Cult of Stephen Kenny

O'Donoghue never had a problem laying into Trappatoni or O'Neill.

Didi Hamann has just stated what everyone knows. . . If Kenny wasn't from the LoI he would be gone by now.

One of the most interesting things about tonight's match is that the whole thing went flat after half time. It was still 1-1, the game was there to win and all the momentum from the first half was gone. No sense of urgency and the crowd went quiet.

Not looking too comfortable in the interview, did he had a stiff drink beforehand?

Shite players.

Shite manager.

However even with Pep, would it get much better? Not sure.

So are you saying a new manager and new players?

And if players are, as you say, "comfortable with failure", what manager within the FAI budget will change that?

He was never the right man for the job. The cracks were evident from the first game against Bulgaria but some couldn't see it.

When he did that pass I thought, that is what Ireland don't have someone to do that.

The bit I am glad of Stephen Kelly, Didi Hamann, and Richie Sadlier were all on the same consensus A lot of which I was thinking for a long time.

But given the nature of that other main Ireland thread - where there is the 'cult like' vibe. I was starting to think maybe I was the wrong one.

Thankfully if 'football men' like those three are speaking the truth and honestly there is some hope. And I am not going mad!

I don't know he always sounds that way at the best of times, he got well paid for the job. I think underage football is where he should be involved less pressure, no need for results, just 'development' of players.

That is the route I would go if I was him. Sure Noel King hung around the FAI for years like that, with no pressure and no accountability - plus got to stand in as caretaker a few times in the senior gig.

Did I read he's on 500+k

I just saw the messiah’s interview there.

”I’m not trying to make excuses” swiftly followed by a full two minutes of excuses. The game is well and truly up for this dope of a man. He’s constantly outsmarted on the sideline and hasn’t the knowledge or the cop on to change things when things need changing. Zero reaction to Holland switching their set up and zero ability to adapt or change our system to counteract the changes Holland made.

I thought the first half was decent, there’s an obvious lack of quality in our team so the high press and energy is what we need to be able to compete. Now, any manager worth his salt would know the players would be gassed after 45 minutes 3 days after playing France in crazy heat. Did he take any steps to try and minimise this? No.

I genuinely want to hear the reasons people have for wanting him to stay. I can’t see any, literally zero, so I’m just curious to know what pro-Kenny fans can say.

He has the charisma and personality of a head of cabbage, its excruciating listening to him in an interview. The LOI fan boys just can't accept that their golden calf is at the same level as an international manager as Irish clubs are in European competitions......severely out of their depth.

Probably the same types think shamrock Rovers can compete and win the champions league