Stan to announce resignation at tea-time today?

Drag00n79

GBX wrote: »

Might the fact Souness turned down Bolton be an indication he could be available for the FAI?

I was wondering that myself when I heard it earlier today.

aidan24326

Just on sky sports news now that he's officially been sacked. So that's that.

Time Magazine

Woohoo \o/

Unearthly

:)

phew

Nunu

psi wrote: »

So, Staunton stays for 2 more years!

We can look forward to him fulfilling his four year plan. He's already brought so many young players through, look at how he developed Darren Gibson, Jonathan Douglas and Darren Potter to the extent that more seasoned players like Connolly and Miller can be left out of the team. We're building for the future and you know, after a full campaign, if every stays fit, we might find our best team.

I'm so optmistic about it all, it sometimes hurts.

psi wrote: »

It's to announce that he will be staying on as manager to see his four year plan through with the full support of the FAI.

psi wrote: »

How much would a thousand monkeys with a thousand tracksuits cost?

I'm serious about them keeping him btw.

Who were you listening to?:D

eirebhoy

DUBLIN, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Ireland’s national soccer coach
Steve Staunton has been sacked by the Football Association of
Ireland (FAI), Irish public broadcaster RTE reported on Tuesday.
RTE said the FAI’s board had taken the decision after
convening a meeting earlier on Tuesday. Staunton had appeared
before the body’s management.
There was no immediate confirmation from the FAI.
The former Liverpool and Aston Villa defender had come under
renewed pressure after last week’s 1-1 draw with Cyprus ended
Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2008.

aidan24326

Ibid wrote: »

Woohoo \o/

I wouldn't go dancing on his grave though. He's a decent lad who was given a job he's ill-equipped to do. I'd wish him well from here on. The real culprits are the clowns who put him there.

Davey Devil

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7056354.stm

Time Magazine

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7056354.stm - BBC Link

Time Magazine

aidan24326 wrote: »

I wouldn't go dancing on his grave though. He's a decent lad who was given a job he's ill-equipped to do. I'd wish him well from here on. The real culprits are the clowns who put him there.

Ah no, I'm a Villa fan and all. Steve, you did an absolutely atrocious job and I'm happy to see you go, but best of luck in the future.

leninbenjamin

http://psi.justgotowned.com/



and so the FAI's innovative experiment with artificial intelligence just came to a premature end. tis a sad day for humanity.

GBX

Rte.ie must be gone home. no update on there yet.

Souness I reckon

Ruu_Old

aidan24326 wrote: »

I wouldn't go dancing on his grave though. He's a decent lad who was given a job he's ill-equipped to do. I'd wish him well from here on. The real culprits are the clowns who put him there.

Spot on really, he had the enthusiasm but that isn't enough unfortunately.

Mr.Nice Guy

Finally this sorry experiment has been brought to a close. I likewise wouldn't wish to dance over Stan's grave though. He never should have been given the job by the suits.

Unearthly

no official announcement yet according to RTE

TwoShedsJackson

Thank Jesus for that. Maybe the next manager could have some actual experience of managing a club. Or even an international side.

But with Delaney still there, the root cause remains.

d22ontour

aidan24326 wrote: »

The real culprits are the clowns who put him there.

They will probably point the finger at the milkman tbh.

GBX

jaysus the lads at rte are way behind ... http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/1023/stauntons1.html

Ghost Train

after how long this thread has been going on I think I'll need to see
this confirmed by a second news source

Time Magazine

eolhc wrote: »

after how long this thread has been going on I think I'll need to see
this confirmed by a second news source

aidan24326 wrote: »

Just on sky sports news now that he's officially been sacked. So that's that.

Ibid wrote: »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7056354.stm - BBC Link

SSN and BBC?

Edit: oh and Reuters.

Mr.Nice Guy

What are everyone's thoughts on the FAI giving the media the runaround? Poor Tony O'Donoghue has had a very long day!

MrJoeSoap

aidan24326 wrote: »

I wouldn't go dancing on his grave though. He's a decent lad who was given a job he's ill-equipped to do. I'd wish him well from here on. The real culprits are the clowns who put him there.

Well said, until Delaney and Sons are removed there is very little to celebrate.

Ghost Train

Ibid wrote: »

SSN and BBC?

Edit: oh and Reuters.

maybe i'm just sad to see it end

not Staunton's reign...but the speculation

do hope steve has more success in his next job

aidan24326

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

What are everyone's thoughts on the FAI giving the media the runaround? Poor Tony O'Donoghue has had a very long day!

They're an embarassment really. It was obvious this was going to generate big media interest, but all they had to do was announce that there would be a press conference at xx:xx time and leave it at that. No, lets play silly beggars instead.

The Sky Sports News guy was on a few minutes ago and he's still hanging around outside the hotel with other reporters, they'd been told there will be a press conference but they've no idea when.

~Rebel~

im just waiting for a release saying;

We've made a decision - but we're not going to be having a press conference till tomorrow. Now. We've decided to add a bit of fun and have a treasure trail with the final clue being the location of the conference - the first clue is under a can of cambells soup in a certain Spar in Wicklow - Good luck!

thebaz

well a good night for Irish football , not stans fault , but appointing the assistant manager of Walsall to manage the Irish football team is just not acceptable.

The FAI played more stupid games with the media tonight, once again prooving they have learnt nothing from Saipan, and are just a bunch of power hungry amateurs , out of there depth .

Will they push the boat out , and get someone that the large loyal fan base deserve, probably not -- failing that someone smart , but O'Leary will be more of the same (ok a bit better -- but still not acceptable to me !)

MrJoeSoap

thebaz wrote: »

well a good night for Irish football , not stans fault , but appointing the assistant manager of Walsall to manage the Irish football team is just not acceptable.

The FAI played more stupid games with the media tonight, once again prooving they have learnt nothing from Saipan, and are just a bunch of power hungry amateurs , out of there depth .

Will they push the boat out , and get someone that the large loyal fan base deserve, probably not -- failing that someone smart , but O'Leary will be more of the same (ok a bit better -- but still not acceptable to me !)

At least O'Leary won't have a tonne of money to blow, we can leave that to Delaney and the boys.

All that workin' is thirsty work, scoop?

Unearthly

Did SSN just presume or are RTE really that slow?

YeatsCounty

thebaz wrote: »

The FAI......are just a bunch of power hungry amateurs

If only they weren't being payed for doing what they do.

The Sparrow

The FAI are some cowboys! Obv we all knew that but it has been reinforced by the ridiculous manner they have operated tonight. How can anybody trust them to do anything? Here they are screwing with the media and therefore the football public who deserve to be able to read about their press conference tomorrow morning but won`t be able to because the FAI screwed them over. The arrogance is unbelievable.

It beggars belief... How can they be trusted to pick a new manager?

GuanYin

leninbenjamin wrote: »

http://psi.justgotowned.com/

Hey, I was playing the whole "I think I failed those exams when I know I really didn't" card

Just in case of heartbreak. Win, win for me

The Sparrow

You know it would be brilliant if the press just went home. It would make my day if the FAI finally came out for the press conference and not a single member of the press was there. That would make me happy!:D

YeatsCounty

woooo232 wrote: »

How can they be trusted to pick a new manager?

Not many people trust them to to make a cup of tea at this stage, never mind pick a new manager.


All we want is the pride back in the Irish side and a competant governing body for football in the Republic. Is that too much to ask?

JimiTime

Just a word for those talking about O'Leary being a good replacement. Did you see Richard Sadlier talking on Prime Time? He actually said, that any player he knew that worked under him, had no respect for him and reckoned it would be a very bad appointment:eek:

Mr.Nice Guy

It seems even the BBC are a bit flustered about today's events:

Steve Staunton has reportedly been axed as Republic of Ireland manager following an emergency meeting of the Irish Football Association on Tuesday.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7056354.stm

D'oh!

Chardee MacDennis

thebaz wrote: »

but appointing the assistant manager of Walsall

pretty sure he was just assistant coach, which became asst manager when the FAI decided to hire him.

Nunu

The Football Association of Ireland and senior international team manager Stephen Staunton have agreed by mutual consent to terminate his contract following a meeting in Dublin today.

FAI President David Blood thanked Stephen Staunton and his management team for their dedication and commitment to the senior international team since their appointment in January 2006.

“They have brought through many young players and leave behind a squad with strong development potential,” said the President.

“As a member of the three man committee which made the recommendation to appoint Stephen and his team, I am disappointed that things have not worked out the way I, Stephen or my colleagues on the Board expected.”

The FAI Board will now seek to appoint an outside advisor from within the football industry to assist them in the recruitment of a successor.

The Board will select people, with considerable football experience in the professional game, to appoint the new manager.

Devlin retains post for time being.

Givens in charge for Wales tie with under 21 manager V Montenegor to be decided

Delaney admits he is mostly to blame for the appointment

I'm quoting 'soccerc' over on foot.ie here

soccerc

Nunu wrote: »

I'm quoting 'soccerc' over on foot.ie here

Quote away , it's all true

John_C

Nunu wrote: »

I'm quoting 'soccerc' over on foot.ie here

He's a journalist so you're probably OK.

Rockee

DesF wrote: »

Maybe Steve Staunton tried his damndest to motivate those players. maybe they are 'unmotiveateable'.

Considering my sisters boss seen a few senior players in eircom tracksuits walk out of the Beachcomber chipper in Malahide last week munching burgers, Id tend to agree about lack of motivation!

eirebhoy

Unearthly wrote: »

Did SSN just presume or are RTE really that slow?

RTE broke it...

Mitch Connor

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

It seems even the BBC are a bit flustered about today's events:



D'oh!

according to sky sports, the FIA got involved yesterday too - apparently McClaren moaning at them about other teams 'cheating' wasn't keeping them busy enough.

thebaz

Call_me_al wrote: »

pretty sure he was just assistant coach, which became asst manager when the FAI decided to hire him.

According to Dunphy he was the "Assistant cone collector at Walsall" -- classic !
Which required the advice and consultancy of an outside professional, none other than Brian Hamilton , the Irish produce many smart people , Delaney is meant to be a shrewd businessman , but with his FAI blazer on , he and the rest have been one of the most inept organisations in Ireland , in parallel with the Health service.

soccerc

thebaz wrote: »

According to Dunphy he was the "Assistant cone collector at Walsall" -- classic !
Which required the advice and consultancy of an outside professional, none other than Brian Hamilton , the Irish produce many smart people , Delaney is meant to be a shrewd businessman , but with his FAI blazer on , he and the rest have been one of the most inept organisations in Ireland , in parallel with the Health service.

Little known fact about Dunphy.

He once managed a losing Republic of Ireland international side and was absolutely dreadful playing the majority of players out of position!

BTW, the Bryan Hamilton consultancy was post McCarthy not post Kerr.