New Irish manager

**Jerry The Saint** · 04/01/2008, 9:52 AM

Looks like Coleman will be available very soon

http://www.sportinglife.com/football...l&TEAMHD=spain

He would have a similar type of experience to Jewell so he'd have to come into the reckoning if he wanted the job.

**paul_oshea** · 04/01/2008, 9:54 AM

i had a dream last night that it was daglaish. i hope im wrong.

**NeilMcD** · 04/01/2008, 9:54 AM

I like his principal too, fair play to him, I always thought he was a decent manager.

**amaccann** · 04/01/2008, 10:16 AM

I'm still hoping against hope that when the announcement is made, it'll be some completely unthought of name, totally out of left-field & will have us all pleasant surprised and a wee bit excited.

Bugger all chance of that happening, but it'd be nice to think it might happen.

**Dr. Ogba** · 04/01/2008, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by amaccann

I'm still hoping against hope that when the announcement is made, it'll be some completely unthought of name, totally out of left-field & will have us all pleasant surprised and a wee bit excited.

Bugger all chance of that happening, but it'd be nice to think it might happen.

Pat Dolan?

**amaccann** · 04/01/2008, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Dr. Ogba

Pat Dolan?

Ha! To use the catchphrase batted around these parts in the last month or so, at least it wouldn't be ElTel.

**Noelys Guitar** · 04/01/2008, 3:37 PM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

Looks like Coleman will be available very soon

http://www.sportinglife.com/football...l&TEAMHD=spain

He would have a similar type of experience to Jewell so he'd have to come into the reckoning if he wanted the job.

I'd have Coleman as manager. Got Fulham to 9th place in 2004. Had to sell his best players and yet still kept Fulham in the Premiership. Has a better record than Jewell as a player and manager. Plus Jewell was considered a serious candidate for the job by Giles and Delaney.

**geysir** · 04/01/2008, 3:47 PM

Giles also rates Coleman.

Giles only singled out Jewell for attention because he knew he was considering an EPL job offer at the same time.

**eirebhoy** · 04/01/2008, 4:04 PM

I think Jewell's the better manager. In Wigan's first season in the premiership they had the best away record outside the top 3. Better than Arsenal. That's an incredible achievement for such a poor team and he obviously is an excellent motivator. If only they played outside of Wigan.

He's also won 3 promotions. Coleman has done nothing more or nothing less than expected so far in his managerial career imo.

**bennocelt** · 04/01/2008, 5:47 PM

Heh actually Coleman would be a good choice, nice fella, good manager, clever
Better than what the we have mentioned in a while anyway

**onceahoop** · 04/01/2008, 8:09 PM

Brady is still well fancied in the betting.

Reckon Brady/Giles partnership still in the running.

A lot of misinformation been put out imo. All it does is help line the bookies pockets.

As my dear Grandad used to say, "I never saw a bookie going to work on a bike".

**hamburg paul** · 04/01/2008, 9:22 PM

Originally Posted by eirebhoy

I think Jewell's the better manager. In Wigan's first season in the premiership they had the best away record outside the top 3. Better than Arsenal. That's an incredible achievement for such a poor team and he obviously is an excellent motivator. If only they played outside of Wigan.

He's also won 3 promotions. Coleman has done nothing more or nothing less than expected so far in his managerial career imo.

All this crap about jewell coleman being good managers is really wearing thin now ,does being last in the premiership and about to get sacked in spain amount to doing a good job ?me thinks not ,we need someone with expierence and King Kenny or 123 o,leary will do fine ,by the way if the 3 amigos by any chance read this , please install new man by 15th of january ,

cause he will need to sort out flights to Sofia for fixtures meeting!

**Den Perry** · 04/01/2008, 10:26 PM

just had a quick look at betfair, and Venables is back as favourite....in fact the betting is ver odd. Nothing there to suggest an appointment is iminent...btw, Coleman is about 50 /1...

**osarusan** · 05/01/2008, 4:03 AM

Originally Posted by hamburg paul

All this crap about jewell... being good manager is really wearing thin now ,does being last in the premiership... amount to doing a good job ?

Jewell isn't a good manager because a team not managed by him at the time was total rubbish before he became manager?

**OwlsFan** · 05/01/2008, 7:50 AM

Originally Posted by osarusan

Jewell isn't a good manager because a team not managed by him at the time was total rubbish before he became manager?

He also took over a crap Wednesday side and made them even worse before he was sacked.

**eekers** · 05/01/2008, 7:00 PM

Could some tabloid rag not of gotten a reporter to follow one the 3 selectors around for a few weeks, to see who they were interviewing or not?
I feel let down by the gutter press in this country. We, honest football fans, are completely in the dark, trying to live off scraps of bad rumours, and the logic of odds on betfair.
It wouldn't of happened across the water. Sky news would be camped outside Houghton's front door all over Christmas. Personally I blame Katy French.

**eirebhoy** · 05/01/2008, 7:21 PM

I'd have to agree with that to an extent. The media seem to know as much as the fans.

**NeilMcD** · 05/01/2008, 7:38 PM

That is the way i want it, i dont want to know anyting until the end.

**irishfan86** · 05/01/2008, 9:17 PM

Originally Posted by eirebhoy

I'd have to agree with that to an extent. The media seem to know as much as the fans.

That's because I get the impression the media get their stuff from websites like this!

Honestly, the majority of the rumours I've seen regarding the Ireland job I've seen on fan sites long before mainstream news websites.

Can't wait for the independent to name Coleman as the new favourite because someone mentioned him the other day.

**tetsujin1979** · 05/01/2008, 10:13 PM

If the media were following the 2 Dons and Ray around and giving us a blow by blow account of the people they're interviewing, when and where, I reckon we'd all be complaining that the headhunters are not being allowed to do their job in private!
We only got word about Hodgson's interview from comments he gave, not from any investigation from a journalist, and I'm actually fairly happy that's the way it happened. Anything to save us from endless acres of "EXCLUSIVE!!!" headlines