I think the sky should be left out of all of this, it hasnt bothered anyone in a week or so now!:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
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I think the sky should be left out of all of this, it hasnt bothered anyone in a week or so now!:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
its bothering me right now!!!
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Tony Cousins got appointed town manager just 25 mins ago.. Its just hot off the press!
Duno what to make of that appointment...dodgy?!
Nobody too's excited about it I don't think but sure we'll see how it goes. I wouldn't be too surprised if we find ourseves looking again in June or July. Hope he does the job well though obviously.
Bloody hell Longford.
I got a text yesterday that he was in the running.I am shocked that the appointment was made quickly. The galway fans have posted about Tony Cousins before about their thoughts on him.. I am not sure what to make of it either .. Our ex manager Alan Gough was number two under him.. We played against Cousins when in the Premier Division.. I think he was poor at Kildare Co but I am prepared to give him a chance as the current no 2 Philip Coffey who worked under him in Galway stays and Derek Glynn who played under Cousins in Galway should stay..
I am prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt for the time being..
If he does leave it will probably be after we beat you, thats how most of your managers go.......:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
I like Tony Cousins and its good to see him back in the game. Hopefully he can make a go of it at Longford.
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Originally Posted by Magicme
you are right there magicme on the mons effect on town mgrs recently! and isnt it strange when I spoke to you at the foot.ie xmas party three days later that GCdeparts! its the magicme syndrome Im afraid! :eek:
Are you saying I scare Longford Town managers into quiting?? Shocking accusation!!!
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Originally Posted by Magicme
well ask Aaron Callaghan ,Alan Gough and Gareth Cronin.. Maybe its time ltfc and mufc spent time apart as the three mgrs have bein jinxed since we went back to the 1st division!!:eek:
First thought that came into my head as well. Hopefully it doesn't come to this though and he makes a good fist of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
No problem, this will be the last season you will have to meet us, when we get promoted you can keep your managers!! :p
Will he continue to drive a taxi?
eh nothing!
Will save on team bus if he can drive it too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
He got Galway promoted, why you all upset? ;)
He won't be full time with us anyway so I presume he will continue doing it if that's what he does these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
Two Longford new manager threads merged as the same stuff's being posted in them. Hope the Section O lads don't mind. Having watched TV3, I know how vicious youz can get! :p
Well at least it was a swift appointment and he can get on with the task of getting a squad together and a decent pre-season. I'm prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt and wish him the best of luck with us.
Poor Longford, the return of the Spoofer.
Prepare for hoofball, and a blanket defence!
Ah no seriously, he'll probably do ok in the First Division. We played well in the second-half of the 2006 season under him. Ended up being joint top scorers at the end with Dundalk afaik. He just wasn't able to hack it in the Premier. Big budget, and bought badly. I think its hard to judge him on his spell with Kildare, as he only had a few weeks to work with them, and morale and confidence in that squad would have been low.
An interesting appointment, last chance saloon for Cousins as a manager maybe, if he fails here, there might not be too many clubs calling for his CV
Interesting. Cheers gufc. He wont have a lot of cash to work with so we'll see how he gets on. I'd actually forgotten that he got promoted with Galway in fairness to him.
Edit: I'd also forgotten they didnt go up on the field!
He was full-time with Galway United too despite never living in Galway as he commuted by train. He continued to drive a taxi in Dublin which was his ultimate downfall, allegedly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
He looked good on the DVD though.
Oh my God, what a horrible thing to happen a nice club as Longford at any time of the ear, but particularly cruel so close to Christmas. Will keep you all in my prayers.
Wash your mouth out!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
I didnt know that it was TC who got us promoted ? I thought it was a DVD that got us "hand picked" to play in the all new premier league run by the FAI ?
Wouldnt be as negative about him as most Galway Fans.Has a good eye for a Player as can be seen with Jayo & Gary Deegan and got slammed by certain members of the board after he left which has become the norm in Galway.He will do a good job but obviously like ourselves a small budget will hinder him.
If people went on Galway fans opinions of ex-managers in recent years, they'd never get another chance. More fickle than bohs. FACT.
But have any gone on to success elsewhere?
You wanna talk about facts????? In answer to Mr A's poser:
Tony Cousins - managed to get Kildare relegated in 2-leg play-off with Mervue United
Jeff Kenna - walked out on Pats and now works as community officer with Birmingham City FC
Ian Foster - we'll see
Not exactly a roll call of glory
With Galways successful recruitment policies in replacements since, I think I'll wait and see how he actually does in this job tbh rather than judge him. Is it the managers or the club?
Probably a bit of both to be honest Macy - club's budget is shockingly low, so managers left to work miracles on scraps. My problem with Cousins is he played a horrid brand of football with a massive budget, and we are still paying for the financial folly now. Kenna thought he was Fenlon, Keely and McLaughlin rolled into 1 after less than a fulls eason here and was found out when he moved to a bigger club.
The budget (and the resulting financial implications) are those in charge of the clubs fault not the managers - like players taking the highest possible wage, managers will always want the highest possible budget. It's up to the clubs to say no - if they say yes that's their responsibility.
I thought Fatboy Slim and a helicopter got Galway promoted?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boo_Boy