he was on a small wage last season too I think. It was thought it'd be in the club's best interest as if he developed as well as he could they'd be able to get compensation for him should he leave as he'd have been on pro forms for two seasons. I was just thinking if he were to drop down to CCFL level and play he might not be able to come back up to Eircom League level again until July as was the case with Shane Harte this year.

[Rocky77]

if thats the case with bermingham would this be the first season he will get a wage?? interestin piece on the back of the longford news they state that phillip coffey has applied with ex athlone town manager jimmy greene as asst mgr and a certain sean prunty as coach.

As far as I'm aware he approached Sean but he turned him down due to college committments

[Massop 10]

ANY League of Ireland player that drops down to a CCFL or any other non-league team now can not play LOI until the 1st of july 2009. A player signed for a non-league team since the start of the season (Aug 08) can get a release to move to the LOI during the January transfer window. Punishment for breaking these rules are a 6 month ban for the player plus a points deduction for the team involved. These rules were brought in to stop players playing non-league for 2 or 3 months to help their local teams get an unfair advantage. These rules apply for u-20 and "A" League teams also !

[Redkenrover]

heard last night that the short list is now down to four or five and second round of interviews will commence later in the week.. the quality of the candidates is second to none.. thanks for info on philip coffey somethin was tellin me he was with us before...'

Shortlist is down to three with final interviews over the weekend. Gough is one of the final three. Dont know other two.

[Martinho II]

Shortlist is down to three with final interviews over the weekend. Gough is one of the final three. Dont know other two.

now thats a surprise that .. mind you he has some coaching experience from his days at bray and galway. i would safely assume des cawley and gareth cronin will be other two candidates.. i am not sure on tony cousins... would have cawley because of his standing within the club already.. i dont think vinny has a chance of getting it to be honest

[Longfordian]

Dont think Gareth Cronin is in the running from what I hear. Apparently he wanted a big budget to work with. Why he applied in the first place I don't know since the world and its dog knew we have no money to be spending.

[Rocky77]

I suspected this would happen. It's even more strange given the all candidates were told what the budget was as soon as their applications were received. I reckon he was hoping to alert other clubs to his availability.