Stan and FAI board must go now

**cestlavie** · 17/10/2007, 8:31 PM

Out te F***

**dortie** · 17/10/2007, 8:39 PM

Originally Posted by cestlavie

Out te F***

Very poor stuff tonight, painful.

**Flume** · 17/10/2007, 8:54 PM

Very painfull. Surely delaney will get rid now. Just out of interest, if the fai do decide to get rid of stan, they have to pay him off.Then posibily pay compensation for a new coach. Then pay him a big deal. Any chance it will take money away from the league?

**DmanDmythDledge** · 17/10/2007, 8:55 PM

Originally Posted by Flume

Any chance it will take money away from the league?

They just got a �10m windfall recently so it shouldn't.

**Anto McC** · 17/10/2007, 9:29 PM

Can someone move this to the Ireland part of the forum, we discuss real football here.

**Sheridan** · 17/10/2007, 9:34 PM

Indeed. FWIW, the FAI should replace Staunton with a kid on work experience and use the money saved where it's needed; on IRISH football.

**R�iteoir** · 17/10/2007, 9:44 PM

This thread is irrelevant in this section - the FAI don't give a flying **** about us or the League

Except when they need beer money for the latest junket

**Sam_Heggy** · 17/10/2007, 9:59 PM

Hows about a mass email on the FAI to get a team made up totally of eircom league players for the Wales game?
I mean they would do a hell of a lot better than those money grabbing fudge packers than represented our country tonight.
Over paid and over rated.

**Billy Lord** · 17/10/2007, 11:58 PM

International football is for clueless kids, bored housewives and dumb no-mates down the pub who wished the GAA was 'just like the Premiership'. Long live Stan. The Irish public deserves nothing better.

**eamo1** · 18/10/2007, 12:07 AM

this is where the real stuff is talked about,like in the coming month the race for european places,the relegation dogfight and the promotion tussle in the first division.so move this thread please.

**SkStu** · 18/10/2007, 12:19 AM

Originally Posted by Billy Lord

The Irish public deserves nothing better.

endorsed. 100% agree.

**Snoop Drog** · 18/10/2007, 6:39 AM

Originally Posted by Billy Lord

International football is for clueless kids, bored housewives and dumb no-mates down the pub who wished the GAA was 'just like the Premiership'.

Jeez Billy Lord, you've made enough posts in the Irish team forums yourself for a man with that attitude.

**Macy** · 18/10/2007, 7:29 AM

Delaney must go. If this get's rid of him, Staunton's term as manager will have been of benefit to Irish football.

**R�iteoir** · 18/10/2007, 8:05 AM

Roddy Collins and that baldie Cork fella from the RTE coverage of the League as joint Chief-Execs

**Mr A** · 18/10/2007, 8:09 AM

Whatever people's feelings about the FAI etc the Irish National team is the epicentre of football in this country for most people and is therefore relevant to our league. An Irish team that qualifies for major tournaments and captures the public imagination can only help attract more youngsters into football.

**TonyD** · 18/10/2007, 8:43 AM

Disagree. The most successful period ever in Irish International football, the Charlton era, did bugger all to improve the league. I'm delighted this morning, particularly for the whole Delaney/Anti Kerr Brigade. Chickens coming home to roost big time.

**Dodge** · 18/10/2007, 8:51 AM

Originally Posted by TonyD

Disagree. The most successful period ever in Irish International football, the Charlton era, did bugger all to improve the league

In fairness he said it'd attract them to football, not the league.

Anyway Staunton/Delaney going won't help the league either. All it will do is force someone on the FAI to get more money together for the national team and appoint another foreign lad with even less interest in our league (if possible)

It'll also strengthen the calls for a return to us plundering the depths of the granny rule. Alex bruce ffs...

**Mr_T** · 18/10/2007, 8:59 AM

Originally Posted by TonyD

Disagree. The most successful period ever in Irish International football, the Charlton era, did bugger all to improve the league. I'm delighted this morning, particularly for the whole Delaney/Anti Kerr Brigade. Chickens coming home to roost big time.

This is more to do with the league being run in a shambolically bad manner and therefore failing to capitalise on the upsurge in interest in Irish football arising from the success of the National team.

I grew up on Euro 88 and Italia 90, I was 13 when Packie saved that peno and I will never forget it for the rest of my life. If it wasn't for that kinda experience maybe I'd never have gotten as into football, god knows where i'd have ended up with Donegal winning Sam Maguire 2 years later!!

Like it or not Mr A is right, a successful national team is relevant to everyone involved in football on this island.

And I'm far from championing the cause of the "Greatest Fans in the World" plastic paddy brigade which attached themselves to the National team when it suddenly became popular, like some posters I've no sympathy for them crying into their pints. However, generalising all supporters of the National team as such is unfair, and I personally find the other, more self righteous, "True Fan" brigade who like think they are far too cool for anything which is popular with the great unwashed equally as ridiculous.

Back on topic, I agree that this thread doesn't belong on this forum.

EDIT, although some of the posts above probably mean it now does!!

**dublinred** · 18/10/2007, 9:05 AM

Can we rejoin the IFA?

**superfrank** · 18/10/2007, 9:10 AM

Originally Posted by londonred

Can we rejoin the IFA?

Firstly, this thread should be moved.

Secondly, whether the FAI "should" get rid of everyone is open to debate. The fact is, though, they won't. Staunton's only two years into the "four-year plan" and there's even less chance of Delaney going.