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Myler and Mahon are the only two we've appointed externally, although both had links to UCD of course (Mahon's son was playing for us at the time, and Myler started with UCD and is working there now)
Agree though that there's a lot of managerial inexperience and you seem to get one or two roles and then leave the league entirely. (Liam Buckley being an obvious exception). Feels like a particular problem in Europe.
Myler wasn't a complete outsider though. He was employed in UCD and had some previous involvement with the College team. He was on the interview panel that was 'unable to fill the position' (despite one of the candidates being Ian Ryan - before he moved on), and as could only happen at UCD AFC, he was appointed manager by an interview panel on which he was a member. If it was anything other than football, the lads in The Ditch would have field day with the goings on at The Bowl.
Would UCD take Ryan back… ahemQuote:
Originally Posted by The Bowler
I'd take him back in a flash over Long Ball Willie, albeit he's doing a **** job at Bray
worse than ••••Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bowler
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Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Yup. I posted this a couple of months back on the very same thing.
Jaysus! How bad do you have to be to make such a big deal about one of your players being offered a trial at Kerry?!
Over here in US football teams of all levels seem to take their social media really seriously. It's really common to see even rec league standard clubs producing graphics like this pre and post match weekly.
LOI clubs and the FAI have recently really stepped up their game in the past few years but it seems like a much bigger part of the culture here.
But yeah I'd assume they are just like any local academy. I don't know his circumstances whatsoever but if he hasn't been able to get a scholarship to a university team it's hard to see him being ready to make a huge impact on the LOI right away.
But I do think there's huge potential in the US for LOI standard players (Vince Borden being a recent example), standard of coaching over here is really good if you can get it and the Americans generally have a really good attitude to training and trying to improve.
Lincoln City job available, might as well start the Bradser rumour mill here.
Already started looking at the Lincolnshire Echo facebook page
I'm sure he wouldn't touch it with a barge pole now and I'm equally sure Lincoln won't touch another leftfield Irish managerial appointment either. It probably would have been Bradley sacked today if he took that job last yearQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
I just hope Jack Moylan gets a proper shot in the new year at Lincoln under whoever their new manager knowing how some ex-LOI player's time in England gets derailed by a managerial sacking
Was having a look at the Lincoln fans forum. The majority seem to be hoping its him and he is 4/5 favourite with Bookies.
Im theory we could win the LEague on Monday (of fuvk it up completly) so he could be Lincoln manager by Saturday week.
I doubt it though, he already said no once
Kennedy criticised Danny Mandriou on saturday after the game. Now we all know Danny is a pain in the hole sometimes as seen at Bohs/Rovers but sounds like he is being polished up to sell on(Lincoln have American Hedge fund investors) and he tainted one of the "stars" maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by total hoofball
Also they drew about 18 games last season which doesn't make for entertaining football.
Local Radio interview from last night
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gml19f
Mandriou was brilliant with us an a modal pro…. Who deservedly earned his move away based on thatQuote:
Originally Posted by DCSIL
Shels' Gavin Hodgins on his way over to Hull for training next week, he is most likely candidate for a transfer in that direction though always a possibility if Hull sign any of our young players that they could be loaned back to us
https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soc...bound-31233765
Wexford's Kian Corbally also reported to be a target for UK clubs. I recall he was considered a prospect when he was with Pats a year or two ago, was he let go by them or did he leave them to play regular football?
https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soc...int_source=nba
Incredible the hype around Corbally. Couldn't get a game on loan at Longford and don't think he's done much at Wexford.Quote:
Originally Posted by total hoofball
Hoban on the way out at Dundalk? Who’s going to sign him? Derry or Galway even would make sense…..
Cracking player, any club would do well to have him. May as well stick in an offer.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Rumours that Daniel Kelly may be coming this way too.
I would like Pats to sign Kelly just so he'll leave us alone and stop scoring against us.
Slogget to Shels seems to be as good as confirmed.