FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[Cunny Funt]

You lose 5-1 in a very important game at home and you are told "hard luck" in a way i can see why O'Neill would be a little pissed off. Tony O'Donoghue seems to be another gimmick created by RTE and I'm sure plenty will be tuned in for his next interview...

[Syferus]

You lose 5-1 in a very important game at home and you are told "hard luck" in a way i can see why O'Neill would be a little pissed off. Tony O'Donoghue seems to be another gimmick created by RTE and I'm sure plenty will be tuned in for his next interview...

What are you even on about? MON has had it in for Tony since he had the gaul to suggest the style of football he was playing was poor weeks earlier - it is comically poor, so he was doing the usual Tony thing and sugar-coating it even then.

The idea this is some ratings thing is amazing given there isn't a single human being who has said "let's turn on RTE to see the post-match manger's interview" in their life. If anything it's pretty obvious that Tony desperately wants to have a good relationship with MON but that he's too petulant to oblige.

[macdanger2]

The questions are usually inane, repetitive and meaningless. Even today he repeated himself. After the Wales game O'Neill paid a big tribute to McClean and a few minutes later TOD ask him....tell us about this guy beside you (McClean)....pure idiocy.

True but he gains nothing by getting annoyed about the questioning whereas TOD/RTÉ potentially do (by creating a "talking point"). Whatever about getting p*ssed off in the aftermath of losing, yesterday and after a win, he should be able to deal with that sort of thing

John Delaney does get off Scot free but he's not interviewed that often and there is a certain sense of resignation about him being in charge.

[LooseCannon]

Ciarán Mullooly for RTÉ soccer correspondent.

[Bord na Mona man]

Martin O'Neill comes across as childish and petty all right.
But I reckon TOD conducts the interviews to give the guys back in studio something to feast on.

Dunphy would have no qualms about pushing him under the bus if he gave soft soap interviews. I remember he gave George Hamilton and Jim Beglin dog's abuse years ago for supposedly cheerleadering a Man Utd win over Inter Milan that he thought was awful.

[Syferus]

Martin O'Neill comes across as childish and petty all right.
But I reckon TOD conducts the interviews to give the guys back in studio something to feast on.

Dunphy would have no qualms about pushing him under the bus if he gave soft soap interviews. I remember he gave George Hamilton and Jim Beglin dog's abuse years ago for supposedly cheerleadering a Man Utd win over Inter Milan that he thought was awful.

Mores the fool you if you think that even factors into what are very standard questions to ask MON. Too much attempts to make it into an RTÉ conspiracy when it is simply a case that MON has very thin skin.

[The Subbie]

I see Delaney and the lads are looking for €500k to play the Aussies in a friendly.
In a delicious twist of fate , the FFA , who somehow manage to make the FAI look competent , can't manage to flog the Idea of a pre World Cup warm up match for mega bucks to any of the Australian state capitals
Is it the big $$ required to keep Delaney and the lads in clover or the thoughts of the best fans in the world (tm) rampaging around lifting litter and serenading nuns ??
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/ffa-asking-price-could-deny-fans-socceroos-world-cup-farewell-friendly-20180201-h0s1rk.html

[Main Street]

I see Derry city are back playing in the Brandywell after some refurbishment.

There's a really good video produced by the club to mark the occasion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=ioAN4HZOVXo

[An Watcher]

I see Michael O'Neill is looking for some sort of gentleman's agreement over players not being able to declare for the republic.  I hope Martin tells him where to go

[Jim_Murphy_74]

I see Michael O'Neill is looking for some sort of gentleman's agreement over players not being able to declare for the republic.  I hope Martin tells him where to go

That's not what he's is looking for. He asking for be an agreement that the republicnot to pick players that have played U-21 for Northern Ireland.

Reasonable request for him to make.

/Jim

[Syferus]

I see Michael O'Neill is looking for some sort of gentleman's agreement over players not being able to declare for the republic.  I hope Martin tells him where to go

Drink does tend to affect one's cognitive functions..

No dice.

[Therealdonald]

He is smoking something funny if he thinks that's gonna happen

[An Watcher]

He's looking to put pressure on oneill to agree to that but something tells me Martin will be too smart for that carry on

[JPGJOHNNYG]

I see Michael O'Neill is looking for some sort of gentleman's agreement over players not being able to declare for the republic.  I hope Martin tells him where to go

Drink does tend to affect one's cognitive functions..

No dice.

He defo was on even more plonk than usual last night. Interesting that he is making a thing of the players religion and yet funny how he and Gerry in all their time at the IFA have done sweet fa to make it more desirable for Catholics to play for NI. I remember big Gerry's extensive research into the anthem brought the class conclusion. We probably need to change it but we won't. Anyway the whole poaching issue is tiresome, the rate the IFA are going they will end up with plenty of ex fai players scannel being the latest target.

[red hander]

He's looking to put pressure on oneill to agree to that but something tells me Martin will be too smart for that carry on

Martin O'Neill has no say in the matter. This was settled couple of years back by Fifa and no amount of whingeing by the putrid statelet will change that. Michael's obviously been on the sauce again, hope his chauffeur is a patient guy