2024 has been a complete disaster for the FAI, and we’re only FOUR months in! On Monday, we learned that Johnathan Hill, the much-maligned CEO, would be leaving his post onthe 30th of April, with an interim (that word again) boss in situ for the time being. Mayo’s DavidCourell. On Hill, I don’t like to […]
Broken Promises and Lost Hope: FAI’s Reign of Misery Continues Read More »
I’m going to get straight to the point: I want Lee Carsley as the next manager of the Republic ofIreland. He’s a bright and contemporary coach who would be the perfect foil for our current crop ofyoungsters. He is at the forefront of the modern game and he’s Irish. He’s also good, which is why
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There was a genuine feeling of apathy at yesterday’s press conference. The Ireland manager looked jaded. Carrying the weight of a nation can do that. A weight soon to be lifted come next week. I would say it was a gentle back-and-forth, polite even. We heard talk of debuts. We heard how the style of
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It’s fair to say that Stephen Kenny’s transformation of the Irish team has so far been as smooth as a Ryanair landing. The manager can be held accountable for some of that, with strange omissions and unrewarded loyalty to certain players. However, most of it can be attributed to what was inherited, on and off the pitch.
