According to the BBC Martin O'Neill has said he is not interested in being the next ireland manager.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ls/4378108.stm
Who would you have instead?
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According to the BBC Martin O'Neill has said he is not interested in being the next ireland manager.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ls/4378108.stm
Who would you have instead?
Brian Kerr
and Delaney walk now before your pushed!
feck but it's only rumour. Burley would be my choice now
The BBC undesrtands:rolleyes:. Until I actually see Martin O'Neill been interviewed and saying that he doesn't want the job then I'm not gonna believe it. They didn't even give any quotes ffs.Quote:
Originally Posted by BBC
bad news fellas's the RTE website has a quote from MON at a game launch. The FAI have not approached him and his situation has not changed = does not know when he will return. Please not Bryan Robson........
I can't see any "big name" taking the position and that includes Burley,we're gonna end up with some mickey mouse combo like Quinn/Reid,Staunton/Dalglish,Graham/Brady,imo John Aldridge should be in with a good shout.
Yeah I notice there was not a single quote in that article. This is obviously just rumour and O' Neill cant be ruled out until he himself actually comes out and says he doesnt want the job.
I would personally go for George Burley now that he is a free agent if O' Neill turns the job down. He is the best out there that is currently available
It says "Martin O'Neill is not interested in becoming the new COACH of the Republic of Ireland, the BBC understands."
Maybe he will be interested in being our next MANAGER :D
RTE article
Martin O'Neill has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant managerial position with the Republic of Ireland.
O'Neill had been one of the candidates touted to replace Brian Kerr, whose contract was controversially not renewed following the failure to secure qualification for the 2006 World Cup.
At a press conference in Dublin to launch a new gaming club, O'Neill insisted he had not been approached by the Football Association of Ireland.
The former Celtic boss was adamant he would not be taking any footballing job in the foreseeable future.
He said: "I left Celtic way back from months ago, obviously for personal reasons, and for a sabbatical out of football for a while. Now these circumstances haven't changed one jot and at the moment I can't see them changing in the foreseeable future."
O'Neill is currently looking after his wife who is believed to be suffering from a serious illness.
Asked if he would still be interested in the job if the FAI delayed the appointment until next May, O'Neill insisted he currently had no timescale for a return to football.
"I genuinely don't know that and that will remain so for some time", he said.
O'Neill claimed Kerr should have retained his job although he acknowledged it had been disappointing for Ireland to miss out on qualification for Germany.
~O Neill wouldn't touch us with a barge pole, no matter what the set up. He's waiting til surly alex fecks off from OT before he'll return to footie.
Is O'Neill's quote really irreconcilable with the quotes from his brother that eirebhoy posted recently? Just wondering.
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Originally Posted by Clifford
I agree as i think o'neill is biding his time for alex to finish up.
Also for the kind of money the fai are offering i don't think we can expecta big name manager. We will mre than likely end up with someone like john aldridge who i respect but in all fairess what has he achieved as a manager?
He's not going to take the job - its fair enough, the man's wife is very sick and that takes top priority.
Has to be George Burley for me.
Thought it was interesting he said (according to RTE) that the felt BK should have been kept in the job! Maybe he realises what a muppet show the FAI is...?
ammmmmmQuote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Sounds like a quote to me...Quote:
The former Northern Ireland international added that he had not been approached by the FAI.
"I don't know how my name came into the betting," he said.
Is Troussier the only one so far to have shown any interest?
O'Neill was never going to take the job. I work with someone who was at the press conference - he explained why he wasn't interested. Some clown then piped up and asked would he be interested if his circumstances had changed by May. In short, if your wife isn't around by May or has somehow made a miraculous recovery from this cancer, any chance you'd take it then?
Leave him alone, he's out of football indefinitely.
Well said...Donal81
I heard the Israel manager is interested,even though he's under contract for another year but would jump at the chance,to me that sounds like he wants a shot in the premiership and this could be the chance he's after.:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
that was a bit tasteless.
pardon:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
Shame - got to understand MoN's personal reasons but I was really hopeful here.
Burley would be my choice now.
It is important that we get somebody who has been successful and has a proven track record. I don't think Bryan Robson would take it anyway. I thought he would have been a terrible choice 3 years ago but in fairness he has done well at West Brom eventually.
those skips crisps are a bit tastless too.
ammmmmm, that wasn't there earlier, obviously it's been updatedQuote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
Looks like the Professional approach by the FAI didnt work.I could excuse them for shafting Kerr if they had a better replacement but it looks like were going to end up with a yes man for Johnny D.
While im at it anyone read the vomit inducing brown nosing article in last sundays indo by dion fanning how the rest of the journos there work with such a waster i dont know.
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Originally Posted by gufct
father and son have a thing for reliable "sources"
:D
delighted the FAI are fcking up - they stabbed a good man in the back and now they're gonna taste soem of their own medicine
He is in good company so. All the journos (and I use that term lightly) at the Sindo are a bunch of wasters.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufct
well its understanable that he doesnt want the job in light of his wife illness.
Next on my list would be that Hidink fella. I dont know much about him but his results speaks wonders.
why on earth would gus hiddink take the irish job? we pay €400k ffs!!Quote:
Originally Posted by thejollyrodger
seriously, people need to get real here.
Just read that Grant has resigned as Israel manager. Hope he is not coming to us.
Jaysus...this Intl management stuff has just gone nuts....hope he stay's away as well!
Interesting. IMO he did a better job than Kerr with a very limited squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zidane
You have the laugh at some of the blind optimism on here. O'Neill, Troussier, Robson, Burley, Hiddink etc Not a hope in hell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roverstillidie
For instance what's with the arrogance of people who don't think Bryan Robson is good enough? Newsflash! He has a job in the Premiership, why on earth would he or any other of the preferred candidates take a crap part time job?
Delaney and his leprachaun army will be left with Aldridge or Whelan and personally I'll be laughing long and loud as the Faroe Islands overtake us in the rankings and the FAI are stuck with a €100m bill for a stadium that the olé olérs won't fill 'cos Ireland are crap. Bring it on. :D
KOH
Raneire was linked with the irish job a few days back, what happened to him ?? The tinker man could do a job for us.
The FAIlure has to pay top money to get a top manager.
I see he's just resigned and has thrown his hat in the ring for the Ireland job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dublin12
I like talking to myself by the way:D
We've no chance of getting Hiddink but I've no doubt the FAI would pay at least double Kerr's wages to get their man. Kerr was the cheap option last time out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roverstillidie
Ranieri is a poor manager.
Could be worse than that they could give it to Roddy. :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by WeAreRovers
Haven't we been reading everywhere that the FAI are prepared to pay up to €750k per year to the new manager? In all fairness lads, John Delaney is not that stupid, even though I despise him. For an experienced manager you'd expect them to offer that kind of money - to the likes of O'Neill, Hiddink etc. For someone like Aldridge, Staunton, Keane - all of which are relatively inexperienced, €400k is all I'd pay them anyway. That's all that Kerr was worth because he had no experience managing at the top level. We took the cheap option last time and we got the results to match it. It's there in black and white.
You also have to bear in mind that this is essentially a part time job, so the likes of Gus Hiddink is a real possibility, if the FAI are comfortable with him double-jobbing that is.
would somebody please clear something up......is Hiddink the PSV manager and australia manager at the minute???
if so - fuhgeddabout it
maybe delaney will try his hand at management - he seems to have all the answers hehheheh hehhehh MUHAW HA HAH HAA HAAAA!
That's my dream appointment. Roddy and the FAI - a match made in footballing heaven.Quote:
Originally Posted by gspain
KOH