New Irish manager

[PaulB]

We need someone who is willing to make the tough decisions and drop the Keanes, Duffs etc when they are not doing the business e.g. Scholari. I don't think an irish based or English based manager would have the balls to do that, so it would need to be a continental manager...

[First]

Sven Goran Ericsson, if only for the laugh we would have watching him getting stuck into a few of the classy birds this country has to offer up there in the Pale.
**** it would distract from the fact we have a ****e team and he is used to dealing with *****s on over inflatted egos. ( John O'Shea ):)

[tetsujin1979]

Think I mentioned it before, but Ranieri? With a settled squad to choose from, he can't rotate much, and I still believe his best spell was the season before Abramovich took over as his best with Chelsea, with a relatively settled side, he took them to the Champion's League.

[RoversInn]

i won the UEFA cup on Championship manager with Rovers :D:D

[Over the post]

I'd be suspicious of Ranieri. It's true his first spell at Valencia and early time at Chelsea were successful, but in recent years he's become less hands-on than he used to be. His return to Valencia was an unmitigated disaster, despite being welcomed as a returning hero, inheriting a Liga/UEFA Cup winning squad and being allowed to buy all the Italians he wanted. We couldn't afford him, wouldn't be glamorous enough for him and don't need him.

Even Limerick's own Allardyce or Martin O'Neill on a part-time basis would be preferable

[eirebhoy]

If we wanted to get Co Adriaanse it'd have to be soon as it won't be long before he's in a job. I'd be pretty sure he'd be interested considering he was in talks with China recently.

He got Willem II into the Champions league and had AZ Alkmaar playing some top class football. He got AZ to the semi finals of the UEFA cup. I watched the 2nd leg against Sporting Lisbon and it was honestly one of best matches I've ever seen (highlights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFAreCFzMiY)). :) AZ should have won the match tbh (it went to extra time where AZ scored first. Sporting scored after that and away goals count as 2 in extra time).

He spent a season at Porto last year winning the league and cup double before resigning because the board didn't try hard enough to sign Venegoor of Hesselink.

tbh, he'd be up high up my list and I'd say he'd be interested. If he had us playing the type of football that he played at AZ I'd be delighted. :)

[Fear Manach]

Has probably been mentioned already, but who would want the job?

Two major things will stop a decent guy getting the job; first of all the money we would offer and secondly the quality of the players available. A decent manager will want a decent pool of players to pick from so he can improve things enhance his reputation.

[Philly]

should be Tom the Gom.

Seriously.

He's a better communicator anyway.

[GavinZac]

nonsense! niall quinn is next in line. at least he's taken charge of a football team before! albeit with disasterous consequences..

[guvnor]

Surely Daft Dave is in with a shout!:D

[GavinZac]

Surely Daft Dave is in with a shout!:D

is john o'shea the monkey or the bouncing castle?

[backstothewall]

Roy Keane, Jim Gannon, Owen Coyle, Liam Daish??

[The Legend]

as much as its not really an option, but i'd love to see Roy Keane in there for at least one game so he could throw a f**king tire iron at Robbie Keane's head and rip the f**king shirt of John O Shea and kick him out of the stadium...

That's the type of **** I would be doing right now, if I was the manager, we'd still be in the dressing room (except O Shea of course)...

[Red4Eva]

should be Tom the Gom.

Seriously.

He's a better communicator anyway.


it should be me with tom as my head coach.

[backstothewall]

I remember Roy Keane coming off at half time in Cyprus (i think) in the 2002 qualifiers. We were 2-0 to the good and he was livid. Quite rightly so, we were playing rubbish.

I would love him to have been in that dressing room in place of Stan. There would have been blood on the floor

[Fingal hoop]

as much as its not really an option, but i'd love to see Roy Keane in there for at least one game so he could throw a f**king tire iron at Robbie Keane's head and rip the f**king shirt of John O Shea and kick him out of the stadium...

That's the type of **** I would be doing right now, if I was the manager, we'd still be in the dressing room (except O Shea of course)...

why have a traitor do that?

[teckno]

This whole farcial set up must end now.Staunton and Robson out!!!
We need to break the bank and get a quality manager in to takeover. Number 1 choice Roy Keane but if not to be we need a foreign manager cause we need to try something different. Marcelo Lippi!!!!!!!!!!!!! would be class

[Qwerty]

How about we stick to people who can speak English? If the FAI had used that criteria from the start we would have avoided Staunton. Also I don't think we need to break the bank to get a decent manager.

[dcfc1985]

See my signature..:D

[shero]

I was just wondering what exactly does Robson do?

[Mr A]

I was just wondering what exactly does Robson do?

I'm guessing here, but I reckon he probably puts his hands to his face and wonders how the hell he has let his name be tarnished by being associated with this pathetic regime.

I actually think Robson on his own would have been a decent appointment.

[Risteard]

Though i agree, Replacing the word decent with better woud find universal agreement.
Bobby Robson

[theworm2345]

If it was Keane, Connolly's name would be first on the team sheet, so I wouldn't complain, however, I don't believe Keane will be leaving Sunderland anytime soon because they are doing well right now. Niall Quinn didn't win a game (unless the last game before Keane took over counts...I'm not sure he was managing) as a manager.
However, the FAI are probably too stubborn to replace Staunton, so dont expect anyone new unless we finish in the bottom 3 (very possible) of our Qualifying Group

[cavan_fan]

Would like to see one of the following (probably in order)

Kerr (though Stephen Ireland would have to grow up a bit!)
O'Leary (he may have a bitty record but he has actually managed a professional team including a Chapions League Semi)
Lawrie Sanchez (apologies to Ealing Green)
John Sheridan (shows some promise)

Whatever happens it had beter not be Aldridge, Moran, Stapleton, Houghton, McAteer, Breen or any other former player with no f****ing experience

[theleprechaun]

i think that keano(roy) would be a good choice. look what he has done at sunderland

[bennocelt]

why have a traitor do that?

what are you on about:rolleyes:

[Jerry The Saint]

The important thing is that the new manager needs to be able to find the dressing room. 'Losing' the dressing room? That would be grounds for dismissal.:mad:

Not having a Dublin accent would also be a requirement.

[youngirish]

Staunton out. Sheridan for Ireland manager if he wants the job before it's too late.

[Dublin12]

Wim Jansen if he's not doing anything.

[liaml]

I'd be happy with Sheridan or Chris Hughton.

I'd be sick if O'Leary got the job though.

-Liam

[passinginterest]

At this stage I'd take Graham Souness' Grannys left knee cap...

[galwayhoop]

while i thought kerr was p1ssed about, i think we need to get rid of staunton asap. i gave him benefit of doubt initally but the man is a nitwit. did anyone see the TV3 interview?? i'm paraphrasing but i remember it like this:

we got the 3 points :eek: .....they will cause people problems :eek: ....we knew they would get better as the group went on :eek:

3 points wasn't even a basic minimum requirement in this match against a nation smaller than leitrim (no offence leitrim)

who the fcuk will they cause problems to apart from the shambles that represented us last night

they will get better as the group goes on !! they conceeded 13 goals in their first game and now the 'gaffer' reckons other teams are going to drop points against them. p1ss off you fool.

whoever the new manager is, he needs to be capable of giving the majority of the players a big kick up the backside. he needs to be a strong no-nonscense manager who restores a bit of pride back into wearing the shirt. i am totally frustrated with the fancy dan overhyped and overpaid lacklustre players who now wear our shirt. the manager has to take a massive portion of the blame but the players need to take some flack also. this is 2 managers in a row who they don't seem bothered playing for so it might be time to look in the mirror.

i would definately sacrafice tactical perfection for pride

rant over - but i am not happy

[dr_peepee]

I'd take Souness... He'd probbly get rid of half the squad though cos they're Irish!!

[EalingGreen]

And why are you morons apologising to Ealing Green? The guy hates us.

I think you're confusing "hatred" with "pity"...;)

[lofty9]

Get Lawrie Sanchez in :D

[John83]

Whatever happens it had beter not be Aldridge, Moran, Stapleton, Houghton, McAteer, Breen or any other former player with no f****ing experience
Aldridge has experience. In fact, he was interested in the job last time around, but wasn't interviewed.

Fact is, we won, so I expect to see Delaney fudge it all and leave Staunton to **** up against Wales.

[Pauro 76]

2 gob shiiite pitch invader
3 minute silence to a dead policeman interrupted by mindless leprechaun-suited morons


2) That was embarassing. The least he could have done was tell the players to get their fingers out and have some pride!
3) Didnt hear about that, but if thats true... idiots

[cavan_fan]

Aldridge has experience. In fact, he was interested in the job last time around, but wasn't interviewed.

Fact is, we won, so I expect to see Delaney fudge it all and leave Staunton to **** up against Wales.

Aldridge's experience consists of a brief term at Tranemere where although he had some success in cups he was sh*t in the league. He's Stan one year on

[bholg]

Surely Daft Dave is in with a shout!:D

He's surley on the staff somewhere... 2 defenders and a goalie already on rollerskates!
:D

[Dr. Ogba]

Aldridge's experience consists of a brief term at Tranemere where although he had some success in cups he was sh*t in the league. He's Stan one year on


As said on previous threads before Aldridge's managerial experience is not too dissimilar to that of Lawrie Sanchez's before he took over NI. I, for one, wouldn't be too disappointed to see him take over...

[Irish_Praha]

As said on previous threads before Aldridge's managerial experience is not too dissimilar to that of Lawrie Sanchez's before he took over NI. I, for one, wouldn't be too disappointed to see him take over...

Me either he can't be worse than what's there and what high-class proven manager would want to take the job anyway. A decent foreign manager wouldn't touch the job. So it would only be a decent Irish manager that takes the job and the low wage (compared to club football) because he wants Ireland to do well. Unfortunately there is probably nobody that fits the criteria apart from Kerr or maybe one of the EL managers and we saw the problems Kerr had with Delaney and Co. and, if we are to believe the media, some of the players too.

I honestly believe that any of the managers of the top teams in the EL would do a better job than Staunton but they would only be undermined like Kerr was.

[inexile]

bring back don givens all is forgiven!!

[Soper]

If an EL manager was appointed and actually called up domestic players, then he wouldn't be undermined

[GuisaSaigon]

Roddy Collins :rolleyes: :eek:

[Freoch]

I agree completely with GalwayPoop.

And Aldridge at the moment would restore the pride in the jersey , the man was nearly in tears after the Cypus game. There is no player i have ever seen that is prouder than John Aldridge to be Irish. There was no player last night with half the bottle of the circa 1990 irish teams. McCarthy may have been tactically inept but every team he sent out played with passion. I firmly believe that passion reflected how the fans see all of us as being Irish.
We could see ourselves out on the pitch , now all we see is a bunch of wasters and we're all ashamed .
Bring in Aldridge , Bring back Pride.

[gustavo]

I agree completely with GalwayPoop.

And Aldridge at the moment would restore the pride in the jersey , the man was nearly in tears after the Cypus game. There is no player i have ever seen that is prouder than John Aldridge to be Irish. There was no player last night with half the bottle of the circa 1990 irish teams. McCarthy may have been tactically inept but every team he sent out played with passion. I firmly believe that passion reflected how the fans see all of us as being Irish.
We could see ourselves out on the pitch , now all we see is a bunch of wasters and we're all ashamed .
Bring in Aldridge , Bring back Pride.
I really dont like this attitude of "Pride and Passion" seems like a very British attitude , I prefer old fashioned approaches like going out with a game plan , it would be unfair to suggest that Stan has any less pride than Aldridge , I am sure is very proud to be Irish , its just that he isnt a very good manager.

[Freoch]

Gustavo,
if pride and passion are british traits god help us all , they do talk about it but dont have it.

I agree with you that Staunton is as proud to be irish as anyone else , and that behind his kind of bravado after match interviews these results must hurt him. What im suggesting is that we need a manager who is a good motivator.

the other thing is that we always play 4 4 2 . Tactically changes are only minor in a system like this and should be well rehearsed. Like man marking someone in a good side and not pushing the fullbacks up so much, or pushing them up against a team like say "san marino". This is why i think motivation is key.

[Metrostars]

I'd put Klinsmann in there. He was offered the USA and Mexico jobs since the World Cup but has turned them down because he wanted complete control of Youth teams set up and EVERYthing to do with the senior team. I'd give him the keys in a minute.

[youngirish]

I agree with you that Staunton is as proud to be irish as anyone else ,
I'm not proud he's Irish.

John Sheridan should be considered. He's an up and coming manager that is not yet at too high a station whereby he'd readily refuse the Ireland job. Some of the muppets people are suggesting on here are a joke.

Aldridge? Kerr again? ffs wake up and smell the sh*te.

[drummerboy]

Think O'Leary is a realistic target. Looking at what the much acclaimed Martin O'Neill has done with the same players, his record at Villa is not that bad. While I'm not a huge fan of the man, he was successful during his initial period at Leeds, bringing them to the semi of the champions league. The important thing now is to get Delaney to realise that change is needed before the games in Croker.