Come off it. A total non-runner given the eh relaitionship between Rangers and Celtic, and between the Old Firm and the rest of Scottish football.Originally Posted by galwayhoop
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the point i am making is still valid. it is very rear for a manager to successifully combine international management with club management - if you are not happy with the scotland example then how about mark hughes and wales/blackburn??
Guus Hiddink, whilst full-time manager of PSV, also very successfully managed Australia to and through the last World Cup, despite the Ozzie players being spread over three continents and the National Association being 12,000 miles from Europe. I'm not claiming Sanchez is another Hiddink; then again, Fulham aren't PSV, nor NI Australia, so it can be done (imo)
Everton was used as an example of a medium sized club that win nothing every year but good enough to stay up.Everton are doing rather nicely without him!
It would give Sanchez a good chance to stir the medium sized club who win f*ck all squared every year and start winning things and maybe qualify to the CL a bit more often.
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I think he can work it for the short term. But realistically we need a full-time NI manager.
Although I agree Fulham are not where near the importance of PSV. I would be extremely dissapointed if NI got beat by the likes of Australia, who are hardly a force in football and it's hardly an important nation in football either.
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Lawrie has made it pretty clear that whatever happens, he will not be NI manager after our Euro2008 campaign (whether Nov or June!). Therefore, I have little doubt he could do both until then. (I agree that for the next campaign, we should make a full-time appointment).
As for NI-Oz comparisons, irrespective of which is the better side*, I was merely pointing out the much greater logistical demands of GH managing Australia from Holland over LS managing NI from England.
* - As for your being disappointed to lose to Oz, they were bloody unlucky not to go further in Germany 2006 (imo). In fact, I'd say they were in the top half of the competing teams, based on their performances and results, so I wouldn't be too confident of NI beating them.
australia's qualification only really consisted of a two-legged play off. their group games were a joke against the likes of american samoa & the cooke islands. in fact they broke the world record twice in 4 days a few years ago by scoring 20-odd goals and then 34 goals in consecitituve games. their qualifiers were played with home based players and not their european players. the home based squad was picked by their coach who was also based in australia. i'm not sure if hiddink went to the games or not but it sounds like a bit of a jolly if he did!
although he was there for the WC finals alright and the play-off but the commitment was minimal and very little interference with his club duties. but in fairness i can't think that the dutch league is as hyped or high profile as the EPL either - granted PSV are one of the bigger teams - it is a moot point all the same.
maybe sanchez will stay and it would be good for ye north koreans if he did but if i was asked honestly if he could do both jobs i would have to say no. maybe he will see out this campaign (i don't think he will myself) but after that i reckon it's adios!
Last edited by galwayhoop; 16/04/2007 at 2:26 PM.
The tribune had a profile of him last week without mentioning his first managerial job in Sligo.
KOH
hate to say i told ya so.....
Meh, didn't know Liverpool would have played a reserve team.hate to say i told ya so.....
disgrace!
he has just resigned as NI manager
As Irishmen we dilute our sense of nation by depending on the English to bring us our balls
Thats tough on u lads up north. Don't suppose you want Stan by any chance?
I think he is doing a good enough job down there, i'll not want to rob you of your Stan
The question now is, who is there available to take the job?
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Roddy Collins is available, I think.
Sean Connor is your man.
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All of this has happened before. All of it will happen again.
disgaceful breach of faith and good will by Fulham. Fcukin disgraceful.
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Bring back "wee" Sammy from Morecambe. We already have the "wise" fella!
Gutted, though I thought he'd at least have seen out his contract.
Be surprised if he's still in the Fulham job this time next season. Despite what he's done with NI I still wouldn't rate him any higher than Championship material.
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