I for one have been asking this question for yrs. !!! How are they appointed, who decides, what experience have the current management and assistants/helpers, why give them 3 or 4 yr appointments ,do they recieve any form of gratuity or payment ect. ect ect. ??????
Take the u14s for example, i am informed that ALEDGELY the assistant manager/helper IS or was a premier team manager with one of the big two in Galway and aledgely has never had any dealings with underage sides !!!! What experience has this person in relevance to the age group he is dealing with , i ask myself??????????

not sure if they get paid buddy,prob get expenses,not sure though,i agree with u though,whoever does the job or is appointed 2 do the job should have in depth knowledge of the juvenile game,prime example i could probably tell u the in's and out's of every junior side and player in the top divisions,i could prob do a good job managin the oscar traynor team but i wouldn't have a clue when it comes 2 juveniles,cos i rarely see juvenile games.

JOBS FOR THE BOYS . I'd heard that in january and the way it was put to me was " guess whos involved with the town team U 14 " with an air of incredability attached .
Maybe , on the other hand no one wants these " town team gigs "

Its not that they dont want them its most cant get them, as you said jobs for the boys . There are a few out there who would be interested alright and most would do it without money , just passion and love for the game esp. bringing on young lads , satisfaction at end results.
IF above is true re. premier side manager involved its definitely jobs for the boys or as some have said its for his own/club gain...............

do ye know who the manager is and who are his assistants?

Im talking all age groups by the way , just picked u14 as someone mentioned to me he was surprised at the lack of credentials, at underage by one of the assistant/helpers involved. May well be doing a good job , i dont know, just wondering who appoints these people???
I asked the question here last yr. re u15s having the same manager as Mervue, and the possibility of poaching going on !!! Just feel independent manager should be appointed and im not talking about myself as i have no interest in football at any capacity at present!!!

Just heard names , but wont be printed on this site BEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok let me fill you in .manager, coach,assistant coach.manager brought in "helper" or assistant coach to help not the galway fa.he has experience at underage level and has alot of coaching experience.he doesn't need to have knowledge of the juvenile league,just be a good coach.he also is not involved with a juvenille team

manager is also neutral,and has alot of experience, surly the buck stops with manager, and not the coaches as they do what the manager asks.

Ben, im not stating that these managers, coaches ect. are not doing the job properely and fair play to the genuine ones that are there for the good of the lads they are entrusted with , to do the best they can with them and return them to their home clubs!!! But it seems to me esp. at u14s and u15s the people brought in, on the whole , are either Salthill or Mervue with some having no connection with Juv. football in Galway. Whats wrong with the coaches from Hibs, Knocknacarra, Barna, Tuam, Colga, Moyne Villa ect. Are they not good enough?????
Also you have not addressed the initial questions : On what grounds are they picked, by who exactly, are they paid and another one to add to the list why are these young lads being approached at County training, over the yrs. to sign for other clubs(mainly the big two ) in the absence of a parent or guardian. Perhaps not the example i used u14s, but i have heard at first hand from the players themselves!!!!

In the last 4yrs since i took an interest in Juv. football , 2 as manager of a very good T.C side i have never seen the above managers jobs advertised anywhere , surely even the few clowns in the F.A running the show that is football , SHOULD give a fair crack of the whip to all managers and coaches at underage to apply for the job , no matter what club their with. Before someone comes on and says but Salthill and Mervue are the best two sides in underage in Galway, why wouldnt they be when half their teams are not from them areas anyway. Even the great "DUSTIN" could win the leagues with the teams they can put out. Does not make their managers the best there is , as its the teams with homegrown talent that break through the hard way , that quantifies a good manager/coach!!!
Ben , you have gone quiet on me.................

Fair play to ya buddy,one of the reasons the BIG 2 are so strong is that for years they have been using county set up to "INVITE" talented players into their clubs.This goes on at ALL age levels.Prime example,recent appointment of salthill devons new A team managers currently using Galway Town contacts to "INVITE" players into new set up!! How are smaller clubs expected to progress? Something has to be done... smaller clubs are increasingly reluctant to send lads into county set up for fear of never seeing them again.Does G&DL rule 28 count for anything???

WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOUR BUZZ , WOULD YOU QUOTE RULE 28 HERE FOR ME IF YOU CAN, PLEASE????

That t.c u15 team i once had under my wing have played Salthill once in the league losing 0-1 , played in cup losing 0-2 !!! They have 2 or 3 players in county set-up who rarely get a game???Now we all know t.c have lost 50% of their players since u13 and are on a continuous downward spiral in last 2 seasons for reasons printed here often enough!! On the other hand Salthill have the facilities , managers , coaches and lads "obtained" from other clubs , yet t.c have put it up to them on 2 occasions with a panel of 12 players and no representive on county first 11!!! I rest my case...........

BY RIGHT THESE UNDERAGE POSTS SHOULD BE ADVERTISED IN LOCAL PAPERS.FOR TO LONG THE SAME FACES HAVE BEEN INVOLVED.WAS TOLD BY A TOWN MANAGER 2YRS AGO WHEN THE POSITION WAS UP 4 RENEWAL HE WAS APPROACHED BY ANOTHER CLUB OFFICAL AND ASKED WUD HE B INTERESTED.WOT TYPE OF DEMOCRATIC VOTE IS THAT.THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE GALWAY FA ANNUAL MEETING

ALSO BUD WHEN THESE POSITIONS BCOME AVAILABLE ALL CLUBS SECETATERIES SHUD B NOTIFIED .BUT HOPE PEOPLE WHO APPLY ARE NOT SELECTED JUST BY THE NUMBER OF BADGES THEY HAVE

g.g we are debating whether a prem. manager from one of the big two , with no juv. connection since he played 25 yrs ago should be involved with county u14s???? I reckon he has no knowledge or familiarity with these lads or juv. set up???
Also rumour has it aledgely they get some form of payment and no one knows how the F.A pick these individuals as the posts are never advertised!!!Jobs for boys!!!

Town under 14 manager actually plays with Athenry
He has watched all teams in league at some stage
He should be able to appoint who he wants as assistants!

Town under 14 manager actually plays with Athenry
He has watched all teams in league at some stage
He should be able to appoint who he wants as assistants! OwenM

Owen, im well aware of the managers c.v , did well for Athenry over last few yrs.!!! But was also good enough for a stint in England which goes a fair way in my book to qualify him as manager!!!
But if you read the posts , its not him we are talking about but his assistant , who as i said has no connection to Juv. football. Its like you being appointed and bringing in 2 brothers or 2 neighbours or 2 muck savages that have no connection.
But the original question was, who picks them , are they paid, how are they picked ( is it advertised ???)

SEEING AS WE ALL HAVE STRONG OPINIONS ON THIS SUBJECT LETS GET IT BROUGHT UP AT THE GALWAY AGM,IF WE ALL APPROACH OUR CLUB SECRETARYS AND AS THEM TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA WE SHOULD GET OUR ANSWERS