Stan Must Go NOW !! (another Face "ironic" headline)

[colster]

Indeed, friendlies count for little but it was the manner in which the team applied themselves, the positions taken up and the hunger shown by all concerned. Well done to Stan for instilling this so early on.

Mores the pity that the same players couldnt show the same hunger in the last campaign. Watching this game, you have to feel that Brian Kerr was cheated by his players.

Bets of luck to Stan. Lets hope that when the novelty of the new appointment and regime wears off, that this squad dont cheat him (and us!).

I don't know how you can take that from the game. I think that's a bit of an over-reaction.
We got very close to qualifying for the last WC. The players always turned up for Kerr but never really hit top form for him. I don't think that was the player's cheating Kerr. They just didn't seem to respond to him.
Kerr seemed a very cautious manager. He worried a lot about the other team. He seemed to forget one of the most basic rules of management i.e. that a happy employee is a productive employee.

[pete]

In hindsight a 3-0 win in 1st game has burdened Staunton with high expectations from the fickle irish public.