Mick McCarthy

I cannot imagine a contract without an end date. I've dealt with many working contracts and I've never seen one without a specified end date. There may be a clause 'with possible extension' but it should have an end date. Then again, this is the FAI so who knows.

Suffering weather-wise

There will be an agreement to stay on until its finished if it gets postponed.

Kenny wouldn't force the hand, imagine coming in like that.

Unless Mick was looking forward to sailing off into the sunset in July

Why would the FAI extend Mick's contract beyond July? It's not as if it's going all that terribly well. Mick's going to continue to invoke Einstein's definition of insanity; picking the same team with the same underperforming players, set up in the same dysfunctional way. We won't qualify under McCarthy, and surely the FAI are as aware of this as we are. A change of approach at least gives us some sort of chance.

And why would Kenny agree to such an extension? He's signed a contract effective from August and should fully expect it to be honoured.

NewtNewbie wrote:

Why would the FAI extend Mick's contract beyond July? It's not as if it's going all that terribly well. Mick's going to continue to invoke Einstein's definition of insanity; picking the same team with the same underperforming players, set up in the same dysfunctional way. We won't qualify under McCarthy, and surely the FAI are as aware of this as we are. A change of approach at least gives us some sort of chance.

And why would Kenny agree to such an extension? He's signed a contract effective from August and should fully expect it to be honoured.

we finished 3 points off qualification and could well have qualified had we beaten the Danes in our last game?

You might not like the football or the philosophy but to suggest it didn't go all that terribly well is even more insane.

If we had had scored a goal more then the Danes we would have gone to the Euros, if we draw 0-0 with Slovakia and North/Bosnia but win on penalties we qualify.

Who gives a crap how we do it?

You sound similar to Michael Owen giving out about Atletico Madrid beating Liverpool. It might not have been pretty but they won.

Edited by lassassinblanc - 13 Mar 2020 at 3:28pm

horsebox wrote:

Maybe if Doherty hadn't of switched off for the Danish goal we wouldn't have to play the play offs - it's all ifs and buts.

My point exactly.

We weren't as the previous poster suggests a million miles away from qualifying.

PaddyDaCulchie wrote:

if my aunt had balls she would be my uncle. Too late for ifs and buts.

It would depend how she identified.

exactly and to be honest at this time there are far more important things going on now than who manages Ireland.

One City,One County,One Club GUFC will be back.

gufct wrote:

exactly and to be honest at this time there are far more important things going on now than who manages Ireland.

It is at times like this you need a distraction. I never get this idea that because there is a horrendous event happening that you have to block out things you enjoy. Are we meant to hold a candlelight vigil and a rosary? Or are we to join TJ in the cupboard!

The Irish football team have had 3 years of no light. No biggie.

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