Club Hurling Managers 2023

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Club Hurling Managers 2023

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Any update on appointments of club managers for 2023? I presume Fletcher will stay with Shinrone? Any truth Arien Delaney is heading back to his own club?

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Re: Club Hurling Managers 2023

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Will be a lot of changes on the managerial front.

All bar Shinrone will be weighing up their options.

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Gary Cahill is new Birr manager with Martin Bennett on board as S&C coach!

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Belmont and ballinamere are definitely looking

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Any word on Rynagh's and Coolderry

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You'd imagine not seeing as it was their first years and both had to deal with players not available

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Rynaghs looking as are coolderry

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Wow, find that unfair on rynaghs man in particular, with Dolan and Hughes away o Connor in new York too.

Ruthless business

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Have Ballinamere not stuck with same man again.

You'd imagine Pat Cleary would be a good fit there..

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private joker wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 7:46 pm Rynaghs looking as are coolderry
In fairness Cuthberts hands were tied with lads injured.

Rynaghs beat by two points by side that went on to win the championship

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Don't think it's necessarily ruthless. In both situations I think the lads wanted to move on or had their own reasons to go.

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private joker wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 10:58 pm Don't think it's necessarily ruthless. In both situations I think the lads wanted to move on or had their own reasons to go.
You could be right. Both teams would have had ambition of winning championship

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Rynaghs might but coolderry are most definitely on a downward spiral.

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It looks to me like the following

Shinrone - Trevor Fletcher to remain for a 3rd year. (Ironically, he was by all accounts, very close to the exit door mid season)

Kilcormac / Killoughey - Shane Hand to remain for year 2.

Belmont - Would have thought Arien Delaney would have done a 2nd year but if not Belmont will be on the look for a 3rd manager in as many years following a year each for Delaney and Ollie Baker

Birr - Gary Cahill takes over after 2 years of Brendan Bugler

Ballinamere - No idea who their manager was last year.

St Rynagh’s - Manager last year (don’t know his name) seemingly moving on after 1 year. This was predicted here if I remember correctly and his appointment was questioned.

Coolderry - Brian Cuthbert is seemingly moving on after 2 years. A huge drop off from Year 1 to Year 2.

Kinnitty - Denis Kelly has moved on after 3 years to manage the Tipperary senior camogie team.

Seir Kieran - Barry Whelehan to embark on year 2. A team to watch I think. Should see improvements this year as age profile is young.

Tullamore - Would presume the management team who won the Senior B with them will remain in place.
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Re: Club Hurling Managers 2023

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Seamus Mc Keogh Durrow was The Ballinamere manager last season, had a good season but is not staying at home.

Rynaghs had Kevin O'Brien who managed his own club clonkill to 3 in a row senior championship and also part of the Offaly set up last season.

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