Phillippe Troussier

**geysir** · 24/10/2007, 9:14 PM

Troussier had his 15 mins with Japan and Japan have done all right without him.
Philippe has been on the move constantly from one mucked up manager job to another since.
But I have softened up a bit towards him if only because he would have done infinitely better than Stan.
Troussier "just call me pants".

**onephillyhughes** · 24/10/2007, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by liaml

I've never been so positive about finding a new manager. Every _single_ candidate that's been mentioned so far has been better than Stan by a country mile! Even wrecker Souness is better than Stan, and that's saying something. Toussier is far and away the best candidate so far. In fact I'd love us to move early on this one.

Its not about getting 'better than stan' this time, its about getting the best we can. How can Souness excite anyone is beyond me, regardless of how poor Stan did. Cancer Souness can stay miles away from it, Troussier would be another risk coming into the unknown, but maybe this is what we need, someone and something completely different, a breath of fresh air.

**onephillyhughes** · 24/10/2007, 10:23 PM

A quote from Graeme Sourness in 2005

And Souness, who claims to understand the fans' growing frustration, remains as focused on turning things around as he was when he took over the reins from Sir Bobby Robson in September last year.

"This is not an impossible job and as a manager this will be my last job," said Souness.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR WORD!!

**CollegeTillIDie** · 24/10/2007, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by Tuff Paddy

I hear Troussier will make the players face towards Mecca before games. And I don't mean the bingo hall!!

Given how sh1t the Irish team were in some of the games during the last campaign, he's going to need God, Muhammad, Yahweh and Buddah combined to turn things around.

**Marco** · 24/10/2007, 10:37 PM

What about Spurs soon to be unemployed manager Martin Jol or Gerard Houillier, O'Leary has been out too long, Souness is no better and neither have done anything worthwhile, Jol has players that won't work for him and think they are bigger the team. Just a thought. By the way some of the Irsh players need to wake up and take account for their performances. Saw Stevie Ireland all smiles during a game with Man City recently! ya stressed at 25k a week playing with a

**eirebhoy** · 24/10/2007, 10:46 PM

To be honest, it's the fact that he didn't recognise how talented Nakamura was that has me worried about Troussier.

I'm being 100% serious btw. I'd put it on par with someone taking charge of Ireland and not picking Andy Reid for the entire campaign.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 24/10/2007, 10:54 PM

One problem with Martin Jol.
Robbie Keane was working with him at Spurs. And Keane hasn't been doing the biz in a green shirt since about 2002.
Or maybe that's a good thing in that Keane is scoring goals for them. But Keane would then have the unique distinction of assisting two coaches to their P45 in a few weeks, albeit finding one of them their next job.....

**osarusan** · 25/10/2007, 1:33 AM

Originally Posted by ruben_sosa

Winners of 2000 Asian Cup
Runners up 2001 Confederations Cup
last 16 at the 2002 World Cup.
fifth place at 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
runner-up at 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship

do u have a f*ckin clue what you're talking about? what did football minnows Japan ever achieve before he took charge.

Do you have a "f*ckin clue" what you're talking about?

last 16 in the 2002 world cup, as co-hosts, with as much cash as he needed to prepare for it, is by no means a good result.

fifth place at 2000 summer olympics in Sydney? So bloody what!

What did they ever achieve while he was in charge for that matter.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 25/10/2007, 7:28 AM

Any of these suggestions is still better than Stan and a lot closer to being a world class manager.

reder · 25/10/2007, 8:07 AM

Originally Posted by biscuit

is he not after going and converting to islam and gone all holy on us?

Correct

I would like to see Troussier getting the job but dont see it happening in truth. I would actually like to see Paul Jewell getting the job. He handles the media very well and take no sh1t from players. He is honest and upfront.

**Ireland4ever** · 25/10/2007, 8:16 AM

Originally Posted by ruben_sosa

Winners of 2000 Asian Cup
Runners up 2001 Confederations Cup
last 16 at the 2002 World Cup.
fifth place at 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
runner-up at 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship

do u have a f*ckin clue what you're talking about? what did football minnows Japan ever achieve before he took charge.

The best achievement there is last 16 at WC2002, they were hosting the event and were first seeds ffs.

**shelbourne1904** · 25/10/2007, 8:20 AM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Given how sh1t the Irish team were in some of the games during the last campaign, he's going to need God, Muhammad, Yahweh and Buddah combined to turn things around.

But do any of them have Irish grandparents

**elroy** · 25/10/2007, 8:29 AM

Im not certain about Troussier, but I wouldnt mind seeing a European manager with fresh ideas appointed. Neither England, Wales or NI, or us are doing well at the moment and all with managers and ideas from the UK/Ireland. Whats the harm in bringing in someone with a different mentality, tactics etc. The Irish born/based manager hasnt worked the last four years so its gotta be worth a try.

**antrimgreen** · 25/10/2007, 8:30 AM

Originally Posted by shelbourne1904

But do any of them have Irish grandparents

Classic

**Ireland4ever** · 25/10/2007, 8:39 AM

Originally Posted by elroy

Im not certain about Troussier, but I wouldnt mind seeing a European manager with fresh ideas appointed. Neither England, Wales or NI, or us are doing well at the moment and all with managers and ideas from the UK/Ireland. Whats the harm in bringing in someone with a different mentality, tactics etc. The Irish born/based manager hasnt worked the last four years so its gotta be worth a try.

Alex McLeish & Walter Smith???? Lawrie Sanchez at N.ireland???
Thats the great thing about football, totally unpredictable. Dunphy summed it up last night on TV when oHerlihy asked him was it not a good idea to follow the german model for appointing managers within. He basically said that theres no model in the world that is guaranteed of success and that every appointment is a gamble.

**superfrank** · 25/10/2007, 9:47 AM

Troussier is a good manager but I don't think he's what Ireland needs now.

Ireland need someone who can put a proper team together and get them working collectively and consistently. I don't think Troussier can do that for a long period of time. Though he would be better than Souness.

**Bungle** · 25/10/2007, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by shakermaker1982

I don't like the idea of him continuing to live in Morocco. He doesn't have to live in Dublin but it would help if he wasn't 4/5 hours away. He might say the FAI will just send him loads of tapes to watch but what if they send him the wrong ones and he thinks Franck Nouble (see bungles thread on him) is actually Irish??

Nouble's grandda was a soldier from Clare who fought in the Congo with the UN in 1961 and loved Africa so much that he decided to live in the one African country that is closest to home.... the Ivory Coast.

**lionelhutz** · 25/10/2007, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by Marco

What about Spurs soon to be unemployed manager Martin Jol or Gerard Houillier, O'Leary has been out too long, Souness is no better and neither have done anything worthwhile, Jol has players that won't work for him and think they are bigger the team. Just a thought. By the way some of the Irsh players need to wake up and take account for their performances. Saw Stevie Ireland all smiles during a game with Man City recently! ya stressed at 25k a week playing with a

For the love of God no!!

**backstothewall** · 25/10/2007, 1:45 PM

I would suggest those players would be a lot better suited to a foreign manager as they are living abroad. I have this image of Robbie and John O'Shea sniggering at a french accent that worries me.

Our players don't exactly strike me as very open minded about these sorts of things. They wouldn't even have the education to take this **** out of his accent with Monty Python quotes. Much more likely to be allo allo

**backstothewall** · 25/10/2007, 1:47 PM

P.S. I'm waiting to see who the new manager is before i decide where i want him back to. If its O'Leary i don't know where. Perhaps Majorca re: the whole Iceland tournament disgrace