List of candidates for the job

Why Carsley? That's how football is going now. Young and inexperienced managers with good coaching reputations are getting big jobs without a CV to match. That's why Mark Hughes is now managing in League Two, while young coaches like Arteta, Carrick, McKenna and Eustace are landing big jobs with zero managerial experience.

Edited by Banana_RepublicFC - 21 Jun 2023 at 10:26am

kennys time in charge should have taught us all one thing. our next manager cannot "develop" the players if they arent playing at club level. carsley is by all accounts a good coach but its no good having a team half filled with lads who are subs weekly. he cant improve them over 10 days in camp.

I think Duff will likely manage Ireland eventually but it is way too early now. He probably needs to achieve something with Shelbourne - cup win, qualify for Europe etc.

doherty wrote: t_rAndy wrote: It will likely be Duff I think or something more left field. I wouldn't mind a coach without an Irish connection coming in after Kenny but I would like someone who is mostly based out of Ireland as part of the day to day job description, getting to LOI and being close to the underage set up and coaches there. Considering a lot of the youngsters will stay with LOI longer I and what the FAI wants to achieve with the long term plans, I think that will be important.   Will it fook be Duff

CillDara wrote: I think Duff will likely manage Ireland eventually but it is way too early now. He probably needs to achieve something with Shelbourne - cup win, qualify for Europe etc. I'd be happy enough with Carsley as our next manager. He seems like one of the better options. Young enough modern coach, has worked with young players and had a career mainly working/playing with players of a similar calibre to ourselves.

Banana_RepublicFC wrote: Banjaxed wrote: Yeah, I think one of selling points of carsely is his work with younger players, which Ireland has a lot of in the senior set up. He's not walking into the dressing room post Martin O'Neill era. Having sad that, his lack of senior management on his CV doesn't help his cause.  Would you want Anthony Barry as manager? Great CV. Senior Management though.. At this point with Ireland, any appointment has its risks regardless of how risk adverse it may appear. Someone will offer Barry a good opportunity eventually. He's probably had offers, but seems happy to still be an assistant/coach. He's building up experience at big clubs and nations. Look at how Ipswich brought in McKenna from United, and now they're back in The Championship after less than 2 years under him. They obviously have a strong squad, but he achieved what others failed to do. Barry will likely get a good Championship opportunity down the line when he's ready.

IMO humble opinion, he'd be the most unqualified man ever to get the job! Is there another international manager around today who's in the job with as little experience as this?

Fitz wrote: greenshoots wrote: I'm a bit baffled by the clamour for us to appoint Carsley. Here's a summary of his coaching/managerial career. 2011 - Coventry U18 coach 2012 - Some matches as caretaker manager at Coventry 2013 - Sheff Utd assistant manager - sacked along with David Weir after only getting 1 win in first 13 matches 2014 - Development squad manager at Brentford - finished 3rd from bottom but get promoted to 1st team head coach. Wins manager of the month but moves on in Dec 2015 2015 - Appointed to England u19 role. 2016 - Man City U18 manager. Team won the Professional U18 North Division 2017 - Birmingham City Head Develeopment coach - gets caretaker job of 1st team when Harry redknapp is sacked.  Was assistant manager to Steve Cotterill before being sacked with him 6 months later 2020 England U20 head coach 2021 - Head coach of England U21 team IMO humble opinion, he'd be the most unqualified man ever to get the job! Is there another international manager around today who's in the job with as little experience as this? Are you being ironic? 🙈