I might be remembering this wrong so feel free to correct me. When Jack Charlton left we were left with a very old team with a lot of retirements when Mick took charge. Didn't he pick young players with little club experience at the time and let them use International football to help them develop. I'm thinking about Shay Given in particular.
I just feel that we should look to do something similar now. Get the likes of Liam Kelly, Declan Rice etc into the team and build from scratch playing a little bit of football and not bombard players with the idea that they are all crap so have to hoof as much as possible.
Its really not that complicated!!!
He did yeah, I remember his early squads and not even knowing the clubs some of the lads were at, (not as www led those days), some swam, a lot didn't, but it had to be done at the time & it did emerge a squad that served us for a good long while, some till recently enough.
I’d say O ‘Neill is too set in his ways . He is perhaps stranded in his style of football of 15 / 20 years ago .
Time and Tide waits for no man .
I would love to see Stephen Kenny take over.
Kenny to take over with Kerr upstairs...
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
Lads, reality will bite. I've said it before and I will say it again, Delaney has been bitten by risky choices, he will err on the conservative side in any choice made. The idea of an experienced coach who will take the heat off him when the going gets tough is ideal for him as is occurring now, with O'Neill centre stage, and no mention of the wily John.
Martin O'Neill to still managed Ireland.
Martin O'Neill to resigned from Ireland.
Which will it be? And when will we know?
Couldn't agree more, and maybe the exposure and experience would prevent other young players falling down the leagues and not getting back to Championship level until their late 20s, as happens too often. A 21 year old with a half a dozen caps who's a squad regular has the incentive to c0ck a snook at L1 clubs.
Hello, hello? What's going on? What's all this shouting, we'll have no trouble here!
- E Tattsyrup.
There was only one risky choice and that was Stan, although arguably Kerr was also with no top level managerial experience. The FAI's appointment of experienced managers has worked as far as qualification for tournaments is concerned (Charlton, Trap and MON) but not for those who want qualification with style. McCarthy was not an experienced manager having had a few years with Millwall prior to his appointment and there were a few bumps in the road before we qualified under him.
So what I am saying is, if you want success (i.e. qualifications) you have to pay top dollar for a top man. The Northern Ireland recent experience may perhaps say otherwise but they have been a long time waiting.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Serious question. Do we need a manager?
We don't have a proper international for a year. It's not as if there is a shortage of issues that could do with having that money spent on them instead of a manager to pick a side for friendlies.
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