FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[yellowcard]

Poyet to be the new Ireland manager as Georgia beat Greece on penalties.
Awesome a coach who can't even get Greece to the euros through the back door of dud teams, can't wait. Might as well stick with o'shea

We couldn't beat teams at our level under the previous regime. Poyet knows how to do that !
Losing on penalties ONCE doesn't mean the manager is bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZt6-NJYv6U
O'Shea needs more time anyway. He definitely has talent.

Very little, ochon. Ferguson starting to look more like a kid who had a streaky spell a few months ago than "maybe the best teenager in the world" as one over-excitable commentator described him at the time. Both our vaunted goalies are scarcely world-class either; after that? Very little.

Not the players, 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjE080TGEEk

But Ferguson will find his mojo again

Will he though? It can't be a coincidence that his form has nosedived after he signed the big contract and he looks bang average all of a sudden. He could just as easily fall by the wayside like many before him. Troy Parrott was talked up as the new Harry kane at one stage and he has done little to live up that reputation since. The same applies to Bradley whose next contract will probably be life changing numbers. He has played well for Liverpool but there are only about a dozen games to base it on and I'd only judge them after playing a couple of good seasons after they become established pros. 

[seafoid]

Poyet to be the new Ireland manager as Georgia beat Greece on penalties.
Awesome a coach who can't even get Greece to the euros through the back door of dud teams, can't wait. Might as well stick with o'shea

We couldn't beat teams at our level under the previous regime. Poyet knows how to do that !
Losing on penalties ONCE doesn't mean the manager is bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZt6-NJYv6U
O'Shea needs more time anyway. He definitely has talent.

Very little, ochon. Ferguson starting to look more like a kid who had a streaky spell a few months ago than "maybe the best teenager in the world" as one over-excitable commentator described him at the time. Both our vaunted goalies are scarcely world-class either; after that? Very little.

Not the players, 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjE080TGEEk

But Ferguson will find his mojo again

Will he though? It can't be a coincidence that his form has nosedived after he signed the big contract and he looks bang average all of a sudden. He could just as easily fall by the wayside like many before him. Troy Parrott was talked up as the new Harry kane at one stage and he has done little to live up that reputation since. The same applies to Bradley whose next contract will probably be life changing numbers. He has played well for Liverpool but there are only about a dozen games to base it on and I'd only judge them after playing a couple of good seasons after they become established pros. 

It's the nature of the game for top class strikers to go through lean periods. Richarlison couldn't hit Clery's window with a brick last season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKrmBq7MTs
Someone on Radio 1 was saying that Poyet was unlikely to be the new man.  Nobody knows who the mystery new manager is. 

[weareros]

Knowing the FAI, the mystery new manager could be A.N. Other. Would not put it past the blazers to pretend they had someone lined up and then if John O'Shea doesn't F up too much (the bar was low, very low), come out with his promising performance in the two matches has led them to change their mind.

[seafoid]

Knowing the FAI, the mystery new manager could be A.N. Other. Would not put it past the blazers to pretend they had someone lined up and then if John O'Shea doesn't F up too much (the bar was low, very low), come out with his promising performance in the two matches has led them to change their mind.

It may also be Duine Eile

[seafoid]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/0330/1440877-report-poyet-offered-rejected-ireland-job-this-week/

[An Watcher]

Tell me what I'm hearing that Gio Van Bronckhurst being announced shortly is bullsh1t 

[toby47]

Tell me what I'm hearing that Gio Van Bronckhurst being announced shortly is bullsh1t 

Think of what date it is.....

[An Watcher]

Lol, well got, thank god

[weareros]

France 1-0 up at half time in the women's Euro away qualifier. France goal came early and Irish women under a lot of pressure that half. Big step up in standard and they've done well to keep it to one. But they got a horrid hard group with 3 of the top 5 teams in the world in a 4 team group. RTE covering with commentary from the ever green George Hamilton.

[weareros]

1-0 it ended. France managed by Hervé Renard, the suave ultra tanned Frenchman with the crisp white unbuttoned shirts who managed Saudi Arabia at the last World Cup. Megan Campbell back for Ireland with her long throws. Good to see. French dominated but Ireland did well to hold them to 1. England up next at Aviva. They drew 1-1 with Sweden tonight.

[weareros]

2-0 loss at home to England. Damage was done in 1st half, where England also missed a penalty. As Euro champions they are a step up. Ireland really didn't start playing until the 70th minute with the introduction of Megan Campbell and Leanne Kiernan. They made a serious impact and Ireland had a rake of chances to nab a goal or two in the last 15 minutes, Katie McCabe almost scoring when the England goalie's kicking it out managed to whack the ball off Katie's backside. Questions will be asked about the manager's starting team/tactics. But overall we are very dependent on a few good players.

[Captain Obvious]

Bottom of the group without a point or a goal scored. Are the team really better without Vera Pau as some of the players told the media?

[snoopdog]

England, France and Sweden are in the top 6 in world Football. Ireland are 25th. Give them a break. Its a massive learning curve for them. A nightmare group.

[From the Bunker]

Bottom of the group without a point or a goal scored. Are the team really better without Vera Pau as some of the players told the media?

Before you start criticising these Girls.
We have the following ranked teams in our group

England - 2
France - 3
Sweden - 6

We are Ranked 25 and we were ranked 38 at one stage.

We are mixing with the BIG GUNS here.

[Captain Obvious]

Bottom of the group without a point or a goal scored. Are the team really better without Vera Pau as some of the players told the media?

Before you start criticising these Girls.
We have the following ranked teams in our group

England - 2
France - 3
Sweden - 6

We are Ranked 25 and we were ranked 38 at one stage.

We are mixing with the BIG GUNS here.

I posed the question than criticising. Vera Pau did well yet was a lack of respect on her departure.