Off Topic Thread 5.0

aloooof · 08-09-2021 2:41pm

At the risk of starting an argument, I've found watching Ireland under Kenny to be way more enjoyable than his predecessors...

I'd love if there was a "ball time spent above 4ft" metric to compare.

Zzippy · 08-09-2021 5:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117863636#Comment_117863636

Surely they measure box kicks and hang time?!!

😉

sydthebeat · 08-09-2021 7:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117863636#Comment_117863636

110%

hold my beer · 08-09-2021 9:58pm

Totally agree. Just wish we had a bit more quality now, especially in midfield and up front. Anyone that wants him sacked can get lost.

Squidgy Black · 08-09-2021 10:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117865636#Comment_117865636

Desperately crying out for a more senior striker, Idah and Parrot are two for the future but not at that level yet.

Long gone are the days of a big name foreign manager being bank rolled by a private beneficiary too, so even if you were to sack Kenny the alternatives would have to be people who would want to take the job, which wouldn't be a long list of candidates with more experience than himself

09-09-2021 7:46am

Kenny is a nice lad, but so far out of his depth it isn't even funny anymore. Tactically inept, woefully unprepared for international football

The longer he remains in the job, the more damage he does to the team long term.... thank you for your service, and good-bye

hold my beer · 09-09-2021 8:57am

Tactically inept? What you want him to do, 10 players behind the ball? And what the hell does woefully unprepared mean? He has probably the weakest bunch of players Ireland have ever had. And is trying to play a bit of football with them. Given time and a bit more quality coming through (with consistent game time), he'll do well.

sydthebeat · 09-09-2021 9:15am

there is no manager on earth that could get that squad to qualify for qatar.

kenny at least has them playing decent football and has confidence in their ability.

not his fault those players arent of a higher level.

its so much better than the trap and o neill era where those managers had better players but had no confidence in them to play football.

pickarooney · 09-09-2021 12:29pm

The best thing an Irish manager could do would be to pull the team out of the competition. Someone needs to start a boycott of that grotesque tournament.

I presume it's not actually something the coach could decide but it would be at least some small meaningful measure.

09-09-2021 1:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117866515#Comment_117866515

Not a chance... Kenny will take that side absolutely nowhere.... He's just not good enough, the longer the FAI continue, the harder it will be for his successor to convince Irish born players like Odubeko to commit to Ireland, and he's not the only player we could end up losing.. woefully unprepared in so far as he didn't realise that a number of his squad are English born and his video before the England game was absolutely moronic, no matter what some people say

This isn't about qualifying for the world cup...we were never realistically going to do that..but you don't head into tournaments and get beaten by Luxembourg & bested by azerbaijan. .we have some very good players coming through.... but nothing in the current management set up is going to develop them into a cohesive unit capable of actually winning 2 games in a row

hold my beer · 09-09-2021 2:11pm

Meh, that whole video incident sounded like a storm in a tea cup, and someone with an axe to grind. I very much doubt it's the first time there was something similar done before an Ire v Eng game. Think most fans are excited to have him after the utter shite we've been subjected to over the years. I'd completely disagree on him not being able to develop them into a cohesive unit.

09-09-2021 3:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868039#Comment_117868039

I can't see it happening.... but bookmark this post and if you're proven right, you have my full permission to rub my face in it

aloooof · 09-09-2021 3:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868519#Comment_117868519

Join Date: July 2021. You sure you'll still be around?? 😉

09-09-2021 4:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868532#Comment_117868532

I don't think you can close down at the moment? But I'll be here in one form or another 😉

10-09-2021 10:40am

Not much on the go at the moment to watch (or maybe it's just that I've seen everything at this stage). 'What If' is grand but not really captivating, recently watched 'The Night Of' which I thought was quite good.

Am looking forward to the Dune movie and Many Saints of Newark next month. Have heard mixed repots on Shang Chi so weighing up whether to take the kids to that one.

On a slightly different tone, this documentary on 9/11 came out earlier in the week and it's probably the best account of the day that I've seen. Can still remember the day quite vividly, was on holidays with no TV or internet access and ended up sitting in a remote country pub for the day watching Sky News:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnyfU1-FdUY&ab_channel=langsense

Teferi · 10-09-2021 12:14pm

Could not be less interested in that Dune movie. That Timothee Chalamet fella creeps me out altogether - he was on Graham Norton a couple of years ago and the want of fame was utterly dripping off of him and it made me really uncomfortable to watch.

swiwi_ · 12-09-2021 12:47am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117871436#Comment_117871436

Very good Venjur. There is also the doco from the 2 French guys who were following a fire crew. That is very good too. 20 years has gone past quickly. As a kid i used to go up to the cockpit of the smaller Air NZ regional flights. That sort of thing was allowed before 9/11. The science of why the buildings collapsed is also interesting.

hold my beer · 12-09-2021 6:39pm

Will defo give Dune a watch when it comes out. Fully expect it to bomb though, with no sequel.

12-09-2021 6:47pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117881676#Comment_117881676

I remember people saying the same about the Blade Runner sequel and Villeneuve pulled that off. Sicario also a quality movie so am hopeful it's good - certainly looks impressive.

That documentary was good alright Swiwi, watched it a few years ago. Link for anyone interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd6D5xls5Y0&ab_channel=VillageStudyGroup

hold my beer · 12-09-2021 7:14pm

Blade Runner bombed at the box office. I thought it was great. Hated Sicario though. Must give it another watch as I can't remember why.

12-09-2021 7:30pm

The blade runner sequel while not awful, definitely didn't hit anywhere near the brilliance of the original...I don't think anyones movie experience would be ruined by not seeing it tbh

20-09-2021 8:41pm

The perfect Xmas pressie for our northern breathern 😂

21-09-2021 1:22pm

Brendan Mullen is up to his ears in it.. he's had at least one civil case against him, and now arrested and charged with defrauding a bank of at least half a million euro... could be a long & messy trial ahead

RichieRich_89 · 21-09-2021 1:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117919248#Comment_117919248

Hmmm, just read about it now https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2021/0921/1248107-brendan-mullin-court/

The line from the article "He also toured Australia in 1989 with the British and Irish Lions..." is a bit of a strange one. They didn't add the 'and Irish' bit till 2001.

Larbre34 · 21-09-2021 1:46pm

He still has awesome hair.

A2LUE42 · 21-09-2021 1:50pm

Was/is he not one of the directors of Zamano as well. Those pest text scammers.

Sheep Shagger · 21-09-2021 1:54pm

This should make it interesting...

"They also claim all three defendants had produced manufactured and false documents purporting to show the couple signed authority forms and mandates when they had not."