Martin O'Neill...

Denis Irwin wrote:

Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".

Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn

I've seen mention of how bad it was under Stan, how bad it got under Trap, it ended pretty bitterly under McCarthy, but I've never seen a situation like this with the Irish senior team. It is beyond toxic and worse still, if himself and Keane hang tough somehow through a whole campaign next year it will only get worse and worse.

Delaney should be strung up by his balls for letting this happen. The worst part isn't even the fact that he gave them a new contract after one of the most appalling managerial displays in a World Cup play off. Or even that after MON flirted with taking the Stoke job that he got a bumper pay rise instead of being told to feck off by Delaney. The worst of all is that somehow with 12 months of clear evidence of a broken team, with a totally toxic environment between the management and players, the management and fans, and no hope whatsoever of any improvement under MON, they are still in the job. Left to do yet more damage. It is by far the darkest period for the Irish team in my lifetime, and I really pity who comes in next because it won't be a quick fix after this mob go.

It is so f*cking depressing.

Edited by Hans Moleman - 19 Nov 2018 at 11:53am

"I called him an embarrassment to FIFA and to himself," .... He said 'No-one speaks to me like that'.... and I said, "well I do' and that was that."

Bob Hoskins wrote:

He was always going to see out the Nations League games, I don't see why sacking him before it had run it's course would be an acceptable thing for the FAI. When the dust settles after tonight's games was and is the correct time to assess the situation.

I'm still hopeful he will resign

Doubt it. He is stubborn and wants the cash for his law suit

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if we get beaten tonight i fully expect they will be offered some sort of a package to walk away ,it's as negative now as i can remember

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Bob Hoskins wrote:

He was always going to see out the Nations League games, I don't see why sacking him before it had run it's course would be an acceptable thing for the FAI. When the dust settles after tonight's games was and is the correct time to assess the situation.

I'm still hopeful he will resign

The minute the Wales hammering was over a couple of months ago, any half serious association would have sat down with MON and worked out his compensation package. Much like Trapatonis last campaign where he should have been removed at the very latest after the home hammering to Germany. There was without doubt no coming back in either campaign from those results, and any decent football association would know that and remove the management.

Unfortunately we are run by spivs and spoofers.

"I called him an embarrassment to FIFA and to himself," .... He said 'No-one speaks to me like that'.... and I said, "well I do' and that was that."

Yeah nothing worse than sitting on the river bank waiting for bites only for nor nothing to happen Cry

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GB 1HughJarse wrote:

What court case?
What law suit?

There was a link to a rag on the last page about, haven't seen it anywhere reputable. Admittedly, that's a short list these days!

Banjaxed wrote:

Whatever about O'Neill, I think Keane will jump ship if we lose tonight. Wasn't this gig supposed to rehabilitate his image/credentials? He's worse off now!

He won't get another job outside the FAI, he will hang on in the hope of getting the main gig himself.

pre Madonna wrote:

Banjaxed wrote:

Whatever about O'Neill, I think Keane will jump ship if we lose tonight. Wasn't this gig supposed to rehabilitate his image/credentials? He's worse off now!

He won't get another job outside the FAI, he will hang on in the hope of getting the main gig himself.

Have you been drinking?