paper, rock, sicssors??????
or maybe a coin toss......
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Giles said he would stay out of any selection committee or any process that would make a decision. That in his mind didn't conflict with contacting Jewell who was available and the subject of job offers at the same time.
Imo, it was a personal appreciation of Jewell's suitability and the urgency to make contact with Jewell that inspired Giles to make the direct approach.
Presumably this is the full board - ie around 10 of them.
Am I right in assuming that the candidate picked by the two Dons will then have to be ratified by the board. If they don't agree with this candidate what happens? No 2 choice of two Dons put to the board and so on??
don houghton has joined the selection team
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/1205/ireland.html
im pretty happy with this.
I'm not disappointed by this, Houghton has a background in coaching at underage level, it'd be interesting to hear his take on the candidates. Certainly don't think he'd fall for the "well, what he should've dun dere is, right, whaa, whaa, whaa" stylings of Venables after years of listening to analysis from Giles and Brady.
Add Robbie Savage and Neil Lennon to the panel and we have all the nations of the North Atlantic Archipelago covered.
didn't houghton say in an interview that he thought Roy Hodgsons best days were behind him, if he did that's a bad omen. I think he was touting terry vegetables also.
December 5th, 2007The Football Association of Ireland has appointed Ray Houghton to assist Don Givens and Don Howe in the search for the new Republic of Ireland senior team manager.
(www.fai.ie)
he wanted jewell at the start havent heard anything from him since.
i'd place him in the coppell camp
Good idea, especially when I heard that one of the head hunters has a health problem.
Well i hope that Don, Don, And Ray know what they are getting themselves in to!
Delaney always was good at passing the buck...
Finnally!!Maybe one independent voice will be heard on this panel now!
Houghton has also said this morning that from now on he will refrain from commenting on the Irish team so as not to be compromised in the future by an appointment.
I am not convincec by Houghton the pundit but fair play to him as his motives are pretty good. I think its funny that people have forgotton that Don Givens is an ex player also.
tenuous link of the day: coppell was director of football at palace whilst houghton was there as a player.