QuoteVery interesting. Seemed to be pretty ****ed off with the LOI in fairness.
Richie Sadlier has left his position as Pats CEO this afternoon, best of luck to him
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Very interesting. Seemed to be pretty ****ed off with the LOI in fairness.
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He will be a big loss to the league. Hope all goes well for him and St Pats into the future
Why are people who "need no introduction" always introduced?
I know he was under pressure alright but i thought he was doing a great job. He seemed to have a great take on things and at times wasn't afraid to stick the boot in. He is exactly what this league needs.
He wouldn't like to come down to Cork would he?
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
I'm sure he'd prefer a job where he gets paid (on time).
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Aint that the truthOriginally Posted by superfrank
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
He had spoken on MNS about the pressures of the job saying that after they beat Elfsborg 2-1 he was already thinking about getting a venue for their next round clash. Must be a very stressful job, but I think he has done very good with it.
Nothing against him or anything but why are people saying he's a big loss to the league?
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He was one of only a few people in the league who went about things the right way.
Have to agree with Mr. A on this one. He is very presentable and is an excellent media peformer.
Apart from this, I can't see any exceptional capabilities as a CEO. His tenure will have seen Pats loose a considerable seven-figure sum and become embroiled in a relegation battle.
Like poaching our manager back in Jan uary? If he was such a champion of the LOI, why didn't he write about it every week in his Sindo column? Possibly a nice guy, but a big loss to the league??
Seamus Coleman, Paddy McCourt, Niall McGinn, Keith Fahey, Jay O'Shea - they are big losses to the league. A pen-pusher? Nah
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WoodquayBoy, you're dual posting....
"Poaching"? Thats a laugh. Kenna was a gloryhunting mercenary and went where he thought he would have an opportunity to win some trophies. Like plenty of managers down through the years he wanted to boost his profile in the hope he would get a job in England. Didn't work out as he had planned and things went pear shaped at Inchicore big time under his tenure.
Anyways, you ended up with a much better manager in Foster. You should be grateful.
Sadlier was a good media operator but hard to see how his presence benefitted Pats much. Although these days, any team that stays up without having to pay players under the table and manages to pay the bus driver must be called a success!
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Has a job lined up in London. Nice guy, smart and understood football
Ballsed up with Kenna, and took a fair bit of flak for it. The job is thankless at the best of times.
Wish him nothing but good luck
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It's because I feel so strongly about itWoodquayBoy, you're dual posting....
My bad.
Yes Dong, poaching. Kenna committed himself to United, and so for him to leave, IMO someone - Sadlier - had to approach him.
That said, we certainly got the better end of the bargain - Foster as opposed to Kenna, Barry Ryan as opposed to Gary Rogers, and while Derek O'Brien didn't have a great season, he did major damage in games against Pats. As for Kenna, delighted he is now left picking his toenails on the couch rather than a team in a dressing room.
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I never said he was a big loss, I just gave an answer to Mr A about why some people think he is. I just said he did a good job. I still blame Kenna for leaving, you can't blame Sadlier for trying to get him, if Kenna was commited he would have stayed.
A big loss for Pats, not a big loss to the league.
Ye heard he has been offered a job back at Millwall
An articulate voice in a sea of inarticulate voices. I hope we hear from him again.
Lets not forget he had Roy Keane call him up & tell him what he thought of him. For that alone he should be heralded as a legend.
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