Quoteif we had of sacked him after the dutch game we wouldnt be in this position.
it was obvious then that we had serious problems. this kinda result has been coming. if he had any pride he would walk away now.
Originally Posted by RDBloomfield
When that becomes a write off the next one will be the priority....
if we had of sacked him after the dutch game we wouldnt be in this position.
it was obvious then that we had serious problems. this kinda result has been coming. if he had any pride he would walk away now.
My thinking too. It seems he doesn't.
You can't spell failure without FAI
I have to agree. What are we possibly going to gain by sacking our manager 4 days before our next qualifier. As bad as it was (and yes it was awful) do we really want Stan out before Wednesday. Its best to think with a clear head after Wednesday IMO
well it might send out the message to the players that losing 5-2 away to Cyprus is unacceptable. its much of a muchness really. the current set up will be massacered against the czechs.
I'd say he thinks he will have more pride if he stays in the job and doesn't quit.
Id imagine every player will be up for the game on wednesday and we'll come away with a draw of some sort. Stan will say he's turning things around and John Delaney will back him....
We'll be left with an idiot in charge.
When he said Edwin Van Der Sar was like a 13th man for the dutch he should have been sacked on the spot!!
John Delaney!! GET OUT!!!
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I was thinking more in the "hang on till I get my pay off for being sacked" pride rather than "I can turn this thing around" pride.
Indeed.
What money is he on, about 400K a year isnt it?
With over 3 years left maybe we could all donate some cash and make up the 1million+ it takes to get him the boot?
Actually I doubt the FAI are that thick they tied themselves into 4 years of this clown?
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i would get him out now. we didnt lose 2-1 to cyprus for gods sake, we were lucky to not get beat 7-2. has to be an all time low. he has had 5-6 games to convince us he is the man, and all i needed was to hear his first 2 press conferences to realize that this gobshiite is not the right man. why should we wait until an ugly protest at landsdowne before he gets booted out?
Oh they are.
Here is an Article on Setanta - sums up my feelings 100%...
A 5-2 defeat to Cyprus must cost Steve Staunton his job. If he is not man enough to resign immediately, the FAI must hand him his P45 and sincerely apologise to the fans for its massive error in judgement.
Saturday night in Nicosia was a disgrace, a scandal and an unforgivable humiliation. No manager deserves to keep his job after watching his side disassembled and torn to pieces by one of European football's traditional minnows. But it is hard not to feel some sympathy for Staunton.
He was given a job he could not do, appointed to a position well above his qualifications and experience.
Staunton's four year plan, his dreams of World Cup 2010 are over. Sure, nobody expected miracles - but not only has the team failed to show any progress, it has regressed into a shambles.
Ultimately, Staunton was the FAI's gamble. It hasn't worked and now the Association must hastily count its losses and shamefacedly move on from one of the darkest days - if not the darkest - in Irish football history.
The FAI should seriously consider apologising to the Irish fans in Cyprus and those with pre-booked tickets for the remainder of the campaign.
A world-class appointment was promised - what was delivered was world-class ignominy.
Ireland were out-played, out-thought and roundly beaten by Cyprus. Not since 1982 have we conceded five goals in one match. That was to Brazil, Saturday it was to Cyprus.
The sickeningly poor performance that led to a 5-2 defeat showed nothing to give Ireland any hope for the future, with the idea that the World Cup in 2010 is a realistic target under Staunton mocked by each Cypriot goal.
Oh how we all laughed along with Stephen Staunton when he dismissed Eamon Dunphy's call for him to be fired after the friendly humiliation by Holland at Lansdowne Road.
Well the joke is over. And so should be Staunton's reign.
But if Stan is to be held accountable for Saturday night, the FAI must be hung, drawn and quartered for his appointment in the first place.
I'd sack him now. We have no chance of qualifying and have to start afresh. Alan Curbishley is the only man that springs to mind and I'd beg him to sign up.
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
Steve Staunton was duped into taking the poisioned chalice that is the Ireland manager's job by a Cynical and financially motivated Delaney. He was supposed to fail maybee not as spectactularly as saturday night but fail none the less.
the reasons for this IMO are
1. The seeding for the qualifiers dictated that we would face a difficult group and would likely fail to qualify,which in the current climate usually means the manager gets the sack. Having someone like staunton was a cheap option for the FAI as it won't cost an arm and a leg to pay out his contract when we fail to qualify.
2. Delaney knew full well that the majority of the Ole Ole brigade would not look further than Stauntons excellent playing career and status as a favoured son as reason to get behind him and hope in vain for success under him
3. Delaney is a compleate B*****D who won't lose any sleep over the fact that he has destroyed any chance Staunton had of being a decent manager (who'd touch him now?)
I feel for Staunton because he was lead a merry dance by delaney and now really has only one option and that is to see the job trough to conclusion because if he resigns now he'll be unemployable and his only hope however unlikely is to turn things around with Ireland and restore some credibility to his managerial career.Not a pretty thought but I fear were stuck with him for the foreseable future. at the end of the day would you resign from a job knowing you had little or no chance of getting another one?
Good Luck Stan hope it all works out in the end but I'm sorry I dont believe in miracles so please please do the honorable thing and resign now! and take that C**t delaney with you
Last edited by Block G Raptor; 09/10/2006 at 12:29 PM.
Agree with a lot of that Raptor, but a couple of points.
1. If the idea is for Stan to fail and leave after this campaign, why give him a 4 year contract?
2. I think that Staunton has to accept his share of the blame. He has played over 100 times for Ireland, he is not a child, and he should have known that this was too much for him, at least at this stage. I am sure that nobody put a gun to his head and forced him to take the job.
Why apply for a job you can't do..
"I feel so sorry for Staunton"?? It must be hard alright earning half a million a year and not actually earning it. Not his fault that he was appointed but if he'd had any decency in him, he would've resigned after the match instead of continuing to get paid for something he clearly isn't up to.
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Delaney and the FAI have a lot to answer for, but that doesn't let Stan off the hook. His team lost to a mediocre Cyprus team. The game was actually there for our taking, but the dreadful organisation as well as lack of concentration cost us. As Aldridge said, its as if we picked our back four and goalie from the first five guys we met on the street. What the hell does Staunton do with them during those training sessions? From Saturday's evidence, it looks like nothing.
If I'm crap at my job I get sacked - this in turns means I cannot pay my mortgage.
He'll be ok.
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You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
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