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Kevin Kilbane
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Topic: Kerr would do job again Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 10:28am |
Former Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr has told Sky Sports News he would consider taking the job again following the dismissal of Steve Staunton.
Kerr managed the national team from 2003-2005 but narrowly missed out on leading his country to a major finals.
He was replaced by Staunton in October 2005 after failing to qualify for the World Cup in Germany but with Staunton losing his job, the Football Association of Ireland are now on the lookout for a new manager.
"I'd certainly consider doing the job again if I was asked although it's probably very unlikely given the current regime," Kerr told Sky Sports News.
"It's a fantastic opportunity and an exceptional honour to be asked to manage your country."
Kerr was disappointed by the way the FAI treated Staunton following Ireland's failure to make it to the finals of Euro 2008.
He feels officials should have bided their time before changing the national team manager with a game remaining in the qualifying campaign.
"I feel they should have allowed Steve Staunton to finish through the whole group; it's going to be very messy in the build up to the Wales game," he added.
"There has been this big rush to get Steve out of the way and I think that's kind of sad that they behaved like that - that they changed their tune so suddenly.
"He had the full support of the FAI but that is fairly typical of how they behave and there seemed to be this big rush to act.
"I don't know what direction they are going to go in now."
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The GerK
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 10:44am |
there is no way this will happen.
In hindsight, he should of been kept on but we all know hindsight.....
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Kevin Kilbane
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 10:49am |
Well Kerr was certainly better than Stan but ultimately he failed to qualify as well and was awful conservative.
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Honey Monster
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 10:55am |
agree that he was too conservative but that is something that he could have corrected in this campaign given the opportunity. he should never have been let go and in my opinion certainly deserved another 2 years.....after all, brian kerr has a better win per game ratio than jack, mick and wait for it, stan!
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FrancoB
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 10:56am |
Yep, as much as the FAI feck things up , i cannot see them install Kerr for a second term.
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Roy Keane
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 10:56am |
Consevative....He would want to go out and get himself a pair of balls!!
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FrancoB
Alan Kernaghan
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 10:59am |
Would I be right in saying that Kerr was sacked from the inside out ( The FAI internally had a problem with him ) and that Stan was sacked from the outside in ( The fans and media had a problem with him that forced the FAI's hand )
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Kevin Kilbane
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 11:04am |
Must say, we did well with Kerr getting to the last game in both campaigns with him - a bit conservative at times at home but...........
It is a results game though - and we got them away to Swiss, France etc in that group
Only lost in Dublin to a bit of Henry magic when Zidane was kept pretty quiet by Keano etc.
I liked Kerr but feel he was sacked cos he was trying too much to control all levels of football in FAI
What amazes me still is that Givens is still there. Has he some secret video of the FAI geriatrics in some roasting scandal, which he hangs over them when the threat of being sacked looms
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The GerK
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 11:10am |
It's like Givens can't be sacked.
He will be there when he is 80 with a walking stick.
I remember talking to him last year and he was quick to say that U-21 football is not about results, it's about producing players for the senior team
Well, I think he was failed at both. Miserably
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L.Y.A.
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 12:16pm |
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What amazes me still is that Givens is still there. Has he some secret video of the FAI geriatrics in some roasting scandal, which he hangs over them when the threat of being sacked looms
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ernesto guevara
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 12:18pm |
no thanks brian,you had your chance and bored us to death.
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Liam Brady
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 2:03pm |
Kerr embarressed himself with his comments...only St.Pats gave him another job and he prob begged the owner...he loves himself that lad and is a total knob end
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Ybig holy jaysus - 4 points for Gerk & Count
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soccerc
Jack Charlton
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 2:18pm |
Billy O'Toole wrote:
Kerr embarressed himself with his comments...only St.Pats gave him another job and he prob begged the owner...he loves himself that lad and is a total knob end |
...and is not regarded by players as a coach in any manner. Horrible control freak ge even had a problem with me, imagine that, wanted me sacked - I kid you not.
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Robbie Keane
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 5:06pm |
We can rule out Kerr unless there was a massive FAI clearout. He had his chance, got us close but ultimately was found out when it counted in the big matches. Conservative is one way of putting it, ultimately out of his depth was my opinion near the end (and paranoid).
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 5:47pm |
soccerc wrote:
Billy O'Toole wrote:
Kerr embarressed himself with his comments...only St.Pats gave him another job and he prob begged the owner...he loves himself that lad and is a total knob end |
...and is not regarded by players as a coach in any manner.
Horrible control freak ge even had a problem with me, imagine that, wanted me sacked - I kid you not.
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Given the state of some of our players and their uselessness as internationals, that's probably a good point for reinstating Kerr. A squad of average, NOT WORLD CLASS players have FAR too much power at the moment as they suck up to anyone with a biro or a microphone.
Kerr was shafted by the FAI - yes he made mistakes. He got one chance. McCarthy and Jack got far more chances.
As for sacking you - did you bring him to a tribunal? Then again, you probably didn't have a horse buried in Jim bolger's yard....
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soccerc
Jack Charlton
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 6:10pm |
greengooner wrote:
As for sacking you - did you bring him to a tribunal? Then again, you probably didn't have a horse buried in Jim bolger's yard.... |
Care to read my post again?
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Honey Monster
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 6:18pm |
Heard a few stories from a lad that knows a present member of the squad and he said the lads used to take the piss with kerr.....sneaking off to tomangos when they were meant to be tucked up in bed with mick byrne
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soccerc
Jack Charlton
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Posted: 24 Oct 2007 at 6:23pm |
Honey Monster wrote:
Heard a few stories from a lad that knows a present member of the squad and he said the lads used to take the piss with kerr.....sneaking off to tomangos when they were meant to be tucked up in bed with mick byrne
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That's bull as Byrne wasn't involved with Kerr's setup.
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