O'Neill Rules Himself Out

Davey Devil

Martin O'Neill has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant managerial position with the Republic of Ireland.

O'Neill had been one of the candidates touted to replace Brian Kerr, whose contract was controversially not renewed following the failure to secure qualification for the 2006 World Cup.

At a press conference in Dublin to launch a new gaming club, O'Neill insisted he had not been approached by the Football Association of Ireland.

The former Celtic boss was adamant he would not be taking any footballing job in the foreseeable future.

He said: "I left Celtic way back from months ago, obviously for personal reasons, and for a sabbatical out of football for a while. Now these circumstances haven't changed one jot and at the moment I can't see them changing in the foreseeable future."

O'Neill is currently looking after his wife who is believed to be suffering from a serious illness.

Asked if he would still be interested in the job if the FAI delayed the appointment until next May, O'Neill insisted he currently had no timescale for a return to football.

"I genuinely don't know that and that will remain so for some time", he said.

O'Neill claimed Kerr should have retained his job although he acknowledged it had been disappointing for Ireland to miss out on qualification for Germany.

Can't say it's any suprise. His Odds have been eased to 14/1 on Paddypower.

BaZmO*

Think you might want to change the title of the thread mate.

B.

Royale with Cheese

Your title says Kerr rules himself out. Whoever thought O'Neill would take this job were kidding themselves.

whiskeyman

I'd say the FAI are waiting until the Ozzies play... Hiddink is probably their man.

Davey Devil

Dr J wrote:

Your title says Kerr rules himself out. Whoever thought O'Neill would take this job were kidding themselves.

Someone wake me up. I copped it the second I posted it.

Culchie

Is the gaming club Desmonds Sporting Emporium?

Kingp35

Not really much of a surprise this as he obviously wants to concentrate himself on caring for his wife. Its a pity as he was everyones number one choice but at least now we know for sure that he is out of the running and we can concentrate on getting somebody else

LegacyUser

As if he would manage Ireland in the first place...a waste of his talent.

bullrunner

Troussier took the Morocco job...looks like the half decent (ie experienced) candidates are falling by the wayside !


heard that the fai said that they "are in no hurry" to get a new manager as our next competitive match isnt until sept next year.....big mistake in my book...new manager needs time to bed in new players /get used to current players qualities...and the players need time to get used to a new style of football

BaZmO*

I think a lot of people are forgetting that O'Neil was never approached by the FAI so technically he wasn't a candidate.

I have a horrible feeling that the FAI are gonna end up getting someone like Souness after he's sacked from Newcastle after a bad run after Christmas.

B.

bullrunner

BaZmO* wrote:

I think a lot of people are forgetting that O'Neil was never approached by the FAI so technically he wasn't a candidate.

I have a horrible feeling that the FAI are gonna end up getting someone like Souness after he's sacked from Newcastle after a bad run after Christmas.

B.

True...but according to the FAI they haven't apporached anybody yet..so nobody is technically a candidate. I suppose a lot depends on how you look at it...anybody who is rumoured to be available and interested could be called a candidate (me included but i don't think i'll get it!:( )

I hope we don;t get souness....seeing as he doesn't like Irish players(according to the papers anyway) hes gonna have some trouble picking a team

FrankGrimes

lads take a look here for the odds - depressing stuff altogether.

what the hell is Claudio Ranieri doing up there? Well at least he'd give us some funny quotes but I think we need a manager who can speak English, though I'm not that fussy on nationality as long as they're decent.

Hiddink is the man for me - anyone got any insight onto what his current circumstances/attitude on this are?

A mate high up in Addidas tells me Daglish is definitely not interested based on talk on golf course.

Reckon if they don't have someone by Christmas its because they're waiting for a Premiership manager to get sacked cos they'll be cheap and no buyout clause, though I think they need to get the balance between getting the right man and getting enough ramp-up time before qualifiers right.

Kingp35

I personally think that it would be a big mistake to wait too long before appointing the new manager. He needs time to look at all the available players including the younger lads to see if they could do a job. He needs to let the players get used to his managerial style and the way he wants the team to play. He needs to be in place by January at the latest in my opinion so he can view the players throughout the remainder of the season and try them out in the friendly games that will happen in the lead up to the World Cup.

Not surprising Troussier took the Morocco job as it was quite clear he was not one of the FAIs prefered choices

bullrunner

i cant beleive liam brady is 3rd favourite...especially after he ruled himself out of the job on RTE after the swiss game! Personally of the candidates available (from the PP odds list) I'd go for George Burley with Roy keane as his assistant.

whiskeyman

bullrunner wrote:

i cant beleive liam brady is 3rd favourite...especially after he ruled himself out of the job on RTE after the swiss game! Personally of the candidates available (from the PP odds list) I'd go for George Burley with Roy keane as his assistant.

He didnt really rule it out convincingly imo.
If Oz dont make it past the play-offs, I'm sure the FAI will be grovelling to Hiddink. It would be a major coup if we got him.
If not, I think Brady has a good chance.
Has Burley been asked by the press? I think he'd probably want another crack in the premiership.

Kingp35

As far as I know George Burley hasnt commented on the Irish job yet.

Töpher

Burley will end up at Villa. DO'L might have to take the Ireland job!

Corben Dallas

Out of that lot i'd like to see Craig Burley be offered the job straight away.

maybe Aldridge, Ranieri or Harry Rednapp??<<< really think Rednapp could do a great job for Ireland

Johnny_the_fox

Corben Dallas wrote:

Out of that lot i'd like to see Craig Burley be offered the job straight away.

maybe Aldridge, Ranieri or Harry Rednapp??<<< really think Rednapp could do a great job for Ireland

George Burley.

Harry Rednapp - god no.

whiskeyman

Hearts have contacted both Ranieri and Robson:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4378328.stm

Not only that, but the BBC are also brewing rumours that Rangers might want Burley if they lose their next European match... supposed to be the curtain call for McLeish.

eirebhoy

Wouldn't mind Hearts appointing Ranieri.

Big Nelly

eirebhoy wrote:

Wouldn't mind Hearts appointing Ranieri.

HEard this earlier this morning!! seems a strange one to be!! Ranieri was on the radio saying it would be a good job!! prob after the mess that happened at Valencia he would take any job!! would be great to see the "Tinkerman" back in UK footie.....God I loved that man's interviews.....best was when he beat Arsenal in quarterfinals and was crying at the end!! PURE LEGEND

whiskeyman

Big Nelly wrote:

HEard this earlier this morning!! seems a strange one to be!! Ranieri was on the radio saying it would be a good job!! prob after the mess that happened at Valencia he would take any job!! would be great to see the "Tinkerman" back in UK footie.....God I loved that man's interviews.....best was when he beat Arsenal in quarterfinals and was crying at the end!! PURE LEGEND

And didnt he say in another interview (when he finally picked duff in the starting 11) that his mother kept phoning him to put Duff in the side, so he had to oblige!

Big Nelly

whiskeyman wrote:

And didnt he say in another interview (when he finally picked duff in the starting 11) that his mother kept phoning him to put Duff in the side, so he had to oblige!

Ahh there was a good few classics over the years!!!

BaZmO*

I saw Burley being interviewed and he was asked about taking the Ireland job and he didn't rule it out, but he also didn't seem overly keen about it either. His reckoning was that an international manager should come from the country he's managing.

B.