Next manager

Strazdas wrote: Baldrick wrote: Strazdas wrote: Baldrick wrote: Fitz wrote: If The Judas gets it, then, we really should just pack it in.  Hopefully there’s nothing to this story, but if there is it really demonstrates how shockingly incompetent and clueless the FAI truly are.  I think he did meet them 3 times.  Whether he gets it or not is another thing but the story is true.   Was that two or three months ago though? If so, it may be a complete non story. Seems one was in late Feb anyway.  It’s not a non story either way.   These were his comments in early February. It wouldn't exactly fill you with confidence he would be up to the job: We're talking about going back into management...I think the longer you're out of it, the more you think. The last few chats we've had about it, even before Frank [Lampard] came in, you do ask yourself. I'm swaying now towards not going back into it. I just think it's not worth the hassle. People constantly disrespect you, sometimes with offers or time wasted. When you go down to a certain level and you have any sort of chats or discussions about going back into work...I'm not joking you. People think you're so desperate you'll sign anything. I know there are managers out there doing that, absolutely.

Edited by Baldrick - 28 Mar 2024 at 7:14pm

That big sexy bastid Herve Renard is leaving the French ladies team after the Olympics as he wants to manage at the '26 WC. 

In an era where footballing standards, even amongst Pot 4 sides, have been elevated to the extent that even tiny minor tactical decisions can have huge ramifications, where managers need to be exceptionally aware of many aspects of the opposition and their own side such as style, tactics, preferred positions etc, with us facing a decade of footballing oblivion and six months of hapless searching, the idea the FAI and the irish fanbase could appoint and accept Roy Keane, a man with zero tactical managerial acumen, as manager, sums up precisely why we deserve absolutely nothing but abject misery for many years to come.

DC96 wrote: In an era where footballing standards, even amongst Pot 4 sides, have been elevated to the extent that even tiny minor tactical decisions can have huge ramifications, where managers need to be exceptionally aware of many aspects of the opposition and their own side such as style, tactics, preferred positions etc, with us facing a decade of footballing oblivion and six months of hapless searching, the idea the FAI and the irish fanbase could appoint and accept Roy Keane, a man with zero tactical managerial acumen, as manager, sums up precisely why we deserve absolutely nothing but abject misery for many years to come. A fanbase stuck in the 90s, with delusions of grandeur miles above our actual ability, and the managerial choice is chosen entirely on "give em a kick up the arse" and of course, f**king Saipan 2002. Jesus f**king wept, I'd have poked my eyes out at Lennon but I'm practically desperate for anything half as competent at this stage, as sh*te as he is he at least has experience, what a sh*tshow if true. Not a single tactical or footballing justification as manager for such an appointment as Keane, I'd rather we saved the money and appointed a random YBIG member by raffle for every fixture.

This whole thing is like 1 big episode of The Apprentice - where a crowd of bluffers in smart suits and full of corporate buzzwords are given the task of appointing the manager, come up with a fancy wishlist of what they would like before making a complete bo**ix of it. 

Badgersboys9 wrote: That big sexy bastid Herve Renard is leaving the French ladies team after the Olympics as he wants to manage at the '26 WC.

Sham96 wrote: Realistically who is likely to get the job next month (if it is next month)? I was sure O'Shea would get it but that seems less.likely now. It is entirely feasible that the three Amigos have bluffed themselves into a corner whereby there is no agreement with anyone but they are at best lukewarm about appointing O'Shea. My gut feeling is they are still trying to convince a manager with international experience (other than Poyet) but have no agreement with anyone as of today. It would have leaked by now if they had.

Newryrep wrote: DC96 wrote: In an era where footballing standards, even amongst Pot 4 sides, have been elevated to the extent that even tiny minor tactical decisions can have huge ramifications, where managers need to be exceptionally aware of many aspects of the opposition and their own side such as style, tactics, preferred positions etc, with us facing a decade of footballing oblivion and six months of hapless searching, the idea the FAI and the irish fanbase could appoint and accept Roy Keane, a man with zero tactical managerial acumen, as manager, sums up precisely why we deserve absolutely nothing but abject misery for many years to come. A fanbase stuck in the 90s, with delusions of grandeur miles above our actual ability, and the managerial choice is chosen entirely on "give em a kick up the arse" and of course, f**king Saipan 2002. Jesus f**king wept, I'd have poked my eyes out at Lennon but I'm practically desperate for anything half as competent at this stage, as sh*te as he is he at least has experience, what a sh*tshow if true. Not a single tactical or footballing justification as manager for such an appointment as Keane, I'd rather we saved the money and appointed a random YBIG member by raffle for every fixture. So your saying there a chance ?

It's going to get to the stage that we are praying for Roy Keane instead of Stephen Bradley 🤣