Trapattoni - who would you replace him with?

**DannyInvincible** · 27/09/2013, 7:48 PM

Originally Posted by Gather round

Good to see Gazza looking a bit better.

Isn't that veteran David Healy? Has he seen the light and decided to switch at last?

**brine3** · 28/09/2013, 9:27 AM

Noticed this on a Dutch news site I read: Ierse bond wil Advocaat als bondscoach. Please let it not be true....

**ArdeeBhoy** · 28/09/2013, 10:44 AM

Well you wanted a Dutch coach...

Told you all I met him before the Sweden game at Lansdowne...

**brine3** · 28/09/2013, 11:00 AM

You should get into politics, you're great at the spin.

I said I wanted Co Adriaanse. It makes no difference to me if he is Dutch or Japanese.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 28/09/2013, 11:08 AM

Am I? CA is washed-up, rinsed and hung out to dry...

Don't care either, but the point you made on the WSC MB about this being a 'favour returned' by Dokter, could have legs. I hope not.

**Charlie Darwin** · 28/09/2013, 4:12 PM

Noel King was at the Hull v West Ham game as Robbie Brady dived and scored the resulting penalty at the expense of Joey O'Brien. Not sure if he was at a morning match and there aren't any evening fixtures with Irish involvement over there.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 28/09/2013, 4:37 PM

He might have made it by helicopter(!) from Nottingham;he could do Stoke v.Norwich and Everton v. Newcastle on Monday, in theory?

**OwlsFan** · 30/09/2013, 4:44 PM

Next manager:

a) Tony Pullis (not much radical change in football style required).
b) Martin O'Neill (see above).

The past few choices by the FAI have been "thinking outside the box" though so could be c) Manuela (see above).

As for Glenn Hoddle, having regard to his views on those with special needs, I am not sure his would be a great choice, particularly for Stephen Ireland.

**Stuttgart88** · 30/09/2013, 6:14 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

b) Martin O'Neill (see above).

I think that's a bit of a disservice. His teams weren't totally devoid of style.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 30/09/2013, 10:07 PM

They usually have less by the end of his 'reign', should it go on, but have sufficient faith in him for 2016.

2018 & 2022 could be beyond our reach even with Pep in charge?

**Kingdom** · 01/10/2013, 9:38 AM

Was Hector Cuper mentioned here? I saw it on one of the newspaper websites that he was interested. A very good manager who has made some poor club choices these past couple of years.

**Junior** · 01/10/2013, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

I think that's a bit of a disservice. His teams weren't totally devoid of style.

Agree. Yes he likes a big strong target man and sometimes that can lead to a more basic style of play but I have very fond memories of some fabulous away attacking performances with Celtic playing 3-5-2 with plenty of width, balls in to the box and goals!!! Ajax away (1-3) and Stuggart away (3-2 - we actually went 2-0 up and the tie was over then though we did end up losing the game, it meant nothing) plus many more domestically and in Europe. Admittedly that was ten years ago and Celtic had some great players at its disposal but its not like he is adverse to playing some attacking football. He was a winger himself, dont you know!!

Villa finished 6th 3 years on the trot and whilst I can't recall exactly his teams style at the time, you need to be scoring and not conceding to finish in the top 6 and that is something the Ireland team needs above all else.....

**tetsujin1979** · 01/10/2013, 10:26 AM

always got the very best out of centre halves as well - Elliott at Leicester, Mjallby/Valjaeren at Celtic, Dunne/Mellberg (and to a lesser extent Laursen) at Villa
all goal threats from set plays too, as well as playing out of their skins for O'Neill

**DeLorean** · 01/10/2013, 1:16 PM

Villa were very much a counter attacking side under O'Neill, using the pace of Young and Gabby. I suppose the way he had them set up wasn't completely different to us under Trap, but with more pace in the side. It was pretty much a 4-4-1-1 with Young and Downing on the wings and Gabby playing off Carew/Heskey. That's my memory of them anyway. They were always much more impressive away from home as they used struggle at Villa Park when teams sat back. They were excellent from set pieces also due to Ashley Young's deliveries and incredible ability to conjure the set piece from thin air!

**back of the net** · 01/10/2013, 2:48 PM

nothing surprising here...
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish...ore-christmas/

**ArdeeBhoy** · 01/10/2013, 9:31 PM

Do they specify which year...

**brine3** · 01/10/2013, 11:22 PM

Steve Coppell might be worth a shot.

**back of the net** · 02/10/2013, 10:04 AM

If Martin Jol gets the boot from Fulham as per suggested he might - he cud be well worth an option

Maybe Im wrong on this but was he rumoured to be in the running for the Job before?

**IsMiseSean** · 02/10/2013, 3:05 PM

Has anyone sounded out Gerard Houllier yet?

**Bungle** · 02/10/2013, 3:44 PM

Originally Posted by IsMiseSean

Has anyone sounded out Gerard Houllier yet?

Houllier would have built a great team at Liverpool in my opinion, but his heart attack put pay to that. He clearly was a great footballing man, but I wouldn't be sure that he would be the right man for us. Things deteriorated fairly rapidly at Liverpool and he was poor at Villa. His health would also be a big concern for me.