FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

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rodney trotter

Quote from: BennyCake on November 04, 2013, 02:00:20 PM
Quote from: Under Lights on November 04, 2013, 01:57:28 PM
Badly need a striker out of somewhere. Can we get anyone on the grandparent rule?

Connor Wickham is one I am sure has an Irish Father.

Because his name is Connor? Thousands of Brits have kids of that name these days.

His father is from the North, so he would be eligible. Martin O'Neill signed Wickham from Ipswich, wouldn't be a bad addition to the Squad if they were to make an approach,

lynchbhoy

Quote from: muppet on November 04, 2013, 02:19:14 PM
Quote from: lynchbhoy on November 04, 2013, 02:05:27 PM
players love playing under MON.
Keane is a stern taskmaster.

if they can get that balance right then this could go well.

Robbie Keane did call out for a serious manager to be installed.
he got two serious men.

Id hope Roy Keane can lead by example. Show the players what it takes to be the best.
No beter way of becomming better than to be shown by the best.

Martin ONeill will have them believing in themselves and wanting to play for the team.

Everything I have read or was told about MON is fantastic from a player perspective.
he makes players better, he makes groups of players far better than they have any right to be.

My only worry is that he cannot buy players so he might struggle a bit with that.
MON teams are generally never fantastic to watch, but as long as they play ok syle wise and more importantly win, then thas all I want.
I think we have a great group of young players- maybe a bit light in def area, but we have enough good midfielders, wingers and strikers that we could see qualification for next euro championships. then the next winter world cup! imo

So the combo MON and Roy Keane - MONK
does that mean the players will be MONK'eys ?

I like it!

Could also be MonRK as in Monarch, but we might stop the influx of players from the wee 6 if we call them that.
I did think of the MONRK'y regieme too - though I didnt like the sound of it.
However it might entice some of the north of Ireland unionist players to give up that team as the dead loss it is !

MON has ERII royal approval too so is entitled to be his own 'MonRK'hy'
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Under Lights

Quote from: rodney trotter on November 04, 2013, 02:20:27 PM
Quote from: BennyCake on November 04, 2013, 02:00:20 PM
Quote from: Under Lights on November 04, 2013, 01:57:28 PM
Badly need a striker out of somewhere. Can we get anyone on the grandparent rule?

Connor Wickham is one I am sure has an Irish Father.

Because his name is Connor? Thousands of Brits have kids of that name these days.

His father is from the North, so he would be eligible. Martin O'Neill signed Wickham from Ipswich, wouldn't be a bad addition to the Squad if they were to make an approach,

Yes his father is defiantly from Ulster. There was talk some years ago about the North looking to approach him.

Applesisapples

Quote from: Under Lights on November 04, 2013, 04:43:12 PM
Quote from: rodney trotter on November 04, 2013, 02:20:27 PM
Quote from: BennyCake on November 04, 2013, 02:00:20 PM
Quote from: Under Lights on November 04, 2013, 01:57:28 PM
Badly need a striker out of somewhere. Can we get anyone on the grandparent rule?

Connor Wickham is one I am sure has an Irish Father.

Because his name is Connor? Thousands of Brits have kids of that name these days.

His father is from the North, so he would be eligible. Martin O'Neill signed Wickham from Ipswich, wouldn't be a bad addition to the Squad if they were to make an approach,

Yes his father is defiantly from Ulster. There was talk some years ago about the North looking to approach him.
We could give them Connor Sammon in exchange.

BennyCake

Quote from: Under Lights on November 04, 2013, 04:43:12 PM
Quote from: rodney trotter on November 04, 2013, 02:20:27 PM
Quote from: BennyCake on November 04, 2013, 02:00:20 PM
Quote from: Under Lights on November 04, 2013, 01:57:28 PM
Badly need a striker out of somewhere. Can we get anyone on the grandparent rule?

Connor Wickham is one I am sure has an Irish Father.

Because his name is Connor? Thousands of Brits have kids of that name these days.

His father is from the North, so he would be eligible. Martin O'Neill signed Wickham from Ipswich, wouldn't be a bad addition to the Squad if they were to make an approach,

Yes his father is defiantly from Ulster. There was talk some years ago about the North looking to approach him.

Is that the 6 county or 9 county Ulster?  ;)

ballinaman

I see the fcuked up the medal engraving yesterday...eejits


muppet

Quote from: ballinaman on November 04, 2013, 06:02:36 PM
I see the fcuked up the medal engraving yesterday...eejits



Ah the good old IAF.

Roy is probably hoping they screw up the appointments and he ends up in charge.
MWWSI 2017

anglocelt39

anyway listening to all the great and good on the media today the best rationalisation I can find for the Roy as number two bit is that the FAI are taking a gamble, hoping to gain from the box office bit and get a few more through the stiles and hoping the thing doesn't go totally pear shaped in the process. Still at a bit of a loss to know what Roy is going to do and would be a bit sceptical on the line the Roy was MON's idea, why would he give the impression to the FAI that he needed Roy's help to do the job.

Read today the "team" will also include a coach, a set piece coach, a goalkeeping coach and Mike McGurn working on S and C. What does this leave for Roy, MON has a bloody good grasp of the English language so it's not as if Roy can be his interpreter at press conferences, maybe he can update MON and Delaney's Twitter feed.

It's a bit similar to the idea of JBM taking over the Tipp hurling job and bringing Davy Fitz in as his assistant. Difficult to understand, potentially great craic watching from the outside and possibly a messy ending.
Undefeated at the Polo Grounds

Main Street

I don't really see the point of having Keane there, it strikes me as overkill, an imbalance. I thought MON would want some individuals who are savvy with the tactical part of a game, who can get the players to function as a unit in a team which has to perform with more flexible and with a variety of game plans.  But if MON wants him there then he must see a role for the cranky contrarian.
The team doesn't need motivation, spirit, pride in shirt, they already have that in abundance. But after Euro 2012, the dogs in the street  could see that the players had little belief in Trap's one dimensional, rigid game plan.
Hopefully MON can find somebody who has tactical nous in abundance. I don't have any confidence that Keane has that knowledge.





ballinaman

Brilliant line from Dave Hannigan...

"The Japanese lost 24,000 men in Saipan and they've spent a lot less time obsessing over what happened there than we do."


Savage news re appointment of MON, onwards and upwards.

EC Unique

Quote"Roy and I would not have had much contact in the past. We met last week and there were no problems whatsoever," Delaney told Irish radio station Newstalk.

"The meeting was absolutely brilliant from my point of view and I think from his as well. It was all about the future, not about the past.

"Irish football and our country is bigger than anything. Two icons of Irish football can work together with us. I just hope everybody gets behind us. This is a team effort."

Best of luck to the 2 men in charge. I might even grace the Aviva more often. :)

CitySlicker11

Will they be in charge for the game next Friday week?

muppet

Quote from: CitySlicker11 on November 05, 2013, 01:32:33 PM
Will they be in charge for the game next Friday week?

This is debatable, but I'd would hope Roy hasn't walked by then.  :D
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