well the fai can only get madden '94 i'm afraidQuote:
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well the fai can only get madden '94 i'm afraidQuote:
Originally Posted by Bondvillain
Bummer. I hear the FAI Megadrive controller was lost in the move to abbotstown.Quote:
Originally Posted by eekers
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Originally Posted by chris hughton
if asked about houllier no doubt he would say the same.
and probably the same about all the candidates.
The interview was on RTE and Hughton was asked who would he like to see as Ireland manager. He said not sure but if it was to be Venables then he would be a good choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by eekers
As each preferred candidate bites the dust we look for reasons to be cheerful about Venables.
I see Duffer was hit with the usual questions about Venables by TV3 and said that he has received rave reviews from some of the lads at Newcaslte and players he has chatted too. He said he is heard he is a great coach and great with the players etc etc, cliche cliche cliche.
I watched that too. What is your point?Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Duff heard Venables is an excellent coach. Is that not a good enough post in a 44 page thread. ;) That seems to be the opinion of many players and it's the only thing keeping me going with Venables back favourite again.
I dont have a point, I am just letting people know who may have not seen it. What is your point.
The media, given an opportunity, will always ask players in this situation what their opinons are of potential managers.
The players, to a man , will 99% of the time give the standard "Great manager, heard good things about him, couldnt be discounted, deserves respect, would be a good catch" blah blah blah.
How could they say anything else? They may think he's the biggest gimp on the planet, but he may well be their boss by the end of the week, and no-one wants to p!ss on their chips before a ball is kicked, and be made a sacrificial scapegoat in the media by the new "no nonsense" "gaffer".
These interviews are to be taken with a pinch of salt. They're just quote chasers from a media who are as much if not more in the dark about what the FAI are playing at as we are.
I'm amazed anyone cares.
Other than Roy Keane, I have seldom heard a player utter anything other than a banality and there are good reasons for that. See the trouble that erupts (e.g. in Keane's instance(s)), when they proffer an opinion on something. Imagine if Duff had said "Venables is useless and I don't want him as manager" and then Vegetables is appointed. Where would that leave Duffer other than with a lot of egg on his face and bridges to mend?
Keep the players out of such matters.
So no-marks like Alan Smith and Nickey Shorey get to endorse Venables for us.
On that point, from today's Independent: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...n-1277860.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
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Duff On Terry Venables?I've asked a few of the players, like Alan Smith, about him and he gave rave reviews. Steve Round, our assistant, was with him at England and said I'd love him as well. I've heard nothing but good reports so if he gets it, then it'd be brilliant.
I think if Venables got the job this is the team he would pick.
Given
S.Kelly R. Dunne J O'Shea
L. Carsley
Duff S. Reid A. Reid S.Hunt
R. Keane K. Doyle
im pretty sure i was informed he ditched the 352 and played a 442 with australiaQuote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Croatia away for England he was the man behind the 3 5 2 according to the rumour.Quote:
Originally Posted by eekers
Yeah thats true..more his 4 3 2 1 ...the famous xmas tree formation that he donned
that;s true, up until then the England team had a settled back 4. don't think they had conceded in a competitive game either. and then they lost.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD