1000/1. I'm convinced Giles will go with Venables. Then the FAI won't ratify. And so it will be someone like Jewell or Daglish.Originally Posted by geysir
Apart from being brutal at Wednesday, his overall managerial record on games won/lost etc isn't fantastic. Good at Wigan, average at Bradford and poor at Wednesday.
.................................................. ......G... W. L ..D Win %
Bradford City....................................117.. 46 45 26 39.31
Sheffield Wednesday...........................38. .12 21.. 5 31.57
Wigan Athletic..................................291.127 90. 74 43.64
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
We don't rate being poor at Wednesday as being such a drawback
Here is what I have been told. The 3 people involved are Giles, Brady and Whelan. Giles to interview and then discuss with Brady and Whelan his opinions of those he has interviewed. Brady and Whelan are also going to suggest candidates to be interviewed by Giles. Where this leads us to I don't know.
Tragic that Dunphy isn´t being consulted
Interesting panel discussions on RTE though, especially if Giles & Brady have helped select the new guy and things go pear shaped.Tragic that Dunphy isn´t being consulted
To Giles and Brady being totally compromised as pundits? Or is that the FAI intention...
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
I'm worried that these are 2 of the same group of people that suggested the like of George Graham & Ron Atkinson as being the solution to Ireland's woes ...
With Dunphy losing the head ranting about the morons who were part of the selection process.
But the team are not going to play that bad again, are they??
The lads on newstalk reckon they'd prefer Jewell over Houler or Venebles as he's young enough to be hungry to succeed in the job as a opposed to Houllier or Venables who may see it as a bit of a wind down job.
A good point, but i think it's fair to say that Charlton took the job to wind down his career and that done no harm...
I don't know what to think or who to root for at this point tbh... (I defo don't want venable though.. He'd show the same level of indifference he did at Leeds, Palace, Portsmouth etc
Far from it
Jack had more than a few chips on his shoulder, one was being ignored by the FA. Starting out in our job he was very determined to prove himself as an international manager.
Wasn't it his suggestion in the first place?Tragic that Dunphy isn´t being consulted
Isn't this the way the FAI always does things? Put a name out there, see what the reaction is...
He's better than Stan and he isn't O'Leary so I'd be content enough.
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
why is everyone so anti O Leary? Is martin O Neill really doing that much better a job at villa? (he could well be I havent looked at a premiership table in a while.) I wouldnt mind venables but to be honest we are so low now anyone will do...
From what little I know of MO'N at Villa he seems to be building a team of young players full of pace, some having come through the ranks, some he has bought. I think the time to judge O'Neill is one or two years from now but it appears he has a plan and is being given time to implement it.why is everyone so anti O Leary? Is martin O Neill really doing that much better a job at villa? (he could well be I havent looked at a premiership table in a while.) I wouldnt mind venables but to be honest we are so low now anyone will do...
I personally dislike O'Leary and Venables which will affect my opinion, but in the latter's case I think you can scrutinise his last 10-12 years and find little positive in there. Even his Euro 1996 performance doesn't stand up to close scrutiny in my opinion.
It was indeed Dunphy who first suggested Jewell. Giles and Brady agreed with Dunphy when he brought it up again on RTE. Agreed in the sense that Jewell was the "type" of manager that could do a good job. This could all spiral out of control fairly quickly. With people having "chats" with Johnny and then taking over at club sides instead. Jewell taking over at Preston for example.
I don´t trust the idea of a manager who was pushed by Dunphy actually getting the job.
Bad omen.
If it happened then it could mean in theory all the RTE pundits being "compromised".
When Giles replied that he would help the FAI if asked, he was being sincere without being ego inflated about it.
I'd be very happy with Jewell. He's done decent jobs at Bradford and Wigan.
That's an interesting stat that I hadn't heard. Just checked it up. They had more away wins in the premiership in 05/06 than Arsenal and every other team outside the top 3. Last season, even though they finished just above the relegation zone they still had more away wins than everyone in the bottom half, bar Man City.
I think that says a lot. They're home form isn't great but then again, that was in a little town called Wigan.
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