Pat O Sullivan has confirmed on radio that Pat Scully is no longer Limerick FC manager.
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Pat O Sullivan has confirmed on radio that Pat Scully is no longer Limerick FC manager.
just got a text to say the same from a good friend at the club. no one saying why though.
Noel O'Connor for Limerick!!
...seriously tho who has O'Sullivan got his eye on?
Playing fourth choice centre half on the wing did it for me thanks pat wish him all the best.
Club need to appoint a manager quick.
Pat Dolan to live the dream of a LOI club playing an a 20,000 capacity stadium.Quote:
Originally Posted by cornflakes
Uh oh, we're due to announce our new manager by this weekend.....
Sean Connor just seen leaving Zimbabwe national airport !
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Originally Posted by atfconline
I honest to god said to one of the lads that he is taking over Athlone after ye signed his son.
After seeing that I'd be shocked if he didn't end up there.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
Scully wouldn't be the worst appointment for Athlone. After all, Limerick is third successful venture in the First Division, having lead Shamrock Rovers out at the first attempt and performing miracles with Kilkenny. I know he probably should have got Limerick up last year, and he didn't do it in a blaze of glory this year, but was he that bad that he's not worth a shot in the Premier?
Athlone should look at it positively. Good location to attract decent Dublin players, his teams don't play the best football in the world, but if they get results who cares. After all, attractive football in the First Division doesn't go hand in hand.
Dundalk did this with John Gill a few years ago and it didn't exactly go to plan I'm sure after that.
I am behind this decision, as cold as it may appear looking in at the club, home form in key fixtures is blighting the club, momentum and attendances are repeatedly set back by these losses going back three seasons now. We went up this season but that fault remained and handy away points instead may not be as easy to come by next season. For that solid reason, whatever about rumours of unrest etc, Id back change.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
Well they finished 5th the year after being promoted when they got rid of Gill and 6th the season after that so it wasn't till 3 seasons later they started going backwards.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
I can see manager queuing up for the job but not being happy that the money they thought might be there for players isn't. In saying that though there is a very good squad potentially there already, one that a good manager will do well with in the premier.
I think he should have got a chance in the premier division after getting limerick promoted, Why did pat sullivan leave it so late, did something happen?.
A meeting happened this morning and they mutual agreed to go separate ways. The season only just ended 3 weeks ago and the end of season night out was only Friday gone so hardly leaving it late, still 3 months till the start of next season too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Minesapint
For the record he wasnt sacked. Minesapint must be in an awful state over it :(.
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Originally Posted by Minesapint
Two words - Stephen Kenny.
in theory it did go to plan. Sean Connor did achieve his objective and kept us in the PD. It was the manner in which he went about it and subsequent **** up by the board of directors and our CEO after that in the running of the clubQuote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
Which was what I was hinting at, replacing him with Connor seemed ambitious at the time. Seanie got ye midtable, even into Europe due to Derry's collapse. But he left, and he was followed by Foster who didn't make much headway either. John Gill had worked hard with Dundalk (appointed late 05/early 06 I think?). Put a good side together for 06 that was 'promoted' in theory, came 3rd in 2007 and went up properly in 2008. During this time he had gotten to know the club well I'm sure and all that, and certainly deserved a shot at leading them in 2009, but probably got the bullet because he wasn't the big name Dundalk wanted from then on (stand corrected on why he left now mind you, just guessing). Would Dundalk be in a better position now if they opted to stablise under Gill for a season or two in the Premier and then try kick on? I guess we'll never know, and completely irrelevnt now I suppose. I just feel that a manager who wins promotion, deserves the chance to prove himself at the next levelQuote:
Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite
hindsight is a great thing and with the demise of derry and cork we would of been safe irregarless of where we finished.
my opinion was that off the pitch activites stunted the 1st teams growth under connor and foster. everything did seem so rosy under Gill.
Not that surprised by this news. I've said it before a few times, he had no long-term future with the club the way he had the team playing. Limerick had a hard slog in a division we really should have put away far earlier then we did, and he has to take a lot of the responsibility for that. Some bizarre player selections, positioning, tactics and formations could be seen all throughout 2012, to say nothing of the failures of previous years. I wish him well, but this was a likelihood ever since Waterford won that last game in Jackman.
I could see Kenny take the job. He'd probably get on better in a position without the intense expectations of a club like Shams.
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Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
I hope to god it is Kenny.
Why??
I don't get the Kenny love around the place at all.
He's ok like.
Well, he did good things with Longford, Bohs and Derry, overall. Trophies were won, promotion earned.
Being honest cos i dont know anyone else thats available apart from Roddy, Rico, McDonnell and McCaffrey and he is the best of them imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
If can get someone from outside the league that could be great too.
According to some of my sources down in Limerick Roddy Collins has thrown his name into the hat. Apparently he's quoted as saying 'Sure why not, I'm going for the hat-trick on putting Irish clubs out of business. Limerick have a lot of money and it will be a tough challenge to squander all that money but I feel I'm up to that challenge!'
Trying to **** away ALL that money??
It would break him.
And I don't think anyone in Limerick wants that on their conscience.
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Originally Posted by Town Legend
What about Pete Mahon??Mike Kerley??Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
I would not consider mike kerley, pete mahon would be a good choice or maybe someone from outside the country.Quote:
Originally Posted by hotspur
Im hurting bluewhitearmy.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
From what I gather O'Sullivan wasn't best pleased with some of our performances this year, if he feels we'll compete better in the premier with a different manager well then fair play to him for taking action quickly.
Been said that Pete Mahon doesn't want a job outside of Dublin but he would be an excellent manager for us alright.
Sad to see him go myself.
Saw it mrntioned in another thread about Dec Farmer taking over, i would much prefer a more high profile coach. Cant imagine he could walk back in from the 19s and get the dressing room behind him.
All Scully's coaching staff gone as well? It'll be a busy time for the club over the xmas period. Hopefully they'll tie down the majority of players they want to keep to contracts and leave maybe 4 or 5 spaces for the new manager to fill.
Todays Star mentions he still is on his way to Dundalk despite the Limerick job becoming available.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonovox
Well done Pat Scully!!!!! :D and Stephen Kenny wtf are you waiting for? sign that dundalk contract now do u hear...
Now now Gael you dont want to be falling out with our new gaffer mr.Kenny even before he gets the job.I thought you would have learned after being treated so badly by mr.Scully.Keep your nose clean,edit ur last post and pray that you can reclaim your deserved place far farther up the pecking order,where you deserve to be after the many years of selfless work you have done for the club.I for one look forward to you taking a more active role in our club once again.Quote:
Originally Posted by gael353
Kenny was a disaster in last job,why settle for a recent failure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
Heard a rumour local RDO Conor Nestors name was mentioned.
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Originally Posted by dutchie
He would have to quit his FAI job.
Did a poor job alright but the players put in shocking efforts as well and Laws didn't do much better when he came in. Pat Fenlon was a disaster up in Derry but look how well he did when he went back to Dublin to Bohs and now Hibs. Kenny has a good record at premier level in fairness to him.Quote:
Originally Posted by dutchie
It's hard to know who we will go for but I would think it will be someone with premier experience already. All we need is someone to get the best out of the players we had last year and we will do very well in my opinion. Look at what Mick Cooke has done in Drogheda.
for a man who has just won the league etc,etc, not too many tears for the aforementioned pat scully on his departure,i am rather surprised that there has not been a major outpouring of uncontrolable grief at his exit,oh the cold insecure nature of professional football,more on that at a future date.....some of names mentioned so far are intriguing but ..dec farmer....conor nestor....now where is that digestive ,my tea is ready.