Brian Kerr appointed Faroe Islands manager [Archive] - Page 3

onenilgameover

14/04/2009, 5:26 PM

....never liked him at all...Thats about his level. He turned down other jobs because he thought he was better. Turns out he is not.

He learned nothing with Ireland but we learned that he was ignorant to his faults and would not change.

sullanefc

14/04/2009, 5:29 PM

I think it's a terrible shame the FAI and the media set out to crucify him.

The media have so many of their own agendas on managers its not funny. I was reading Cathal Dervin on Sunday in the Star and we was lamenting not having Brian Kerr around as the media don't get to socialise in pubs and nightclubs with the players anymore.

This from the same man who admitted he wanted Kerr out at the time.

This from the same man who is constantly on Trappatoni's back because he wanted Venables in the job.

I'm beginning to think that p*ss ups with the players are more important to some journos than results. You only have to look at their lamenting of Andy Reid's absences from Ireland squads to see that.

Drumcondra 69er

15/04/2009, 10:42 AM

Kerr was a very organised, solid manager. I always felt that under him we were incredibly difficult to defeat home or away and the only competitive defeat under him was caused by a moment of Henry magic. Not trap standard but in my view he was a better manager than McCarthy and obviously Stan.

To his credit to this day he's still the only Irish manager to fully appreciate what Andy Reid can offer us.

A better manager then one of only 2 to qualify us for a major tournament and who never had us lower then 2nd in 3 campaigns? And who has also got 3 clubs into the Championship play-offs, won the Championship once and looks like winning it again with a different club?

Is it any wonder that you have a credibility defecit on here with comments like that.

Stan is a no brainer obviously....

jbyrne

15/04/2009, 11:08 AM

To his credit to this day he's still the only Irish manager to fully appreciate what Andy Reid can offer us.

which is?

amaccann

15/04/2009, 11:19 AM

which is?
A great jam session

joema

15/04/2009, 5:27 PM

which is?

Creativity and guile.

Traits we are currently badly lacking.

SkStu

15/04/2009, 5:31 PM

Creativity and guile.

Agreed.

Sonic BOOM!

http://welcomeconsumer.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/guile_pose.jpg

geysir

09/06/2009, 10:27 PM

Brian Kerr has his first competitive game at home to Serbia tomorrow

Kerr is not in charge of the u21's but you'd suspect he is involved in some capacity.
This evening the Faroes u21s recorded a famous victory over Russia, beating them 1-0 at home, at least the kop look happy as the ball hits the net.
http://www.dimma.fo/Images/Articles/500w/57238CDF-2974-4AFA-9C07-7315C452D981.JPG

http://www.dimma.fo/Images/Articles/500w/E9C09C96-0F00-43E1-ABEC-59D6C8F3A942.JPG

irishfan86

09/06/2009, 10:30 PM

Watch Kerr help the Faroes win underage World and European Championships while working in the shadows, and help develop the next Faroese world football star- Damienson Duffskalonen.

bennocelt

10/06/2009, 9:00 AM

Stuttgart88

10/06/2009, 9:03 AM

Serbia's a tough start alright.

Amazing result for their U21s though.

drummerboy

10/06/2009, 9:34 AM

Pity he wasn't running our U21s. He seems the obvious choice. Crazy that Givens is still in charge. He must be there about 20 years at this stage and most of the players breaking into the senior Irish set-up seem to have bypassed U21 football. Can't recall Folan, St Ledger or even Best playing for Givens.

irishfan86

10/06/2009, 10:01 AM

Drumcondra 69er

10/06/2009, 10:25 AM

Good luck to Kerr tonight - I was happy to see him leave the Irish senior set up but its always nice to see an Irish manager try his luck abroad
Tough one tonight (V Serbia - if they are not hammered then thats a good result)

100% agree, good luck to him.

Agree with Drummerboy's post too, he wasn't righjt for the seniors but if there was any chance if getting him back to teh 21's ahead of Givens it'd be fantastic. I think his bitteness towards Delaney and the FAI would preclude that happening without a change at the top though.

geysir

10/06/2009, 11:01 AM

Tough one tonight (V Serbia - if they are not hammered then thats a good result)
The Faroes generally don't get hammered (in the football sense) at home.
Already in this campaign they got a 1-1 result against their favourite team Austria and lost just 1-0 to Romania.
Kerr is taking over a set up that is functioning and has already made strides. The next step is to take at least one big scalp at home.

magnumpi

10/06/2009, 11:08 AM

i have two friends from the Faroes. when the news broke, i got an e-mail asking, "have you ever heard of him?" made me laugh.

Stuttgart88

10/06/2009, 11:17 AM

Would Kerr have gone back to the FAI though?

Lionel Ritchie

10/06/2009, 11:37 AM

Absolutely drummerboy- if I were in charge at the FAI, the first thing I'd do was pay whatever money required to the Faroes to get Kerr back here to be in charge of the U-21s, and also give him authority to do whatever he wants with youth football (maybe a title like director of youth development or something).

Just to be clear ...that's upwards of 400k a year plus whatever compo the Faroes sought. The 400K a year on it's own is about three times what the IFA were paying Lawrie Sanchez to manage Northern Irelands senior squad. Just to be clear like.

geysir

10/06/2009, 12:43 PM

Kerr has a good job with the Faroes for 2 years. He is a big fish in a small pond and will have the total respect of the Faroese. Even if the FAI came with cap in hand, does anybody seriously think Kerr would move to sever his ties with the Faroes?

tetsujin1979

10/06/2009, 3:19 PM

I really don't see him ever accepting any position with the FAI, it's almost 4 years since he drew against Switzerland and everything he still writes about the national side drips with poison ink

SkStu

10/06/2009, 6:53 PM

doing well so far* - 40 odd minutes gone and holding Serbia at bay.

* i know i have probably jinxed them and they'll concede 3 before half time.

Carrigaline

10/06/2009, 6:59 PM

I'm watching the Faroes play Serbia. Have to say I'm extremely impressed with the way they're lined out. They're parking the bus, but they're chasing everything down and not giving Serbia an inch to play in. They've even had a couple of very decent chances on the counter-attack.

In my opinion, they've been the better team in the first half :eek:

Just as I say that, Serbia score!

Jicked

10/06/2009, 7:05 PM

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Carrigaline

10/06/2009, 7:16 PM

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Have to sign up for betfair and have at least a cent in your account though!

SkStu

10/06/2009, 7:50 PM

2-0 to the Serbs now... still not a bad performance.

irishultra

10/06/2009, 10:41 PM

unlucky brian, when do they france?

Dodge

10/06/2009, 11:24 PM

geysir

11/06/2009, 1:25 AM

In a heartbeat...

To take over the u21 set up?

as_i_say

12/06/2009, 3:25 PM

:rolleyes::mad:Givens will never be sacked

Deckydee

13/06/2009, 12:35 PM

:rolleyes::mad:Givens will never be sacked

He should be! :mad:

macdermesser

18/06/2009, 9:50 AM

To take over the u21 set up?

and the U/19s while he is at it..

ship has sailed there though unless there is a change at the top which is not going to happen any day soon.

I see the next game is in the middle of August .. wonder could they catch off guard coming back from holidays etc.

Might mosie on down to the Prater in September if it doesn't clash with Ireland match .. and cheer on the Faroes.

amaccann

12/08/2009, 9:40 PM

gspain

13/08/2009, 9:18 AM

I see that The Faroes only lost by one goal to France tonight:

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/worldcup/fixturesresults/round=15218/match=301846/index.html

Fair play, Brian's clearly teaching these guys something positive...

Losing 1-0 to France has already cost him 1 job. :D

I really hope we don't draw them next time. They'd be far tougher opponenets for us than anybody else.

endabob1

13/08/2009, 9:50 AM

I see that The Faroes only lost by one goal to France tonight:

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/worldcup/fixturesresults/round=15218/match=301846/index.html

Fair play, Brian's clearly teaching these guys something positive...

Missed a good chance to equalise in the last minute too, they look like we did under Kerr, organised and solid but they won't score goals

ifk101

13/08/2009, 10:23 AM

...... but they won't score goals

Bear in mind it's the Faroe Islands we are talking about. How many goals do they usually score in internationals?

Saw the first half of the game and the Faroes were unlucky to be one goal down at the break. Very well organised and compact. However the French will never score many goals with the way they play.

as_i_say

13/08/2009, 12:27 PM

Missed a good chance to equalise in the last minute too, they look like we did under Kerr, organised and solid but they won't score goals

Sort of like the way we look now! (last nights match excluded;))

endabob1

13/08/2009, 12:39 PM

Bear in mind it's the Faroe Islands we are talking about. How many goals do they usually score in internationals?

Saw the first half of the game and the Faroes were unlucky to be one goal down at the break. Very well organised and compact. However the French will never score many goals with the way they play.

Absolutely, I think it's 100% the right tactic for them (Fareo's), they'll snatch the odd 0-0 and maybe even an occasional 1-0 which is all that can be expected.

France are hugely over-rated and have been for a few years now, even our semi-famous 0-0 in Paris we really should have won

SkStu

13/08/2009, 5:12 PM

they must be all under 20 years old for him to be doin this well.

irishfan86

13/08/2009, 8:51 PM

they must be all under 20 years old for him to be doin this well.

I hear Kerr has adopted a "Barely Legal" selection policy.

SkStu

09/09/2009, 4:56 PM

Faroes 1-1 at home to Lithuania. They took the lead in the 15th minute. But Lituania got one back after 23 minutes.

Go on Kerr! :D

SkStu

09/09/2009, 5:02 PM

Faroes 2-1 up now! Hansen on 35mins.

richieos

09/09/2009, 5:03 PM

2-1 faroes now!

kerr for Ireland :o

amaccann

09/09/2009, 5:46 PM

Wow, fair play! Ok I'd be damned curious to watch highlights of that match & see how Kerr's team play

SkStu

09/09/2009, 5:57 PM

last few minutes here AMaccann

mms://media.internet.fo/DVlive

SkStu

09/09/2009, 5:59 PM

huge result for the Faories and Kerr if it stays at 2-1 - best in their history?

RiffRaff

09/09/2009, 6:02 PM

huge result for the Faories and Kerr if it stays at 2-1 - best in their history?

naah they beat Austria a few years ago in a championship

SkStu

09/09/2009, 6:05 PM

fair enough.

theyre celebrating it like it matters though!! Huge roar from the crowd and full time 2-1 for Faroes. (Lithuania had Bohs hero Mindu Kalonas in the team).

Fair play to Kerr.

geysir

09/09/2009, 6:17 PM

Kerr will be up with the Fairies later on.

The sound dropped off for most of the post match interview but it was easy to see the sheer delight on his face.

Eirambler

09/09/2009, 6:27 PM

Nice interview with him there at the end. I guess as manager of the Faroes thats as good as it can get really.

Having said that, while Kerr's in charge I'd rather avoid them in future qualifying groups, could be a disaster waiting to happen.

paul_oshea

09/09/2009, 6:39 PM

ya but kerr is smart, he is using it as a stepping stone, its his next step up to a mediocre european team or league and then if he does well in that its his way in to top(er) management tier.