Stephen Kenny

[passinginterest]

This sounds a bit ominous: https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-39767596.html

It's believed that some members of the FAI party, including players and at least one member of the coaching staff and a member of the non-football staff, were upset by what was described as overtly political content of a video shown to the players as a motivational tool ahead of the clash with England.

If there's people in the FAI with doubts about Kenny and they can show that there was anything that might be construed as leaning towards the sectarian end of "political" it could be a way to force Kenny to fall on his sword.

[Deckydee]

Didn't Big Jack play rebel songs on the bus back in the day.

[Trequartista20]

This sounds a bit ominous: https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-39767596.html


If there's people in the FAI with doubts about Kenny and they can show that there was anything that might be construed as leaning towards the sectarian end of "political" it could be a way to force Kenny to fall on his sword.

Intriguing. What kind of 'political' video?

It's also seems to be rather slyly suggested in that article that this might have something to do with Alan Kelly opting out of the last game.

Hopefully this matter can be dealt with sensibly.

[tetsujin1979]

Hmmm, Kenny did say he wanted to have an Irish band play to the team before the game. Wonder if this was part of it?

[Kingdom]

This sounds a bit ominous: https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-39767596.html


If there's people in the FAI with doubts about Kenny and they can show that there was anything that might be construed as leaning towards the sectarian end of "political" it could be a way to force Kenny to fall on his sword.

This is exactly my take on it.

[seanfhear]

Why didn’t he get, West Brit Bono the Pox to do a ditty ?

[sbgawa]

In this snowflake world in which we live in these days this is probably a good enough reason to sack kenny and the FAI can hide behind it as opposed to saying we never wanted him and don't think he is up to it.

[Stuttgart88]

Nothing to do with snowflakes. If it was overtly political I’d say it was stupid for several reasons.

But I hear OTB were saying the players did not think it was particularly political, and John O’Sullivan on Twitter is saying it was “In The Name of the Father” in which case it is totally much ado about nothing imho.

[geysir]

I'd wait to find out about what exactly was so upsetting, though I'm predicting an underwhelming emotional reaction.

Some people might be offended by this HT talk, when Jesse Marsch mentions Van Dyke he motions with his elbow to inflict pain

[centre mid]

Since when is a film about British Police brutality and corrupt judicial system pro-Irish?

JD loved a good rebel song iirc.

[geysir]

If anyone remembers there was a related omen, didn't Gerry Conlon leave the courtroom by the front door and make that speech to the raucous crowd and world's cameras on the same (or close to the) day that A fired up Ireland took on Spain at Lansdowne rd and won 1 nil. Silky Stan delivered the shot for the own goal and Aldridge was turbo inspired that day when he gave it plenty to that distraught Spanish player.

[Exgrad]

This seems to have been cooked up and leaked by memebers of the FAI board. This is not a good sign for Stephen Kenny. Clear knives have been out from start, or even before...

[ColourfulPeanut]

If it's remotely as bad as it sounds then he'll be sacked. What a bizarre turn up of events.

I get trying to motivate but when a proportion of the squad are dual nationals then it's distasteful at best and completely idiotic.

[ontheotherhand]

The Independent article fairly heavy handedly implicates that Kelly had the issue and may have leaked it. Interesting given his strong loyalty to McCarthy down through the years and he certainly has form in causing a bit of disruption. I wondered why he was kept on to be honest. Seemed like a misstep by Kenny not to clear out the old guard and it might catch up to him now.

[tetsujin1979]

There's other stories that it was The Wind That Shakes The Barley, so until the facts are established, let's not speculate on the content.