Any hope of merging the two petitions if this is possible?
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Any hope of merging the two petitions if this is possible?
Its all about hitting them where it hurts. Finances. Pick an event and boycott it. Give them zero of your hard earned money. 80,000 empty seats says more than 80,000 full seats.
its not possible, and online petitions are the biggest waste of time since Live8Quote:
Originally Posted by bawn79
Come on, if we bombard everyone including radio stations and the FAI with emails that there is to be a protest outside merrion sq tonight people will show up! If something isn't done quickly Delaney & Stan are going to make us look even more shambolic in fortress Croker.....
Petitions wont work, if we gather a litle momentum we can force a change...
How about 80,000 white hankies at the match because although I want Stan out I really want to be there to cheer on the team in Croker?
I'm of the same mindset but i'd happily sacrifice this campaign to ENSURE this muppet doesnt lead us into a World Cup qualifying campaign.Quote:
Originally Posted by bawn79
If we get him out now, we'd have a month to get someone "a professional" in for the Croker games. It would be a first game under a new manager and all to play for..
We have narrowly escaped becoming the laughing stock of European Football. Get Out!!!
Staunton hasn't a clue.
But saying that, the players have also an awful lot to answer for.
Those eleven players should be able to beat San Marino easily even if you played Duff in goal, Robbie at centre half, Dunne on the wing and Henderson up front.
Only Stephen Ireland showed that he cared.
People can say that Stan can't motivate or inspire the players. FFS these guys are professionals - they shouldn't need inspiration or motivation to beat San Marino.
Don't know whether this has been mentioned before but Stan was on the radio this morning saying that March is generally a better month for the team. LOL. If I didn't laugh, I'd cry.
Maybe the ref last night watched videos of previous Irish matches where excessive amounts of injury time were added and Ireland conceded late goals (Croatia and Macedonia, I think). Maybe he just wanted to redress the balance - cos I can't see where the injury time came from - or maybe he thought that San Marino could actually beat these wasters.
Felt sorry for the loyal troops who paid their way to witness that pathethic display.
If his team talks are anything like his press conferences, no wonder the lads look bemused.
In the name of God, "GO"
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I'd be all for the white handkerchiefs, because as much as i'd love to boycot the remainder of the campaign, I too want to be in Croke Park and the double header in Slov and Czech. It disgusts me that Stan will be in charge of the team for the first few in Croker. He doesnt know what he is doing and is a hypocrit. He said he picked the team on current prem form, and yet he sticks with that clown Kilbane and leaves Hunt on the bench. Hunt is exactly what we needed in that game. Very eager to impress and a terrier with youth on his side.
It will kill me to sign the acceptance sheet for the 4 games. Giving them showers of bstds 800 euro after that performance is hard to swallow.
I propose that we keep Stan on. Then on TV coverage we could play the benny hill theme tune over the match and we'd have comedy gold!
No excuse for Stan, but who were the real culprits?
A Robbie Keane - not at the races;
B Wayne Henderson - completely lost the plot
That said, it was Stan who made Keane captain (wretched decision) and picked Wayne Henderson (equally wreteched)
Honeymonster for capatin, and bring back Paddy Kenny.
Don't forget Kenny's performance in Cyprus. Get Dean Kiely back, I'm sure Croke Park will appeal to him!Quote:
Originally Posted by BradyIsMyHero
Staunton has been in charge for 7 games as far as I can remember and of those 7 at least 3 have been the worst performances I've ever seen from players in an Ireland shirt. Please God let's get this muppet out before we sink into the dark abyss of European football with NI and Co and never crawl out again to reach the heights we once took for granted.
As for the players not being good enough - Staunton is working with a better set of players than Kerr ever had. We've better options in attack, on the wings and in central defence than Kerr. Only Keane is missed and Kerr managed without him for a couple of years anyway. On paper we've also better players than NI, Scotland and Wales so this is only an excuse for the ignorant.
Let's get rid of this muppet. Everyone email the FAI let them know how you feel.
This is the address info@fai.ie .
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stanmustgo/
It's only been set up but I reckon it'll be packed full of names by this evening.
and it won't change a thing. Channelling your anger down harmless avenues. Go down to Merrion Square at lunch time today and make a bit of noise.Quote:
Originally Posted by dougdub
It's a ffaaaaaaaaaaaaaarccccceeeeQuote:
Originally Posted by macdermesser
I agree it was not great - but he also made many saves that night - they could have had 10 easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by lofty9
Bit late joining this thread lads & it seems theres a 90%+ vote for binning Stan and Delaney.
So what's Plan B?
Who is going to give the Association the smack of credibility?
Who is going to earn the respect of our players?
MORE IMPORTANTLY
Who is going to get the MOST out of the players we have?
For me ALL 3 of McCarthy, Kerr & Stan were too much in awe of Robbie Keane & Damien Duff. Both have always been totally overrated IMO. And as for John O'Shea? Maybe we should've started him in goals.
When my then 6 year old daughter heard that Robbie Keane was our all time record international goal scorer, she remarked that he must've got his goals against really poor teams. Now he can't even manage that.
For as long as Stan keeps adding to the gaiety of the nation in this manner he must be kept in charge, this obviously goes for Delaney as well for you cannot have one without the other.
we don't have the reputation nor cash to afford anyone decent so we will persevere with Stan until he shames us even further. Sad but true. O'Leary is no better. Bryan Robson would apply and maybe Kenny but that is it.
Any LOI manager would do a better job. ANY
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Originally Posted by hoops1
Is anyone filming the squad behind the scenes? Because that would be comedy gold:D
Would almost make the whole sorry mess worthwhile:eek:
BBC radio 5 live? They read out an email from an Ireland fan on 606 last night. It started by saying England wouldnt be complaining so much about their manager if they saw how bad Staunton was/is. Was that you who wrote that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
Petition asking for the resignation of Stan
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http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stanmustgo/
OOOOoooohhhhh, an online anonymous petition...
I have secured some media coverage for the petition and on Monday if there is over 5000 signatures I will make an appointment at the FAI with Media in tow and present it on behalf of all those who signed it.
So I urge you to sign it now and pass it on to others also !
F*ck petitions let's bombard the FAI's mail server with p*ssed off emails asking for Stan's and Delaney's resignation. Maybe we'll get lucky and crash it.
Fair play to Dougdub. At least you're trying to do something. Everyone should sign it. Going down to Merrion Square to make a bit of noise mightn't do any harm either but it's important no one causes any trouble. Loads of noise but no aggro or language. You don't want it looking like a bunch of scumbags on the news. Then we'd have Delaney with his big alter boy head on him making a speech to Charlie Bird about how he won't be intimidated by a small minority of thugs.
no point-internet petitions arent work the pixels they're signed on
Hard to take protests seriously when just a reaction to defeat.
A lot of people predicted the idiocy of appointing a former player who has no management & almost no coaching experience.
Staunton also said he would not have considered his position even if he had lost.
Will cost 2-3m+ to remove Staunton & his backroom team. Add another 2m if want to add Delaney to the package. :(
Yeah I'll sign it but have a feeling it won't really make a difference. Fair play to ye though, at least give it a shot.
Would like to get down to Merrion Sq at lunch but its a fair ould walk from the office and its bloody freezin outside!
Still not going to take up that ticket allocation (if I get it) - don't have the money to be throwing around on watching a bunch of over-paid players who obviously don't give a $hit about playing for their country....
Aldo would have jumped at the job. And O'Leary has his faults but to put him in the same bracket as Staunton is ridiculous.Quote:
we don't have the reputation nor cash to afford anyone decent so we will persevere with Stan until he shames us even further. Sad but true. O'Leary is no better. Bryan Robson would apply and maybe Kenny but that is it.
Hes a semi professional, like the FAI. Bunch of amateurs looking after professional people. In saying that some of the players should take blame for last night, Ireland & Finann apart no one else performed.
Bring back Mick!
All is forgiven
Apologies if this has been posted already
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...ldid=106416674
The Irish players are the amateurs.Time to let some professional domestic players and management in.
Staunton is Irelands answer to Les Reed,at least he realised he couldn't do the job at Charlton and stood down,Staunton should do the same and Delaney should pay the money to get a proper experienced qualified international manager that the players fear and respect,not some mumbling fool who handed out the bibs at training once and suddenly he fancies himself as the gaffer.SORT IT OUT DELANEY.
I was on RTÉ.ie there now and saw the sport headline, "Staunton relieved after last-gasp win". For a minute I thought he'd been relieved of his position, but no such luck.
Delaney's Wiki page.
"I just felt that I fell short of what was required in the job. It's a massive job. Lots of the parts I was adequate with and some parts I did very well, but not in the key part of getting players to win football matches.
"Tactically at this level, results will tell you that I have struggled. […..] So I always felt we had to start this qualifying tournament off well. I knew things were not right (in the first half) but couldn't find in myself a way of solving them I don't want people criticising me because they think I'm inadequate."
"The fans did more than anyone else to get me this job and I think they felt after this game that it was the time to go."
"The first person I have to be honest with is myself. I have really enjoyed the job and it has been stimulating at times, but there is someone out there who can take it onto the next stage that [I] can't do.
"They can be successful as the players are good enough and it is an exciting time with a lot of good young players coming through. It requires someone to pull it together in a different way to the way I have as I must be judged on results. My one regret is that I wasn't more successful.
"I want to spend some time with my family now. They have always been my top team. Then I will think about my future. I wouldn't say I will never be involved in football again, just that I won't be at this level. I didn't want to outstay my welcome."
Kevin Keegan October 2000
Good point, i said it on another thread. He would keep my respect if he said this. No doubt he will not. The legend status he had from his playing days have now been destroyed