New ROI Soccer Manager

Brendan Bendar

Looks like Mick McCarthy is in the driving seat, think it’s a retrograde step myself, but who else is out there?

Will Ian Evans(who) be back

JohnnyFlash

I’d say you are thankful it isn’t Brian Kerr, Brendan.

Mick is a decent choice. Solid manager who gets the best out of terrible players.

Chris Hughton is better on paper, although he won't touch a poisoned chalice.

DEFTLEFTHAND

I'd be pushing for somebody like Roddy Collins.

Beasty

I'm out here. I'm going to send the application in this weekend. If i get it I may need to step down as Admin

Who's Ian Evans?

buried

Diego Maradona please

Arthur Daley

Never go back.

But I hope Mick can bring success, which is qualification for 2020 and two games in Dublin. That would be great.

He will be working with a much weaker group of players compared to 96-2002. Probably the worst squad in 50 years. But he is well used to managing this level of player and getting them to perform above expectations. As he did with Millwall, Wolves and Ipswich.

Woke Hogan

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I'd be pushing for somebody like Roddy Collins.

He would be ideal if you never wanted Ireland to win a match again.

Brendan Bendar

Beasty wrote: »

I'm out here. I'm going to send the application in this weekend. If i get it I may need to step down as Admin

Who's Ian Evans?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Evans_(footballer)

razorblunt

Great news for Mario on Gift Grub he'll flog that dead horse even more now.

The Moldy Gowl

Kenny from dundalk is the right choice.

And Delaney gone. Start from the grassroots like other nations rather than relying on England to produce our players.

Stacksofwacks

McCarthy's barmy army is back baby...

Arthur Daley

Glad Stephen Kenny is staying to build up Dundalk. Ok he might have worked out as Ireland manager but he might not, and some people would turn on him very quickly if results didn't improve above Martin's achievements, and there is a possibility results won't improve. Don't think Stephen Kenny should take on that on now, careerwise.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Deleted User wrote: »

Chris Hughton is better on paper, although he won't touch a poisoned chalice.

Of course, he's not going to give up a Premiership top position to go manage a Division C international outfit.

This is the worst Irish squad in my lifetime. It's going to be fierce difficult to attract anyone of quality to the position.

humberklog

Would've liked to have seen Chris Coleman in the mix.

Delaney is the poxbottle that should be next out on his ear.

spurshero

You would imagine that at very least a few interviews would take place besides McCarty Just handed the job

Stacksofwacks

There was no way Kenny was going to be given the job, he's done well with Dundalk but that's only league of Ireland a big step below international management, Im astonished to hear people pumping him up the last few days

Atoms for Peace

Can we get Trap back so? I miss Manuela.

Brendan Bendar

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

There was no way Kenny was going to be given the job, he's done well with Dundalk but that's only league of Ireland a big step below international management, Im astonished to hear people pumping him up the last few days

Yes, have to agree with you there.

Unfortunately he dirtied his bib badly in the lead up to the Liam Millar game, in my opinion.Showed that by backing Duff, in his programme notes, he didn’t appear to have the full qualifications to manage an International team.

You need more than football knowledge for that job, I would suggest.

pjohnson

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Yes, have to agree with you there.

Unfortunately he dirtied his bib badly in the lead up to the Liam Millar game, in my opinion.Showed that by backing Duff, in his programme notes, he didn’t appear to have the full qualifications to manage an International team.

You need more than football knowledge for that job, I would suggest.

Jaysus are you still upset over the Miller game?

the_pen_turner

dunphy . give the man a chance to practice what he preaches .

DellyBelly

the_pen_turner wrote: »

dunphy . give the man a chance to practice what he preaches .

A few years ago yes but he's too old now

kneemos

Keano.



It's been like watching paint dry since Trap took over.
Rather see them lose five nil and have a go than this defensive stuff.

Zeek12

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

There was no way Kenny was going to be given the job, he's done well with Dundalk but that's only league of Ireland a big step below international management, Im astonished to hear people pumping him up the last few days

Tony O'Donoghue now reporting its not decided yet and that Kenny is still in the running

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018/1122/1012682-return-of-the-mick-mccarthy-to-be-offered-ireland-job/

Mint Sauce

Would take Mick back in a heartbeat.

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

Can we get Trap back so? I miss Manuela.

Can always follow her on Twitter

Brendan Bendar

pjohnson wrote: »

Jaysus are you still upset over the Miller game?

Ah no, but it did show the weakness in Kenny when he ‘piled on’ to support Duff to call the GAA dinosaurs and put it in writing,when barring Croker and the Aviva, the GAAs 50th best stadium would be streets ahead of the soccer facilities.

When the organisation would be run for a fraction of the FAI costs and salaries and attendance was huge percentages higher.

Not the kind of wooly thinking and attitude I would expect from a potential International Manager.

But, hey, water under the bridge, I guess, and hopefully he learns from those mistakes.

fiveleavesleft

the_pen_turner wrote: »

dunphy . give the man a chance to practice what he preaches .

Dunphy with George Hook.

paw patrol

Mick had us playing great football , great memories of 2002.
Admittedly he'd a great selection of players.
I like mick too , he seems sound.


I'm happy with mick but it does seem like they didn't think too long and hard over it

mikhail

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

...the GAAs 50th best stadium would be streets ahead of the soccer facilities.

The GAA doesn't have 50 stadia.

Brendan Bendar

Gary Neville?

Brendan Bendar

mikhail wrote: »

The GAA doesn't have 50 stadia.

You missed the bit where it said

This list of sports stadia is incomplete:D

Anyway, we won’t split hairs.

Buford T. Justice XIX

buried wrote: »

Dieg O'Maradona please

He'd be just the lad for it, guaranteed Irish:pac:

All My Stars Aligned

Joe Schmidt or failing that the lad that coached the Irish Women's Hockey team. Better still a dream team of both of them.

RobbingBandit

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The Tetrarch

Heimir Hallgrímsson

Samuel Vimes

Eamon Dunphy

mzungu

Roy Race is the only man for the job.

Odhinn

humberklog wrote: »

Would've liked to have seen Chris Coleman in the mix.

Delaney is the poxbottle that should be next out on his ear.

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2018/11/22/breaking-john-delaney-still-fai-president/?fbclid=IwAR3gDHeV1URg4baeUrjLMLBh0p7AUsvRe6EQyTpb0NpJ_BOOeL12hPmOMKs

AllForIt

Well I just can't wait to find out which new surname I'm going to be sick of hearing off every day in the media for the next few years. Exciting times.

WoollyRedHat

buried wrote: »

Diego Maradona please

Half John Delaney's salary and offer Maradona a bumper deal, if you know what I mean.

buried

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Half John Delaney's salary and offer Maradona a bumper deal, if you know what I mean.

The islands awash with that stuff anyways, can't be too difficult! This should really be done!!

jojofizzio

The Tetrarch wrote: »

Heimir Hallgrson

Is this a real person?(I’m not a football fan...)

Hammer89

West Ham fan myself. I think the Rice thing was a big disappointment. Him declaring for us, and a decent O'Neill replacement, would be two huge steps.

Noveight

Cushty number. Monster salary for coaching a bunch of kick-it-head-it halfwits.

Yer Da sells Avon

I'll say one thing about Mick McCarthy - he's afraid of nothing.

Duff

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Half John Delaney's salary and offer Maradona a bumper deal, if you know what I mean.

Cocaine. Do you mean cocaine?

SEPT 23 1989

Sephiroth_dude

Stephen Kenny or Mick McCarthy would be my choice, mick is my favorite Irish manager.

BattleCorp

Doesn't matter who is in charge.

Silk Purse / Sows Ear

andekwarhola

No problem with Mccarthy. Safe enough hands and a sound guy.

The problems with Irish football are a lot deeper though. We're not currently producing enough players domestically and our traditional method of a combo of embarrassing granny rule (lick arsing **** like Declan Rice) and firing over kids to England to get developed is on the rocks because the standard in England, between their own massively improved academies and them pinching kids from far more developed football countries, is much higher now.

Most Irish football supporters are complicit in this state of affairs because they starve the local game of money and attention and have always looked to England to bring through our players which isn't happening now.

Most of you bought into it. Support Liverpool and expect a decent republic of Ireland team to magically assemble from kids fired over to England from the likes of Joeys, Belvo and Kevin's who just develop kids for that market.

We need to get used to being a pretty tiny nation on the football stage unless we do something like small nations like Croatia or Iceland: real investment in player development, a relatively healthy domestic football league supported fully by our football association.

But yeah, Big Mick Ole Ole etc

Yamanoto

Zeek12 wrote: »

Tony O'Donoghue now reporting its not decided yet and that Kenny is still in the running

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018/1122/1012682-return-of-the-mick-mccarthy-to-be-offered-ireland-job/

Speaking of Tony O'Donoghue, Martin ONeill's contemptuous treatment of him reflected very poorly on the former Ireland manager. Showed himself to be a mean spirited & thin skinned child time & again.