The selection team

**galwayhoop** · 04/12/2007, 9:19 AM

Originally Posted by eekers

how will a two man work:
lets say don wants one man and the other don wants someone else. how will they make a decision

paper, rock, sicssors??????

or maybe a coin toss......

**OwlsFan** · 04/12/2007, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by galwayhoop

paper, rock, sicssors??????

or maybe a coin toss......

Or perhaps they might agree on a candidate??

**Superhoops** · 04/12/2007, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

...Fourthly, Delaney will pick the manager in the end having listened to the voice of the experts.

Isn't the brief of the recruitment panel to make a recommendation to the Board of Management rather than directly to Delaney?

**geysir** · 04/12/2007, 11:31 AM

Giles said he would stay out of any selection committee or any process that would make a decision. That in his mind didn't conflict with contacting Jewell who was available and the subject of job offers at the same time.
Imo, it was a personal appreciation of Jewell's suitability and the urgency to make contact with Jewell that inspired Giles to make the direct approach.

**frankbrett** · 04/12/2007, 1:04 PM

Originally Posted by Superhoops

Isn't the brief of the recruitment panel to make a recommendation to the Board of Management rather than directly to Delaney?

Presumably this is the full board - ie around 10 of them.
Am I right in assuming that the candidate picked by the two Dons will then have to be ratified by the board. If they don't agree with this candidate what happens? No 2 choice of two Dons put to the board and so on??

**eekers** · 04/12/2007, 11:33 PM

don houghton has joined the selection team

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/1205/ireland.html

im pretty happy with this.

**tetsujin1979** · 05/12/2007, 12:09 AM

I'm not disappointed by this, Houghton has a background in coaching at underage level, it'd be interesting to hear his take on the candidates. Certainly don't think he'd fall for the "well, what he should've dun dere is, right, whaa, whaa, whaa" stylings of Venables after years of listening to analysis from Giles and Brady.

**Armando** · 05/12/2007, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by eekers

don houghton has joined the selection team

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/1205/ireland.html

im pretty happy with this.

Interesting?

If an ex player has to come on board then I have no qualms with it being him. Fair play to him stepping up to the plate...I'd be amazed if he was another Delaney pawn, so hopefully he can get us the best candidate possible.

**stojkovic** · 05/12/2007, 12:43 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

I'm not disappointed by this, Houghton has a background in coaching at underage level.

So have I, would you listen to me ?

**danonion** · 05/12/2007, 5:04 AM

Add Robbie Savage and Neil Lennon to the panel and we have all the nations of the North Atlantic Archipelago covered.

**PaulB** · 05/12/2007, 6:58 AM

didn't houghton say in an interview that he thought Roy Hodgsons best days were behind him, if he did that's a bad omen. I think he was touting terry vegetables also.

**GreenStar** · 05/12/2007, 7:16 AM

December 5th, 2007The Football Association of Ireland has appointed Ray Houghton to assist Don Givens and Don Howe in the search for the new Republic of Ireland senior team manager.

(www.fai.ie)

**shanman2** · 05/12/2007, 7:33 AM

Originally Posted by Hoops_R_Us

December 5th, 2007The Football Association of Ireland has appointed Ray Houghton to assist Don Givens and Don Howe in the search for the new Republic of Ireland senior team manager.

(www.fai.ie)

Best bit of news I've heard since the de-throning of the former great. At least Razor knows what he is looking for. We might get a half decent manager now.

**eekers** · 05/12/2007, 8:03 AM

he wanted jewell at the start havent heard anything from him since.
i'd place him in the coppell camp

**drummerboy** · 05/12/2007, 8:31 AM

Good idea, especially when I heard that one of the head hunters has a health problem.

**Flawless** · 05/12/2007, 8:47 AM

Well i hope that Don, Don, And Ray know what they are getting themselves in to!

Delaney always was good at passing the buck...

**Drumcondra 69er** · 05/12/2007, 8:53 AM

Originally Posted by PaulB

didn't houghton say in an interview that he thought Roy Hodgsons best days were behind him, if he did that's a bad omen. I think he was touting terry vegetables also.

That was Lawrenson unless Houghton said the exact same thing. Hopefully not.

Houghton's obviously not worried about compromising his media work. Wonder if he'll be talking to Giles, Brady and Dunphy about it, they'd certainly have his ear.

**btid1** · 05/12/2007, 8:59 AM

Finnally!!Maybe one independent voice will be heard on this panel now!

Houghton has also said this morning that from now on he will refrain from commenting on the Irish team so as not to be compromised in the future by an appointment.

**NeilMcD** · 05/12/2007, 9:03 AM

I am not convincec by Houghton the pundit but fair play to him as his motives are pretty good. I think its funny that people have forgotton that Don Givens is an ex player also.