McAteer for the Under 21's?

**rambler14** · 21/03/2009, 9:41 PM

Said this morning on Soccer AM that when he finishes his B licence and progresses to his A licence that he would love to manage the Ireland U 21's!

I wouldn't complain if he took over, I wouldn't complain if Josef Fritzl took over from Don Givens who I think we all agree is a crap manager!

**prince20** · 21/03/2009, 9:57 PM

Originally Posted by rambler14

Said this morning on Soccer AM that when he finishes his B licence and progresses to his A licence that he would love to manage the Ireland U 21's!

I wouldn't complain if he took over, I wouldn't complain if Josef Fritzl took over from Don Givens who I think we all agree is a crap manager!

Mr Fritzl is unavailable at the moment

**tricky_colour** · 21/03/2009, 11:15 PM

Well he would certainly stop the team sneaking off to the pub.

**tetsujin1979** · 22/03/2009, 1:00 AM

Clip is online here: http://www.skysports.com/video/clips...3894&ssvPage=1
Mentions the U-21s at the 4:50 mark

**Weatherman** · 22/03/2009, 11:09 AM

i wouldnt let him run a marathon never mind a football team!!!

**kingdomkerry** · 22/03/2009, 3:12 PM

Free Fritzl!

**sullanefc** · 22/03/2009, 4:37 PM

Originally Posted by Weatherman

i wouldnt let him run a marathon never mind a football team!!!

He couldn't be any worse than givens in fairness. Although I'm sure we can do better than McAteer. Would Aldridge be interested?

Edit: John Sheridan is idle at the moment.

**happydays97** · 22/03/2009, 7:28 PM

Originally Posted by sullanefc

Edit: John Sheridan is idle at the moment.

So is Roy Keane

**elroy** · 22/03/2009, 8:02 PM

In fairness U21 job is a rough enough job, not many people would want the role. Im not standing up for givens by any means but usually the best players under 21 arent available to the manager as they are called up to the senior squad. Having said that Givens hasnt got the U21s even close to qualifying in recent times which isnt good enough.

**Razors left peg** · 22/03/2009, 8:13 PM

Originally Posted by Ciaran

Best kind of manager to have in that ranks is a young, ambitious guy hungry to be successful and work his way up the ranks. He doesn't strike me as coaching material but who knows!

totally agree with that, been saying it for years that our under 21 manager should be like his players and have ambitions to someday move into the Senior job.... Not McAteer for me though. I think Kenny Cunningham would be my choice of our ex internationals at the moment.He doesnt have any experience but he is very knowledgeable about the game from what Ive seen and was always an excellent organiser on the pitch

**back of the net** · 22/03/2009, 9:08 PM

Originally Posted by Ciaran

Best kind of manager to have in that ranks is a young, ambitious guy hungry to be successful and work his way up the ranks. He doesn't strike me as coaching material but who knows!

i second that - young and amnbitious - loved playng for ireland and wants to see ireland become a force again - why not give the guy a go once he gets the licence.

in fairness he wouldnt strike alot of ppl as coaching material but then again there have been players who alot of ppl would have presumed would have made great managers and when they got the chance they didnt cut it

id love to see mcateer get a chance

**Stuttgart88** · 23/03/2009, 12:01 PM

Isn't that how Croatia blooded Slaven Bilic?

**macdermesser** · 23/03/2009, 12:22 PM

Stan is also out of a job at the moment

**frog-gufc** · 23/03/2009, 6:30 PM

Originally Posted by macdermesser

Stan is also out of a job at the moment

id rather see scumbag keano back,
seriously though id like to see aldridge take over if givens ever went, he done a good job with tranmere back in the day

**Razors left peg** · 23/03/2009, 6:34 PM

Originally Posted by frog-gufc

id rather see scumbag keano back,
seriously though id like to see aldridge take over if givens ever went, he done a good job with tranmere back in the day

Aldo talks some awful rubbish when he is a pundit though, doesnt inspire confidence that he would be good for us as a manager anyway.

**macdermesser** · 24/03/2009, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by frog-gufc

id rather see scumbag keano back,
seriously though id like to see aldridge take over if givens ever went, he done a good job with tranmere back in the day

ha ....

aldridge, chris hughton, david kelly, john sheridan .. stephen kenny ... there are a lot of possible candidates there in the unlikely event that the job becomes free soon.