https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-36483334.html
Martin not talking to the media .
Mon back favourite for the stoke job
Yup. Flores trained this morning. Did a press conference after and said he's going nowhere. Dan McDonnell saying on Twitter that O'Neill was in and out on the phone last night.
I considered would he be too proud to be second choice. But remembered he wasnt too proud to renege on a publicly announced verbal agreement so probably not.
Yep, Flores has turned it down.....to the absolute disbelief of the brains on Sky's Soccer Saturday.
RTÉ reporting, that The Torygraph are reporting that Monkeano have been offered the job(s). I hope (t)he(y) take(s) it tbh. It's been a sham of a week.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018...ke-job-report/
and the source...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/...neill-new/amp/
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
I honestly don't mind that tbh.
I just think that the way this has played out has left a sour taste in the mouth. Bit like Mick after 2002. It's a case of "Know when to go".
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
Strange decision by MON and RK to attend that dinner given what’s going on and that it had been announced they wouldn’t be there. Presumably they were trying to indicate commitment to ROI which now looks very weak with Flores turning down offer.
General consensus in media now seems to be they have to go. Eyes turned. Oddly I think most fans are probably indifferent which reflects mood post Denmark shambles. Post Austria away one year earlier, majority of fans were very happy with set up. Hard to know best step now, a lot depends on who replacement would be. If MON stays, this and the DK games will loom largely over next campaign.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/...mpression=true
Telegraph reporting MON has turned down Stoke...
I actually thought Noel King did alright last time (reasonably ok performance in Germany, all things considered, and a solid win over Kazakhstan)
But I think there's an overhaul of the squad required at the moment, and that requires getting a manager in place sooner rather than later, be that O'Neill or someone else.
I think it would have been best if he'd just gone. To enter serious negotiations for another job after his supposed commitment to the new contract was publicly confirmed by the FAI a few months back is farcical really. It suggests his interest in the job is half-hearted, which obviously isn't ideal. Moods have been low since Denmark - and I would have been happy to see someone else brought in after that anyway - but this episode will have done nothing to inspire some badly-needed confidence in O'Neill or positivity in general. It all feels a bit shabby.
Looks like he's staying: https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018...e-city-report/
Am I the only one who doesn't see his near-departure as a serious issue?
So he was interested in a different job, but decided to stay...so what? Is there any suggestion that he (and Keane) will be any less focused on the Ireland job from now on?
I would imagine he was looking at potentially suitable club jobs as they became available throughout his tenure as Ireland manager anyway, I'd say most managers do.
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