Turkey Target Trapattoni

[Deckydee]

Sorry if already posted

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0102/trapattonig.html

[irishultra]

Don't think it will happen. There is too much pressure managing a team like Turkey, that Trap doesn't want or need. As his last football job I have no doubt Trap would opt for Ireland over Turkey.

[superfrank]

A report in French magazine L'Equipe has suggested that Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni is being courted by the Turkish FA.
Is it just me or is this them trying to come up with some sort of joke or trying to divert attention in the other direction?

[elroy]

A non story from that shower of .....
He has signed a contract extension for the next two years and have openly stated that he wants to bring Ireland to Brazil in 2014.

[livehead1]

Wouldn't imagine there is a hope in hell of him leaving us for Turkey. He has a great little number at the moment, he is paid very well with regular flights from Italy to England and Dublin. He is revered by the players and certainly by the fans. He has spent the last 2 years building a squad of players that have been moulded into a team that can possibly achieve something. He has unfinished business with Ireland having failed to achieve what was initially expected/wanted. There are no guarantees that he would have a similar wage packet and/or success with the Turkish or for that matter any other nation.

[Crosby87]

You think he has a hard time speaking in English you should hear his Turkish.
Whya You ride the camel and notta the car?

[NeilMcD]

I do not think he will go but its not a non story and L'equipe is a very respected and excellent sports paper to be honest and well worth a read. I have no doubt that the Turkish FA are looking to attract Il Trap but equally I have no doubt that he will stay with Ireland.

[rambler14]

Trap has something to prove in the next campaign. He won't leave.

[tetsujin1979]

Tardelli rules out Trapattoni for Turkey job: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0102/trapattonig.html

[shakermaker1982]

isn't the Trap the second highest paid international manager (behind Capello)? Turkey would need to rob a few banks for him to even consider it.

Turkey should go for Lawrie Sanchez...!!!!

[peadar1987]

isn't the Trap the second highest paid international manager (behind Capello)? Turkey would need to rob a few banks for him to even consider it.

Turkey should go for Lawrie Sanchez...!!!!

Roddy's going to be out of a job pretty soon!

[Deckydee]

I have to admit though that its pretty kewl that anonther country is interested in our manager.

Would would they be interested in Stan? :D

[as_i_say]

Maybe San Marino might be interested in Stan

[Razors left peg]

Maybe San Marino might be interested in Stan

Doubt it, Kerr did alot better than Stan and he only managed to get the Faroes job

[paul_oshea]

They're interested in trappatoni not our manager.

[elroy]

http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/trapattoni-totally-committed-to-ireland-441661.html

Bit weird why this story is still about, could understand it if Trap hadnt signed a contract. Thats twice in as many weeks he has had to reaffirm his commitment. Really hope there is nothing behind this.

[back of the net]

http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/trapattoni-totally-committed-to-ireland-441661.html

Bit weird why this story is still about, could understand it if Trap hadnt signed a contract. Thats twice in as many weeks he has had to reaffirm his commitment. Really hope there is nothing behind this.

Wouldnt read anything into elroy - the trap wont be leaving us. He has come out to reaffirm his commitment and i 100% believe that he is true to his word.

He will be taking us to euro 2012 of that i am sure.

Oh Trappatoni, he used to be Italian but he is Irish now.

[geysir]

A federation looking for a manager would be foolhardy to tap one that is on a 2 year contract @ Eur2m p/a.

I suppose the FAI could make a tidy profit if Trap's heavily subsidised contract was to be bought out.
No danger of the SFA tapping Trap when they were on the prowl for a manager.

[weldoninhio]

I'd be delighted if the Turks came up with the cash to take Trappatoni. He is too old and one game apart (France away) we've been playing awful football.

[paul_oshea]

Turkey would probably then lose 3 - 0 if that happened to us and every other team they played.

[geysir]

How times flies ....... attention time again.
The troll wants to be taken out for walkies.

[Razors left peg]

How times flies ....... attention time again.
The troll wants to be taken for out for walkies.

In fairness the poor fella has had to wait for months for another Trap story to get excited about so let him have his fun and let everyone just ignore :)

[seanfhear]

Its worse when nobody wants your manager:p

[Deckydee]

Ireland boss Trapattoni still on Nigeria’s radar

NIGERIA still have designs on Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni ahead of this summer’s World Cup finals.


Having had to settle for third place in the Africa Cup of Nations under much criticised coach Sahibu Amodu, the Nigerian FA are reported to be prepared to mount a serious bid for the veteran Italian before the Super Eagles take to the stage in South Africa in less than five months’ time.

While there has been speculation in the past linking the Nigerians and Trapattoni – and indeed other reports, dismissed by the manager as "rubbish", linking him with Turkey and Juventus – the Italian newspaper La Repubblica yesterday reported that Nigeria’s football authorities are now prepared to offer a lucrative package, including the use of a villa in the capital Abuja, in a bid to entice Trapattoni away from the Irish job. The deal would also include assistant manager Marco Tardelli and fitness coach Fausto Rossi moving on with Trapattoni.

As it happens, Tardelli was in Ireland yesterday for the launch of Dublin’s year as European Capital of Sport and he took the opportunity to put the latest reports in context.

"If you open the internet every day, it is possible to see many possibilities for Giovanni," he said. "Giovanni is a very good and popular trainer, everybody asks about him."

Asked if Trapattoni is definitely committed to seeing out the next two years with Ireland, Tardelli replied: "From what I know, yes."

If that didn’t exactly sound like a ringing declaration of intent, perhaps some allowances should be made for Tardelli’s still imperfect grasp of English. And, for the rest of a brief update ahead of Trapattoni’s appearance at next Sunday’s Euro draw in Warsaw, Tardelli was certainly speaking as if the continuance of Irish football’s Italian reign was a given.

Surprisingly, however, Tardelli confirmed that, as yet, no direct attempts have been made to sound out any of those English players who would now be available to declare for Ireland under FIFA’s changed eligibility rules.

"We have many players who play with Scotland and England," he said, "but I don’t know if they want to come with Ireland. Maybe it’s possible but I don’t say the names."

Instead, Tardelli concentrated on a handful of players who could be in line for call-ups to the senior squad.

Said Tardelli: "We have many new names, (Greg) Cunningham, (Seamus) Coleman and (James) McCarthy. We need those players to go forward. (Keith) Treacy is a very good player. And I am happy that (ex-Coventry striker) Leon Best goes to Newcastle to play, it is important for us."

Eighteen-year-old Greg Cunningham is the newest of those names, the left-sided U19 international from Galway having made his senior debut for Manchester City as a second-half substitute in the recent 4-2 FA Cup win against Scunthorpe.

Asked about Liam Brady’s future as assistant manager, Tardelli said that while he speaks "every day with Liam" he wasn’t aware that there might be a problem with the Dubliner getting permission from Arsenal to continue in the Irish role. "I don’t know this," said Tardelli, "but I would be delighted if Liam stays with us."

This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Friday, February 05, 2010


Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/sport/ireland-boss-trapattoni-still-on-nigerias-radar-111337.html#ixzz0ef6LfINj

[Crosby87]

Razor Trap always said Turkey was his favorite team growing up!

[dan o d]

i think trap was keepin his cards close to his chest untill the euro draw was made , and now we have a decent draw hell stay

[Razors left peg]

Razor Trap always said Turkey was his favorite team growing up!

haha:)

[Closed Account 2]

Trap was mooted in the Italian media as a possible emergency replacement for Ballardini (who is being sacked as I type) at Lazio. But I would guess Eduardo Reja (ex Napoli, now Haidjuk Split) will replace him.

[elroy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8507179.stm

Apparently Trap is def on the Nigeria shortlist.

Would they all just fcuk off. Sure everyone knows trap is Irish now.

[jbyrne]

and more here...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8508865.stm

[Scooby Doo]

and more here...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8508865.stm

Lazy, flimsy, pointless article. No substance to it. Roy Curtis-esque except for the absence of 7000 similes!

[Crosby87]

I still hope he leaves and they hire sparky. SI liked playing for Sparky.

[Closed Account]

I still hope he leaves and they hire sparky. SI liked playing for Sparky.
Oh really?
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11679_5937835,00.html

"The last six months under Mark Hughes was very frustrating for me," he told the FA's official website.

[Leeside Swagger]

Oh really?
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11679_5937835,00.html

Blame the guy who got fired, SI really is a clown!

[seanfhear]

Blame the guy who got fired, SI really is a clown!
I wonder if there would be many managers interested in signing Stephen Ireland.

You are getting a lot of potential trouble from as of yet an unproven player. He has not produced it over a long enough period of time to say that he is an established premiership player.

One thing in his favour is that as City do not need the money they could let him go on attractive terms.

Might as well stand back and watch the circus act (Is he a Clown) that is Stephen Ireland play out. Perhaps he will become a football artiste !

[cestlavie]

Would be happy enough if he goes. The players played their own game against France not his negative brand of football. I do like Tardelli, think he is a good enough man for the backroom. Bring in Sparky or Chris Houghton

[third policeman]

Would be happy enough if he goes. The players played their own game against France not his negative brand of football. I do like Tardelli, think he is a good enough man for the backroom. Bring in Sparky or Chris Houghton


Or Owen Coyle?

[Scooby Doo]

Now this I don't like and I'm starting to get a little concerned. I've been mulling over the possibilities of Trap taking the Nigeria job part-time and the more I think abouit it the more I'm against it! This is bad news if there is any substance to it.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/739727/ce/uk/&cc=5739?ver=global

And, after Ireland failed to make it to South Africa after losing their play-off to France, Trapattoni's agent, Domenico Ricci, has now said he would welcome an approach.
"This is a very delicate issue, but of course Giovanni will be interested," Ricci told Kick Off Nigeria. Ricci confirmed that the Republic of Ireland boss did indeed have a contract allowing him to walk if he receives a 'concrete offer' by March 3.
"He can leave the Republic if he gets a concrete offer, but that would have to come before March 3 and then he can consider it."

[elroy]

Would be happy enough if he goes. The players played their own game against France not his negative brand of football. I do like Tardelli, think he is a good enough man for the backroom. Bring in Sparky or Chris Houghton

Dont agree with this for one second. Trap has been nothing but good for us and it would be a disaster if he goes. From a shambles at the end of the Stan era to a solid well organised team playing with purpose on an strong upward trend. Its rubbish that the players played their own game in France, this has been refuted by many players since, suppose they played their own style in Bari as well and at home to Italy.

Nonetheless I think Trap will stay, he has continually reaffirmed his commitment and in any case it doesnt look like Nigeria have the cash to match his wages. It would be a disaster for us if he goes. No way would Sparky want the Irish job, doubt Hughton would either. We'd be left with similar candidates that we had last time around before Trap.

[Jicked]

I agree with you completely about how important it is to keep Trap, and how good a job he has done for us (the old chestnut about the players playing their own game against France, Italy, Bulgaria away etc is one of the most ridiculously stupid arguments I've ever heard. The Staunton era showed what happens when that Irish team revert to their "own" game!)
But I do think we'd be able to attract a better caliber of manager now. Thanks to Trap we're back on the map again, not one of the plum European jobs by any means but not exactly managerial exile either. We can thank Trap for that, and hopefully he sticks around until 2012, when our qualification further raises our stock.

[elroy]

[QUOTE=Jicked;1318849But I do think we'd be able to attract a better caliber of manager now.[/QUOTE]

While i do agree with you, I dont think we'd get someone of the calibre of Trap. Also whos to say DOB would continue to trump up the cash for a lesser light of a manager?? We owe that guy alot in fairness. Without his cash, we def wouldnt have Trap.

[TrapAPony]

February 11th News Story :

http://allafrica.com/stories/201002111035.html


''Lagos — The officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday met with agent of Republic of Ireland's Italian-born manager, Giovanni Trapattoni, in Lagos after indicating interest in the Super Eagles job.

The Italian said during the week that he would travel down to Nigeria to be interviewed for the technical adviser job,

However, the NFF officials met the Italian's agent ahead of the interview scheduled to hold next week in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.


An official of the Nigerian FA disclosed on the grounds of anonymity that NFF wanted to keep the meeting between it and Trapattoni's representative secret but the lead was blown open late Wednesday night.

The representative of the 70-year-old Italian had called the NFF during the week to confirm that he would be in Lagos on Thursday to discuss on behalf of his client.

However, the location of the meeting remained unknown.

We learnt that the NFF's meeting with Trapattoni's agent may lead to the conclusion of a deal for a new head coach for the Super Eagles ahead of the World Cup in South Africa.

We learnt that Nigeria may be asked to buys off the remainder of Trapattoni's contract with the Irish Football Association.

Our source also disclosed that for the NFF to have agreed to meet with Trapattoni's agent could lead to the Italian becoming the hot favourite for the job.

In a related development, Bayern Munich manager, Louis van Gaal, may have made a volte-face on the Super Eagles' job. The Dutchman, who is under pressure to

perform at Bayern Munich, could accept the invitation of travelling to Abuja for the interviewing billed to hold on February 26 and 27. But Trapattoni and van Gaal

would facethe likes of Bruno Metsu, Ratomir Djukovic and Englishman, Steven Taylor ( should have been Peter Taylor), for the job after Hassan Shehata pulled out.''




What to make of this story, I just don't know. :(

[Crosby87]

And, after Ireland failed to make it to South Africa after losing their play-off to France, Trapattoni's agent, Domenico Ricci, has now said he would welcome an approach.
"This is a very delicate issue, but of course Giovanni will be interested," Ricci told Kick Off Nigeria. Ricci confirmed that the Republic of Ireland boss did indeed have a contract allowing him to walk if he receives a 'concrete offer' by March 3.
"He can leave the Republic if he gets a concrete offer, but that would have to come before March 3 and then he can consider it."[/QUOTE]

See that really bothers me. I mean he had no hand in getting nigeria in and they have such a silly situation that it surprises me would even want that. But the fact is, he is not 100% into managing Ireland.
Despite the enormous salary they paid him and not making the World Cup, they want him back and its he that would want an offer from Nigeria. Or at least having his agent say what he said.
This is one problem about having an Italian manager who cares nothing about Ireland, its just a job. They cant find someone credible who loves the team as much as the players and fans?

[Deckydee]

I am not worried. He will stay with us. I also want to see this from a more credible source (Indo, Irish Times)

We could always go for Hiddink if he does leave............

EDIT:

Actually in saying that I dont understand why no paper is running anything on this..

[tetsujin1979]

Nigeria linked with Sven Goran Ericsson this morning. Makes sense, he's been released from Notts County, and is available for free. Actually, he's probably going to be linked with any high profile position over the next few months since he is available without having to pay compensation

[Closed Account 2]

I think the Nigeria role is paper talk, I don't see him going there - attractive as the prospect of "living in a free villa in Abuja" is... :S

Nigeria don't have a vast amount of talented players in the squad, Odemwinge apart there is a shortage of talent. They have a dodgy keeper and are easily restricted to a few chances (Zambia did this - taking them all the way to a shoot out in the CAN). They do not have an easy group (Argentina, South Korea, Greece) and could struggle - they only just scraped through world cup qualification a point ahead of Tunisia, although they will have a vast ex-pat support base in SA. If they dont reach the knock-out stages then they wont have any meaningfully competitive matches until the CAN in Jan 2012 - qualification for the CAN will be a breeze for any of the big teams in Africa.

I would have a degree of worry about him taking the Russian or Turkish national team jobs.

[third policeman]

See that really bothers me. I mean he had no hand in getting nigeria in and they have such a silly situation that it surprises me would even want that. But the fact is, he is not 100% into managing Ireland.
Despite the enormous salary they paid him and not making the World Cup, they want him back and its he that would want an offer from Nigeria. Or at least having his agent say what he said.
This is one problem about having an Italian manager who cares nothing about Ireland, its just a job. They cant find someone credible who loves the team as much as the players and fans?


Good point. It's interesting that so many loyal Trappistas are the same people who dont want 2nd or 3rd G mercenaries sullying the sacred shirt.

[elroy]

The same news story above from allafrica doesnt even correctly list the names of the supposed candidates. I dont think we have much to fear.
If we have drawn a stinker of a qualifying group then perhaps Trap may have considered the move. As things stands the job is only half done. Am confident he will stay, the same guy only said a few months ago that he would like to lead us to the next WC in Brazil.

[Closed Account 2]

I think were in danger of casting aspersions with talk of him abandoning us, at this stage anyway. He's not made any direct comments yet, his agent might be messing around but Trap himself always seems like an honest man. I can see one of the reports says he is already in Lagos or Abuja talking to the NFA, but I wouldnt say that report is 100% reliable. I dont think Trap is a journeyman-one-tournament-special coach (like Bora Militinovic or Cesare Maldini for instance) and I would be suprised if he joined Nigeria for a lesser job - one that could involve a tenure of just 3 matches and one that, if it was longer than the world cup, would be out of the limelight and would involve a lot of travel. I think we are being a little disingenuous to Trap at this stage by assuming he's abandoned us, although I do agree all this recent interest in him is worrying.

[Deckydee]

FAI dismiss Trap Nigeria report...

http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/fai-dismiss-trap-nigeria-report-2060959.html