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Appointed as assistant manager with Barnet. He will continue to play aswell. I have a feeling Gary Breen may turn into a class manager one day. Strikes me as a clever individual and the sort that wouldnt take any crap from anyone! Good luck Gary!
"We all dream of a team..."
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i wouldnt disagree with u tommy , delighted to see him get a break into management. Hopefully he will work is way up the ladder.Originally Posted by tommyspurr
Always loved his detemination,pride and passion he showed when he wore the green
the best of luck to the guy
Concur superb for Ireland down the years, best of luck to him.
Wouldn't go as far as to say superb but couldn't fault his application. I note from Wikipedia that Breen holds the distinction of being relegated with three different Premier League teams (Coventry, West Ham, Sunderland).
Hopefully his managerial career will be a success.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
I agree.Could never fault his committment, but to refer to him as superb is way off mark. He had a very good tournament in 2002, but quite often seemed to lose concentration at critical times during his career
he was always good for a mistake in every game. Loved him though.
I prefer the one with 2 R's.
gary seems like a grand chap alright and certainly did his best for ireland. but i have to say i lost some respect for him as a professional when he turned down 1 year deals at barcelona and inter milan after wc2002 for a longer deal at west ham (where all he did ws sit on the bench)
typical lack of ambition as shown by many irish footballers
Is it really true that he was given those offers from the continent?
He was a without a club and it could have been just his agent spreading rumours to get other clubs interested.
If I remember correctly he got his chance at the start of the 2002-2003 season with West Ham but they conceded a lot of soft goals where he was considered one of the main the culprits. Although the whole team was a bit of a shambles under Roeder.
I'd really like to see him do well in management because if he makes it to the top I think he would be the type of guy that would love to manage the Irish team and would stay there as long as he was successfull. Not the type to run away for the first offer from a top flight club like Sanchez or McLeish.
I'll never forget when he was playing for Sunderland and he thought he heard a whistle and picked the ball up. Got a straight red. What a plank.
You've got no fans.
Like yourself I hope to see a team of Gary Breens one day as well.
I do think you're being a tad harsh on McLeish and Sanchez though. International football can be even more fickle and precarious than club football. I daresay you're never more than a short run of poor results from the sack -regardless of your contract or current good-standing with supporters and your FA.
More importantly, and maybe Ealing Green or one of the other northern lads on here will confirm ....I think Sanchez was on (relatively) pish money for managing Northern Ireland -something in the region of STG 75 grand. It was a pity the way things ended for him and NI. Though Fulhams behaviour in the whole business disgusted me.
As for Alex McLeish -I heard McLeishs take home pay jumped tenfold when he swapped Scotland for Birmingham.
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If I remember correctly he got his chance at the start of the 2002-2003 season with West Ham but they conceded a lot of soft goals where he was considered one of the main the culprits. Although the whole team was a bit of a shambles under Roeder.
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Correct and right, he was in the first team for the first few games, but made some shocking errors and never really got his way back in.
Yeah as far as i remember there was, following his quality showing at the world cup there was a deal on the table from inter and genuine interest from barca. Remember seeing an interview with him on sky where he said he turned those advances down in favour of the hammers as he wanted to play 1st team football... which he didnt end up doing anyway!
where would u rather sit on the bench? upton pk or camp nou/san siro!?
He was a player near the end of his top-flight career, and I'm sure he wasn't given the options of "on the bench at Barca, or on the bench at Upton Park."
He thought he'd get a chance with the Hammers, and he did, even though things didn't turn out well. In contrast, he may never have got a chance at Barca or Inter.
"superb"? i hope u meant his commitment.
"A silent mouth is sweet to hear"
He scored one of our best ever goals, I forget who it was against.
the memory is a wee bit fuzzy but I seem to recall Parma had a deal set up and ready to go when West Ham came in at the last minute. It might have been Parma were in financial trouble and were looking mainly at free transfers
Presumably against S Arabia in the WC.
S. Arabia was his most famous goal.
One I liked was a goal at home to Malta where he was one-on-one with the keeper, he dummied, sent the keeper down and took it around him before passing into the net. Very John Aldridge.
Not bad for a centre-back.
St. Ledger reminds me of Breen, just a more assertive version and probably a better reader of a game. He's tall and an elegant player rather than a stopper.
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