New Manager

[Terry]

Is Drogheda's Tony Cousins in the running?? I think he would be a good one for you, he has learned alot under Doolo am sure. He may also convince his very talented younger brother Andrew to sign for you instead of us too.

he has learned nothing from doolin, but thought him a few things about coaching from what I was told

[geezer]

with me.....even if he does well and we get promoted which would be heaven, the first "big" dublin club that has a managerial crisis like bohs or rovers he will be off to one of those almost immediately, there doesnt seem to be any major long term thinking here, or any major appetite for really throwing down markers to the fai that we are serious about being in the top 12 clubs in the country. Dolan would have automatically created that perception.... is it a missed opportunity? ....nervy

[Terry]

Things like this would happen no matter who we sign, be it cousins or Alex ferguson. If you sign someone good, someone successful, there will always be a bigger club who will eventually need him.

Tony has signed a 2 and a half year contract, which to me, states how successful Nick thinks he will be, considering we have never given such a large contract to anyone ever. If someone want him, they can pay for him.

[gufct]

that was one of the key points in his interview.Too be honest there is far more potential with a succesful provincal club compared to any Dublin club. Just look at the money problems with shels who can barely attract gates in excess of 1,500 despite pushing for honours on all fronts.

Genesis is going to have a dramatic effect on the running of all clubs and Galway have got everything in place and are light years ahead of some clubs so lack of forward planning rigs very hollow. As for Pat Dolan and his sidekick their behaviour last weekend just showed how lucky we were that he didnt get the job as he would have destroyed the club for his own personal gain.

[Flano]

so what happened last weekend and who was the sidekick??

[gufct]

it was your dream team packet. Im sure the streets of galway will have the full story plus tps & tails added on by the time everyone is finished with it suffice to say Pat Dolan will only manage gufc if he buys the club.

[geezer]

the club had a process they followed it to the letter , so fair enough, dont go digging, heaven knows what you will find. mind you i would have thought 2 of the most important criteria looking for a manager would be 1. managerial experience and 2. living in the area