Next manager

royal rover wrote: I said on this page some time ago it may well end up been Keane, I knew they had spoken to Neil lennon on a couple of occasions, but lennon has a better CV than Roy in reality but the comment about international experience etc, if it ends up been Roy I would not be at all suprised as ticket sales plus the link with oshea and kerr would make sense, be under no illusion  the backroom team is in place and that will remain. Matt docherty will never play again if he gets the job

Bo Jackson wrote: notpropaganda73 wrote: feel like I'm going mad, Ciarán Murphy touting O'Shea over Poyet in today's IT because it'd mean more to O'Shea  it'd mean a lot to me too like, doesn't mean I should get it  He'd be one of the last people whose opinions I'd listen to when it comes to Irish football.

savo01 wrote: SC92 wrote: I've sort of gone of any 'irish' manager or at least those in the establishment of former international pros.. Just feels like if we appoint from that crowd we will be playing Coleman and Brady till they are 40 because they are good lads and completely fail to make the necessary decisions to rejuvenate the squad. O'Dowda and Sykes being prominent subs was a joke. Basically Ireland camp seems to want those who can bring vibes and everyone can have a nice time away from proper football it seems.  Glad we gave Szmodics a good go but O'Brien not getting any gametime was wierd, our CBs whilst young and talented should not be guarenteed starters in any way and all basically battling relegation and shipping goals most weeks. Azaz should of got longer than 5 mins too.  It's not like I want some hardline strict coach but at least one who has less preconceived ideas about what the team should look like. Agreed SC92, that Ebosele only got a few minutes and O'Brien not a kick was ludicrous.  While I am not pushed on Poyet, look how well he adapted the Greece team in Dublin, nullified us after the first few minutes and won the game easily.  We will only be able to battle against the big sides in modern football, but we should be holding our own better against similar sides going forward.

One thing I was also thinking about the 'Shambles' of a manager hunt. The delay in appointing the long-term manager has probably saved the association about 200-400k in terms of salaries for a full time management team over 3-4 months. So while we and the media are on the verge of heading to abbotstown with our pitchforks wanting a goddamn name, they are probably happy enough that things are moving at the pace they are and will take care of itself in good time before the main qualifiers start.  

Cabra Hoop wrote: CillDara wrote: It's not going to happen but I would take Damien Duff above any name linked currently. He at ticks at least as many boxes as anyone else and more than most.  Going down that avenue Bradley, McPhail and O'Brien, the preferred choice.

t_rAndy wrote: One thing I was also thinking about the 'Shambles' of a manager hunt. The delay in appointing the long-term manager has probably saved the association about 200-400k in terms of salaries for a full time management team over 3-4 months. So while we and the media are on the verge of heading to abbotstown with our pitchforks wanting a goddamn name, they are probably happy enough that things are moving at the pace they are and will take care of itself in good time before the main qualifiers start.

eireland wrote: Odds plummeting at Paddy Power for Roy Keane with Gary Neville and Micah Richards by his side to take over. They know something we don't.

horsebox wrote: eireland wrote: Odds plummeting at Paddy Power for Roy Keane with Gary Neville and Micah Richards by his side to take over. They know something we don't. Richards would bankrupt the FAI on his hair cuts alone.

t_rAndy wrote: CillDara wrote: It's not going to happen but I would take Damien Duff above any name linked currently. He at ticks at least as many boxes as anyone else and more than most.  6 months in and we have come full circle and back to Duffer as a candidate.  (btw, I would agree but again think it's not right timing for him).