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Post by stacks on Sept 3, 2013 14:06:45 GMT
We need to win a Minor All Ireland it has been away too long . No Minor All Ireland since 1994 . 1 Title in 19 years . Thats pathetic for Kerry . 1 u21 title since 1998 . 15 years . Again Something has to change . No more excuses we need to start winning . We won't win another Senior all Ireland until it does .
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Post by seamo on Sept 3, 2013 18:19:57 GMT
We need to win a Minor All Ireland it has been away too long . No Minor All Ireland since 1994 . 1 Title in 19 years . Thats pathetic for Kerry . 1 u21 title since 1998 . 15 years . Again Something has to change . No more excuses we need to start winning . We won't win another Senior all Ireland until it does . ah come on!!! A bit OTT. LOL
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Post by Callitasitis on Sept 4, 2013 0:34:12 GMT
Great to see pj reidy back on the forum :-)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 14:35:17 GMT
It would be nice to get an All Ireland next year just to break the stretch . It's miserable reading when you look at it and you see 1994 as our last win . Ya know a lot of Kerry people have said to me when i bring it up that it does not matter if we don't win it once we get a couple of Players every year for the Senior Team . Well the fact is it's not true . It is coming to the stage where we are going to need a bunch of players from a Minor team to get us back to the top . If you look at the 90's we had good Minor and u21 Teams and that was our base for the Kerry senior teams from 2000 to 2009 really apart from one or two here and there . I think we do definitely need to start winning at u21 level again but a Minor win would be nice too .
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Post by kerryked on Sept 11, 2013 11:50:39 GMT
See the Kerryman have stated that Jack O Connor will b ethe next minor manager Put some money on Kerry winning an Ireland minor title in the next two years
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Post by kerrygold on Sept 11, 2013 12:03:33 GMT
That has to be viewed as being a hugely positive development. Hopefully he will bring the next generation of Kerry players, from the development squads, forward with him into the senior setup down the road.
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Sept 11, 2013 13:10:27 GMT
If it's true, it would be an excellent appointment as Jack certainly has his finger on the under age pulse in Kerry.
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Post by stacks on Sept 11, 2013 15:43:43 GMT
Jack would be great for the Minors . He knows how to win .
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Post by yellowbelly on Sept 30, 2013 18:50:28 GMT
Usual hacks on Twitter this evening saying that Jack has the job for a three year term. To be announced officially after board meeting this evening
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Post by sullyschoice on Sept 30, 2013 19:11:03 GMT
He was being touted for the Kildare job the other day
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Post by yellowbelly on Sept 30, 2013 19:30:49 GMT
Tony Leen tonyleenJack O Connor will be ratified as the new Kerry minor football manager at a Co Board meeting this evening. Replaces Mickey Ned O'Sullivan Sylvester Hennessy @slyone1069 Jack O'Connor set to be handed back the 'keys' later this evening (as has been widely flagged for some time) as Kerry Minor manager KfmSport @kfmsport According to @radiokerrysport Jack O’Connor is tonight expected to be ratified as Kerry Minor manager & handed a 3 year term.
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Post by yellowbelly on Sept 30, 2013 19:38:17 GMT
Mortimer Murphy @mortimermurphy1 now Wow Jack O Connor gets Kerry minor manager after vote Mickey Ned proposed and after a heated row Jack won vote 44 to 38 never a vote before
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Post by seamo on Sept 30, 2013 19:44:27 GMT
Mortimer Murphy @mortimermurphy1 now Wow Jack O Connor gets Kerry minor manager after vote Mickey Ned proposed and after a heated row Jack won vote 44 to 38 never a vote before bullsh!t!!! lol Can't wait to hear more about this! Sounds very messy and unsavoury if true though.
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Post by yellowbelly on Sept 30, 2013 19:50:01 GMT
Just confirmed Jack O'Connor is the new Kerry Minor Football manager with John Galvin and Micheál O'Sé as his selectors
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Sept 30, 2013 19:55:06 GMT
Best of luck to them, future is in safe hands. Best wishes, in particular to Micheal O Shea, excellent coach and a great guy.
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Post by seamo on Sept 30, 2013 19:58:11 GMT
Great choice, right man for the job. Great boost to Kerry GAA, especially underage.
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Post by seamo on Sept 30, 2013 20:11:08 GMT
Jack O’Connor Appointed New Kerry Minor Manager
The Kerry County Committee, at its monthly meeting tonight ratified Jack O’Connor as Kerry Minor Manager for a two year period.
John Galvin (Dr Crokes) and Micheál O’Shea (Castlegregory) will also form part of the Minor Management team.
O’Connor succeeds Mickey Ned O’Sullivan whose term as Minor Manager came to an end with defeat to Tyrone at the quarter final stage in August.
The former Kerry Senior Manager has a proven track record when it comes to coaching this age group at colleges level and his achievements include: * 2 All Ireland Intercounty Vocational Schools titles with Kerry (1991 & ’92) * 3 All Ireland Vocational Schools titles with Scoil Uí Chonaill and Choláiste na Sceilge (1997, 1999, 2000) * 3 Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges SFC) titles in a row with Choláiste na Sceilge (2001 – 2003) * Hogan Cup title with Choláiste na Sceilge in 2009
More recently Jack has been involved in an advisory capacity with the 2 County Under 16 Development Squads.
A Teacher in Choláiste na Sceilge, Caherciveen, he confessed to be really looking forward to the challenge: “I have coached nearly all grades at intercounty level and the Minor grade was the one box that remained unticked. I am eagerly looking forward to the challenge as are John Galvin and Michéal O’Shea who are part of my management team”.
John Galvin won an All Ireland Club medal with Dr Crokes in 1992 and has been involved coaching with his club at all grades as well as guiding South Kerry to a senior county championship title. The Killarney Builder has been trainer of the successful Kerry South Under 16 Development squad for the past two years.
Micheál O’Shea, who won an All Ireland Junior Club title with his club, Castlegregory as recently as 2010, was involved with Jack O’Connor when Choláiste na Sceilge won the Hogan Cup in 2009 and has been involved with the county Under 15 Development Squad in recent years.
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Post by backothehill on Sept 30, 2013 21:06:34 GMT
44 votes to 38 after a heated debate. A lot of delegates still wanted Micky Ned to carry on.Must say it seems a very good appointment though.
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Post by A.N. Other on Sept 30, 2013 21:12:24 GMT
Murt corrected himself and said the voting was in fact 44-28. Not 38. From what I'm reading too he said 20 people abstained from voting. Have heard aswell Alan O Sullivan may be the trainer.
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Post by scart on Sept 30, 2013 21:26:54 GMT
Alan O sullivan and Arthur Fitzgerald to train the team
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Post by buck02 on Oct 1, 2013 7:31:31 GMT
With all the work that has gone on with the development squads and with this management team in place there really are no more excuses for not ending the "famine" over the next 3 years.
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Post by backothehill on Oct 1, 2013 10:56:05 GMT
Yes AN I heard that this morning. A lot of people liked the style of play Micky Ned had them playing.
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Post by kerrygold on Oct 1, 2013 15:50:28 GMT
The county has to be proactive in moving forward with the current development squads, with an eye to what Dublin, Mayo and Tyrone have been doing with their minors over the past number of years. This is a good appointment from Kerry and the best of luck to Jack & Co. over the next few years. A minor or two and a couple of u21 titles would be a huge boost to the county.
Mickey Ned, Johnno, Peter Keane and their backroom team have done great work with the Kerry minors who played some great ball at times. Hopefully they were treated with the respect they deserved within the Kerry setup.
We should be delighted that people like Mickey Ned, Johnno and JOC want to be involved with the underage set up in Kerry, a big plus.
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Post by kerrygold on Oct 1, 2013 16:19:13 GMT
Taken from Wikipedia: Jack has a serious pedigree in the game, in particular with the schools and underage players.
Jack O'Connor (born 23 October 1960) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played football with his local club Dromid Pearses from the 1970s until the early 2000s. O'Connor guided Kerry to All-Ireland titles in 2004, 2006 and 2009 during two terms as manager before stepping down in 2012.
Born in 1960 at Toorsaleen in Mastergeehy County Kerry. The youngest of nine children born to Michael and Síle O'Connor, he was educated locally at Caslagh national school before later attending Scoil Uí Chonaill in Cahersiveen. It was here that O'Connor's football skills were developed and he was picked for the Kerry vocational schools team in 1977 and 1978. Defeats of Kildare and Mayo respectively gave O'Connor back-to-back All-Ireland winners' medals in this competition. After completing his secondary education O'Connor moved on to Maynooth College where he obtained a B.A, H.dip Ed in Spanish and Irish. His first teaching job was at Waterville Tech. He progressed from there to his alma mater, Scoil Ui Chonaill, where he remained on the teaching staff until 1999. Here O'Connor became involved in training the school's football team and he enjoyed much success as a coach. In 1997 he guided Scoil Uí Chonaill to the Kerry county title in the vocational schools championship. A Munster title quickly followed before an All-Ireland final showdown with St. Malachy's from Castlewellan. O'Connor's side were victorious on that occasion. He managed Kerry County Vocational Schools Teams to All-Ireland wins in 1992 and 93. The amalgamation of the three schools in Cahersiveen in 1999 led to the creation of Coláiste na Sceilge. O'Connor remained on the teaching staff while also holding on to his position as coach of the school's football team. In 1999 he guided the school to another set of county and provincial vocational titles while another All-Ireland final appearance beckoned. Holy Trinity College provided the opposition on that occasion, however, victory went to the Kerry team. In 2000 Coláiste na Sceilge made history when they retained their county, Munster and All-Ireland vocational titles. Further success followed for O'Connor's youngsters in the early 2000s. Coláiste na Sceilge won three consecutive Corn Uí Mhuirí titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003, however, the team fell in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final on all three occasions. After a prolonged absence O'Connor guided his school team to a fourth Corn Uí Mhuirí title in 2009. At the fourth attempt Coláiste na Sceilge reached the All-Ireland final. St Mary's of Edenderry provided the opposition, however, the Kerry youngsters were too strong and won the game by 1-9 to 0-10. It was a first Hogan Cup title for Coláiste na Sceilge. O'Connor is married to Bridie (née Moriarty) and has two sons - Cian (born 1989) and Éanna (born 1992). The latter was a member of the Kerry minor football team in 2009. In March 2007, he published his autobiography, Keys to the Kingdom.[2] Playing career[edit]
Club[edit] O'Connor played his club football with Dromid Pearses and has enjoyed some success. As a player and a coach with the club for over twenty years he helped them progress through the ranks in Kerry football from Division 5 to Division 1. In 1981 he was a member of the South Kerry team that reached the final of the county senior championship. On that occasion the divisional side accounted for the famed Austin Stacks club. O'Connor collected a coveted county winners' medal as a non-playing substitute. In 1982 O'Connor was still confined to the substitutes' bench as South Kerry contested a second consecutive county final. Feale Rangers, a division from the northern part of the county, provided the opposition. O'Connor's side were far too strong and recorded back-to-back county titles. Three-in-a-row proved beyond O'Connor's divisional side, however, South Kerry were back in the county championship decider again in 1984 with O'Connor making it onto the starting fifteen. A Páidí Ó Sé-trained West Kerry team defeated the men from the south on that occasion. In 1999 O'Connor captured a county novice championship title with Dromid Pearses. Managerial career[edit]
Kerry[edit] Jack, a Dromid Pearses man, has won the All-Ireland with Kerry on three occasions, in 2004 and 2006 and 2009. Both of his first two win in the All-Ireland wins were against Mayo. Kerry also won the National Football League in all three of those years. O'Connor considered resigning after Kerry's 2006 victory, although county board chairman Seán Walsh wanted him to stay on.[3] O'Connor finally stepped down, along with his backroom staff (selectors Ger O'Keeffe and Johnny Culloty and trainer Pat Flanagan) on 16 October 2006.[4] His final decision to step down as the manager was said to be for personal reasons. Kerry's county chairman Seán Walsh was disappointed by the final decision but made a point of acknowledging O'Connor's successes as manager. Few managers have achieved his successes in such a short period of time; two all-Irelands, two Munster Championships and two National League Division One titles.[5] O'Connor was the first Kerry manager to take Kerry to three All-Ireland finals since Mick O'Dwyer. Kerins O'Rahillys[edit] After taking a break from management for a year he took over Tralee club side Kerins O'Rahilly's in 2008 whom he led to the Munster Club Championship Final but lost out to Nemo Rangers of Cork. He also led them to the Kerry County Final against Mid Kerry, losing in the replay. Kerry (2nd Term)[edit] After Pat O'Shea's resignation as Kerry Manager he was confirmed as manager for the 2009 campaign. On 26 April 2009, he managed Kerry to win the Allianz NFL Division 1 title, beating Derry 1-15 to 0-15 in the final at Croke Park.[6] On 20 September 2009, he managed Kerry to win their 36th All-Ireland Senior Football title with a four-point win over Cork in Croke Park.[7] Despite being written off by many of the games experts O'Connor's men proved their worth first with a stunning quarter-final victory over Dublin and from that point on never looked back and went on to beat Meath in the semi final before claiming the title against Cork. O'Connor said 'There is a lot of satisfaction in this, we were being written off by many experts".[8] On 30 August 2010, O'Connor reappointment as manager was ratified by the Kerry county committee in Tralee, which agreed to a new three-year term for the management team.[9] On 11 August 2012, O'Connor stepped down as Kerry manager for the second time despite pressure from the County Board for him to stay.[10][11] Honours[edit]
Inter-county All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Winner (3): 2004, 2006, 2009 Runner-up (2): 2005, 2011 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship: Winner (1): 1998 Runner-up (1): 1999 Munster Senior Football Championship: Winner (4): 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011 Munster Under-21 Football Championship: Winner (2): 1998, 1999 National Football League: Winner (3): 2004, 2006, 2009 Schools All Ireland Vocational Schools Championships 3: 1997, 1999, 2000 All Ireland Colleges Hogan Cup 1: 2009 Munster Vocational Schools Championship 3: 1997, 1999, 2000 Kerry Vocational Schools Championship 3: 1997, 1999, 2000 Munster Colleges A Championship 4: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 1, 2013 22:45:26 GMT
The county has to be proactive in moving forward with the current development squads, with an eye to what Dublin, Mayo and Tyrone have been doing with their minors over the past number of years. This is a good appointment from Kerry and the best of luck to Jack & Co. over the next few years. A minor or two and a couple of u21 titles would be a huge boost to the county. Mickey Ned, Johnno, Peter Keane and their backroom team have done great work with the Kerry minors who played some great ball at times. Hopefully they were treated with the respect they deserved within the Kerry setup. We should be delighted that people like Mickey Ned, Johnno and JOC want to be involved with the underage set up in Kerry, a big plus. agreed
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Post by kerryfanatic on Oct 2, 2013 3:06:04 GMT
congratulations to jack o Connor on being the next minor manager, fantastic for the minor team...however Mickey ned would also have been a great option..we were spoilt for choice really...could Mickey ned now be in the running for Kildare?
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Post by keepitsimple on Oct 2, 2013 11:24:11 GMT
Alan O Sullivan and Arthur Fitzgerald are Jack O Connors new physical trainers with the Kerry minors. Two excellent choices in fairness
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Post by seamo on Oct 2, 2013 11:48:03 GMT
congratulations to jack o Connor on being the next minor manager, fantastic for the minor team...however Mickey ned would also have been a great option..we were spoilt for choice really...could Mickey ned now be in the running for Kildare? lol They don't HAVE TO pick a Kerry man to manage them!! There are plenty of other options out there, Glen Ryan I would think.
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Oct 2, 2013 19:05:15 GMT
congratulations to jack o Connor on being the next minor manager, fantastic for the minor team...however Mickey ned would also have been a great option..we were spoilt for choice really...could Mickey ned now be in the running for Kildare? lol They don't HAVE TO pick a Kerry man to manage them!! There are plenty of other options out there, Glen Ryan I would think. Glenn Ryan is out of the running for the job.. Kevin Mc Stay looks among the front runners at present. He is currently stationed in the curragh camp, so it might suit him. I find it hard to see him giving up his handy number with the Sunday Game. Darragh O Shea and Paul Curran have also been mentioned... Then again, who hasn't!
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Post by kerrygold on Oct 2, 2013 19:05:35 GMT
Jason Ryan, not Glen Ryan is the most likely man to manage Kildare in 2014 I would think.
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