Irish Managers

**Stuttgart88** · 26/12/2012, 6:04 PM

Confirmed. Very odd.

**Charlie Darwin** · 26/12/2012, 6:06 PM

I assume we can rule out Forest from the promotion race then.

**Stuttgart88** · 26/12/2012, 8:48 PM

There was a statement on BBC from the Forest owners (some Kuwaiti family) saying how it was a forward looking move, geared towards being in the EPL. They were trying to say SO'D was a good manager for this level but not what they need to fulfill their grand vision. Shades of Pardew replacing Hughton at Newcastle perhaps, but there was talk of Forest having unpaid wages recently and I think this is an interesting story developing.

Surely not another case of "fit & proper persons" ownership tests not being, eh, fit for purpose?

I think I said here during the summer that it was scandalous that a club like Forest needed Kuwaiti ownership to compete, a symptom of English football's chronic dysfunctionality. Whatever the outcome of this story I stand by that post.

**Charlie Darwin** · 27/12/2012, 12:06 AM

Sometimes English football makes Irish football look functional.

**BonnieShels** · 27/12/2012, 1:38 AM

I was only saying to my dad this evening how O'Driscoll was doing and how mad it was that Doncaster figured he wasn't good enough for them after getting them promoted to the Championship and yet he was doing the business with Forest.

Fingers crossed he gets a decent job soon.

**SkStu** · 27/12/2012, 3:35 AM

Call him up, Delaney!

**DannyInvincible** · 27/12/2012, 9:46 AM

'Roy Keane in the mix for Nottingham Forest return as club sack manager Sean O’Driscoll': http://thescore.thejournal.ie/roy-ke...urce=shortlink

ROY KEANE IS in line to return to management with former club Nottingham Forest, according to reports in England.

Forest moved to within touching distance of the play-off places in English football’s second tier yesterday thanks to a 4-2 victory over Leeds at the City Ground, but it wasn’t enough to save Sean O’Driscoll’s job.

O’Driscoll, who joined Forest in pre-season, had taken his side to eighth in the table, yet he still paid the price for failing to immediately fulfill the ambitions of joint owners Fawaz Al Hasawi and Abdulaziz Al Hasawi.

Before beating Leeds, Forest had slipped away from the top six after winning just one of their previous six matches. That wasn’t good enough for Forest’s owners, who are determined to restore the club to its former glory.

Keane was in the stands to watch the win over Leeds and this morning and today the Corkman has been installed as the frontrunner to succeed O’Driscoll. The former Ireland skipper moved from Cobh Rambers to Brian Clough’s Forest in the early 90s before his record transfer to Old Trafford.

Chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi said: “We have a responsibility to look to the future for this great club because we have huge ambitions for it.

“We feel we have developed a really strong squad of players but are still searching for consistency in terms of team performance, underlined by the fact that we have not won more than two games in succession in the Championship this season.

“We are looking to bring in an ambitious manager with Premier League experience.”

**BonnieShels** · 28/12/2012, 12:12 AM

according to Sky Alex McLeish is favourite for the job. As a kinda Forest fan this fills me with dread.

**nigel-harps1954** · 28/12/2012, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

according to Sky Alex McLeish is favourite for the job. As a kinda Forest fan this fills me with dread.

He's already got the job.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...t-manager.html

**BonnieShels** · 28/12/2012, 1:34 AM

Just saw that.

Eugh.

Instant dislike for the team I've liked since discovering soccer.

Just like when Rafa took over at Inter.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/engli...h-as-new-boss/

**bennocelt** · 28/12/2012, 8:16 AM

So this is a forward move!!! Wow

**BonnieShels** · 28/12/2012, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by bennocelt

So this is a forward move!!! Wow

It's absolutely mind boggling.

**Charlie Darwin** · 29/12/2012, 2:54 PM

Mick Mc 1-0 up away to his old club Wolves. Andy Reid's just equalised for Alec McLeish at home to Crystal Palace.

**Charlie Darwin** · 05/01/2013, 11:10 PM

Sean O'Driscoll is an early favourite to take over at Wolves following Stale Solbakken's sacking: http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football...ken_62581.html

**tetsujin1979** · 05/01/2013, 11:15 PM

What are the odds Mick McCarthy will be linked with the post? O'Driscoll would be a good appointment, obviously there's no compensation involved

**Charlie Darwin** · 05/01/2013, 11:21 PM

I was just thinking they missed their chance with Mick. Their handling of him has to go down as one of the all-time worst decisions by a team facing the drop.

**BonnieShels** · 06/01/2013, 1:10 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Sean O'Driscoll is an early favourite to take over at Wolves following Stale Solbakken's sacking: http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football...ken_62581.html

Good move on Wolves part if true.