New manager?

[G]

So what good managers are available that we should be looking at after today's debacle.

Incidently Delaney should be walking the plank with Stan.

[johnp]

Dave O'Leary

[G]

Alan Curbishley, a man with plenty of experience gettin the best out of average players.

Or Joe kinnear.Knowing the FAI though we'll end up with Bryan Robson.

[paulcooper4]

[Eth]

Stephen Kenny
Dave O'Leary

[Shaggy]

I thought Staunton was a ludicrous appointment at the time and now it looks even more ludicrous. To ship five goals to Cyrpus is seriously woeful.

[Farside]

Dalglish

[G]

When the job first came up O'leary said he was too young and the time wasn't right.8 months on I'm sure his tune will have changed as he's on the dole now but I don't rate him.Aside from leeds where he spent a bucket load he's done **** all to deserve a shot.He has proved he's pretty clueless when his hands are tied and can't buy players so international management wouldn't be good for him.Look at what Martin O'Neill has got out of the same players that O'leary nearly had relegated.We need someone proven to work miracles with average players.

On the face of it he sounds like the usual FAI appointment so we'll probably get him

[Maestro]

I thought Staunton was a ludicrous appointment at the time and now it looks even more ludicrous. To ship five goals to Cyrpus is seriously woeful.

It was most definitely a ludicrous appointment. I feel sorry for the guy.
Brian Kerr made plenty of mistakes, but why get rid when you don't have a ready made replacement? The FAI just ****ed him over without having any idea of the future or of who they would replace him with .
And as for the cost - Staunton earns something like €100,000 p.a. more than Kerr, and if you factor in the cost of Bobby Robson (est. €250,000 p.a. excluding medical bills) you have another stunning example of buffoonery from the FAI.

I don't think David O'Leary is the answer at all, FWIW.

[Angryred]

I agree but surely he can't do any worse than Staunton!
He has top level experience with Leeds & Aston Villa whereas Stan came directly from a ****ing sidekick's job at Walsall

[G]

He has top level experience but what did he do with it.One champions league semi final and take Villa into the heat of the relegation battle.He's another no hoper. I think Stan should go but not before his replacement has agreed to take over before the next match.He was never first choice but the FAI panicked when each of the targets on their list told them to **** off,starting with O'Neill.Delaney never liked Kerr and he wasn't his appointment which is why he was elbowed but it shouldn't have happened unless they had and understanding with someone near the top of their list of replacments that they'd take the job.Kerr wasn't perfect but the point of a change in manager is that performances and results improve,not bloody nosedive because you couldn't get the right man. FAI should rename themselves ****ing Useless Arseholes of Ireland.

[RED_5]

Ronnie Whelan

[Maestro]

Ronnie Whelan

Why?

[Mumsafan]

Just get any old Irish fella and just tell the media and the masses he's a top fella who've they've kept under wraps for years.

[G]

The theme here seems to be it has to be an Irish bloke.Personnally I wouldnt care if it was Osama's postman as long as he can do the job.