Grimley back in contention

Paul Grimley could be about to make a dramatic re-entry into the race for the vacant Armagh football manager's post.
Grimley
appeared to be out of the running last week when he accepted a backroom
role within Seamus McEnaney's Monaghan management team. However, reports on Thursday linked Grimley with the Armagh job.
The
committee appointed to search for a successor to Peter McDonnell is
reported to have stood down, saying its position was "untenable". Paul
McGrane, Eugene Young and the other members of the selection team are
believed to have become frustrated with the process of finding a new
manager. Grimley is believed to have received the overwhelming backing from Armagh clubs to succeed McDonnell.
Grimley was overlooked for the Armagh position two years ago. During the initial stages of the current process, Grimley appeared to have misgivings about putting his name forward again. He then did allowed his nomination but delays in the process then forced him to throw his lot in with Monaghan.
But this latest twist in the affair appears to have Grimley in serious contention for the Orchard County job again.

Cant see it happening to be honest. Doubt he would tell Monaghan he was on board then change his mind 1 week later. I hope im wrong (first time for everything i suppose)

If he turns his back on the job again it will make a laughing stock of the county board.

They are already a laughing stock. Its a fecking disgrace, with the right man in charge Armagh could be on the verge of something great with the young players who have come through in the last 5 years or so.

samin10 wrote: Armagh could be on the verge of something great .

Like winning the Lotto or having a Top 20 single or something like that?

Jayo Cluxton wrote:

samin10 wrote: Armagh could be on the verge of something great .

Like winning the Lotto or having a Top 20 single or something like that?

Or making it to an all-ireland final, do you remeber what that feels like? If you do you have a good memory.

samin10 wrote:

Jayo Cluxton wrote:

samin10 wrote: Armagh could be on the verge of something great .

Like winning the Lotto or having a Top 20 single or something like that?

Or making it to an all-ireland final, do you remeber what that feels like? If you do you have a good memory.

Can't wait to go and see our Ladies .... go wan the Jackeens!!!

Who do they play? Hope its not Mayo, you know how the Dubs s***e themselves when they meet the blonde bombshells from the west

samin10 wrote:Who do they play? Hope its not Mayo, you know how the Dubs s***e themselves when they meet the blonde bombshells from the west

No Cork - going for their 5th in a row!

Well good luck. Are you going?

samin10 wrote:Well good luck. Are you going?

If her indoors lets me ..............

Grimley must be a dead cert for the Armagh job. A lot of talk about McDonnell heading next door to Co.Louth to help them out. Peter McDonnell?, It's David Blaine or Paul Daniels Louth need.
The word on the street is that Cross noimated Grimley ahead of JK for the Armagh job. Now that could have been on the back of JK saying that he wouldn't "manage while his sons were playing".
I wonder if Grimley gets the job would be bring Donal Murtagh in as a selector?. It looks like he is about to make way at Crossmaglen. That would leave him free.

Karl Collins wrote:Grimley must be a dead cert for the Armagh job. A lot of talk about McDonnell heading next door to Co.Louth to help them out. Peter McDonnell?, It's David Blaine or Paul Daniels Louth need.
The word on the street is that Cross noimated Grimley ahead of JK for the Armagh job. Now that could have been on the back of JK saying that he wouldn't "manage while his sons were playing".
I wonder if Grimley gets the job would be bring Donal Murtagh in as a selector?. It looks like he is about to make way at Crossmaglen. That would leave him free.

until the news about Grimley being back in contention broke i figured Murtagh was being lined up as the next Armagh manager.

Either way the county board in Armagh need a boot in the bollix allowing this circus to evolve - all they had to do was offer Grimley the job instead of going through the motions of getting nominations when they knew fine well who was going to end up being nominated.

I reckon they were hoping JK would come forward. I understand JK refused certain jobs on reasons to do with his business. This might have back fired on them. Again this is only a theory.
Donal Murtagh stepping up to inter county might be a big step. He did well in getting Cross to an All-Ireland club final last March but he seemed to lack that inspiration needed on the big day.
Grimley was there in 2002 with JK so i would imagine the same discipline policies would be brought in again, which can only help stabilize Armagh for the future. They won't want to shop outside of the county if possible. The first thing the manager will have to do is sort out this silly politics that from an outsider seems to be going on. Cross are the most successful club in the last 10-15 years yet only had 4 players on the panel i think where as Dromintee had 7. Now this is simple Maths, If Cross are your best team surely they would have to have a bigger amount of players in the team. Maybe i am wrong.
Let's be honest who ever gets it, is only keeping the seat warm until Geezer is ready. That must be obvious.

all this talk of JK is virtual insanity.



i think apart from talks of unrest in the camp and cross men not playing for armagh how many of the cross starting team had played for armagh and retired ?

oisin francie the twins thats four to start with that all started on armaghs team makin half the armagh starting team from cross.

cross' team was full of men in their 30's very few young fellas startin, all on the bench and no matter how successful a team is if you cant make a club startin team you aint gonna make the county stating 15.

Karl Collins wrote:I reckon they were hoping JK would come forward. I understand JK refused certain jobs on reasons to do with his business. This might have back fired on them. Again this is only a theory.
Donal Murtagh stepping up to inter county might be a big step. He did well in getting Cross to an All-Ireland club final last March but he seemed to lack that inspiration needed on the big day.
Grimley was there in 2002 with JK so i would imagine the same discipline policies would be brought in again, which can only help stabilize Armagh for the future. They won't want to shop outside of the county if possible. The first thing the manager will have to do is sort out this silly politics that from an outsider seems to be going on. Cross are the most successful club in the last 10-15 years yet only had 4 players on the panel i think where as Dromintee had 7. Now this is simple Maths, If Cross are your best team surely they would have to have a bigger amount of players in the team. Maybe i am wrong.
Let's be honest who ever gets it, is only keeping the seat warm until Geezer is ready. That must be obvious.

That arguement has been going on for a long time in Armagh, Cross's best players are well into their 30's (it was only a matter of time before they got beat). Dromintee certainly have too many on it but in my opinions Cross have 4 kernans, hearty and David McKenna on the panel which is more than enough. Also Donal Murtagh won 3 ulster club and one all ireland in three years. Not bad for someone not cut out for the big day

Interesting thought...

Could Grimley have had this planned? We all know how open to corruption the county board is so maybe Grimley wanted to cause a bit of drama and create an uprising against the CB among the fans and players.

If that is the case the man is a genius!

- By the way, I think Hughie Morgan might pull the sponsorship.

I heard that last week around Cross and that would be a huge blow to the team. Where or who would the sponsorship come from?.

It could be someone just FUELING the rumours.

Is was like us with Meath when Kepak pulled out and the big concern was who was going to give the team money, luckily enough there is always someone waiting in the wings. In stepped the Mennolly group.

I dont think Morgan will pull his sponsorship though.

Karl Collins wrote:I heard that last week around Cross and that would be a huge blow to the team. Where or who would the sponsorship come from?.

It could be someone just FUELING the rumours.

Is was like us with Meath when Kepak pulled out and the big concern was who was going to give the team money, luckily enough there is always someone waiting in the wings. In stepped the Mennolly group.

I dont think Morgan will pull his sponsorship though.

I hope he does. Then we can have Boylesports

I just heard on the news that there is some dispute over the appointing of Grimley and a dispute about a sub committee too. Anybody hear anything more on it?
Hopefully we don't end up with another Cork saga.
That would cause serious damage to Armagh's footballing prospects.
I see JK fell on his feet though, with an away trip to New York being his first game in the FBD league. Nice work if you can get it.

Karl Collins wrote:I just heard on the news that there is some dispute over the appointing of Grimley and a dispute about a sub committee too. Anybody hear anything more on it?
Hopefully we don't end up with another Cork saga.
That would cause serious damage to Armagh's footballing prospects.
I see JK fell on his feet though, with an away trip to New York being his first game in the FBD league. Nice work if you can get it.

Its been on the radio all day. Someone walked out on the selection comitee and labelled it a farce. We need to get the right man in now and the CB have to do whatever it takes. If we did have a cork saga it wouldnt be too bad...look at them now

Shocking stuff ...........

That dispute in Cork was the hurlers and they didn't do much this year, going out in the first round of the munster and stumbling through the back door.
It shouldn't be getting aired in public, especially for a county that is football crazy like Ard Macha. I reckon a big story is going to come out of this. I hope it doesn't but there is obviously an under-lining story. Is it do with money being offered?.

There is way too much going on at the moment. Personally I think the only way the air is going to be cleared is if the County Board step down.