There's still time if it doesn't last.
Please let it last. I am so tired of Ireland being rubbish.
So in order to make sure that someone stays long term do we take a worse coach? Kenny is obviously picking ambitious, highly qualified coaches for the job. His core team of Keith Andrews and Dean Kiely are there long term so I dont think there is too much problem with others changing. Ideally it would be better if they stuck around for more than a couple of games but Id rather he still go after top class coaches than settle for the likes of a Terry Connor.
Stephen Rice is in the set up already and might be a good mix of talent and career stage in that he is probably a few years away from getting a top coaching or mgmt job.
Stephen Kenny's son Eoin called up to play for Northern Ireland:
https://www.the42.ie/stephen-kenny-son-5821185-Jul2022/
As tenuous qualification links go, that's about as tenuous as it gets. Was only born in NI because his dad was managing a club at that time that is geographically located in the jurisdiction but doesn't even play in that jurisdiction's league!
Obefemi is the same
I wouldn't read anything into it
Probably not good enough for our U18s i guess?
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I hope his son is genuine about been prepared to represent the north at senior level and not just waiting to jump to us if he gets a call up for one of our sides. Otherwise it's just messing the north around which isn't right and which always annoys me when lads like the rangers youth player 3 or 4 years ago do it to us.
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Obafemi was born in Ireland to Nigerian parents and grew up in England but still has family here. Kenny was born in the North to Irish parents, one of whom has stated on numerous occasions how proud he is to manage Ireland, and grew up in Ireland. I think it is a little different. Obafemi and his nationality is a lot less clear cut than I'm sure young Kenny's is.
I can't get on board with this. The North are selecting him and are fully aware of the risk here. They crib and cry about having put resources and effort into the likes of McClean and Sykes are underage level but this lad is more of a flight risk than both of them - there can't be any doubt in their minds about that.
Surely they've spoken to him about it in advance; they've hardly sprung it on him as a surprise?
I've no real problems with underage players using their options to get a chance at international football or to experience something different. How many NI U18 internationals are actually going to make a career in the game anyway?
Is he any good? surely he is more likely to get senior international football with the north then the republic?
I've no beef once he doesn't play a game for their seniors and then defect to us
Big whoop if the lad goes in to train and gets minutes but then turns them down if they ask him down the line about switching. Tons of players are invited into training camps like these by countries with the intentions of the host country getting a better look at the player.
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