Next Republic of Ireland manager

Rustybedsprings wrote: Brendan Rodgers?? Surely worth asking...espec in a few years when MON goes

TonyNotJack wrote: What about Steve McClaren? I'm sure given time and preparation he could perfect a spectacular Irish accent for the press conferences.

pre Madonna wrote: Rustybedsprings wrote: Brendan Rodgers?? Surely worth asking...espec in a few years when MON goes He is on around 2.5 million a year at Celtic, I doubt the FAI would fancy that. Things could be different when the time comes of course but I am not sure he would fancy international football yet.

Rodgers turned down the North if I can remember correctly around the time that Worthington left. Not a chance he will leave club football.

Chris Houghton be mad to leave Brighton given the fact many would easily see him moving on to a bigger club year after if he keeps them up should have never have been sacked by Newcastle many owners around would see that.

Mick McCarthy would certainly fancy it he wanted it badly after Trap left. Like few others have said we will be in a transitional period and probably will have to accept not qualifying for the next 1 or 2 campaigns Mick would be the man do to this he already done it after Charlton left.

Keane would be interested too I'd say and would have learned a lot as a number 2 and would have much respect of the players.

As for Kenny as much as I loved watching Dundalk past few years think this be a jump to big could see a similar situation to the Kerr era.

All hypothetical really though would MON really be interested in going back into club management it's changed a lot since he was at Villa. He had an awful time at Sunderland think he'd be mad to jump back into the merry go round of Premier league football at his age that's if he'd even get a job at that level again.

Hughton would be an ideal manager. He worked his way through the ranks. Was shafted by Newcastle, and has bounced back with Brighton. He'll look for a few years clubs in England before International duties.

Bob Hoskins wrote: Rodgers I think has said he'd be interested, but not till he's had a career in club football.

Well you're half right:

When Rodgers was the manager of Liverpool one of his catchphrases in every second interview seemed to be "as a British manager." This always surprised me as a guy from not only a catholic background, but a family that was hugely involved in gaelic football.

Territorial wrote: Bob Hoskins wrote: Rodgers I think has said he'd be interested, but not till he's had a career in club football. Well you're half right: <font style="font-size: 1.2em;" size="5">Rodgers told the South Wales Evening Post: 'Managing Northern Ireland is something I want to do at some point in my career for sure. <font style="font-size: 1.2em;" size="5">'It's my country. It's where I'm from, it's where I grew up and it's a country that I love. <font style="font-size: 1.2em;" size="5">'But hopefully that chance will come towards the end of my career, and I hope that won't be for many years yet. I have got too much energy to be an international manager at the moment. Right now it's not something for me.' <font style="font-size: 1.2em;" size="5">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2048283/Swansea-boss-Brendan-Rodgers-rules-Northern-Ireland.html#ixzz3nmQ6WrpK See page 2 of this this thread for more (posts by Mwc and I on 06Oct2015)

I have a feeling Rodgers was just being diplomatic with that answer. I would be astounded if he ever took the job. The money for one would be a pittance to him. Same with the Republic.

Territorial wrote: Stickittotheman wrote: Territorial wrote: Bob Hoskins wrote: Rodgers I think has said he'd be interested, but not till he's had a career in club football. Well you're half right: Rodgers told the South Wales Evening Post: 'Managing Northern Ireland is something I want to do at some point in my career for sure. 'It's my country. It's where I'm from, it's where I grew up and it's a country that I love. 'But hopefully that chance will come towards the end of my career, and I hope that won't be for many years yet. I have got too much energy to be an international manager at the moment. Right now it's not something for me.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2048283/Swansea-boss-Brendan-Rodgers-rules-Northern-Ireland.html#ixzz3nmQ6WrpK See page 2 of this this thread for more (posts by Mwc and I on 06Oct2015) I have a feeling Rodgers was just being diplomatic with that answer. No doubt he was being diplomatic etc, but it's also in keeping with other things he's said. In that respect, I'd be pretty confident that his affinity is similar to that of eg Michael O'Neill, Gerry Armstrong, or Jim Magilton etc Stickittotheman wrote: I would be astounded if he ever took the job. The money for one would be a pittance to him. The only way I could ever seeing him taking it would be (a ) if his club career nosedived, or (b ) he had basically gone as far as he could, or wanted, in the club game, and he fancied a nice job for his semi-retirement. And imo there's no sign of (a ) happening (or anything like it) and as regards (b ), seeing as he's still only 44, that  is likely 20 years or more away. Stickittotheman wrote: Same with the Republic. I'm not aware of his ever saying anything about the ROI job. I'd like to think that all other things being equal, he might pick us over you. But I can't see it ever coming to a straighforward/equal choice between the two, so that if simply offered the ROI job, and the terms and timing were right, I'm sure he'd consider it. Same with the England job, tbh.

Yeah just mean the Republic and NI couldnt offer him remotely close to even what hes on at Celtic. Just mentioned ROI as its a next ROI manager thread