http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/ ... 55159.html
It's a good read.
They a comment here that I want to pick up on.
The hurling changed about 15 years ago and left Offaly behind.
I think this is wrong, What happened. Was Offaly appointed managers at all level to make change to the style of Offaly hurling but forgot to tell the Club they were doing this.
The clubs produced hurler after hurler that when they went to the county panel ended up playing a different game that they were playing at club level.
The other change in hurling is around Kilkenny style of hurling since Cody took charge. which from the 90's hasn't change a much. The main difference was Kilkenny teams that Cody start picking 13 players that were Tall, Strong and in there mid 20's when coming into the team.
We were picking 18 year old and they were getting hammered. At 21 years old our players are almost finished.
The other is Duignan and Daithi Regan been appointed.
Lads The two boys won a minor title by one point and have almost no management experience.
I'm not ruling them out but Minor and U21 manager would be better for there development than the senior job at the moment. There huge potential but like players, Development mangers is an art form. Push them too early and you destroy them.
The next appointment is almost impossible. If the appointment is from inside the county, Who would take the job at this stage. It would take a Hurling man of excellent standing to get everyone on board, with a hard edge to deal with the issue around years of mis management or an extend management team from inside the county to try to bring everyone back together.
Or from someone outside the county. Again. this is very hard to see. A whole management team from outside the county maybe an idea. No one with any connection to the county in the management team to trying and remove all issue and give a fresh start. But again Not sure if that would be a good idea.
Another thing is the idea that we can have one game plan. The issue around Sweepers is a bit rubbish. The issue is stick to the same game plan for the whole match. long after team have figured out a way around out game plan.
The great manager have more than one idea and even the not great one, change there plan when things are going south.
Our manager have watch up and complained that the players didn't stick to the plan.
Maybe its time to do the rugby management training thing, where a beginning level they learn that you should have 4 game plan and you rotate the game plan every 10 mins to stop the opponents get to grips with it.
At this moment in time. the most important thing is that is that we get Honest from the CB. That the appointment is done is a transparent way. That the Clubs are happy with the appointment and that the players are happier.
Someone positive, Someone hard, Someone that managed a large group of people before. Someone that remember the player name and someone who can remember player personal issue and offer a hand around the shoulder instead of dropping them.
This manager need to be all thing to all men but most of all he need to be an manager not another coach.
This is now the Hardest job in hurling.