New Irish manager

**Scram** · 22/10/2007, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by mrmurphster

First up, Stojkovic, whats your problem...

Jees man, I meant by not very known was with regards the FAI or the press, not people on here who do know their stuff.
Just goes to show you what they know about world football, when not one press officer has even mentioned Bora.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milutinovic

Yeth, evrybody know me, I am from Khazakstan. I like to manage Ireland futbol tema because Stanton ees manage like a big sh!t.

Eef you make me manager I will geeve you all one of my seesters for one week eeech, they are horny beech. And I will ban all of the puffers from the team like in Khazakstan.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Borat_ver2.jpg

**NeilMcD** · 22/10/2007, 12:22 PM

At least John O Shea would be dropped anyway.

**Sligo Hornet** · 22/10/2007, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Anyone see Dave O'Leary on Sky "Goals on SUnday". "After Ireland, I like to see ENgland do well". Fair enough I suppose, as he was born there I think if memory serves me correctly. Alas I only stayed watching it until I saw the goals from Stoke 2-4 Owls

so not sure if he commented on the Irish job. Anyone ?

I only watched upto seeing the Hornet's goal against Hull....so never saw the Owls goals!

I got the feeling O'Leary was definitely putting himself in the shop window......but my God....he can talk for ages and say absolutely nothing....should go into politics instead.........or the FAI perhaps!

**R�iteoir** · 22/10/2007, 12:53 PM

Some other candidates that have slipped under the radar somewhat:

Tommy S�derberg (had a pretty good record with Lagerback and Sweden)

Sepp Piontek (took the Danes to their first World Cup Finals)

Kjetil Andr� Rekdal

Nils Arne Eggen (the most successful coach in Scandinavian football)

Trond Sollied (one of a select group of managers to win a LEague title in 3 seperate countries)

**citizenerased** · 22/10/2007, 1:08 PM

troussier...all the way..get a P.I to track himdown in the oman!!

**Wolfie** · 22/10/2007, 1:12 PM

Originally Posted by Sligo Hornet

I got the feeling O'Leary was definitely putting himself in the shop window......but my God....he can talk for ages and say absolutely nothing....should go into politics instead.........or the FAI perhaps!

I saw O'Leary on Goals on Sunday as well. Christ - he can still natter on like an oul one. He'll have no trouble with the Late Late interview if required.

There's no doubting he's a likeable and affable bloke but would have major reservations about him as our next manager particularly at this vulnerable time.

**DeNiro** · 22/10/2007, 1:26 PM

Yeh, O'Leary is very self absorbed. He loves the limelight. Reckon he'd love the Ireland job. Can't see him doing the Bolton gig!

What if we are thrown a total curved ball tomorrow and Stan gets a stay of execution?

How far fetched an idea would that be?

**Armando** · 22/10/2007, 2:48 PM

Originally Posted by mrmurphster

First up, Stojkovic, whats your problem...

Jees man, I meant by not very known was with regards the FAI or the press, not people on here who do know their stuff.
Just goes to show you what they know about world football, when not one press officer has even mentioned Bora.

If anyone knows how to put forward these names into the public domain, i.e. anyone know someone working in the papers or FAI, then forward this name to them.

Bora Milutinovic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milutinovic

Bora has an impressive CV, but the only reservation I have with him is that he has never managed at international level in europe. Unquestionably the european region is the hardest to qualify from to get to a World Cup, so it would be a vast step up...even for him.
I'm not discounting him...he just wouldn't be my first choice for the reason I've said above.

...In the Tom Humphries piece NeilMcD posted a bit back he says Otto Rehhagel is retired. That's completely wrong. He is still managing Greece and last week led them to another Euro Championship Finals, where they will defend the trophy.

**Morbo** · 22/10/2007, 3:07 PM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

At least John O Shea would be dropped anyway.

I'd be happy to get Borat in, he would probably drop Keane too since he plays for a Jew club

**OwlsFan** · 22/10/2007, 3:26 PM

Originally Posted by R�iteoir

Some other candidates that have slipped under the radar somewhat:

Tommy S�derberg (had a pretty good record with Lagerback and Sweden)

Sepp Piontek (took the Danes to their first World Cup Finals)

Kjetil Andr� Rekdal

Nils Arne Eggen (the most successful coach in Scandinavian football)

Trond Sollied (one of a select group of managers to win a LEague title in 3 seperate countries)

My God, imagine Laughing Bill trying to get his tongue round those names (as opposed to up Dunphy's....no, don't say it, You're obsessed). The headline writers would also have great fun with the last two names in particular if things went pear shaped.

Looks like I'd say either Souness or O'Leary. Would the large Irish Celtic following have any problems with the former?

Me, I'd like Big Ron. Did a great job at guess where and would be an ideal international manager. Larger than life, articulate, knows his football and a good communicator. Not sure what he's up to (no pun intended) at the moment.

**carloz** · 22/10/2007, 4:03 PM

The thing is we are are not at all an attractive team to manage. Im sure most pf the guys in the running, the likes of Houllier, Van Gaal and Jewell wont touch the job. The job is even more unattractive now than when Mick McCarthy took the job and certainly when Brian Kerr took the job. I have my fingers crossed that i will be surprised with the candidate choice but i feel it will be between Dave O'Leary and John Sheridan. Not a major fan of O'Leary and i feel its too early for Sheridan.

Me, I'd like Big Ron. Did a great job at guess where and would be an ideal international manager. Larger than life, articulate, knows his football and a good communicator. Not sure what he's up to (no pun intended) at the moment.

Making more ridicoulous tv shows where he completly embarresses himself. I hope you were joking when you mentioned him, all Big Ron should be doing is working on his tan. Id like to see a top quality European manager given the job with a talented up and coming Irish person as assistant, perhaps Sheridan. Also id sack Givens while we are at it and actually give the Irish under 21 job to someone that could possibly get the Irish job in the future, someone like Mark Kinsella that is only now starting out in the world of coaching.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 22/10/2007, 4:08 PM

Originally Posted by carloz

The thing is we are are not at all an attractive team to manage. Im sure most pf the guys in the running, the likes of Houllier, Van Gaal and Jewell wont touch the job. The job is even more unattractive now than when Mick McCarthy took the job and certainly when Brian Kerr took the job.

To be honest I think that we are an attractive team to manage at the moment. Despite being a terrible manager Staunton has created a squad with a strong nucleus that, with the right management, should qualify for the WC, bar getting an awful draw. The FAI have money coming out of their arse so they would be getting a decent salary. Also it does appear from the outside that Irish football is in a terrible situation so any possible incumbent could quite possibly be hailed as our saviour, dragging us from being also-rans in our qualifying group to competing in the WC.

**carloz** · 22/10/2007, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

Also it does appear from the outside that Irish football is in a terrible situation so any possible incumbent could quite possibly be hailed as our saviour, dragging us from being also-rans in our qualifying group to competing in the WC.

thats actually a very good point, i hadn't looked at it like that

**blobbyblob** · 22/10/2007, 4:14 PM

I think we should take a leaf out of Southamptons book and look at proven management in other sports.

I propose Richie Bennis from Limerick hurling fame. Rabel rousing and a darling with "de meeja". A tactical genius and proven experience with under achieveing teams. Has his own mind and takes no bullsheet. World Class!

With Richie, we will be unstopable.

**Jerry The Saint** · 22/10/2007, 4:27 PM

Originally Posted by carloz

Making more ridicoulous tv shows where he completly embarresses himself. I hope you were joking when you mentioned him, all Big Ron should be doing is working on his tan.

Read yesterday that he has taken on the Director of Football role at some non-league outfit.

EDIT: Halesowen Town from the Southern League Premier Division. We've no chance of getting him to make the step-down to working with the FAI

**NeilMcD** · 22/10/2007, 4:29 PM

HE is in charge of a none league team called Kettering King Knights.

**Ireland4ever** · 22/10/2007, 4:30 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

I believe that's similar to how the FA replaced Keegan, and ended up with Sven

At this stage id settle for qualifying for three major tournamenst in a row and finishing at the quarters in each!!

**Partizan** · 22/10/2007, 4:37 PM

speaking of the Yugo connection, Srecko Katanec has been bandied about as well by a number of the daily rags. Played for Yugoslavia in 1990 (and 98 I think) Got his native Slovenia to Euro 2000 and WC 2002. Currently managing Macedonia.