Dalglish linked with Ireland role

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Dalglish linked with Ireland role

February 12, 2007

Kenny Dalglish has emerged as a possible short-term replacement for under-fire Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton, according to a Monday morning newspaper report.

Dalglish lifted the English League on four occasions as manager, three at Liverpool and one at Blackburn Rovers, but has been away from the dug-out for the past seven years. He was mooted as a possible Irish boss when the FAI was seeking a new manager after the departures of both Mick McCarthy and Brian Kerr.


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[Bottle of Tonic]

I think our current manager's grasp of english is bad enough without resorting to Kenny "mebbes aye mebbes no" Dalglish!!

I'd be surprised if he was interested.

[Qwerty]

Maybe they could bring back Roy to fire up the boys before the games. Gotta admire what he is doing at Sunderland. I can't wait for the day that Keane manages Ireland.

[clearskies]

Now that would be something I'd like to see, it might wake them up a bit!! He's doing a great job at Sunderland!

[Noelys Guitar]

Keane won't be coming even on a PT basis (unfortunately). I still don't believe Staunton will be in charge come the Wales game and that we will have some type of short-term manager.

[Fergie's Son]

Sadly, Staunton will still be in charge.

I'd welcome Daglish. Hell, I'd welcome John Barnes at this point. Staunton is just a mess.

[Kivlehan]

They should put Roy Keane in charge of both FAI and as manager of the national team. Someone with pride in his work would go a long way.

[liaml]

If he was game. I would snatch the hand off Dalglish.

[greendeiseboy]

what about this for a world class management team - Dalglish, Kinnear and Shearer ( i know shearer has little management experience but i'm sure he'd add a lot of expertise in other areas plus he'd have the respect of the players)

[Dr. Ogba]

Keane won't be coming even on a PT basis (unfortunately). I still don't believe Staunton will be in charge come the Wales game and that we will have some type of short-term manager.

I wish you were right but I just can't in any way see Delaney sacking Staunton between now and then. Unfortunately I think it'll take defeat in either (or both!) of the Croker games to get rid of him....

[paul_oshea]

XXXXX has emerged as a possible

how often do you read this in the paper? Do the panic buttons set in for a journalist when they cant find anything factual or interesting to write about, that they start creating a story in their head come 5 0'clock and then it appears in the next days edition....

[gustavo]

They should put Roy Keane in charge of both FAI and as manager of the national team. Someone with pride in his work would go a long way.

[tetsujin1979]

It was the same in the run up to the 0-0 home game against Switzerland, the players were refusing to speak to the press, or at least say anything meaningful, following the stories about Robbie Keane out on the town 5 days before the France game. So they jumped on a story about a blow up between Brian Kerr and Stephen Ireland that was more than 4 years old, all to fill column inches. Lazy journos, GTF

[OwlsFan]

They should put Roy Keane in charge of both FAI and as manager of the national team. Someone with pride in his work would go a long way.

..and who couldn't be ars*d to play in friendlies or to play a qualifier in Iran or in the World Cup in Korea/Japan etc etc. Yeah, bring on God

It's just paper talk about Dalgleish - filling up the back page. Whoever replaces Staunton if and when he goes will have to be someone who will accept 300k sterling a year because I doubt if the FAI can afford more than that. Won't be too many top level candidates interested in that sort of money I am afraid - possibly one of the reasons we got Stan in the first place

[TonyD]

Dunphy said in the Star yesterday that "he believed" Liam Brady wanted the job after Kerr, but didn't want to apply. Three things spring to mind:

1. Dunphy works regularly with Brady on TV, Brady was actually asked during one of the games was he interested - he said no. Did he give Dunphy a different view in private ? If not, what is Humpty talking about ?

2. "Wanted the job, but didn't want to apply" why not ? If he was so keen surely a little old application wouldn't be beneath him ?

3. Bradys managerial record - is Dunphy suggesting that it's good enough to be Irish manager ? Disaster at Celtic. (Mind you, if Staunton is the benchmark, he's way over qualified )

[DeNiro]

Brady would be an interesting one. I've always like him as a media pundit. He has no real ties with the current squad either, which would rule out the backslapping mentality. I can't see him leaving Arsenal though, unless he was going to combine the two

[Lionel Ritchie]

This is from the Irish Mirror lads. They're making it up as they're going along.

[youngirish]

Brady would be an interesting one. I've always like him as a media pundit. He has no real ties with the current squad either, which would rule out the backslapping mentality. I can't see him leaving Arsenal though, unless he was going to combine the two

Brady ffs. Are you for real? He's a terrible manager. He ruined Celtic and Brighton after them. Absolutely atrocious. If we are going to sack Stan let's not go backwards. I'd rather give the job to some gearbag off the street than Brady. The law of averages would suggest he'd probably do as good, if not a better job for less reward.

How quickly people forget.

Sheridan should be offered the job if Staunton is sacked next month (likely) as he at least has shown a lot of promise as a manager. No manager at a higher level club would even consider taking it so we might as well go for potential and Sheridan has shown it in abundance this season.

[as_i_say]

Dog-leash??? cmon lads-he hasnt been in management for years-what does he do now? someone with a command of the english language would help.

and yeah it is the mirror so its bullsh!t anyway

[OwlsFan]

Dunphy said in the Star yesterday that "he believed" Liam Brady wanted the job after Kerr, but didn't want to apply. Three things spring to mind:

1. Dunphy works regularly with Brady on TV, Brady was actually asked during one of the games was he interested - he said no. Did he give Dunphy a different view in private ? If not, what is Humpty talking about ?

2. "Wanted the job, but didn't want to apply" why not ? If he was so keen surely a little old application wouldn't be beneath him ?

3. Bradys managerial record - is Dunphy suggesting that it's good enough to be Irish manager ? Disaster at Celtic. (Mind you, if Staunton is the benchmark, he's way over qualified )

Dunphy?? Do you really listen to anything that man says?

Still haven't a clue why Stan was given the job ahead of Alridge who had coaching and some successful managerial experience and would have been commited to the job and was interested in it.

Brady = failure as a manager I am afraid.