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Ya it wasn't till the start of the 2011 season where Purcell started looking in top shape. The last two seasons then he has been one of the fittest players in the team and probably been in the best shape of his career or at least since he was a youngfella.
Ya agree that he should go if he is a yes man but maybe they will have to stick with the clueless lad if they cant get macarth, mac for the double job i reckon , save money for players then
But haven't the lads said they have heard good things about him?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer
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Do you know anything about him to call him clueless though? Seems harsh to me.
Just what a couple of the players said , king pin might know more although he said the players say he is good, the few i spoke to said that he that he is poor but like everything its about opinions some players will like some coaches staff members etc , anyway its irrelevant a new manager might bring in somebody else or give that guy more control etc , appoint a manager and coach more important , my point being that macarthy could do both assistant, coach /sports scientist and at least we all know that he knows football
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Id love to have Derek involved in some way at the club unfortunately i cant see it happening though. He would be some man to have teaching young strikers thats for sure.
Jesus this thread is going ar*seways.
I don't know what the Sport Scientist guy does but he's useless....yep that makes sense
Let's get Derek the Sport Scientist in he must be better....yep makes sense as well
Nonsense
Sorry did not mean to touch a nerve lad , my main point is mc carthy would be great to have in as he knows what it takes from a player , coach and sports science side of things and would save money on an extra person and that spare money could go towards playing staff , think thats a fair point to be honest , saves money on appointing someone like barrett or kerley , makes sense to me
Honestly, I don't know much more. Just the lads I spoke to have all spoke very highly of him. They say he was the main guy behind Purcell getting fit. Said he just stays in the background. It's all much of a muchness anyway, I don't think having a better or worse sports scientist will make that much of a difference to a teams play and if taylor doesn't like him anyway, like the rest of the staff, he'll just show him the door.Quote:
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Can we talk about the manager vacancy now?
Is the announcement today or tomorrow, because I've heard declarations of both?
At this stage it would be a bit late to call a press conference today surely. Unless of course they just make a press release.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
People banging on about a sports scientist and i think people are confused with mike sheilds he was not a sports scientist or fitness coach there was another lad doing that..Paddy Purcell got himself in great shape by going to the gym himself and fair play to him but if we dont get ourselves a quality centre back we are in big trouble judging by how we have had problems dealing with nippy strikers past few seasons look at mcguire last season gave us a torrid time each time he played..also where are we going to get players from all sorts of confusion tracy and o leary are in norway gaffney would have went if he was fit,foley is a great squad player behan needs to lose at least two stone..its a shambles waiting so long to make the premier league and we are so unorganised it defies belief,we should have been the most organised club in the league this season because we need an edge we will liv and die by how we start the season a bad start will lead to bad morale and poor crowds if we start well it will build momentum and get crowds to thomand park to support the lads..Whoever gets the job is walking into a minefield in my opinion and best of luck to him and whoever he has on his staff hopefully he is a diamond because the most experienced of managers would find this a big challenge.Worst case scenario was we kept every player we wanted from last season and the new manager should be identifying where we are weak and bring in the 4-5 players in key positions we need to be competitive up there... And no kingpin i am not mike kerley but know for a fact how good a COACH!! he is and he preaches good football and thats what everyone on this has been screaming for past few seasons so with the right gaffer i think mike would be a great asset as no 2...
He is fit so we will see if he will go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sea Bird
he aint fit trust me....
The assistant isnt local, im sure limerick have players lined up
He is fit enough to run and work out though.Quote:
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According to Jaina in the other thread, Shane Tracey has said the new manager was onto him already but told him to head over to Norway, have a good tournament and try come back injury free. If he told Tracey that then he most likely has talked to other players also.Quote:
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Who is it then if not Kerley?Quote:
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Press conference called for Friday according to 95fm.
I see on 95 fm Site that John O'Sullivan is coming from Athlone. Didn't he sack Kerley just a few months ago? It'd be strange to see them team up so soon?
Did he sack him or did he leave?Quote:
Originally Posted by longfordjames
But sure didn't the new CEO at Athlone who hired Roddy, once sacked him?
We're on about the same person. He is meant to be going to Limerick now. Dont know whether Kerley left or was sacked I had presumed sacked.Quote:
Originally Posted by leedsfan88
It's Irish football, backroom staff leave or get sacked all the time. Bound to be frequent crossover.
To be fair, I agree with a good chunk of this. He's going to have a massive job on his hands to get everything going. He has time on his side, but not much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sea Bird
I've heard the budget isn't huge which is why so many who have been in for contract talks, haven't agreed. It is also a reason why some managers turned down the position. People just think there's a lot more money there than there actually is.
And we should really have at least a core of a squad going in to the start of pre season. I wonder if he knew the situation that was there before he accepted the position. Then again, as he isn't as high profile as everyone was expecting, offers may not have been flying in the door to him.
There should have been a huge wave of optimism carrying people, and the way things are at the moment, everything's just so negative. It's a bad sign when even a senior player is urging the club to sign them up.
Seannie spotted at arrivals in the airport!
he didn't sack or hire anyone. Football decisions were down to the board, he was just the face of the club and had to make the press anouncements. Along with a lot of other good work he did for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by longfordjames
I don't like admitting it but he really seems to have turned the corner with Athlone. For the 1st time in years they look promotion material and they have made some great advancements off the field. Limerick are a club I'd love to see do well so this move could work for me in two ways :PQuote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
I'd hate to see Limerick do too well, and he will get one hell of a slagging from me if this proves to be true. I have the facebook post ready to go.
He would do a great job though and will make them appear far more credible than they have. There wouldnt be too many more Powerpoint FC jokes.
They sound absolutely gas. :good:Quote:
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Anyone know what time the press conference is tomorrow? Is it open to anyone?
Saw it mentioned that it is 8am.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingpin4
Lets hope we get off to a good start to the season, it starts tomorrow after the conferance
Any link of new managers interview???
Press release now up on the website
http://www.limerickfc.ie/new-manager...icer-appointed
Can't see anything about his assistant. Is it Kerley or what?
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He said it will be sorted in the next few days.
No its not a local assistant
so,at last our new and latest messiah is here ,not the one any of us were expecting but looking from the outside in he seems a decent fella,now can he manage..thats a question.think the whole charade concerning the process,media etc in finding this appointment was a big disappointment,embarassing even,but he is here now so we will get behind him.regarding the assistants job why would a rookie manager want a not so good reasonably experienced manager as his assistant,sounds like a car crash to me ,wouldn,t like to see that happen.those on here pushing the derek mccarthy line must think the crock of gold at the end of the chairmans rainbow is huge....the amount of ..em..staff..at the club last season resembled an ICA meeting.
Bishop who would you like to see as assistant
I've heard some crazy rumours (from people who think they are "in the know") ranging from Mike Kerley to Johnny Glynn, and about 10 names in between. Truth is, no one knows yet and the club haven't interviewed anyone for it. Think Taylor wants to pick at least 1 staff member himself, usually the case with managers in England when they move clubs. The assistant and first team coach go with them. It'll be interesting to see who turns up to pre season training.Quote:
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