FOUR MEMBERS OF Cork’s 1999 All-Ireland final side have been named as senior football selectors for next season.
New manager Brian Cuthbert has finalised his backroom team with Ronan McCarthy, Ciaran O’Sullivan, Owen Sexton and Don Davis all set to be become selectors next year.
In 1999 the quartet were part of Larry Tompkins Cork side that fell short to Meath in the All-Ireland decider in Croke Park.
McCarthy lined out at right corner-back, O’Sullivan was right half-back, Sexton started at centre-back and Davis played at full-forward.
Douglas club man McCarthy was a selector alongside Cuthbert with ex-boss Conor Counihan for the 2013 campaign. He managed the Douglas team that reached the Cork county senior final in 2008.
Ronan McCarthy (right) with ex-Cork manager (Conor Counihan)
Pic: INPHO/James Crombie
Sexton was a member of the Cork senior football side from 1997 to 2008, and won an All-Ireland minor medal with Cork in 1993 on a team that was captained by Cuthbert. The Kilbrittain club man won a county senior football medal with divisional outfit Carbery in 2004.
O’Sullivan lined out for the Cork senior footballers from 1993 to 2005, winning an Allstar award in 1999. He won a county Senior Football medal with divisional team Beara in 1997 and is from the Urhan club.
Finally Davis featured for the Cork seniors from 1993 to 2000 and was part of the O’Donovan Rossa squad that won the All-Ireland club senior football title in 1993. His brother Tony won All-Ireland senior medals in 1989 and 1990.
Don Davis in action for Cork in 2000
Pic: INPHO/Patrick Bolger
If u don’t care don’t vote
God some people are just too cool! If only I had thought of coming up with such a cool opening line! But evidently it’s off to school for me for not being cool enough!
I can’t believe it’s almost 50/50 here. What business do the managers have in dictating who should be commentating on games?
And in even bringing up the issue like this so publicly, they’ve effectively made it so RTE cannot back down on this, where some private words may have had some influence.
The self righteousness of the GAA community can be exasperating sometimes.
Amazing that it is almost 50/50! Considering most of the “commenters” seem to be supporting RTE’s stance.
Any chance of a “I don’t care option on the poll”
Then just don’t bother with it surely.
I didn’t
Who runs RTE, the GAA ?. Stick to the football lads, it’s what you do best, most of the time.
Ya managers should be spending more time worrying about on the field antics rather than off the field. Are these the same guys who complain about players rising up and going on strike and players tweeting? Surely this is the same kind of antics under different circumstances!
Why is an RTE IR issue anything but the business of RTE itself?
The GAA managers can comment on an individual basis if they like, but it’s nothing to do with them.
This meddling, on a wider scale, is the same mindset that led to the church trying to run the country, and the GAA in a former incarnation, trying to do likewise.
If it were a group of, say, politicians refusing to engage with a political commentator, there would be uproar.
Mind you, FF tried that before the last election, but that’s not exactly a surprise.
The GAA managers shpuld mind their own business and do what they are hired to do and getting weel paid for it……sshh dont tell anyone that last bit!! lol
I’m agreeing with the managers but only because I can’t stand canning or morrisey commentating. It’s a very odd situation though.
I’m with RTE for the reverse. :-)
He’s a dreadful commentator who emphasises all of the prepositions in his delivery. *In* Croke Park, *on* the halfway line etc. Couple his high pitched whine with his stock phrases of ‘a man called…’ and ‘none other than…’ and it’s enough to have me chewing the steering wheel!
Heaven forbid you’d want to know the score in a game either. I’ve often writhed through five or ten minutes of his ramblings just to get a score check.
Can’t abide his commentary. It’s an I’ll wind…
I’ve heard he’s being lined up for the Olympic Games as one of the lead commentators next year. Now if thats a snub then I take it any time. These guys should stick to the field and leave external politics out of it.
What did Carthy do to put RTE of side anyway.
Just a shite commentator. Should get ANY matches at any level. Pure drivel.
The managers should mind their own business.
I’m with Gus. His RISING pitch drives me loopy.
I don’t care!
There should be a neither of the above option. Carthy shouldn’t be lead commentator but the managers have a point in being annoyed at the way RTÉ prioritise – or don’t prioritise – GAA games. That’s the fundamental point.
See if I care….
I wonder how would the GAA Managers feel if RTE got onto the President of the GAA and said “We’re not covering any of your matches until so and so is appointed Manager of X county. talk about nonsense.
can’t have the manager’s telling us licence payer’s ,who to employ like the old day’s of the church telling us what to watch, seen that mickey harte is from tyrone does he even have a tv licence for rte.
Should be a Neither option on this Poll. Its Pointless!! RTE is and alway will be a Click anyhow!! Mind you Andy Gray and Richard Keyes are doin nothing at the moment. might spice up the camogie final!!!! Just joking!!!!!