Liam Brady

**Fergie's Son** · 07/12/2007, 5:39 PM

This would be a major step back pure and simple.

**irishfan86** · 07/12/2007, 8:38 PM

One thing I will say for Brady is that he does coach more attractive, footballing football.

The ball will be played on the ground, and this more stylish approach may suit the players we have, and bring us more success against continental teams.

Despite his inability to win the league at Celtic, they played very attractive, good football by all accounts.

**Paddy Garcia** · 07/12/2007, 8:50 PM

Originally Posted by RogerMilla

Did Quinn hire Brady as Sunderland manager then? No , and he was damn right not to.

Great point. Is it unreasonable to expect the appointment of a manager who has had success.

Or even a little bit of success as opposed to only failure.

**Colbert Report** · 07/12/2007, 10:24 PM

Who cares about attractive football? This is international football, we play less than ten times per year. Give it a lash Jack! Long live ugly, long ball!

**irishfan86** · 07/12/2007, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by Colbert Report

Who cares about attractive football? This is international football, we play less than ten times per year. Give it a lash Jack! Long live ugly, long ball!

We don't have strong, physical players.

Our best players are skill players, footballers who like to play with the ball on the ground- Keane, Andy Reid, McGeady, Duff, Ireland.

Hoofing it up to our under 6 foot forwards Keane and Doyle won't do anything, we need to work it around midfield and down the wings, keeping it on the ground.

If our core was big physical players I'd have no problem going back to the big Jack style of play, but we don't have those players, and need to mold our playing style to accommodate the players we've got.

**blackholesun** · 07/12/2007, 10:35 PM

Id sooner Brady get the job than that over the hill chancer Venables ...

Would still go for Jol myself!

bhs

**eekers** · 08/12/2007, 12:49 AM

haha brady got celtic to play attractive football.
even stan could be get someone to pass the ball around against dundee and falkirk.

brady hasnt a chance of getting the job either does venables. o'leary will be choosen ahead of those two at least

**irishfan86** · 08/12/2007, 12:57 AM

I have a hard time believing that Wenger would allow a coach as **** as you all believe to manage his young superstars in the making.

**eekers** · 08/12/2007, 1:08 AM

brady doesnt coach at arsenal
he's a director of the academy.
steve bould does all the coaching.

**Paddy Garcia** · 08/12/2007, 9:19 AM

Originally Posted by irishfan86

I have a hard time believing that Wenger would allow a coach as **** as you all believe to manage his young superstars in the making.

It's an entirely different role. Hes tried management twice. And failed twice.

**Kingdom** · 08/12/2007, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

Quinn was one of the more openly anti-Kerr pundits right from the start. He's not so much interested in a manager who can "work with the young lads" as a manager who was "one of the lads", an ex-teammate, which is why all the old players were delighted to see Staunton get the job last time. I suspect that Houghton would also be of the opinion that reputation as a player, respect of the dressing room, blah-blah are the most important factors which would explain why Brady's odds have shortened since he joined the panel.

Excellent signature. We were discussing the job at xmas drinks last night, and one of the guys who I felt knew his stuff was practically jizzing off at the thought of Brady being manager. Couldn't understand it myself.
The only negative utterings about Brady were that his stance on problem players (a la S**pan), insofar as he indicated he would be unlikely to try solve a problem but very likely to eradicate it.

**Desyf** · 08/12/2007, 1:01 PM

Brady has done f#ck all as a manager so from an FAI perspective he's a shoe in

It's a joke.

Being a great player does not automatically make you a great manager.

And as for the suggestion that Wenger wouldn't allow a sh#te manager/coach like Brady to look after his youth...well....how may of those youth players does Wenger actually put any faith in ????

**Drumcondra 69er** · 08/12/2007, 2:21 PM

Originally Posted by Desyf

Brady has done f#ck all as a manager so from an FAI perspective he's a shoe in

It's a joke.

Being a great player does not automatically make you a great manager.

And as for the suggestion that Wenger wouldn't allow a sh#te manager/coach like Brady to look after his youth...well....how may of those youth players does Wenger actually put any faith in ????

???? ****loads. Just happens that none of them are English and some are at other clubs initially but he'd have worked with the likes of Fabregas and Clichy.

**kingdom hoop** · 08/12/2007, 2:28 PM

The youth system at the Arse is one of the best, most holistically orientated, around. Some credit must go to Brady for that. Of course, however, that has little or nothing to do with being a suitable candidate for our manager.

**eekers** · 08/12/2007, 4:49 PM

Originally Posted by kingdom hoop

The youth system at the Arse is one of the best, most holistically orientated, around. Some credit must go to Brady for that. Of course, however, that has little or nothing to do with being a suitable candidate for our manager.

agree completely with this

**Deckydee** · 08/12/2007, 4:58 PM

No Way - No Brady Bunch

**carloz** · 08/12/2007, 6:01 PM

Id actually be quite happy with him, not my number one choice but i would still be happy. Just listeng to him on RTE it is plainly obvious that he really knows his stuff and is very good on the technical side of the game, unlike Giles and Dunphy. And as a few people have pointed out, he will get us playing good attracitve football, which is what we have the players for. Simply put we dont have the squad to play the long ball physical game anymore. Cyprus were head and shoulders above us in stature and bossed us in the physical aspects of both our recent encounters. The only thing is that iwould want a very capable coach with Brady, someone of the standard of Hughton. Any man that has been learning from Wenger for the past 10 years has to be cosidered IMO

**eekers** · 08/12/2007, 7:47 PM

Originally Posted by carloz

The only thing is that iwould want a very capable coach with Brady, someone of the standard of Hughton.

hughton is extremely overrated as a coach.
ramos and alvarez have been reportedly shocked by the standard of coaching that was happening under jol.
hughton was mainly a defense coach for a team with a terrible defense record