New Irish manager

[NeilMcD]

How would Roy Hodgson be a nightmare. I think he is looking to be the best appointment to be honest.

[shakermaker1982]

I have this dreadful feeling we are going to be led to believe we are getting Roy Houghton, and end up with Ray Houghton

is Roy Ray's dad?

[Armando]

????? do you mean hodgson........ a nightmare if either of them got it

Expand on your reasoning please.

[brine3]

Souness, Dalglish, Atkinson, Venables

These were never good managers to start with.

They are also from the days of pints-for-the-boys, something which needs to be stamped out of the Irish setup.

[Bluebeard]

????? do you mean hodgson........ a nightmare if either of them got it

Yes to the first part, no to the second. Hodgson has this this thing that most other anglophone managers do not have - an idea of what football is played like in Europe. And let us face it, we are playing European teams to get anywhere.

[Thebolg]

Did this really happen. What would you think of Brady.

Apparently he has put his nbame in the frame for the job. It's not something i would have expected. Another yesterdays man i suppose.

See the article below

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...=1771&ito=1490

[Rufus]

Quite a few of the people touted are notmanaging/coaching at a top level at present and some have not been at level for some time. Any ideas why that is so?

[Emmet]

Jose Mourinho ... a special job for the special one!!

[Dodge]

Yes to the first part, no to the second. Hodgson has this this thing that most other anglophone managers do not have - an idea of what football is played like in Europe. And let us face it, we are playing European teams to get anywhere.

Further endorsed if none of the British nations qualify for the European Championships...

[Noelys Guitar]

Finland are in a tougher group than ours and yet Hodgson has them within a whisker of qualifying.

[DeNiro]

I would take Brady in a shot. Reckon he'd be very good.

[Schlooooomp]

I would take Brady in a shot. Reckon he'd be very good.

I reckon that I'd be pretty good at the job, unfortunately I don't have anything to back up that statement either. While Brady might have learned from his time at Celtic, he is currently only an Arsenal youth team coach, hardly the qualifications required to succeed..

[citizenerased]

not a chance of finland qualifying they will end up finishing 4th or 5th..

[Ireland4ever]

I would take Brady in a shot. Reckon he'd be very good.

I wouldnt like Brady to get the job. As he said himself last night, he's not driven to get results, he's driven to produce players, which he's doing nicely at Arsenal. Brady as the u-21's manager, now that would be ideal. I just dont think he has the experience to do this job.

[DeNiro]

I'd have doubts about his motivation of players, but I think he'd be well organised. If, as he said, his strength is in producing players, then why isn't he in our underage set-up?

[Adrianovic]

I have a new favourite, having gone away and thought about it.

Otto Rehhagel, the Greece manager. He led them to Euro 2004, working with a limited bunch of players and getting the best out of them. Masterminded the downfall of Portugal (twice), France and the Czech Republic and produced possibly the biggest upset in international football history.

After Euro 2008, which Greece look like they will qualify for, I would say he has achieved everything he can there. Especially given that he was the first foreign 'Greek of the Year' in 2004. So our chances of luring him to our sticken footballing nation would be much improved.

He also has experience of club management, in Germany mostly, yet could provide a useful outside perspective.

I don't expect him to get the job, still, he's my choice nevertheless.

Ade

[Sligo Hornet]

I have a new favourite, having gone away and thought about it.

Otto Rehhagel, the Greece manager. He led them to Euro 2004, working with a limited bunch of players and getting the best out of them. Masterminded the downfall of Portugal (twice), France and the Czech Republic and produced possibly the biggest upset in international football history.

After Euro 2008, which Greece look like they will qualify for, I would say he has achieved everything he can there. Especially given that he was the first foreign 'Greek of the Year' in 2004. So our chances of luring him to our sticken footballing nation would be much improved.

He also has experience of club management, in Germany mostly, yet could provide a useful outside perspective.

I don't expect him to get the job, still, he's my choice nevertheless.

Ade

Good choice......at least he could knock up some healthy kebabs for Andy Reid, and ween him off the pies!

[NeilMcD]

I have a new favourite, having gone away and thought about it.

Otto Rehhagel, the Greece manager. He led them to Euro 2004, working with a limited bunch of players and getting the best out of them. Masterminded the downfall of Portugal (twice), France and the Czech Republic and produced possibly the biggest upset in international football history.

After Euro 2008, which Greece look like they will qualify for, I would say he has achieved everything he can there. Especially given that he was the first foreign 'Greek of the Year' in 2004. So our chances of luring him to our sticken footballing nation would be much improved.

He also has experience of club management, in Germany mostly, yet could provide a useful outside perspective.

I don't expect him to get the job, still, he's my choice nevertheless.

Ade

Can he speak English

[NeilMcD]

Good choice......at least he could knock up some healthy kebabs for Andy Reid, and ween him off the pies!

I dont care if Andy Reid is eating Kebabs and to be honest if he is, well then the rest of the team should be given Kebabs as he was top class against the Germans and the Czechs twice.

[citizenerased]

is renhegal still greece manager, humphries said he was retired now...like nay good german id say he would have a good grasp of English!!