Trapattonti's first press conference

**tetsujin1979** · 01/05/2008, 1:44 PM

My stream just died, anyone else's still running?

**kingdom hoop** · 01/05/2008, 1:46 PM

I'm dead too.

**Newryrep** · 01/05/2008, 1:46 PM

lost the feed for some reason, now disappeared from FAI website

**NeilMcD** · 01/05/2008, 1:47 PM

According to the site the conference finished at 14.42

**mypost** · 01/05/2008, 1:47 PM

Apparantly, the conference ended at 14:42.

**kingdom hoop** · 01/05/2008, 1:47 PM

Just when getting to the good bit.

By the way R�iteoir,

**Billsthoughts** · 01/05/2008, 1:48 PM

should there really be any "hard hitting" questions today?

**geysir** · 01/05/2008, 1:49 PM

It's dead.
That Italian journalist sucked out 90% of the space left with his long and winding question.

**kingdom hoop** · 01/05/2008, 2:00 PM

God damn you FAI! I suppose today's a day for

, not

.

To surmise, he's a wonderfully charismatic, charming, smiley fella. Curiously stood up when asked the questions - shows his passion and enthusiasm, I believe.

General points: he knows all the players, has seen 20-30 DVDs and has been impressed - thinks we've good players in every position. He trusts the team and thinks there's a great possibility of qualifying. Stephen Ireland and the retirees are very important players, and he'll speak with them over the next ten days.

Frank Stapleton, Alan Kelly and Mick Martin are also part of the backroom team. Kelly obviously is the goalkeeping coach, no specific mention what the other two are doing. Was that announced before??

Overall, he's a really likeable character who you can't help but smile at and admire. That was my take anyway, probably missed a few "I'm the gaffer"-esque gems cos of the dreadful sound quality. I think he opened with "my English is no good", and Kilbane was the second player mentioned as one of our very good players.

**NeilMcD** · 01/05/2008, 2:06 PM

Yeah Stapleton and Mick Martin are scouts and that was mentioned at the Brady Tardelli conference

**kingdom hoop** · 01/05/2008, 2:11 PM

I only watch the big ones.

**Newryrep** · 01/05/2008, 2:16 PM

Think he mentioned that he cant make too many changes too quickely as it never works. Would of like to of heard his reply to the Italian journo question wrt long ball under pressure etc but like those naughty seaside amusement machines just as it was about to get good either your money or the film ran out

**tetsujin1979** · 01/05/2008, 2:30 PM

managed to record the audio, couldn't record the video - damn DRM - you can listen to it hear: http://media.putfile.com/Giovanni-Tr...ess-Conference

the sound quality is atrocious in places though.

**greendeiseboy** · 01/05/2008, 2:32 PM

Dont worry lads it'll be repeated on Grift Grub tomorrow

**NeilMcD** · 01/05/2008, 3:33 PM

Fair play to him taking the questions in English and I must say his English is good just needs to work on the accent a bit but very good performance by him.Anyone else think it was funny that the only question he needed to be repeated was the on from Cork FM.

**amaccann** · 01/05/2008, 4:09 PM

I missed much of it as my connection kept crapping out - am I right that he fielded most of those questions standing up? Man seems to have boundless energy.

**soccerc** · 01/05/2008, 4:13 PM

Some photos from Trapattoni's Press Conference

The Italian questioner works in Ireland for Fiat!

**geysir** · 01/05/2008, 4:46 PM

That Italian with the 10 minute question doesn't know that these days we only play the long ball when our natural passing game has been disrupted by the cheeky opposition closing us down.