This article is from page 74 of the 2007-08-21 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 74 JPG
THE issue over the appointment of a new Clare senior football manage- ment may have been on the under- card to the hurling debate but it is hoped that by the September meeting in Carron a candidate will be found.
After receiving nominations from the various football clubs around the
county, the chairman was asked how many people were currently in the picture, to which he indicated that out of six nominations, four of those would be serious contenders for the job.
A committee with the task to come back with the new manager was then ratified. It will be made up of the chairman Michael McDonagh,
Tom Downes who will chair the committee, PJ McGuane, Michael O’Doherty, Colm Collins and Joe Garry. Peter O’Connell was also appointed but later withdrew his in- volvement from the committee. Meanwhile, Cooraclare man Joe Garry was returned as county un- der 21 manager along with selectors Odran O’Dwyer, Peadar McMahon,
Brendan Reilly, John Joe McMahon and Michael Madigan. Garry also mentioned the lack of facilities avail- able to the under 21 squad, citing Ballyline as the only option available to them. In reply, the chairman out- lined the several pitches which will soon be ready for use by the county board, singling out Clarecastle’s two new fields as possible alternatives.