Steve Staunton

**Drumcondra 69er** · 19/10/2007, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by co. down green

He's reserve team coach this season.

Please lads, whoever we get has to have at the bare minimum a couple of years coaching a first team somewhere. And even then that'd be scraping th barrell, ideally someone with international experience that can whip those in the comfort zone into shape.

**Dr. Ogba** · 19/10/2007, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er

Please lads, whoever we get has to have at the bare minimum a couple of years coaching a first team somewhere. And even then that'd be scraping th barrell, ideally someone with international experience that can whip those in the comfort zone into shape.

Well reserve team coach in the championship is better than reserve team coach in league 1 you have to admit...

**Stuttgart88** · 19/10/2007, 10:45 AM

I think people still fall for the "Walsall coach" myth.

He was paid as a "coach" to disguise player costs as far as I know. I don't think he was even coach at Walsall in any capacity.

Open to correction...

**NeilMcD** · 19/10/2007, 10:55 AM

Get a guy who knows international football. An experienced coach who knows the international football game. Its a different skill to taking Wigan or Reading and doing well by wealing and dealing and working with your players week in week out.

**drinkfeckarse** · 19/10/2007, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by co. down green

Three people made the appointment," said Delaney. "It was a sub-committee of the FAI of three people who made the appointment of the management team. "It's unfortunate that I've been personally linked to the appointment when there was a sub-committee of three which was ratified by the board of the FAI, which is a committee of 10."

Delaney is a snake alright, how can he distance himself ?

http://www.ireland.com/sports/soccer...705838775.html

My thoughts exactly when I saw that. Cowardly and there cannot possibly be any chance of Stan keeping his job after a comment like that.

You don't get to positions like Delaneys though without being a snake at times. Did we honestly think that he'd hold his hands up and walk? He'll be much tougher to remove.

**Dr. Ogba** · 19/10/2007, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse

My thoughts exactly when I saw that. Cowardly and there cannot possibly be any chance of Stan keeping his job after a comment like that.

You don't get to positions like Delaneys though without being a snake at times. Did we honestly think that he'd hold his hands up and walk? He'll be much tougher to remove.

yeah but the problem is if (BIG IF!) we get rid of him who'll replace him? It'll more than likely be another one of the backstabbers that take the helm and it'll be the same ould sh!te again...

Whatever happened to the genesis report? IMHO the FAI needs a major overhaul, get fresh blood in with new ideas for both domestic and international football in this country and actually put to good use the crazy money that is being stumped up by the fans....

This, of course, will not happen.....

**tetsujin1979** · 19/10/2007, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by co. down green

He's reserve team coach this season.

Cheers, wasn't sure about his exact role

**citizenerased** · 19/10/2007, 12:17 PM

delaney threw him to the wolves yesterday...trying despeately to save his granite arse

**Sligo Hornet** · 19/10/2007, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

I think people still fall for the "Walsall coach" myth.

He was paid as a "coach" to disguise player costs as far as I know. I don't think he was even coach at Walsall in any capacity.

Open to correction...

Spot on Stutts....He was given the "dual role" of player/coach to allow his salary demand not to break the Club's wage structure.Merson had his own coaches.

**theworm2345** · 19/10/2007, 12:40 PM

Kinsella does seem to be doing a good job there, but he shouldn't be our next manager...though definitely a prospect in a few years
http://www.cafc.co.uk/fixtures.ink?t...=&season=07/08

**drummerboy** · 19/10/2007, 12:59 PM

Delaney reminds me of Puncius Pilot (sic). Not my problem the board of management have to make up their minds on what to do with Stan.

As regards a new manager, what about Martin Jol and Chris Haughton, who will soon be looking for work. Robbie might score a few goals.

Cant see us attracting a top European coach so I think I would go for Dave O'Leary. I know he wasted a lot of money, but he did manage to get Leeds to the semi-final of the Champions league and finish consistently high in their respective league.

reder · 19/10/2007, 1:03 PM

In reality, you cant look further than O' Leary. He is very familiar with the irish international scene and he has plenty of experience in club management at the highest level with Leeds. People will bandy about other names but I cant see anyone else getting near the position.

**NeilMcD** · 19/10/2007, 1:04 PM

Why not Roy Hodgson

**Armando** · 19/10/2007, 1:53 PM

Originally Posted by drummerboy

Cant see us attracting a top European coach so I think I would go for Dave O'Leary. I know he wasted a lot of money, but he did manage to get Leeds to the semi-final of the Champions league and finish consistently high in their respective league.

Originally Posted by reder

In reality, you cant look further than O' Leary. He is very familiar with the irish international scene and he has plenty of experience in club management at the highest level with Leeds. People will bandy about other names but I cant see anyone else getting near the position.

Why the **** can't we look further than David O'Leary?!

This must be the same attitude the FAI have - 'Ah, sure there's no point approaching him, he'd never take the job'...'ye, you're right lets go for someone who will definitely take it because he won't be working anywhere else anytime soon'

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Why not Roy Hodgson

ALLELUIA!!

He has to be asked. It's a no brainer.

**paul_oshea** · 19/10/2007, 2:30 PM

In reality, you cant look further than O' Leary. He is very familiar with the irish international scene and he has plenty of experience in club management at the highest level with Leeds. People will bandy about other names but I cant see anyone else getting near the position.

hmmm, i knew you had a funny sense of being, its even more apparent now.

**Drumcondra 69er** · 19/10/2007, 2:30 PM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Why not Roy Hodgson

In a job at present, who's to say he'll want to leave? Dislikes the english media and our media has practically dragged itself down to their level over the last few years. Sending people dressed as muppets out to training gsessions ffs, who actually finds sh1t like that amusing??

**Armando** · 19/10/2007, 2:45 PM

Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er

In a job at present, who's to say he'll want to leave? Dislikes the english media and our media has practically dragged itself down to their level over the last few years. Sending people dressed as muppets out to training gsessions ffs, who actually finds sh1t like that amusing??

Who's to say he wouldn't leave? You don't know if you don't ask.

His contract with Finland is for the Euro2008 campaign. They still have a chance of qualifying - but no matter what, his contract will have to be re negotiated sometime between Nov 17th and June 2008.
If we approach him at the end of Euro qualifying I would be amazed if he didn't show an interest...he knows his stuff and the chance of getting us to a World Cup finals and then managing on that stage again is a huge incentive and easily over rides any waryness of how the media operates.

**Drumcondra 69er** · 19/10/2007, 2:49 PM

Originally Posted by Armando

Who's to say he wouldn't leave? You don't know if you don't ask.

His contract with Finland is for the Euro2008 campaign. They still have a chance of qualifying - but no matter what, his contract will have to be re negotiated sometime between Nov 17th and June 2008.
If we approach him at the end of Euro qualifying I would be amazed if he didn't show an interest...he knows his stuff and the chance of getting us to a World Cup finals and then managing on that stage again is a huge incentive and easily over rides any waryness of how the media operates.

Can't argue with that but a lot of people seem to assume that if we just ask we'll get, I've seen a lot of names touted on here that wouldn't contemplate leaving their present jobs to manage us.

I think Hodgson would be a solid appointment btw, just think he might prefer to stay with Finland if he's being sucessful there.

**jbyrne** · 19/10/2007, 2:50 PM

Originally Posted by Sligo Hornet

Spot on Stutts....He was given the "dual role" of player/coach to allow his salary demand not to break the Club's wage structure.Merson had his own coaches.

i heard he was only on minimum wage at walsall