it's looking likely he won't get it alright, from today's Indo: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...b-1241658.html
Quote:
John Delaney has made public some of the criteria which will form the basis for the selection of the next Irish manager and they appear to rule out the current second-favourite Liam Brady.
"Without commenting on anyone individually, you have got to look at their record over a period of time in management," Delaney said. "One criterion that I can say is that we want someone who has actually managed internationally or managed at a high level in terms of Premiership football, be it in England or in a European country. I think it is important that somebody would have managed at that level, that is one of the key criteria."