Roddy Collins

[Duggie]

ok we all enjoy seeing him fool about on MNS and in the papers with his views but whats ur views on him as a manager. hes prob doing himself out of EL jobs due to his media rants and what not. Is it time he went back to management if anyone would have him ? He did a good job at Bohs when he was in charge and he is ambitious which the EL could do with more of. whats your thought on this guys as roddy as a manager ?? Looking forward to Rico coming back aswell. Come to rovers if / when cook moves on please :rolleyes:

[Terry-Lander]

My only concern would be the apparent joy he gets from recounting stories of the number of players that he 'had when they started' or 'had as a young lad'. Surely that's cause for concern.:eek: :D

[GuisaSaigon]

Roddy's a clown, his ego is too big for any club. He did himself out of any chance of getting a job a long time ago. The only way he's getting any job is if his mates buy a club for him.

[A face]

Shoddy's mouth is writing cheques that his ability cannot cash. China, its the only way left for him now. If you are reading this Roddy .... China, you know it makes sense !! :eek:

[Duggie]

i think hes prob a pretty good manager if he didnt talk himself out of jobs.

[A face]

i think hes prob a pretty good manager if he didnt talk himself out of jobs.

He was never with a club that went down you know, never !! :eek:

[cheifo]

Duggie, would you not be very disappointed if Cook left?He seem to be doing a great job?
Roddy is very good on MNS but his reputation as a manager has been going downhill, and if given another opportunity, he would have to do a lot to convince people he knows what hes doing.

[Duggie]

Duggie, would you not be very disappointed if Cook left?He seem to be doing a great job?
Roddy is very good on MNS but his reputation as a manager has been going downhill, and if given another opportunity, he would have to do a lot to convince people he knows what hes doing.

oh i dont want cook to go but i think he might. more players on the way out and has no money. think he said he and gerry carr would decide at the end of the season what to do. has done a great job with no real money.

[passinginterest]

oh i dont want cook to go but i think he might. more players on the way out and has no money. think he said he and gerry carr would decide at the end of the season what to do. has done a great job with no real money.

I could see a swap with Pat Scully. A few rumours doing the rounds that Rovers are interested in Cooke and Scully could probably do a decent job for Sligo before falling out with the entire population.

[pete]

He won't manage a top LOI club again. Too many bridges burnt & the others not stupid enough to hire him.

[Duggie]

I could see a swap with Pat Scully. A few rumours doing the rounds that Rovers are interested in Cooke and Scully could probably do a decent job for Sligo before falling out with the entire population.

doubt if scully would come down the country...wouldnt be popular anyway.

[dcfcsteve]

Roddy is clearly a sh!t manager. If he was a half decent one he'd have a job.
And he's a shocking gobsh!te.

End of story.

[spongebob]

Methinks he's just doing a Dunphy most of the time - he's an againstivist, a contrarian. He thrives on controversy.
He loves the fact that we are talking about him now regardless of what we say.

[jebus]

spongebob nailed it. He's trying to market himself as Dunphy's successor at RTE, nothing more, nothing less. He's a **** manager who hopefully will never work again. If MNS had any sense they'd hop him out the door as well, it's not like he's going to attract any barstoolers, and he's quite likely to turn off regeular LoI attendees from watching. Never relegated achievement and all he's a clown :)

[neutrino]

doubt if scully would come down the country...wouldnt be popular anyway.

i think scully would go to Sligo if the situation arose. a few in sligo think he should have got the job prior to him joining kilkenny. a good manager who would stick around for the long term , instead of the short term importation policy that's there now. However I expect Cooke to stay on for another season and I expect Scully to be at Shamrock rovers for a while to come yet.

[kevincronin2000]

Exelent on mns
Sh1t Manager tho.

[Ringo]

He was never with a club that went down you know, never !! :eek:

:mad: don't go there.

[Maroon 7]

My only concern would be the apparent joy he gets from recounting stories of the number of players that he 'had when they started' or 'had as a young lad'. Surely that's cause for concern.:eek: :D

That always cracks me up. Mention any player at all and Roddy is sure to pipe up with "yeah Con I worked with him back in the day. Great lad". I swear if Ronaldinho's name popped up Roddy would be giving it "yeah Con I worked with him back in day at Gremio. Great lad".

[back of the net]

Roddy's a clown, his ego is too big for any club. He did himself out of any chance of getting a job a long time ago. The only way he's getting any job is if his mates buy a club for him.

agree gusia , clueless , the only thing he does well is listen to himself spout sh%te

pity peter reid got the thailand international job.....would have been perfect for roddy..farfarfarAWAY

the E.L deserves better

[back of the net]

That always cracks me up. Mention any player at all and Roddy is sure to pipe up with "yeah Con I worked with him back in the day. Great lad". I swear if Ronaldinho's name popped up Roddy would be giving it "yeah Con I worked with him back in day at Gremio. Great lad".

lol , brilliant......thats so true

[dfx-]

Anyone who employs Mr. Collins, much like those who use Mr. O'Leary's 'service', deserve what they get..

And in most cases (Boez excepted, naturally), they get it.

[SMorgan]

Roddy's a clown, his ego is too big for any club. He did himself out of any chance of getting a job a long time ago. The only way he's getting any job is if his mates buy a club for him.

Most of us have had a go at Roddy over something he's said over the years. However, it must be acknowledged that he's get a hell of a lot of things right. One of the things he got right was his prediction in relation to Galway United. While everybody else at the start of last season were singing Galway's praises and saying what a progressive club they were, Roddy was the first and the only one I was aware of, to say that it wasn't going to work and it was going to end in tears. He was 100% right. Look at the mess that club are now.

It's also good that he says the things that manages would like to sat but they can't due to the SS faction within the FAI.

Well done Roddy, I say.

[mypost]

He was never with a club that went down you know, never !!

while in charge

[Rovers Maniac]

I can't help but feel in Shams fan had not being so tough on him he would have stayed and made sure they survived. Going down is a stain on your club.

[bohs til i die]

Most of us have had a go at Roddy over something he's said over the years. However, it must be acknowledged that he's get a hell of a lot of things right. One of the things he got right was his prediction in relation to Galway United. While everybody else at the start of last season were singing Galway's praises and saying what a progressive club they were, Roddy was the first and the only one I was aware of, to say that it wasn't going to work and it was going to end in tears. He was 100% right. Look at the mess that club are now.

It's also good that he says the things that manages would like to sat but they can't due to the SS faction within the FAI.

Well done Roddy, I say.

He predicting that a provincial eircom league club would run into financial difficulties. Its not like that has never happened before

[seanfhear]

the americans say " all mouth and no trousers"

[blueblood]

Wow, he predicted Galway would struggle. So something Roddy says actually turned out to be true, of all the sh1t that comes out of his mouth he cant be wrong all the time.

[Jicked]

I can't help but feel in Shams fan had not being so tough on him he would have stayed and made sure they survived. Going down is a stain on your club.
:D Wtf are you talking about?! Roddy was about to turn it around was he?

[passerrby]

mr collins is a very astue man with a great knowledge of the game and would be a great asset to any club ,a real gentleman with class and i intent talking him as soon as i get out of here but they will not let me out they say im under a lot of stress and need to rest

[SMorgan]

He predicting that a provincial eircom league club would run into financial difficulties. Its not like that has never happened before

No, he said that Galway United would, at a time tht nobody else was saying it.

[cheech]

In my opinion, it is a mark of one's intelligence on what they have to say about Roddy Collins.

The original poster was obviously in the back of the queue when they were handing out brains. ;)

[brianw82]

Roddy's great. He's the Simon Cowell of Irish football.

Honestly, you'd miss him if he just disappeared! :)

[cheech]

:D

Need I say more?

[Duffman]

he's quite likely to turn off regeular LoI attendees from watching.

Bang on, thats the reason I stopped watching it. The coverage to teh first division was ****ty in the first few weeks and even aside from that I can't listen to him Good word that contrarian Spongebob, I am gonna try and incorporate itinto my daily vocab from now on :D

[Terry]

No, he said that Galway United would, at a time tht nobody else was saying it.

Pa Dolan was also saying it, both were saying it also last season, mainly down to the fact that both of them were going for the GUFC job when available over the past couple of years and were rejected for inexperienced candidates IMO. sour grapes and all that.

[dcfcsteve]

Roddy's great. He's the Simon Cowell of Irish football.

Honestly, you'd miss him if he just disappeared! :)

I don't think so. :eek:

You mean just like Ollie Byrne (RIP) is missed ? :confused:

[joeSoap]

Pa Dolan was also saying it, both were saying it also last season, mainly down to the fact that both of them were going for the GUFC job when available over the past couple of years and were rejected for inexperienced candidates IMO. sour grapes and all that. Dream on Terry. Dolan wouldn't have touched that Galway job with a 40ft pole, and I doubt Collins would either to be honest.

[spongebob]

Bang on, thats the reason I stopped watching it. The coverage to teh first division was ****ty in the first few weeks and even aside from that I can't listen to him Good word that contrarian Spongebob, I am gonna try and incorporate itinto my daily vocab from now on :D

"An appalling waste of skin" is a term I read on a forum and worth incorporating now and again.:o

[sadloserkid]

sour grapes and all that.

I bet they're tasting alright to them now. :o

[Macy]

Roddy invented full time football according to.... himself on Morning Ireland.

[LeixlipRed]

I can't help but feel in Shams fan had not being so tough on him he would have stayed and made sure they survived. Going down is a stain on your club.

Sligo being covered in more stains than a cheap hotel bed sheet then is it??

[chipsahoy]

absolute clown...would miss him if he disappeared thgough. great gas altogether

[cheech]

Heard he is looking for work again....

No plastering jobs left apparently in Jackeen land.

[Higgo]

Maybe he could start a career in boxing...that way someone could smack him one without ending up in court. The man is a class A clown.