Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane

[ArdeeBhoy]

Why..

[Stuttgart88]

I know. Imagine the international team manager actually taking an interest in our national league. Disgrace! Bring back Trap.

[punkrocket]

To be fair, it wasn't actually a question.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Exactly. With the best will in the world he's not going to directly select any LOI players...

[NeverFeltBetter]

Some might train with the national side though.

[Stuttgart88]

It's not daft to think that part of the Irish national team manager's job is to be up to speed on Irish football. For a whole host of reasons.

If he can help to promote the Irish game then that too is a benefit. It sends a message to the public that maybe there's something worth watching and if that message gets through, as well as the message being sent by creditable European performances, then that can only be a good thing.

Going to Bray versus Rovers in itself is not going to help us qualify but it's hard to argue that it's not the right thing to do.

[Crosby87]

Stutts get "Eight World Cups" by George Vescey. You will like it I think, if you dont mind me saying.

[Charlie Darwin]

It's not daft to think that part of the Irish national team manager's job is to be up to speed on Irish football. For a whole host of reasons.

If he can help to promote the Irish game then that too is a benefit. It sends a message to the public that maybe there's something worth watching and if that message gets through, as well as the message being sent by creditable European performances, then that can only be a good thing.

Going to Bray versus Rovers in itself is not going to help us qualify but it's hard to argue that it's not the right thing to do.

There's also the line of thinking that Martin O'Neill is a football man who likes going to football matches. A bit of an alien concept to the Irish psyche alright, but he has been living in England for most of his life.

[gastric]

Would love to see LOI players continue to train with the senior squad and even the U21s as it promotes the League and the players themselves.

[Charlie Darwin]

Not much point having players training as trophies either. I'd just hope he sees guys like Towell and realises it's not a lack of talent that has them playing in Ireland.

[Stuttgart88]

There's also the line of thinking that Martin O'Neill is a football man who likes going to football matches. A bit of an alien concept to the Irish psyche alright, but he has been living in England for most of his life.

He was at the Dubs at the weekend too.

I'm told it was to see what a full ground looks like in Ireland.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Not much point having players training as trophies either. I'd just hope he sees guys like Towell and realises it's not a lack of talent that has them playing in Ireland.

So what is it then?

He was at the Dubs at the weekend too.

I'm told it was to see what a full ground looks like in Ireland.

Can't believe he'd be that naive. Been plenty of full houses over the years and not just in Croke...

[BonnieShels]

He was at the Dubs at the weekend too.

I'm told it was to see what a full ground looks like in Ireland.

I was one of the 62000 there... 20k from a full house!

[jinxy lilywhite]

There is still a large part of Brooks Park that is still undeveloped

[paul_oshea]

"We get a limited view on TV, you don't get the full picture "

and that my friends I've been saying on here for years and hence brought to my conclusion long before most on here that ward was/is truly awful.

http://m.independent.ie/sport/soccer/martin-oneill-and-roy-keane-wont-go-down-trapattoni-route-30451501.html