Stephen Kenny parts company with Bohemian FC

[Slash/ED]

see here...

http://www.bohemians.ie/news.htm

I bet The Rod is gutted he took the chf job now :D

[A face]

There goes one of the best managers in the league. Wonder who'll snap him up.

[eoinh]

At least it shows that LOI clubs will no longer tolerate underperformance in europe which is progress.

Having said that i feel sorry for him as domestically i think he had done a good job and he seems like a decent man.

[Slash/ED]

He seems like a nice bloke alright but Bohs have been shocking at times this year and that European result was a shambles, the writing was on the wall from there.

I think, for the good of the league, I hope Bohs don't appoint one of the old EL managers like Rico or Kinger or something. Part of the problem with the EL is clubs constantly recycling the same managers. I'd like to see someone with experience from abroad come in even though I'm not a Bohs fan, it could improve the league as a whole to bring in some outside influences. I've heard Whelan and Aldridge mentioned, I think it'd be good for the league if one of those got the job, it could generate some interest if nothing else.

[sullanefc]

There goes one of the best managers in the league. Wonder who'll snap him up.

If Peter Hutton doesn't want the Derry job he might consider that one. Roddy must be gutted tho :D

[ThaddyQuill]

Shocking decison at this time of the season. I cant see them being able to replace him with anyone better right now. Surely the least he deserved was to last until the end of the season. They only signed a new striker. Seems like a knee-jerk reaction to the European result. :(

[Carlin]

Shocking decison at this time of the season. I cant see them being able to replace him with anyone better right now. Surely the least he deserved was to last until the end of the season. They only signed a new striker. Seems like a knee-jerk reaction to the European result. :(

Not a knee-jerk reaction, just the straw that broke the camal's back. His sacking has been coming for weeks, if not months so it's no surprise. We've been having a terrible season and being so far behind Shels just isn't acceptable with the money we're shelling out.

He lost the plot and his decision to play that overpaid waster Hawkins ahead of Oman last night sums up his management this season.

[De Town]

There goes one of the best managers in the league. Wonder who'll snap him up.

Fellow Longford fans will probably go mental with me for saying this but i have a feeling he could be back with us for next season. Alan Matthews' contract runs out at the end of this season and i personally think he'll go back to the day job as he has 4 young kids and i feel there must be a lot of pressure on him from home and work.

[Pauro 76]

Speaking of Roddy, i wouldnt be at all surprised if he actually rejoins Bohs and leaves Dublin City in the lurch ;) ... I am sorry for Stephen, he's a decent chap, maybe a return to where he made his name next season might not be so far fetched?

[De Town]

Speaking of Roddy, i wouldnt be at all surprised if he actually rejoins Bohs and leaves Dublin City in the lurch ;) ... I am sorry for Stephen, he's a decent chap, maybe a return to where he made his name next season might not be so far fetched?

As I suggested above............

[pete]

Surprised Bohs sacked Kenny so soon. I would have given him til end of season. Still he was never gonna be manager of Bohs for next season.

With the financial outlay at Bohs & few players on big money Kenny just wasn't delivering the results.

[max power]

i'd have mixed feelings about coming back, but i know one bohs player is happy to see the back of him. his brother who plays for ucd, nod nod, wink wink, was telling me that he is leaving the club at the end of the season as he isn't/wasn't happy with the manager at all and the way he was treating him.

[Roo69]

i'd have mixed feelings about coming back, but i know one bohs player is happy to see the back of him. his brother who plays for ucd, nod nod, wink wink, was telling me that he is leaving the club at the end of the season as he isn't/wasn't happy with the manager at all and the way he was treating him.

He's not the only player who feels like that at the club, there was quite a number of the players in the same boat, most of them had lost all confidence in him. Only 8 league wins all season just isnt good enough for Bohs and going out in europe was the final nail on his coffin.

[max power]

there were rumours of that, he is the only one i actually here some news on.

[Longfordian]

Actually Alan's contract runs til the end of next season. But long term you're right there is a lot of pressure on him from the different areas of his life

[Robinski]

I liked Stephen but I'm afraid his time was up.

We haven't been performing at home all season and to hold Levadia to a draw away and then let them score three goals at home is not acceptable.

As Carlin pointed out above, to put Hawkins on over Oman was a terrible decision and the only reason he brought Stephen Ward on was after the pressure of the supporters’ non-stop chants begging him to. By the time he did the damage was done.

However, the decision to remove him was not based on one match.

I wish him the best of luck, I really do but as I said, it was time for him to go.