Shock Of The Day

**James** · 24/09/2002, 10:30 PM

Rico's the man

**Schumi** · 25/09/2002, 10:01 AM

He'd up programme sales anyway. Who wouldn't want to read his manager's notes!

**dalo** · 25/09/2002, 10:34 AM

Originally posted by James
Rico's the man

sorry lads not very inspiring choices really. don o'riordan and bobby browne? nein danke. at the very worst we could look to IFA. my personal choice would be gerry mccabe but probably no hope there either.

we could always ask colin murphy to come back

**patsh** · 25/09/2002, 10:54 AM

There is not too many managers in Ireland that spring to mind, are there?
If Gunther does go, and you are BL what do you do?
Try to entice Rico, Brian Kerr or S. Kenny here or maybe go for an Irish player coming to the end of his career in the UK who would take on a player-manager role??
I would not be sorry to see the back of him, but I really think BL will try to make sure LM stays another season at least....

**pete** · 25/09/2002, 11:10 AM

Originally posted by oddboy
I would not be sorry to see the back of him, but I really think BL will try to make sure LM stays another season at least....

Firstly not too much point in removing Liam Murphy & replacing with Patsy, Johnny C etc...

Its possible Murphy is in the last year of his contract but seeing as this probably signed under old season structure won't end til May/June 2003. If thats true probably likely Murphy would get an extension til November 2003 but would he be happy will a 6 month extension?

**Peadar** · 25/09/2002, 5:35 PM

I personally would be sorry to Liam Murphy leave the club.
He has done fantastic things for Cork City FC and Cork football. While I agree we need a leader I think the solution would be to appoint a "Director of Football" and keep LM as "Head Coach".
Still not sure who I'd give the job to though?

**Ruairi** · 25/09/2002, 6:02 PM

I have to say that I was a quite vocal "Murphy out"-er last come the end of last season, but I'm begining to come around to him. He has the team playing attractive, flowing football (at the Cross at least), whearas the whole "Deccy Daly hoof to Jimmy Mull" philosophy has almost been eradicated (again, at the Cross at least). I too would be sorry to see him go. A year down the road we'll be the best team in the country, home and away. And who knows, maybe Europe won't be a bridge too far next season

**Colm** · 25/09/2002, 6:16 PM

Believe me Ruairi if you'd seen some of the sh*t we've had to put up with at the away games you'd be back to your old self.

**Ruairi** · 25/09/2002, 6:26 PM

That's probably true!

**�anna** · 25/09/2002, 6:29 PM

Originally posted by Peadar
I personally would be sorry to Liam Murphy leave the club.
He has done fantastic things for Cork City FC and Cork football. While I agree we need a leader I think the solution would be to appoint a "Director of Football" and keep LM as "Head Coach".
Still not sure who I'd give the job to though?

Yeah, he�s done a great job keeping bohs ahead of us alright Peadar

Seriously though, I think murphy would be ideally suited to running some kind of full-time youth academy, or at least coaching with the youths. he really seems to have a great eye for young talent, and doesn�t seem bad at dealing with young players either.

Don�t see why everyone was so dismissive of Browne though, like I said, getting monaghan into the premier is a great achievement. if not him, there would certainly be candidates none of us have thought of if the job became available- think about it, every time a job becomes available in the league now, a host of names appear from nowhere.

I reckon we should be keeping an eye on hilly at ramblers, and if they have a good year, give him the job.

**�anna** · 25/09/2002, 6:30 PM

Originally posted by Ruairi
I have to say that I was a quite vocal "Murphy out"-er last come the end of last season, but I'm begining to come around to him.

judas

**Ruairi** · 25/09/2002, 6:34 PM

Got me there I suppose

**Peadar** · 25/09/2002, 6:44 PM

Originally posted by �anna

Yeah, he�s done a great job keeping bohs ahead of us alright Peadar

You're right Eanna Bohs are above us but they didn't beat us and the other eight clubs are below us.

Originally posted by �anna
I reckon we should be keeping an eye on hilly at ramblers, and if they have a good year, give him the job.

I hope Dave Hill never darkens the gate of Turners Cross again.
He's exactly what City needs to avoid if we're to keep moving forward.

**James** · 25/09/2002, 9:58 PM

Originally posted by Peadar
hope Dave Hill never darkens the gate of Turners Cross again.
He's exactly what City needs to avoid if we're to keep moving forward.

damn right
eanna with one breath you proclaim the wrongs of how the club was stuck in its job for the boys type scenario, apointing patsy and gunther and d barry and all the ex players, they the next second you go wanting hilly back.. whos friends with hilly eanna... kabai...dobbs.. do we really need that scenario again ??

**patsh** · 26/09/2002, 6:58 AM

Originally posted by �anna
I reckon we should be keeping an eye on hilly at ramblers, and if they have a good year, give him the job.

Yeah, Eanna, can't you just see it now, J O'F's new striking partner......(in loud boxer announcer type voice).....Jason Kabia.
I'd prefer to go with your original suggestion, yer man who was married to Whitney Houston....

**�anna** · 26/09/2002, 9:15 AM

Originally posted by James
eanna with one breath you proclaim the wrongs of how the club was stuck in its job for the boys type scenario, apointing patsy and gunther and d barry and all the ex players, they the next second you go wanting hilly back.. whos friends with hilly eanna... kabai...dobbs.. do we really need that scenario again ??

fair point i guess. I�ve just always had a lot of respect for hilly, and I don�t think he would be a bad guy for the job IF we are intent on only appointing people with connections to the club, as we seem to be (mountfield apart)

Like I said, yer man from Monaghan would be my no. 1 choice.

**pete** · 26/09/2002, 9:34 AM

Originally posted by �anna
Like I said, yer man from Monaghan would be my no. 1 choice.

**�anna** · 26/09/2002, 9:41 AM

Originally posted by pete

WHAT?!

**Hecko** · 26/09/2002, 10:12 AM

It's all making sense to me now...everytime Eanna says Gunther out he always goes on about him being a rude b****** and then throws in a few bits about tactics. Then he wants Hilly in (cos he's a decent bloke) even though there is absolutely nothing to suggest he has a clue about management.

Maybe it's just that Eanna's a really sensitive guy and wants nice people at the club. Doesn't matter about good signings or results, just someone to smile and crack a few jokes every now and again, maybe even wave to the lads and go a for a swift one in the Horseshoe after the game.

Maybe the best thing then would be to get Miah Dennehy back as manager and play Patsy, Dobbsy, Hilly, Kabia (obviously), buy Richard Dunne, Faustino Asprillo, Gazza and see if we can get Besty off dialysis