Trapattoni - who would you replace him with?

I honestly think Co Adriaanse would make a fantastic Ireland manager. He specialises in getting smaller teams to play above themselves, in a technical, attacking style. Was in charge of the youth system at Ajax for five years, then took a team called Willem II Tilburg all the way to the Champions League, took AZ Alkmaar to the UEFA Cup semi-finals and did the double with Porto.

I assume his English would be good. He's also a bit of an obsessive with an eye for detail. He wouldn't be forgetting players... He's on a break at the moment and we could afford his salary.

But would anyone at the FAI even know a manager like that exists... we'll probably end up with some celeb manager like Harry bleedin Redknapp.

Arsenal appointed a manager that would have been relatively unknown to most people in the UK & Ireland back in 1996. That worked out ok for them.

Came across this on Facebook via TheScore.ie:

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saw that too, was wondering if it could be redone for competitive games only

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Originally Posted by backtowalsall

He's got a good record. He won the Dutch and Turkish leagues, and did well with Marseille, and has experience of working in divisions where your midfields first job is to hold onto ball. He speaks English which has been a problem under Trap and he might take the job, having previously taken over the Moroccan national team.

I don't think it's like for like at all. The time has come for a change but we have been successful under Trap and we should resist the temptation the throw out the baby with the bath water by giving it to some 'give it a lash' merchant

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Quit with the stats and the records - thats how Trap got in - he is a very defensive minded manager, limited tactics, and wasnt he rubbish at a recent african nations (or did i imagine that?). Remember Wenger making a mug of him (tactically) when arsenal played Psv

I hope we don't end up with the typical names being trotted out. The English managers looking for a quick buck like Redknapp and Venables. The past players who had a decent season or two at a lower level English side (John Aldridge) and, of course, the continental journeymen that can point to mediocre records at international level (Phillip Troussier).

Howard Kendall put his name forward last time, and who was that German or Dutch chap that had his name bandied about via an interview on Off the Ball and who's record barely extended past bad Asian sides? I remember the tongue-in-cheek approach taken by Ken Early and Eoin McDevitt towards his candidacy.

I'd love to see a serious candidate take charge. Someone who actually cares about the furtherance of their career and their own future and the future of Irish football. Coyle, Hughton and McDermott are these types of managers. And Coyle is available.

The Ireland manager's job is not the poison chalice that some people are trying to make it out to be.

So, judging by DannyInvincibles chart there, we should be looking to bring back Brian Kerr?

Hard to believe Trap's played as many games as Mick at this point, he's a full campaign behind him.

Whoever is appointed as main man, I wouldnt mind seeing Kenny Cunningham having some serious input with the team, always seems level headed and would get along with the players

Cunningham is level headed and articulate far more than staunton and you need this articulation when speaking with players and figure out tactics. Basically you need a brain, any form of intelligence, which a lot of footballers lack, thats why mourinho, avb, ferguson all these types do so well, as much as having a football background with experience they have a brain.

I think Cunningham might be a bit too quite too as a manager and might not be great at handling individuals and motivating.

I can't figure out why Cunningham hasn't managed to find a job at some level yet. Surely with his badges he should at least be coaching a youth team or something.

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

I can't figure out why Cunningham hasn't managed to find a job at some level yet. Surely with his badges he should at least be coaching a youth team or something.

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I thought that was his plan. Looking for the right job? I remember there were rumours he was eyeing up work in the LOI initially.

Was he in the running for the U21 job post-Govens?

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Originally Posted by bennocelt

Quit with the stats and the records - thats how Trap got in - he is a very defensive minded manager, limited tactics, and wasnt he rubbish at a recent african nations (or did i imagine that?). Remember Wenger making a mug of him (tactically) when arsenal played Psv

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And if Arsene Wenger is willing to take the job we should definitely appoint him. But The likelihood is that we will have to adjust our ambitions

I dont think Trap will be leaving lads in fairest ....... where are they going to get the money to get rid of him and in fairest we are not out of the qualifying race at all ..... ye getting to much liked the British media.

Tony O'Donoghue of RTE kinda made a boo boo when interviewing Trap saying that Germany hammer Swedan! ... he should get his FACTS right!

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Originally Posted by swinfordfc

I dont think Trap will be leaving lads in fairest ....... where are they going to get the money to get rid of him and in fairest we are not out of the qualifying race at all ..... ye getting to much liked the British media.

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The same place they got the money to hire him in the first place.

Noticed TOD's boo boo as well - the lads in the studio all seemed to think the game was over too.

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

The same place they got the money to hire him in the first place.

Noticed TOD's boo boo as well - the lads in the studio all seemed to think the game was over too.

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From O'Brien ...... maybe .... time will tell i guess

Harry wants the job!!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...eland-job.html

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Originally Posted by swinfordfc

I dont think Trap will be leaving lads in fairest ....... where are they going to get the money to get rid of him and in fairest we are not out of the qualifying race at all ..... ye getting to much liked the British media.

Tony O'Donoghue of RTE kinda made a boo boo when interviewing Trap saying that Germany hammer Swedan! ... he should get his FACTS right!

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sure RTE kept referring to "germany having beaten Sweden tonight" while the game was still going on. sloppy

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Harry wants the job!!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...eland-job.html

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i cant see this, id say harry is waiting for a job to come up in the PL before hed return to management. id say anything linking harry to this job is pure speculation.

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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

So, judging by DannyInvincibles chart there, we should be looking to bring back Brian Kerr?

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Should have never sacked him, the process of sacking him and replacing him with Stan put our team back many years. This is why a lot of people are worried about the prospect of Trap being sacked under these circumstances, our public are notorious for putting pressure on for sacking managers and later regretting it.
In retrospect most reasonable fans would agree that in the past 20 years Stan was the only one who deserved to be sacked and whose successor was a significant improvement.