QuoteOh I’d be of the same opinion as you. Massop was head goalkeeper coach at the time. I was just responding to Keen2Wins comment about his U17 c league medal for being a team helper.
Ok, can we agree not to count league winners medals for players the same as managers and defintiely additional staff??Originally Posted by Martinho II
Oh I’d be of the same opinion as you. Massop was head goalkeeper coach at the time. I was just responding to Keen2Wins comment about his U17 c league medal for being a team helper.
Players and managers are the only medals that counts. All the rest are like the participation medals at schools sports days...I'd be embarrassed to say I had an loi medal in those circumstances
For years players got medals and managers didnt and didnt want medals, it was all about the team. Relatively recently managers have been given medals, maybe started at world cups, but not domestic leagues until associations issued x amount of medals for the clubs to distribute. It used to be you had to play a minimum amount of games to get a league medal. If I got one as say a physio or coach i'd be happy to have it but I wouldnt be calling myself a league winner. Maybe its old fashioned but managers and coaches should take the thanks and leave the medals for the players, like whats next having coaches on the podium at Olympics with the athletes?
I'd be of the opinion that Managers and Coaches deserve medals. They ultimately build and train the squad that wins whatever the trophy may be, they are also the first ones to be moved on if **** hits the fan. Managing and coaching is a year long job as opposed to being a player where you do have an offseason (although FIFA & UEFA are trying their best to minimise the players off season with new pointless tournaments). After that though I dont think anyone else deserves it. Maybe if you have someone who is a longstanding member of the team and they are retiring e.g. Physio or kitman and you happen to win a league or cup they could get one as a sort of cumulitive recognition for all their work through the seasons but even thats stretching it imo
Managers and coaches prep a team to go out and win trophies and they get individual medals also. They played in the match(es). Managers and coaches have it on CV get the accolades, and are on a roll of honour, but league winners medals implies as a player. No harm in awarding a medal i suppose as long as its not seen the same as a players. If I got my hands on a Louth 1957 medal Id be disappointed if it turned out to be a maor uisce. I could purchase a medal and say I have a LoI winners medal mischievously, I wouldnt say I won the league. So maybe it how its presented, or not abused as an reward system. For years, esecially in rugby there often wasnt a trophy but no less valuable to just have the records say triple crown winner eg. As mentioned before many managers didnt want medals and gave thm away. Leave it to the club rather than the competition to reward backroom team efforts.
Its not a big deal, its a minor bugbear of mine, but non playing staff dont win leagues, they facilitate players to be prepered and have the best chance to win a league for a club, they dont put their bodies on the line. Fans play a key role, so should they get a medal, no they get the joy and bragging rights. What about the groundsman, the chairman et al. Seeing GAA managers watching their players going up to collect their medals and trophy from the pitch, grinning ear to ear ala Ger Brennan, thats the way it should be, pride and letting the players take all the accolades. Anyway thats my last thought on the subject.
I brought Galway Utd to the Champions League group stages on Football Manager, PC version, not mobile, and that was without either Eldings in the squad. Proper football people like me is what this league is crying out for
Fair enough lads the experts have spoken lol.. I had forgotten about Mr Massop in fairness, I do believe he may be from a neighbouring county however I stand corrected!
Longford man now residing in a neighbouring county
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