On a WIM and a prayer...

[nelo]

Bryan Robson, Liam Brady, John Aldridge... Muppets the lot of them, Christ it seems are options are limited, but there is hope, there is one man who can make a difference. He has all the credentials, massive playing experience, club managerial success and has extensive coaching and development qualifications. It can only be----WIM JANSEN----Remember him?

Wim Jansen left Feyenoord for the Washington Diplomats in 1980. Three years later, he moved to Ajax. He has held coaching positions at Lokeren, SVV, Feyenoord and in Saudi Arabia and Japan. Most famously, he won the 1998 Scottish championship with Celtic.
After joining the club, while they were on their pre-season tour of Holland, critics were quick to point out that Wim Jansen, probably quite rightly, wasn't a big name. After two league defeats critics were again out in force to blame the club and its management.

Jansen was responsible for signing Marc Reiper, Henrik Larrson, Paul Lambert, Regi Blinker and Jonathan Gould.

However, success was to follow when, in November, the club triumphed in the Coca Cola Cup Final.

From then on it was apparent Jansen was a good choice for the club. A three way race to the title was well underway when Celtic beat Rangers 2-0 in the New Year derby, and when they beat them again later in the season, it became apparent that Celtic were destined to win the title they had last one ten years previously.

The guy is a legend and should be in the running for the Ireland job!!!

[Daxion]

Originally posted by nelo
The guy is a legend and should be in the running for the Ireland job!!!

Not a bad choice, I'll go along with that.

[Shano]

Bryan Robson - you mjust be joking. we don't want that **** near the job

[Daxion]

Originally posted by Shano
Bryan Robson - you mjust be joking. we don't want that **** near the job

Jansen not Robson

[brine2]

Jansen is a clever man. Wouldn't be afraid to come out playing attacking football either.

Let us pray it is Jansen then, with Kerr as the assisstant.

[Daxion]

Originally posted by brine2
Let us pray it is Jansen then, with Kerr as the assisstant.

Hmmmm.. I like that combination.

[nelo]

It does sound like a classic pairing...

[fosterdollar]

...gotta be careful of bringing a muppet in to replace a muppet - yeah that pairing would be nice though who knows if it would happen or not

[pete]

Well i suppose Jansen has managed an irish team.......i mean team with irish connections before.

[Shano]

Magoo - the only muppet around here is you. McCarthy represented this country as a player and manager with distinction...more than that **** keane ever did.

[bitored]

Can't help feeling that the only reason Jansen is being touted is because of the Celtic connection.

For some reason people in this country feel an allegiance to Celtic - a profits-obsessed British PLC just like Rangers, Man Utd, Spurs etc etc.

Similarly, although I'm not convinced by him, IMO a lot of the anti-Robson comment is fuelled by anti-Englishness and because of his captaining England in the past.

Lastly, Keano - I really don't think he's going to be back atall full stop. I would say he's thinking f*** them I'll make the most of the time I have left at Man Utd. People are taking his return for granted - it's not going to happen.

[Wizzard]

Originally posted by Shano
Magoo - the only muppet around here is you. McCarthy represented this country as a player and manager with distinction...more than that **** keane ever did.

Hmmm.

Caps:
Keane 58
McCarthy 57

Statement above = B0LL0X

[fosterdollar]

Originally posted by Wizzard


Hmmm.

Caps:
Keane 58
McCarthy 57

Statement above = B0LL0X

Shano = " "

[patsh]

Originally posted by Shano
McCarthy represented this country as a player and manager with distinction....

Are you talking about "Row Z" McCarthy?
A player of distinction?
What f*cking drug are you on?