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Serious deja vu flashbacks here. Delighted with not being humiliated by an already qualified Germany side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cathalsmart
He came so close to achieving the same with our senior team but that damn third goal will always stick in his craw. He was so happy with 2-0 that he didn't even make any subsititutions in case it might jeopardise it. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Noel King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fLYyZgRwb8
Could his expectations be any lower?
looks like king may be on the way out:
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-37460427.html
Mohan has had some lovely players and has done well with the under 19s. An added bonus is that he's a Fermanagh man and we have seen a couple of lads from the 6 counties join up with his squads.
Colin O'Brien seems to be a long-term prospect too. You could envisage him moving to the under 19 side.
Given they are doing such a good job, I'd be inclined to leave Mohan and O'Brien where they are right now. My preferred U21 coach would be someone like Carsley / S. Reid / Kenny Cunningham who'd take a look at the whole system and see the U21s both as a priority (i.e., qualify for a finals) and as a bridge between U19 and senior international football rather than the random God-knows-what-it-is approach to the U21s we've had since time began. I'd also like to see the U21s job as a pathway to the senior manager job.
Stephen Kenny...Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Kenny could do it part time while staying with dundalk
You mean he'd have two contracts?Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
I'd say he's overqualified for the U21s and should already be a candidate for the senior job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
I would agree with you but I don't think that results in him being O'Neill's successor. Do you? I can't see the decision-makers taking a long-term punt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
No, I don't see it happening.
Personally think Kenny Cunningham is the man for the under-21 job. Someone with a knowledge of the game both in Ireland and abroad is most certainly preferable.
pushed out more likely...
https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018...nagerial-role/
Has he heard of a certain Inter Milan captain in his role as Player Identification Manager?
Mark Kinsella, but for the same reasonsQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
I actually think he has been given a big job in "player idenification" and he is not suitable of course. His job will be in part, to convince young dual qualified players to play for the Rep of Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by zero
If he walked into the hotel while you were waiting there with your agent, you would just assume your taxi has arrived early.
That is his role at the FAI. If you read the press release, it states "I'm sure that he (King) will be successful continuing his work with the Player Identification programme".Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
My God help us, your rightQuote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
Hahahaha :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
That gave me a good laugh too, brilliant Diggs! ;)
At least he would be giving you a Lift !Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Keith Long + Trevor Crolly would be great for the U21's, playing great stuff with Bohs and proven ability at improving young players..
Mark Kinsella won't get a job of that stature at present.Quote:
Originally Posted by backstothewall
I think the whole World Cup 2002 squad have been mentioned at this stage. :)
Steven Reid interested - https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-37509221.html
Interesting if you can believe it.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...eland-13601943
Are there no former Ireland players that deserve the opportunity to get involved or are we talking a future Pep Guardiola here in Liam Rosenior?
Robbie keane is also linked with a coaching role for the under 21 side
Oh I know that. I'm just saying that Liam Rosenior as a fairly average retired pro footballer is a strange link.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Martin O’Neill won two European Cups and played for Clough and Captained Northern Ireland . Ok he had some good years as a club manager and some bad ones .Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
But his day as gone . Mourinho ( who I give as an example , I don’t actually like him ) had no notable playing career has been a good manager . So it does not necessarily follow that you ned to have been a good player . Arsene Wenger the same .
Thanks for demonstrating how knowledgeable you are on football but that's not what I'm getting at. No need to selectively construe my post.
Keith Andrews said he was available to the FAI in the last year and he said they stopped making contact with him. Carsley and Reid aren't on board either. How much have Cunningham and the likes been integrated?
Tom Mohan and Colin O'Brien were lesser players than Rosenior. None of this is my point as I think you probably know.
Why can't we nurture coaching talent and provide such talent to players involved in the Irish system or bring such people into the Irish senior? Why go to the Brighton under 23 coaching card for someone with no link to Ireland and a no CV that should see him skip a queue? He has no buy in to Irish football and why should he? How can he be integrated with a long-term vision and purpose?
Thanks anyway for all those facts anyway.