Very good interview with John Delaney, on Finucane show this am.In summary, he pointed to the failure of "British style coaching and methods" with regard to the likely collective failure to qualify.Given his position as ceo, and his likely influence of the headhunters, the current list of candidates can be narrowed down to ,Troussier, Houllier and Jol. Put your money on Houllier!
Link:
http://dynamic.rte.ie/quickaxs/209-r...007-10-27.smil
Interview starts about 7 and a half minutes in.
I can see us getting a continental manager. The pressure is on Delaney and the FAI to deliver this time.
I can see it happening.
I think I should the parachute, because I'm great.
In fact, I think I should get both parachutes, in case one doesn't work.
Thanks for the link Eirebhoy.
He is cute, now it's blame the Brits.
He also mentioned about trying to arrange friendlies with Brazil and Argentina.
I only got to listen to it now and I was just about to say that. Brazil we know about but Argentina was the one I was calling for. I'd love to see it.Originally Posted by geysir
Messi in Croker, Brazil also, Staunton gone, City in the final.....things are looking up
It will give us a chance to see how a team of midgets can play football.
Two words come to mind when I hear this 'anglo'-phobia over 'British' coaches managing 'British' national teams. 'Bertie' and 'Vogts'. The belief that any decent non British or Irish coach, including one that has won a European Championship, has the answers, is flawed.
This is the cooooooooooooolest footy forum I've ever seen!
British and Irish teams cannot retain possession of the football... FACT.
British and Irish teams do not seem to be able to defend for 90 minutes without making mistakes... FACT. The standard of defending in the Premiership is mostly woegeous. Any country that give Danny Mills 25 caps while at the same time leaving out better players has serious problems.
I think a change of focus would be required. Two suggestions I would make to the new Irish manager would be ....drop John O'Shea and Robbie Keane.
I said this in another thread but after the Stan shambles any coach the FAI appoints now is going to be under the spotlight more than ever before. He will be seen to be flawed by the majority of the fans/media/pundits for a variety of reasons, some pathetic some well-founded. Whoever it is they will be treated with a dose of sceptisim from the off and will be very lucky to have anywhere near 50% of us very happy with his appointment. If they appoint someone British/Irish some will say that we need a continental manager and vise versa. Let's just hope they make a decent choice and that 10 games into his tenure the majority are happy with the job he is doing and only those who have something to gain from him not performing well are still complaining (e.g. Dumpy).
In reference to the interview I thought Finucane asked a few tricky questions that I wouldn't have expected from her. Of course she could have went further but it was much better than anything the likes of Pat "The Plank" Kenny would have done. It seemed like she and her team had a good understanding of some of the reasons why a lot of people are unhappy with Delaney/FAI. A few sore points that are regularly raised on Foot.ie were brought up and I suppose he did a decent enough job of brushing them off. He is the type of guy you would like to have present to discuss the case for Ireland when the fixture list is decided for a qualification campaign. Imagine if he appoints O'Leary as manager. They would get whatever fixture list they wanted just so the others could get to their hotels before it's too late to get breakfast! I don't live in Ireland so I'm not really exposed to the Irish media, apart from a few internet sites. So maybe I am giving Finucane too much credit and all these points were already disscussed to death over the last few weeks? Anyway, I still don't like the man but I dislike him a little less after hearing what he had to say today. Maybe it's easier to listen to him and not hate him when you don't have to see himHe has gotten a lot of abuse over the last few weeks, most merited but some a bit OTT but at least he doesn't appear bitter about it. Unless of course it's all a big front and he's realy fuming behind the scenes. The 300 grand a year might have something to do with him not being bitter too!
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Hopefully not with an incontinent overseer i.e "Sir" Booby Rosson
Despite his protestations abouts not being involved in the choice of the next manager, I believe I find a clue to his preference in his repeated mis-prounounciation of San Marino during this interview.
Didn't look at the interview but I find it strange that he would appear to be suggesting the sort of manager he would prefer while on the other hand saying that the choice will be made by "football people". Man U have won the CL league relatively recently under a British coach while a non-British coach in the form of Eriksson presided over some woeful displays by England not to mention the 6-0 drubbing yesterday. WHo said British coaches can get their teams to defend. Liverpool are brutal at the moment and couldn't retain possession in Turkey - is their coach British? This line of reasoning just doesn't stand up.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
San -Mourinho?
Ferguson is Scottish. Scotland has produced better coaches than anywhere else in these islands. Which Scottish candidates are being suggested for the Ireland job? NOBODY.
To answer your other question Danny Mills got 25 caps for England. He wouldn't have gotten 1 for Ireland had he been eligible.
Hope it's Houllier. A proper manager. At least he's managed at the highest level. We would have no excuses.
Does this guy ever learn?
Talk about limiting our options.
If we can get a top class continental manager, brilliant, but as other posters have said, I can't see them queuing up to manage us especially for the type of money the FAI will offer.
We could end up with a Gross or a Venglos rather than a Jewell,Graham or O'Leary.
I'd love to see Martin Jol given the job, but I think he will end at a top club in Europe.
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I've said before that I'm deeply suspicious about the reasons behind the apparent hostility of some of our senior players to the idea of a non-Irish manager. It's been dressed up as worry that such a candidate "wouldn't understand the Irish temperament and culture". I believe that's double-speak and I think it can be reasonably guessed what the real concern is here.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
I am sure this has a long way to run yet as to who gets the job , but lets face it bottom line is how much do the FAI want to spend on out next manager .
Right the same idea as myself , PEANUTS and what are we going to get YES correct again a monkey a nobody , has been or a person who has not worked for a season or two .
LET ME SPELL IT OUT FOR THE FAI
Spend the cash bring in the best person for the job give him 2/3 million a year then ask Mr Scolari / Lippi will he take us to the world cup in in 2010 . Or on the other hand get someone on the cheap and lets say we are building for the Euro's 2012 anyone hear that one before .
To be the best you have to get the best .............
most observers of internationla football knew damn well that Bertie and Scotland would end in disaster, he was even surprised himself that someone gave him another job...............he became a bit of a joke in germany............even after winning the Euro's.......cause he wasnt that good
next one please..............
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