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This would be great. I'd happily let him stay on in an assistant role with bayern to see out his bayern contract. Be great to have a manager involved at champions league elite level club on a day to day basis and bringing that evolving experience to the national role. Its a win for everyoneQuote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
That Israel game was very unlucky, we dominated them playing lovely football as I remember it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
We did, but Kerr's teams had an awful habit of sitting back on their leads and being punished for it. If we'd kept playing lovely ball we'd have beaten them home and away and qualified handily
I always felt he was unlucky but I was biased as I had loved his underage age work as we all had. I never felt that about Kenny cause I didn't actually think he had any underage interest really just that he took the 21s as it was part of the deal to be senior manager.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting that Kerr should be manager again - more that he would have insights to offer in some role around the team/FAI.
We were unlucky in that we gave away a soft penalty, there's little you can do about that, and a once in a career header to equalise, and let's not forget Awat in goals getting O'Brien sent offQuote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
But Kerr made his own bad luck by moving Duff up front, when he was dominating the left wing, moving Kilbane out of midfield, where he was solid, and bringing on Kavanagh, when Stephen Elliott was sitting on the bench. Kerr claimed at the time that Eliott wasn't fit, but he played 90 minutes three days later against the Faroes.
Barry would be a really positive and forward thinking move by the FAI. So I'll prepare for Big Sam.
Of the names in realistic contention only Barry & Carsley sound like potentially positive moves, all the others can get in the bin, I dont see how it will make us better.
Barry sounds like a perfect appointment the more I think about it.
I am sure if he had an opportunity to do things differently he probably would.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Don't forget - Kerr had a decent run as Faroes manager - with a population the size of Dundalk - they beat Lithuania and Estonia, drew with Luxembourg away and Northern Ireland at home - and gave both France and Italy one hell of a fright with both lucky to get out of the Faroes with a 1-0 win. And he laid some very good foundations for the team that helped Lars Olsen who replaced him. Indeed Lars Olsen mightn't be a bad option if he was interested in the job.
I mean, virtually any of the rumoured managers would make us better than we have been. Any manager that comes in and sets up the team with a modicum of common sense will at least achieve that.Quote:
Originally Posted by CSAD
I'd be very surprised if Barry ends up being the man.
Thing is - the Israel game was his opportunity to do something different. The injury to Keane meant he had to make a change up front, but he didn't need to move Duff or Kilbane.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jolly Red Giant
Kenny Cunningham was suspended for the last game in the Euro 2004 qualifying group, away to Switzerland, so he moved John O'Shea to centre half, and played Harte at full back, i.e. two unforced changes, when just replacing Cunningham with Andy O'Brien was the simpler change. We lost that game, without ever looking like taking anything from it.
I'm not saying that playing O'Brien against Switzerland or playing Elliott against Israel would have meant taking anything from either game, I'm saying that he didn't learn from the mistake of unforced errors
From the comments Hill made about getting the friendlies in place for our new manager don't think Barry would be a realistic option. I don't see him walking away from Portugal before the Euros this summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Unless the FAI is happy for whatever backroom team would be assembled to take charge for the friendlies with Barry officially coming in after the Euros. It's s also hard seeing him walk away from Bayern to takeover as manager and not sure the FAI would consider a head coach that double jobs. Though given the situation we find ourselves in it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for them to consider.
Hopefully there is truth to the Barry approach. Regardless of whether hed be interested or not, encouraging that this is the type of candidate being considered. Much better imo to be seeking a fresh, forward thinking candidate looking to build his career in management, rather than somebody near/ in retirement with no real incentive to push the envelope.
JP McManus just donated 32m to the GAA. 1m for each county. Imagine what 1m would do for each LOI club and maybe 5m for a decent manager ;)
Maybe we (i.e., football) should have shut up about how we should get more of the betting tax at the expense of na capaill.
Are you offering ?Quote:
Originally Posted by elatedscum
What a pwick. How much did he dump into United too over the years he was involved? Yet he gives to GAA...Quote:
Originally Posted by elatedscum
Maybe the Utd thing mentally damaged him !Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Stoke reportedly have made an approach for Carsley today.
If he wants to kill his senior managerial career before it even gets started then Stoke would be a good move.Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82