FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[Captain Scarlet]

Carsley and Hughton the top 2 it seems for the Men's job...

I'll say it again, if Cooper gets the chop...Even the likes of Wilder at Sheffield would have been a call before he went back there. Solid teams who show some ingenuity at times.

I would like a succession plan and get the likes of a Duff in to build. He could do Shels and coach with Ireland too under a more experienced manager.

[seafoid]

Remember that it is not an attractive job.  The talent is mediocre apart from Ferguson

[tiempo]

Carsley and Hughton the top 2 it seems for the Men's job...

I'll say it again, if Cooper gets the chop...Even the likes of Wilder at Sheffield would have been a call before he went back there. Solid teams who show some ingenuity at times.

I would like a succession plan and get the likes of a Duff in to build. He could do Shels and coach with Ireland too under a more experienced manager.

Duffer could be top top, or he could be shite

Robbie Keane on the UEFA council of wise men, he not pull a few strings?

[AustinPowers]

It's either going to   be a manager  on the slide (eg. Martin O'Neill, big mick) or a rookie manager  trying to build a reputation  (eg. Steve Staunton).

No regular premier league  manager  would touch it

[seafoid]

It's either going to   be a manager  on the slide (eg. Martin O'Neill, big mick) or a rookie manager  trying to build a reputation  (eg. Steve Staunton).

No regular premier league  manager  would touch it

Very well put

[seafoid]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1218/1422013-eileen-gleeson-named-new-permanent-ireland-manager/

[weareros]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1218/1422013-eileen-gleeson-named-new-permanent-ireland-manager/

A good decision by the FAI, rare as that may be.

[From the Bunker]

She knows the Womens game in Ireland. She's a solid individual. She seems to be popular with the players. A safe bet. Hope it goes well for her.

[SaffronSports]

She had a super record throughout the Nations League. Deserves that promotion to the main gig.

[From the Bunker]

She had a super record throughout the Nations League. Deserves that promotion to the main gig.

Our group in the Nations League was a gimme. It was a Honeymoon period for the Irish women after the World Cup. You cannot based much on those results other than Eileen got wins against countries we expected to beat.

Irish Women's football is in a good place and hopefully Eileen can keep us there.

[weareros]

She had a super record throughout the Nations League. Deserves that promotion to the main gig.

Our group in the Nations League was a gimme. It was a Honeymoon period for the Irish women after the World Cup. You cannot based much on those results other than Eileen got wins against countries we expected to beat.

Irish Women's football is in a good place and hopefully Eileen can keep us there.

While we were in the B side and relatively easy group, we didn't qualify for Euro 2022 and NI had knocked out Ukraine in the playoffs to qualify. Ukraine had knocked out Vera Pauw's Irish team. So there was certainly a transformation in standard in hammering the North home and away. I think Vera's conservative style would have resulted in closer games but still win group. She of course deserves enormous credit too for the WC qualification.

[seafoid]

The women had a players revolt like the Galway hurlers in 2015. They had to back it up with statements on the pitch. They did. It's a pity the men don't have half of the talent of the women.

[Captain Scarlet]

I'll drop the name Steve Cooper in the mix for the men's job...

[seafoid]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1220/1423003-ireland-to-host-belgium-and-switzerland-in-march/

The Republic of Ireland will host Belgium and Switzerland as part of an international friendly double-header in March.

The FAI has confirmed details of the opening games of 2024, where they will hope to have Stephen Kenny's successor in place managing the team.

Belgium, who last visited the Aviva Stadium last year for a 2-2 friendly, will face the Boys in Green on Saturday, 23 March for a 5pm kick-off, while three days later Switzerland will be the opposition in Dublin with a 7.45pm start time.

[Itchy]

Poor Nathan Collins having a total nightmare of a game for Brentford tonight