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Originally Posted by Deckydee
You, me the neighbours dog. God :eek:, anybody but Venables. He would do a terrible job as Ireland manager.No, there not lining up outside the FAI buildings but appartenly there have been 25 applicants for the job!
Part of the general feeling of failure and disappointment in our Football association stems from the fact that they seemingly are happy to choose a candidate from those potentials who just "throw their hat into the ring" , instead of forcefully hunting the likes of Hodgson, Van Gaal, and even Mourinho (jaysus!) , and selling it with a passion, saying "Here's the deal, heres the draw, and here's what your wages would be. What can we do to make you take the job?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Deckydee
As it is ( because at the moment, we're standing against the wall, head down, shoulders shrugged, like the plain girl at the dancehall who'll dance with ANYONE as long as they just ask her) the footballing quagmires that are Derby, Bolton & Birmingham were for the vast majority of candidates, a more attractive proposition for employment than a young international team, that despite it's faults, HAS genuine potential.
The poll was simple - Is Venables the man for the job? My opinion - No.
Simply ticking the boxes of "Has done it before. Is currently unemployed" is NOT GOOD ENOUGH. More should be required from an applicant to be considered favourite for the post, but sadly, an element of lazy journalism has watered common thinking to such an extent that we are starting to truly believe Venables is the best we can get.
If we are to puch at or above our weight at pitch level, we have to start by punching at or above our weight at managerial level, and that means hunting with vigour a suitable capable candidate who has a hunger for sucess, and NOT simply settling for the first unemployed hack that says he wants the job.
Yes we all remember The Team of the Eighties !!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
FAI agree to bring in English headhunters
By Daniel McDonnell
Friday October 26 2007
THE FAI has agreed a deal with an English headhunting firm to accelerate the process to replace Steve Staunton.
Chief executive John Delaney and President David Blood spent yesterday in negotiations with the recruitment experts who are believed to be experienced in the football industry and also work for the English FA.
Discussions took place in the association's headquarters in Merrion Square and at the nearby Merrion Hotel where a deal was hammered out.
It's understood that the consultants, who were flown in from the UK at short notice on Wednesday night, will be tasked with providing a shortlist of potential candidates to the FAI.
The developments contradict comments made by Delaney at the announcement of Staunton's departure on Tuesday night.
While he confirmed that the process of replacing the Louthman would be outsourced, he said that the next course of action would not be ratified until a board meeting next week where a list of 'football people' to be given the responsibility of finding a new man would be drawn up.
Criticism
Delaney also suggested that there would be patience in finding a successor but it appears that the FAI are keen to move quickly after a week where they have come under criticism.
Last night, an FAI spokesman, when contacted by the Irish Independent, denied that talks of any description had taken place.
"We categorically deny that any meeting took place today between John Delaney, David Blood and anyone else in relation to the senior international manager's job," he said.
The English FA frequently use such recruitment firms to fill key roles within their association, with the sports practice of international company Odgers, Ray and Berndtson currently involved in the process of appointing a new chairman.
Ireland's next match is against Wales in Cardiff next month where under-21 boss Don Givens will be in charge.
That will be the last match of the year with no further action scheduled until February. The FAI are keen to have a new manager in charge by that point.
Headhunting, a Bondvillain is advocating, is actually proactively seeking people IN employment. Any twit can get in touch with someone out of work.
Where is the imagination?
Once this process is over will the FAI be able to honestly say they took every measure necessary to approach, interview and select the very best candidate available given their budget? Will they fcuk.
This is a search based on a whim, or worse, based on the demands of a shady character who has the FAI by the short & curlies due to the seemingly perpetual sponsorship arrangement his company has with them.
Ok,
Don't lambaste me. I am only relaying something I've been told.
Got a call from someone I trust.
He claimed a junior FAI official was in Hackett's of Lr Baggot Street photocopying some papers today when the machine jammed.
Assistance was needed and during the conversation it transpired the guy was making 15 copies of a managerial contract for Terry Venables.
Believe it, or believe it not :D
I don't want to believe you :(Quote:
Originally Posted by soccerc
Have they not moved out to Blanch.Quote:
Originally Posted by soccerc
Hard to believe that the FAI dont have a photo copy machine.
Can the FAI not afford their own photocopier.Quote:
Originally Posted by soccerc
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Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Have they all moved out yet?
Not inconceivable that there was/is a meeting in the city centre is it? ;)
Its like one long continuous Monty Python sketch isnt it.
Even a photocopy machine has feelings.Quote:
photocopying some papers today when the machine jammed.
... the guy was making 15 copies of a managerial contract for Terry Venables.
15 Venebleses??? say it ain't so!! one's too many!!Quote:
Originally Posted by soccerc
Has anybody phoned up Hacketts yet and asked to speak with the assistant who had to help a customer?
soccerc is turning into the boy who cried el tel
Arenīt contracts printed on watermark legal paper?
Remember, this is the FAI that is handing out the contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
All top city centre hotels have conference/meeting facilites like er phones/faxs/copiers etc.
Where was the meeting held - Statoil !
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Who photocopies anymore? Surely just print 15 copies straight off. Even I have that much technical grasp.
if louis van gaal becomes ireland manager i will stop attending matches and quite possibly watching them, he is odious, arrogant and completely and utterly in the grip of a napoleonic complex, :mad::mad::mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bondvillain
I cannot stand him , file under W with rednapp , jamie and shearer ,Alan.