Shelsman
24/07/2002, 11:20 PM
Let me be the first to say that Shels were a disgrace last night. I was actually going to log on and say this when I thought it was going to be 0-0, but to be the first Irish team ( or any Irish team )to be knocked out by a Maltese team in Europe is a disgrace.
I was at the Shels vs Akranes home leg 5/6 years ago when they lost 3-0 ( and then lost the away leg 3-0 ) and they then became the first Irish club to lose to an Icelandic team in European competition -it seems they have decide to go one better and create yet another record.
IMO it was the appointment of one of the Shelbourne players as manager which caused the problem. Of course the players themselves have to take responsibility but let's face it -the manager has the power to drop/sell/release players that aren't up to it and to bring in the ones he wants. Fair enough that he has only been in the job a month or two but it was ludicrous for a club like Shels to appoint a manager with absolutely no managerial experience -the fact that he is one of last years players makes it worse as the other players are used to treating him like a team-mate.
Even ignoring his lack of experience and the fact that he was a team-mate of the players just 2 months ago, he doesn't seem to have one of the key ingredients that some of the best managers have had -motivation. The best examples of this are Pat Dolan and Roddy Collins -they may be full of it but they sure know how to fire up their team!
I think any eL Premier Division team could beat Hibernians ( except Shels of course ! ).
BTW I though that Shelbourne's 'goal' was perfectly legitimate
AND I lost €36 in a bet on the match !!! ( mind you Shels lost approx. €500,000 ) :rolleyes:
I was at the Shels vs Akranes home leg 5/6 years ago when they lost 3-0 ( and then lost the away leg 3-0 ) and they then became the first Irish club to lose to an Icelandic team in European competition -it seems they have decide to go one better and create yet another record.
IMO it was the appointment of one of the Shelbourne players as manager which caused the problem. Of course the players themselves have to take responsibility but let's face it -the manager has the power to drop/sell/release players that aren't up to it and to bring in the ones he wants. Fair enough that he has only been in the job a month or two but it was ludicrous for a club like Shels to appoint a manager with absolutely no managerial experience -the fact that he is one of last years players makes it worse as the other players are used to treating him like a team-mate.
Even ignoring his lack of experience and the fact that he was a team-mate of the players just 2 months ago, he doesn't seem to have one of the key ingredients that some of the best managers have had -motivation. The best examples of this are Pat Dolan and Roddy Collins -they may be full of it but they sure know how to fire up their team!
I think any eL Premier Division team could beat Hibernians ( except Shels of course ! ).
BTW I though that Shelbourne's 'goal' was perfectly legitimate
AND I lost €36 in a bet on the match !!! ( mind you Shels lost approx. €500,000 ) :rolleyes: