Have the England under 21s got another summer tournament hence the Carsley delay?
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Surely has to be Carsley.
That is fabulous, sounds like a really top bloke
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Ouch. What did he have against Kenny?
Dunno. He doesn’t get the credit he deserves for his Roy Keane-esque trait of being incapable of separating emotion from his own opinions. In an attempt to dunk on Stephen Kenny there he claimed the LOI was too demanding to allow him time to watch Ireland games, unless Sheasy is on the line, in which case, game on.
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They're not going to say otherwise in fairness particualry when the FAI are saying nothing is being said due to contractual obligations
Meanwhile:
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Playoffs it its then for the Women. 3 of the Top 5 in the Fifa rankings
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I am officially checking out of this manager hunt. Feck me.
“Has anyone heard back from Quique Sanchez Flores? My emails to Slavisa Jokanovic’s agent keep bouncing back. Did Martin Jol die or did I imagine that? Might be worth a WhatsApp?”
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So if Canham isn't telling porkies about contractual obligations etc.. (I suspect he is now). Who the feck is it then ?
If it isn't Carsley, and it could still be to be honest... then from what we have been told maps to Poyet.
I am going to fight the FAI.
Small matter of Greece potentially still getting to the Euros.
Rumours they won't renew his contract regardless of qualification. He's been on his knees begging us for the past year.
Could there be a more damning indictment of the FAI’s managerial hunt than if the D list manager who decided to plámás the Irish about how they wear Ireland tracksuits to matches managed to brass neck his way into the job.
At this stage it might be worth giving Brian Cody a call.
If we put 15 men on the pitch with sticks, we might actually qualify for something.
If we put 15 men on the pitch with sticks, we might actually qualify for something.
Thoughts on Bazunu or Kelleher in goals?
The former’s been pretty great for us so far, but Kelleher has been more or less flawless for Liverpool since Alisson got injured.
The former’s been pretty great for us so far, but Kelleher has been more or less flawless for Liverpool since Alisson got injured.
I think we need to look at what we want from the Irish national team before appointing a new manager. From my perspective we have fallen so far behind, a new manager might put some paper over the cracks but long term with the setup we have we are going nowhere. Personally I would rather look at the League of Ireland and see how can we get to the point that we are giving these players motivation, dreams and financial security to push themselves to a hire level and I see our national team as a great carrot. Now I could be looking at this too simply but why wouldn't we have an elite LOI squad that trains regularly together and understands how we want to play and then we ensure a number of these people are in the Irish squad for each game it could be a large percentage for friendlies and smaller percentage for qualifiers. These players can get financially reimbursed so they are not distracted by other work. Yes it will mean short term pain but in the long term we might be able to develop stability for Irish football and create more talent which is what is all about.
Kelleher playing well at a higher level.
I'd pick him
I'd pick him
Kelleher looks more of a consistent type to me
Kelleher should play in this next international break - he has been first choice for the past month, albeit because of an injury. It might push him to leave in the summer too.
In others news, it looks like Sagnol is out too. It has to be Poyet.
2 goals and an assist for Mikey Johnston today
JOSH's first squad
Not huge surprises. Hopefully we finally get to see Sammie Szmodics
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Not huge surprises. Hopefully we finally get to see Sammie Szmodics
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This would suggest he ain't jumping ship to Hungary. Then again Deco Rice
That midfield…
Carsley officially rules himself out so it has to be one of Poyet/Sagnol then... Meh
I've heard it's Sagnol.
Give it Leo
Hopefully Poyet as I got 12/1 on him ages ago
They can't seriously be considering Gus Poyet surely?
Willy SagONl more like.
Willy in.
Looks like it's Poyet vs Sagnol next week for a place at the Euros.
Loser gets the Ireland job?
Loser gets the Ireland job?
What a way to choose
Kilbane was on off the ball and reading between the lines on what he said - Carsley has turned us down because he feels he can get the England gig.
Southgate to Man Utd
Carsley to England
Could be a great summer for us, gents.
Southgate to Man Utd
Carsley to England
Could be a great summer for us, gents.
Pass the whiskey please.