Steve Staunton

Hoskins, are you for real? He was one of the worst paid managers going who should have been fired after the second game, yet they came out and publicly backed him after that and then after the jammy San Marino 2-1 win only to fire him unprofessionally before the last game away to Wales ( after Cyprus home draw) instead of waiting till his contract ran out . The FAI f**ked up big time here in both appointing him and then not rectifying the problem early on. They had plenty of chances. He felt shafted and rightly so. Well entitled to his payout. Bigger picture jaysus

Justice No. 1 wrote: Hoskins, are you for real? He was one of the worst paid managers going who should have been fired after the second game, yet they came out and publicly backed him after that and then after the jammy San Marino 2-1 win only to fire him unprofessionally before the last game away to Wales ( after Cyprus home draw) instead of waiting till his contract ran out . The FAI f**ked up big time here in both appointing him and then not rectifying the problem early on. They had plenty of chances. He felt shafted and rightly so. Well entitled to his payout. Bigger picture jaysus

Where are you coming up with this?

Ireland4ever wrote: The GerK wrote: People on here slating Stan for taking the money. The same people who support English Premier League players every week   I dont know what relevance that point has? Theres also EPL fans praising him. I smell a bit of fishing.

Sono wrote: What was Stan's wage like compared to Trap's introductory Salary does anyone know even roughly, I would guess 400k Stan and 1.8-2m Trap would that be right?   Stand did nothing wrong in looking for payment IMO, as I said already we would all do the same and anyone who says they wouldn't(Hoskins) is talking crap.

The GerK wrote: People on here slating Stan for taking the money. The same people who support English Premier League players every week

delaney is a ****, no denying that, but i don't think that people should be sympathetic towards stan because he has a 100 capss and he was a solid player. he put himself forward for the job, it his responsibility once he's appointed, he obviously impressed in the interview. i know delaney shouldn't have hired him, but stan gave him his word that he was capable of managing this team which he clearly was not.

The GerK wrote: The Drifter wrote: The GerK wrote: People on here slating Stan for taking the money. The same people who support English Premier League players every week players and managers is a totally different story. it should have been negotiated in stan's case that he be paid after 6 months and then his salary be open to negotiation subject to results after that period. 400k quid for nearly drawing with san marino and abject results against cyprus and what is now considered the worst period in irish football is shocking. And whose fault is that?

The Drifter wrote: delaney is a ****, no denying that, but i don't think that people should be sympathetic towards stan because he has a 100 capss and he was a solid player. he put himself forward for the job, it his responsibility once he's appointed, he obviously impressed in the interview. i know delaney shouldn't have hired him, but stan gave him his word that he was capable of managing this team which he clearly was not. it's like faulting management in a company for some absolute clown who is incapable in a job for hiring him. he could be the greatest con man in an interview and say all the right things. it is his responsibility then when he is given a job and management can no longer be faulted, he ticked all the right boxes in the interview.

I couldnt have wanted that man out of the job any more than I did when things were falling apart. I dont blame him; I will always blame the people who put him in that position. Lets not also forget that Robson was there to help him and poor aul Bobby was also starting to fall apart himself at the worst possible time for Stan.