Quoteshould be merged with the Hodgson thread as its already in that and as irish fans says it does not mean he is out of the running.
No he's said he'll take an international management position if it's offered to him before January.
should be merged with the Hodgson thread as its already in that and as irish fans says it does not mean he is out of the running.
In Trap we trust
Is he definitely appointed to Inter Milan? If he is we can forget about him for the Ireland job with his new office in Abbotstown
He has joined up with Inter but he hasn't signed any contracts, it seems that Moratti has a lot of time for Hodgson and I think that he is just giving him a place to hang out until another job comes along. If one doesn't, he will probably be employed by Inter.
This is not the best signature in the world, this is just a tribute
will someone from the panel or FAI RING THIS f**KING MAN UP and offer him an interview.
"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!!!
"If a national team wanted to have me they would have to be very quick and persuade the (Inter) president to get rid of me before he even takes me on," Hodgson said.Originally Posted by irishfan86
Hint hint, Ireland.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
My worry is that most people won't have read that quoute and will think that Hodgson is already out of contention.
Even if the FAI is aware of his availability (I'm sure they are) they can hide behind the fact that most of the public isn't and hence they'll face little criticism for not approaching him.
Graham Hunter was on Newstalk breakfast show talking about Houghton's appointment to the selection committee. They asked him who he thought the contenders are. He said Hodgson would be one except he was no longer available.
Even if this isn't strictly true the more people that keep saying it the less likely he will be approached IMO.
"I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd" Johnny Giles
Only yesterday Houllier was quoted in the press as saying he's happy working for the FFF, implying he's not interested. Now it's confirmed he's on a shortlist of 2 for the South Korean job.
The message is that we should approach anyone we think could do a good job. They may be in a job already, be it club or international. To merely assume someone's not interested would be negligent.
im Verbeek named new Qantas Socceroos coach
Thursday, 6 December 2007
Pim Verbeek
Qantas Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek
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Football Federation Australia today named Pim Verbeek as the new Head Coach of the Qantas Socceroos through to the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign.
The former Korea Republic coach will start immediately with his first match in charge set to be the opening 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 6 February 2008.
“After very careful consideration and a rigorous recruitment process I am delighted that we have secured the services of a very experienced and respected national coach for the Qantas Socceroos,” said FFA Chairman Mr. Frank Lowy.
“Football fans can rest assured that the FFA has worked diligently to secure a coach with the qualities and enthusiasm that will give the Socceroos every chance of success.”
“Pim Verbeek has a vast range of experience he has gained over 25 years in coaching, including several stints in Asia, and we believe he is the right man for the job of leading the Socceroos to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.”
“I would like to pay tribute to Graham Arnold and Rob Baan who have done a very good job as interim coaches while our search has been conducted.”
Verbeek, 51, was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and spent most of his playing career with Sparta Rotterdam. He went on to coach that team in 1981 and since then has gone on to hold a variety of coaching positions.
“Finding the coach who we felt would be able to guide us through a very challenging FIFA World Cup qualifying path has been our number one priority and we are delighted that Pim Verbeek will be the man to lead the national team,” said FFA CEO Mr. Ben Buckley.
Verbeek’s career has seen him hold coaching appointments in some of Europe’s highest credentialed leagues and clubs including Dutch giants Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven and Germany’s Borussia Monchengladbach.
He has also been employed by the KNVB (Netherlands Football Federation) in a coach development role and with the national team in a scouting role.
“I am looking forward to the challenge ahead of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and I am committed to also helping to develop the game in Australia,” said Mr Verbeek.
“I intend to become as familiar as possible with football in Australia and I will be based in Australia and intend to relocate immediately.”
“I will be in Australia next week to observe players in the final rounds of the Hyundai A-League.”
“I am excited to be involved in what is an exciting time for football in Australia and I look forward to assisting the FFA in developing football in Australia and making myself available to support the national football development plan, in particular working with Australian coaches.”
Having worked extensively under former Qantas Socceroos Head Coach Guus Hiddink at both club and international level, Verbeek has solid understanding of the style and structure he likes to play. The two Dutchmen enjoyed enormous success with Korea Republic reaching the semi finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
With Australia’s 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying path through the Asian Football Confederation, Verbeek boasts excellent knowledge of the region having coached at club level in Japan as well as stints as Assistant Coach at both the United Arab Emirates and Korea Republic, firstly under Hiddink and then under Dick Advocaat at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Following the tournament he was promoted to Korea’s Head Coach position where he led the team to third place at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
In Trap we trust
where was it confirmed?
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LOI section on balls.ie - http://balls.ie/league-of-ireland/
Here, yesterday
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news...136_15017.html
Bloody hell I thought we had it bad with our official title "Republic of Ireland sponsored by Eircom"...Qantas Socceroos
"Well I think they'll be a little disappointed with that" - Matt Holland on TV3 after 5-2 drubbing by Cyprus
Delighted to see he's out of the running for the Aussies job, fingers crossed.
Cheers. Had thought it was just speculation.
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Being ambitious? What's wrong with that?
How would the FAI-written sentence read?
"Football fans can rest assured that the FAI has worked diligently to create a facade of a recruitment process behind which John Delaney can hire Terry Venables, a coach with the qualities and enthusiasm that will give the Irish team every chance of having a longer end-of-season break than players of other national teams."
Wexford Youths FC owner and manager Mick Wallace believes Ireland will be playing for second spot behind Italy in Group 8 when the World Cup qualifiers for South Africa 2010 begin next year.
Wallace, who has an apartment in Turin and season tickets for Juventus, Torino and AC Milan, has just returned from the AC Milan - Celtic game and is an avid follower of Italian football. He also has a number of Italian restaurants and wine bars in Dublin and Wexford.
The Wexford native has been bringing his Wexford U16 sides over to Italy for an annual tournament for the past ten years. Current Republic of Ireland striker and former Wexford youth player, Kevin Doyle, has spoken about this trip lately, and how the trip and tournament helped to develop many aspects of his game and how for a 16-year-old it was a fantastic experience.
Wallace also believes that a European coach needs to be appointed as the new Ireland manager to bring something different to the Irish set-up.
"Ireland were unlucky as they got the toughest top seed in the World Cup draw and we'll be playing for second spot, there's no doubt about that," Wallace said.
"But if we appoint a good manager and used our resources as well as McLeish and Smith did recently with Scotland, then there's no reason why we couldn't qualify. But we can forget finishing ahead of Italy.
"A lot of the World Cup winning squad still are there, but Nesta has retired, Del Pierro is past it and I'm not sure if Cannavaro will play a full part in the qualifiers as he is past it at 35 now."
"But Italy just have a conveyor belt of players coming through. Juventus have five young Italian players that they have brought into the team this season - Chiellini, Criscito, Molinaro, Nocerino and Palladino - and they are all only chaps of 22 or 23. They are all Italian and playing in the Juventus first team and Juve have a fine team this season. The fact that Juve were in Serie B last season gave them the chance to blood and bring through these young players.
"Italy have won four of the last six U21 European Championships, and people tend to forget that. The Italians have the best coaching system on the planet and there is no end to the talent coming through.
"Donadoni put his own stamp on Italy when he took over. He has brought in about 10 fellas of his own and retained some good experienced players.
Wallace feels that Lippi or Capello would be fantastic for Ireland, but we need to be realistic and target a good European coach. "There's probably no point in Ireland even approaching Capello or Lippi, as the Irish job would not be high profile enough for them. They're probably the two best coaches in the world though.
"I'd like to see a European coach brought in - it would be a breath of fresh air.
You can take for granted that they have good technical skills so you just need to combine this with good man management, which is half the battle.
"We've seen England struggling for years - they haven't won anything since 1966, so I don't see their logic in insisting on an English manager. Capello or Lippi would turn them round and make them hard to beat and add the steeliness they need to win competitions
"Italy, Brazil, France and Argentina are a cut above the rest at the moment, but this goes to the grass roots and how kids are trained from the ages of 6 and 7 and the whole mentality and approach adopted by these nations, so it should be time for us to add a European dimension to what we already have. Why not take the best from Europe in terms of technical skills and a different mentality and develop it with what we are good at already."
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