Sean Connor really should have his own thread on this forum just like Bohs, Cork and Derry!!:D
Ona serious note, is he to be fullt ime or part time with Galway?
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Sean Connor really should have his own thread on this forum just like Bohs, Cork and Derry!!:D
Ona serious note, is he to be fullt ime or part time with Galway?
by the looks of it there were more sligo fans than gufc fans there.....and the queue for autographs at the end ? I thought sligo fans hated him ?
Ha ha. i saw 3 lads with Sligo Rovers hats/shirts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry
Maybe they were players looking for contracts?
Not sure, he will be based in Galway thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Dillonman
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Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie
within seconds of the press conference finishing two officials of the League summoned leeson over to a table and the conversation didnt look pretty
Jeez wouldnt want to be his landlord. He was evicted from his house in Dundalk due to none payment of rent.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
Has to be fulltime........................never heard of a PARTIME Bu**Sh****!Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
My sides are sore, still laughing..............god we are a gullable lot in this country.
They were trying to decide what toppings to have on the pizza - was a big row over the merits of pineapple as a pizza toppingQuote:
Originally Posted by geezer
Was Keith Foy there?Quote:
Originally Posted by thesilverfox
Given the rumours of how small a budget Galway have Id imagine it's a bit of a trade. They pay him a small wage but he wants a long contract in return.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Connor has to know he's running out of clubs, a bit of stability would mean more than a slightly bigger wage in the short term
He'll have a piece in the programme for every gameQuote:
Originally Posted by Red&White Rover
Interview with Connor up TV3 on now
http://www.tv3.ie/sport.php?request=...w=&video=18150
He seems to have more less hair every time he's on tv, role on Dundalk v Galway first weeened of the season.
Every club hes been at he leaves ina better position, eh we broke even last year now we are 200k in debt!
I don't know the ins and outs but €200k is a fair amount of money to lose in one season and I'd have thought it'd take more than SC getting a bit carried away. The board should be responsible for that kind of a loss, through optimism or naivete. We lost a similar amount and more one season and in fairness have been paying for it since.
I'd imagine he's talking about in a footballing sense, which is the only area he has control over and is technically true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dillonman
If your board was stupid enough to give him a budget that cost ye 200k at the end of the year then there's one group of people responsible for that- the board.
Every manager on the face of the planet will ask for as big a budget as they can get away with.
Putting the blame on Connor makes it nice and easy since he's gone so if it were his fault it'd al be over, but the people responsible for your financial recklessness are still there. Point the finger where it belongs.
I disagree, I dont think €200k is that much seeing that I was told by a club member of mervue that they lost €75k last season when they were run on an amatuer basis. The main costs were travel and food.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
What he said was thay he left every club in a better position on the pitch - this is indisputably true at each of Sligo, Bohs and Dundalk in terms of league placings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dillonman
The responsibility for the €200k deficit rests with the board, although Seans fingerprints were all over a number of the issues that contributed to this. The origin and authenticity of the "letter of confirmation" from Barcelona about the friendly game, the shambles of the Michael Collins registration, and the expensive settling of the contracts disputes at the end of the season have never been adequately explained - and the probability of litigation means that they will not be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
The nature and complexity of the character is such that in his world SC will put his needs in terms of team budget and strength above all other considerations, and will scheme and plan dubious strategies to extract the maximum from the club. Small issues like promising bonuses, gross wage dressed as net, contracts to December, signing-on fees etc etc to players without board approval are the thin end of the wedge. Galway should also beware of the sudden rise in player sponsorship offers that will magically appear.
If the club don't make good these unauthorised promised payments its always possible that Paddy Power, Ladbrokes or Boyle Sports could step in to make up these shortfalls
I really dont think you can lecture me on financial reclessness of a club's board!!!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
Edit, Seanie boy put the whoel squad up in a hotel in Sligo for a pres season game, some additional costs so yes, he is involved in some degree to that loss!
getting back on track. leeson has stated in a local interview that one person (galway based, and a supporter of the club) has heavily invested in the club for the coming season and this has given Connor a substantially larger budget than first forecasted.
he was reluctant to say his name but said it was fairly obvious who it was, so, first guesses are that it is Pat McDonagh, Owner of Supermacs.
Interview currently
being broadcast live on galwaybayfm with Connor.
Do they have podcasts, if so coudl you post a link up here for it as Im currently at work and cant listen to it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry
its over now, basically hes looking forward to his next 3 years in galway. he wants the supporters to come out and will be in talks with last seasons players today and tomorrow as well as others. He also stated that there will be no official signings unless you hear them from his own lips.
not going to read back through it all to see if this was posted already, but, gareth gorman and billy clery were named in his coaching staff. probably 2 former players who know the local junior leagues inside out, for some home grown talent.
Why not? At least I know who's to blame down here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dillonman
So Sean Connor put the whole team up using the clubs money but the board knew nothing about it?
swiped from a local newspaper....
http://www.galwaynews.ie/10608-new-boss-aiming-high
New boss aiming high
January 12, 2010
Connor pledges retaining Premier Div status is only a start
NEW Galway United manager Sean Connor says the only goal he has for the coming season is ensuring Premier Division survival – but claims there is no reason why the club can’t be challenging for league honours in the coming years.
The Belfast native was unveiled as the new United manager yesterday on a three year contract, making United his fourth club in six seasons, having also served as manager of Sligo Rovers, Bohemian FC and Dundalk. He will be joined on the United bench by two former players and crowd favourites, with Gareth Gorman acting as his assistant manager and Billy Clery completing the management team.
Speaking after his unveiling yesterday, Connor said Gorman played a major part in him deciding to apply for, and accept, the position of United manager; an appointment which he admitted will present him with the toughest test of his career.
“Gareth sold the club to me, he spoke very highly of the club. He lives locally and I think it is important to have a local feel to it [management] and that is why I have brought him and Billy Clery with me.
“Galway is a big city in a very sporting province, and we need to build the club into something the people can be proud of. The thing about United now is it is very much a team, and that is part of the challenge for me, to make it a club - right now it is only about the first team.
“We need to build links with the local community, be that with underage sides, educational courses, things like that. I want to make this club one which the people of Galway can be proud of, and also to turn it into the club young players in the area want to play for,” he said.
United CEO Nick Leeson, who presented Connor to the large gathering in Supermacs (which owns the Irish franchise for Papa Johns pizza, United’s main sponsor), said there were two exceptional candidates in the running for the job, and that of those, Connor was the “very clear winner”.
“He has an outstanding knowledge of football, he has the drive and ambition we were looking for, and he is a very good coach, and as we have limited resources at our disposal, Sean’s coaching skills will be invaluable,” he said.
Connor had spoken to some of the United squad before yesterday’s press conference, and he intended to speak to the others yesterday evening. He said all will be invited to attend the first day of preseason training, which will be held this coming Saturday.
He confirmed that Derek O’Brien and Alan Murphy have confirmed their interest in staying at United; he was “100% confident” Seamus Conneely will also be at United for the coming season; while he said that John Russell has attracted interest from one club in England, but if he decides to stay in Ireland, it will be with United.
New manager aims to freshen squad with new faces, page 22
He said that exact same this time last year with us, blah blah blah we are a big club, should be challenging at the top and avoiding relegation in his first season would be the main priority and he was looking to unearth some youthful talent which never really materialised
I'm not a fan of Sean Connor but there was hardly a rake of talented managers looking to take the job with a club that will have the lowest budget in the league next year and a squad which will be made up in the main of young local players.
Given how football managers jobs in Ireland are bascially an act of musical chairs it was only a matter of time until a Roddy Collins or in this case a Sean Connor ended up at United.
Should make for some interesting viewing next season if you've got a seat in the stand right behind the dugout at Terryland anyway.
i will be amazed if he is there in 12 months time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry
Micls, I hope to god this isn't the same in Cork this season, your new boss left his last 4 clubs mired in debts due to overspending and signing behind the scenes contracts. I don't know if SC will be the same, but he does seem to get relatively little out of it for himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
On that article, Nick Leeson said 2 high quality candidates, yet they plumped for SC. I wonder who had interviewed for the job? I wouldn't be surprised if it was SC and RC!
Tom French was the other 1 in the '2' - Foster's assistant last yearQuote:
Originally Posted by weecountyman
A question for Dundalk fan's mostly as ye were his former club.Was wondering what kind of tactics does Connor use?When he was Sligo manager a few years ago Sligo beat us in Terryland 2-0 and played us off the park that night with a lovely passing game.Last season however in Terryland i seen Dundalk play hoofball for most of the games.I know in one of those games they beat us 3-0 but they just overpowered us physically that night. I know he has his team's play physcially(disgracefull red card record) and are hard working but i just hope we are not in for a season of hoofball, are we??Kenna and Foster kept us up without playing hoofball so i hope Connor will aswell.
with Bohs it was pretty hard on the eyes. Well organised defensively but devoid of creativity going forward.
We'll see an improvement from last season so when we were devoid both of defensive solidity and creativity going forward!Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
World exclusive interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqJkf...layer_embedded
That is the most subdued I have seen Sean Connor in an interview - I don't know if that is a good or bad sign!Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
I wonder if the sirens had anything to do with him in the background....he did roll his eyes a few times when they where going off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial