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drummerboy
05/12/2007, 6:14 PM
Who was having breakfast in a private booth in the Shelbourne Hotel yesterday morning only the CEO of the FAI John Delaney and the self-appointed Guardian of Irish football, Mr Eamon Dunphy. I wonder what they were talking about. Suggestions welcome. I'll start it with my suggestion: Eamo is negotiating a fee to write Big John's biography
Noelys Guitar
05/12/2007, 6:20 PM
"I'm expecting Jose anytime Eamo so can you **** off"
kingdomkerry
05/12/2007, 6:26 PM
A pay off to keep eamo quite?
zenokelly
05/12/2007, 8:40 PM
Who was having breakfast in a private booth in the Shelbourne Hotel yesterday morning only the CEO of the FAI John Delaney and the self-appointed Guardian of Irish football, Mr Eamon Dunphy. I wonder what they were talking about. Suggestions welcome. I'll start it with my suggestion: Eamo is negotiating a fee to write Big John's biography
True or bullsh!t?
Eamonn's being offered the Ireland managers job :D (Then he'll write an article saying how disgraceful it is that a rinky dink journalist like himself, with no management experience has been entrusted with guiding the future of our golden generation of wonderful young players:p)
drummerboy
05/12/2007, 9:28 PM
True or bullsh!t?
Absolute truth
soccerc
05/12/2007, 9:29 PM
Eamonn's being offered the Ireland managers job :D (Then he'll write an article saying how disgraceful it is that a rinky dink journalist like himself, with no management experience has been entrusted with guiding the future of our golden generation of wonderful young players:p)
...but he has got management experience and he hates being reminded of it :D
Oops, you're right. Silly me I forgot:o. Putting out the training cones for John Giles at Shamrock Rovers. Jésus, he's actually as qualified as Stan was. :D
soccerc
05/12/2007, 9:34 PM
Oops, you're right. Silly me I forgot:o. Putting out the training cones for John Giles at Shamrock Rovers. Jésus, he's actually as qualified as Stan was. :D
No, as an international manager for his country, would you believe!
No, as an international manager for his country, would you believe!
:eek: New one on me. Tell me more.
soccerc
05/12/2007, 9:41 PM
:eek: New one on me. Tell me more.
I've posed this question before and nobody came up with the answer so I'll leave it ferment for a little longer.:)
blackholesun
05/12/2007, 10:06 PM
drummerboy, moments like this is what camera phones and the interweb were invented for!
:cool:
bhs
eekers
05/12/2007, 11:52 PM
its well known dunphy and delaney are mates.
dunphy however is a professional, and that friendship doesnt stop dunphy destroying him in the media on a regular basis
Excellent scoop.
One of the things that has fascinated me on this issue is the obvious importance that Delaney places in what the 3 Amigos think (Giles, Brady, and Eamo).
In essence the guys have become a force in deciding the new coach - Jewell was touted on the TV weeks before Giles got in contact with him.
This is classic Delaney - a master of the black arts of organisational politics. If he can find a reputable coach with the blessing of the 3 boys, he will get at least a year, or even a qualifying campaign, free of invective every Wednesday night.
The other important dynamic is that the guys do Champs League so can lay it on thick every wednesday !
You're spot on there Angus. The RTE panel has become the central force in shaping most popular public opinion on the game (or the part of the game they focus on, i.e the national team) in this country. Whether or not that's a good thing is a matter of opinion, but Delaney is clearly running scared of them and wants their stamp of approval on the new man.
eekers
06/12/2007, 9:26 AM
i doubt delaney was seeking dunphy's approval. i think yous are reading in to this way too much
dcfc_1928
06/12/2007, 9:29 AM
Was he involved with managing the "Shamrock Rovers XI" vs Brazil?
I've posed this question before and nobody came up with the answer so I'll leave it ferment for a little longer.:)
soccerc
06/12/2007, 11:38 AM
Was he involved with managing the "Shamrock Rovers XI" vs Brazil?
No, a few years later than that, hint 1979
CollegeTillIDie
06/12/2007, 10:15 PM
No, a few years later than that, hint 1979
It was 1973 that the All-Ireland Shamrock Rovers XI played Brazil they were World Champions and on a summer tour that year.
Eamo played for Rovers for the 1977-78 season and part of the following one. Never was a great player :D
Bondvillain
06/12/2007, 10:24 PM
i doubt delaney was seeking dunphy's approval. i think yous are reading in to this way too much
Yup. All Delaney was seeking here was confirmation that Dunphy would pick up the tab for the tae and toast.
It wouldn't be the first time this century they've been spotted yapping cordially together.
soccerc
06/12/2007, 10:38 PM
It was 1973 that the All-Ireland Shamrock Rovers XI played Brazil they were World Champions and on a summer tour that year.
Eamo played for Rovers for the 1977-78 season and part of the following one. Never was a great player :D
Sorry CTID but you've misread.
I wasn't talking about the Rovers V Brazil game.
Superhoops
07/12/2007, 12:05 AM
No, a few years later than that, hint 1979
Was it a charity game in aid of UNICEF or something when an Ireland XI played an Argentina XI. Don't think it was a full international, but think it might have been Giles last ever game in green? Ended 0-0?
soccerc
07/12/2007, 1:16 AM
Was it a charity game in aid of UNICEF or something when an Ireland XI played an Argentina XI. Don't think it was a full international, but think it might have been Giles last ever game in green? Ended 0-0?
No, it was an official Republic of Ireland international side, not full international, and had nothing to do with Giles but Dunphy was the manager.
He almost tore the head off me one night when I reminded him of his brief managerial career and tried to tell me I was too young to be at the game.
ifk101
07/12/2007, 7:40 AM
No, it was an official Republic of Ireland international side, not full international, and had nothing to do with Giles but Dunphy was the manager.
He almost tore the head off me one night when I reminded him of his brief managerial career and tried to tell me I was too young to be at the game.
I'm guessing here but there was an international played against the Basque Country in 1979. Was Dunphy the manager of that team?
BaZmO*
07/12/2007, 8:22 AM
Yup. All Delaney was seeking here was confirmation that Dunphy would pick up the tab for the tae and toast.
It wouldn't be the first time this century they've been spotted yapping cordially together.
They were just discussing Delaney's new haircut.
geysir
07/12/2007, 8:34 AM
No, it was an official Republic of Ireland international side, not full international, and had nothing to do with Giles but Dunphy was the manager.
He almost tore the head off me one night when I reminded him of his brief managerial career and tried to tell me I was too young to be at the game.
The Irl v Arg game has been ruled out
It was not a game involving the senior players. It has to be an underage international, one that Dunphy stood in for because of illness to the real manager?
Stuttgart88
07/12/2007, 8:38 AM
Womens international?
Whatever match it was, his management stint needs to be added to his Wikipedia page ;)
geysir
07/12/2007, 9:19 AM
Does Owlsfan do a bit of editing on that Wikipedia page?
Billsthoughts
07/12/2007, 9:33 AM
Womens international?
thats what I would have thought......a kinda Irish football version of that female doctor riddle.....:)
soccerc
07/12/2007, 9:34 AM
thats what I would have thought......a kinda Irish football version of that female doctor riddle.....:)
No, it's wasn't a womens or underage international :D
Is it this one???
1979
FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
29/10/1979, Dublin, Dalymount Park, 23,000
IRELAND 3-2 USA [HT 0-1]
Scorers: Anthony Grealish, Don Givens, John Anderson - Angelo di Bernardo, Greg
Villa
Drumcondra 69er
07/12/2007, 9:47 AM
Is it this one???
1979
FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
29/10/1979, Dublin, Dalymount Park, 23,000
IRELAND 3-2 USA [HT 0-1]
Scorers: Anthony Grealish, Don Givens, John Anderson - Angelo di Bernardo, Greg
Villa
That was my first Ireland game! Chris Hughton's debut I reckon.
Giles was manager back then AFAIK, I was only a snapper back then mind you.
soccerc
07/12/2007, 9:54 AM
Is it this one???
1979
FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL
29/10/1979, Dublin, Dalymount Park, 23,000
IRELAND 3-2 USA [HT 0-1]
Scorers: Anthony Grealish, Don Givens, John Anderson - Angelo di Bernardo, Greg
Villa
Very hot, datewise, but a.a.d., you won't last long as a sub if you don't pick out the relevant points in the previous posts.
Stuttgart88
07/12/2007, 9:58 AM
Press XI?
Schumi
07/12/2007, 12:04 PM
29/5/79 Ireland 0-0 Argentina?
a.a.d
07/12/2007, 12:27 PM
Very hot, datewise, but a.a.d., you won't last long as a sub if you don't pick out the relevant points in the previous posts.
Thats Harsh,
I'm doing alright at the minute (have to work on the Reading v Liverpool game tomorrow)
I'm lost as to which game it was then.
Superhoops
07/12/2007, 1:42 PM
29/5/79 Ireland 0-0 Argentina?
He's aready blown me out on this.
gspain
07/12/2007, 1:50 PM
Very hot, datewise, but a.a.d., you won't last long as a sub if you don't pick out the relevant points in the previous posts.
only guessing but was it the olympic qualifiers in 1979 when we lost to norway.
gspain
07/12/2007, 1:56 PM
I'm guessing here but there was an international played against the Basque Country in 1979. Was Dunphy the manager of that team?
We lost 4-1 in August 1979 to a Basque XI. No idea who the manager was.
soccerc
07/12/2007, 2:49 PM
We lost 4-1 in August 1979 to a Basque XI. No idea who the manager was.
Sorry gspain, no, but don't go to the back of the class just yet as I figure you have the programme from the tie
gspain
07/12/2007, 3:00 PM
Sorry gspain, no, but don't go to the back of the class just yet as I figure you have the programme from the tie
I don't have the programme from the Basque game and would love it. That was actually ifk101's answer.
I assume my guess of the Norway Olympic games in 1979 is wrong too.
Did he manage the International XI that played Liverpool in 1979?
Really guessing now.
soccerc
07/12/2007, 3:04 PM
I don't have the programme from the Basque game and would love it. That was actually ifk101's answer.
I assume my guess of the Norway Olympic games in 1979 is wrong too.
Did he manage the International XI that played Liverpool in 1979?
Really guessing now.
No, it wasn't Norway or the Basques nor the team for the Liverpool tie.
New hint
The game in question was played in Dublin, international caps were awarded by the FAI and Dunphy, despite later claim to me that he didn't, managed the team who lost 2-0
Stuttgart88
07/12/2007, 3:05 PM
Did he manage the International XI that played Liverpool in 1979
In Dalymount? I was at that.
gspain
07/12/2007, 3:10 PM
No, it wasn't Norway or the Basques nor the team for the Liverpool tie.
New hint
The game in question was played in Dublin, international caps were awarded by the FAI and Dunphy, despite later claim to me that he didn't, managed the team who lost 2-0
Great question. totally baffled. :confused::confused:
I assume you are certain of the year eg 1979.
soccerc
07/12/2007, 3:12 PM
Great question. totally baffled. :confused::confused:
I assume you are certain of the year eg 1979.
Absolutely.
Drumcondra 69er
07/12/2007, 3:13 PM
No, it wasn't Norway or the Basques nor the team for the Liverpool tie.
New hint
The game in question was played in Dublin, international caps were awarded by the FAI and Dunphy, despite later claim to me that he didn't, managed the team who lost 2-0
You sure caps were awarded and it wasn't underage? No 2-0 defeats in any games in 79 that I'm aware of....
soccerc
07/12/2007, 3:14 PM
You sure caps were awarded and it wasn't underage? No 2-0 defeats in any games in 79 that I'm aware of....
It was not an underage international and yes, caps were definitely awarded.
Stuttgart88
07/12/2007, 3:19 PM
oh just fcuking tell us. we all have google and wikipedia and all that.
soccerc
07/12/2007, 3:21 PM
oh just fcuking tell us. we all have google and wikipedia and all that.
You behave yourself, you won't find it via google or on wikipedia. :D
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