Cork u20 Football 2024

[Random boi]

Yes and why not football..CBC was a rugby school now with hurling…Where is the football..Douglas Community school..a stones throw away from Douglas and Nemo..does it even have a football team?..Where is there anywhere to play or practice Gaelic football informally, spontaneous where skills might be learned..like small all weather pitches..there is no vision, no adaptation to a rising population in places like Douglas and Bishopstown…its abject failure and needs a major change in vision, strategy and tactics

In fairness there’s Rochestown and Chriost Ri in Douglas and CSN in Bishopstown playing Corn ui mhuiri. These schools are also competitive in hurling whereas a lot of the harty schools do very little for football. Do the mon/cbc/Midleton cbs/colemans play any senior football? Students from all these areas not being exposed to any football is an issue.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Yes and why not football

Because it is lagging behind hurling? Tbh, football at the moment isn't the least bit appealing as playable/watchable sport

 

[eastcorkeagle]

I'm sick to the back teeth of saying the Cork County Board never did anything to promote hurling or football in schools, players were ready made for minor from playing Corn Uí Mhuiri or Harty. It is very evident, the decline of the clergy and Cork GAA are indisputably correlated. Fellahs never went to school (apart from Colman's) to play hurling or football, they basically went to the nearest school like Midleton CBS, the Mon, CCRi and the brothers there were massively committed to either develop or get students interested and had they had a immense passion for gaelic games and athletics. Schools like CSN, PBC, Glanmire, Hammys were more diverse in their approch to sport and never achieved anywhere near the same success.

Another problem is that the Cork players are beyond soft, there is no player block laying, plastering or piking bales on any Cork team. They lack natural strength. Noel O'Leary was the last of that real naturally strong, tough work horse of a player.
Then you also have the problem with youngsters playing with Rebel Og (divisional like sides) thinking they've made it and are playing for Cork. They need to be told they are not on any Cork team, they are on a divisional side. This bullsh*t has to stop. The Cork County Board need to get into the schools are start promoting and developing the games properly.

I doubt any region in Rebel Og could produce what CCRi did in 1989

 

[West Cork Gaol]

Big problem is talented footballers picking hurling e.g brian hayes miles better footballer

Not a better footballer. He was dreadful for 20s on his final year 20s and was replaced after 40min on second last year 20s. He has no cutting, big man but a gentle giant and we all saw those traits in him last weekend playing Hurling. He is at best a average club senior football player

 

[West Cork Gaol]

Ray o mahony failed as a minor manager as did michael o brien but still get 20s gig baffling. Get in people like graham canty Nicolas murphy who know what it takes

Nick or Graham never managed a school boys team how do you think they could manage an intercounty team. They were great players but the very best of players aren't born managers/ coaches eg Larry