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I think tactics are over stated these days. Sometimes its simpler than that. If i watch a Moldova or any of the so called smaller nations they can just pass the ball to each other. They all seem technically comfortable, to an extent anyway. We never really look comfortable passing to each other. Why cant we just pass the ball????? Teams know this and just press up on us from the kickout. Inevitable we lose the ball a lot. Also we dont have any clinical finishers now either. When we had Robbie hed put away even half a chance. We dont have that now or for a long time. Add it all up and im not sure where we are at the minute. Stuck in limbo somewhere. 

I did think by yesterday evening this was a load of hot air and based on nothing more than the fact he was interviewed a few weeks ago.

I wouldn’t rule it out. It’s extraordinary after almost 5 months that there is no appointment, and I don’t give them enough credit to believe that it’s they who are passing on candidates as unsuitable. My view is the pool is shallow of willing candidates, and that the preferred candidates have dragged their heels or categorically declined the job. I also don’t trust media reports nor do I place much heed in candidates who have flown kites about interest. The concern for me is that their backup plan is JOS and in reality there is no reason a deal cannot be concluded between them in short order. I think if that appointment occurs the FAI will have tough questions to answer.

There hardly ringing the managers themselves now are they.

Hello Roy this is Mr X from the Irish Sun.

How the fook did you get this number?

Are you interested in the Ireland job? 

Fook off you ***t.

Something alone those lines ya? Hardly

That's how I see it too. FAI interviewed initial candidates and ruled them out choosing Carsley as their no. 1 target, things didn't work out with him and now they can't go back to many of the original interviewees and now we are scrambling for someone because they've said April as a deadline. O'Shea is their backup option as they know he will accept it and won't mind knowing he wasn't first choice.

It's either that or they have played it so well all along and no leaks have gotten out but I find that hard to believe. When journalists have confirmed the likes of Lennon, Coleman, Carsley, Keane etc have all been interviewed I don't think they would be in the dark about who the secret man would be.