Cult of Stephen Kenny

There is absolutely nothing attractive about this job, it's a really weak squad and the wages aren't much.

This is meant to be a new version of the FAI. That they've stuck with Kenny this long is a bad sign but it's not John Delaney choosing the new manager, they might actually ask for outside help to help them choose the correct man. It would be worth the investment.

Stephen Kenny is so out of his depth. Statistically the worst Irish manager of all time. That takes some doing considering Steve Staunton was in charge.

He's a disgrace tbh. If he really cares about Irish football like he claims he'd step aside immediately as he's doing serious damage every game he's in charge.

This is his last campaign regardless.

Back to LOI which is his level.

I just hope Kenny supporters cop themselves on and support the new man. Kenny failed miserably, they need to get over it and let the new man try to recover from the mess he's caused.

I Do.

Approach Carlsey for start. I think we might be surprised. The reason Southgate got the job was because Big Sam done a Big Sam on it. I can't see Carlsey getting the England job.

Chris Wilder - 55 now. No reason why he might not want a challenge in international football. He will get us organised and hard to beat but will also be able to get us playing some sort of direct football. Not just passing for the sake of it.

Dean smith - See above

Chris Hughton - See above

Philip Cocu

Brian Barry Murphy- Head of Man City Elie development u23s

Javi Gracia - Ok was on PL wages. But ask the question. Possibly another person who would like a challenge.

There are dozens of manager on the continent then that you could look at.

The narrative that is trying to be spun by certain quarters that there are no alternatives and we should stick with this failing regime is an agenda. I know certain posters and LOI lads will sneer at the above names but who would they go for?

Whoever gets the job it's a risk. There's no guarantee anyone works out. De Zerbi got the boot earlier in his career. What I was saying is there are others like him out there. Why should we limit ourselves to one market? I really hope the new FAI are more open to thinking outside the box. Of course, there are huge doubts about that.

I really think the negativity around our squad brought on by the Kenny era is what really needs to change. How dare we think we should come close to qualifying for major tournaments, how dare we think we can attract a decent manager, all this nonsense. The last 3 years have been absolute poison. Whoever the new manager is has a lot to fight against but we can only hope he can bring some positivity.

This is the result of Kenny's tenure.

You can't lose so many games against everyone and keep pointing to the future in mumbled interviews. "But we eh.....it was a eh tough......the french eh tony....ye know are eh good team like eh.........." " We eh have capped eh 20 players and eh that eh bodes well for the eh tony the future you know."

A **** laughable scenario and situation to find ourselves. Run down the players all we want but run down the manager more. He is out of his depth. He looks like he has never been in charge of a team before.

Is it too much to ask for a manager and backroom team with a modicum of tactical nous?

Kenny, Keith Andrews and whoever else is there failed entirely to notice that the Dutch had changed formation at halftime the other day, didn't make any subs or positual changes until after the 70th minute when the Dutch were ahead and cruising.

Imagine being tactically outclassed by Ronald f*cking Koeman 🙄

That's the most recent example, there have been plenty similar over the past three years (think of the Greeks absolutely shredding us down the wings in the game in Athens)

This is one of my main problems with Kenny. He seems to be a poor reader of the game and makes terrible substitutions. I think part of the reason we keep on losing is because his game management skills are so inadequate.

It's also down to the coaches the manager brings in to assist them.

Kenny's best set of results as Ireland manager came when Anthony Barry as his assistant and coach.

Anthony Barry was quickly poached by Belguim when it became clear he was the football brains behind Ireland, He then moved on to coach Portugal for the World Cup and is now assistant manager at Munich.

Scotland's Steve Clarke was a highly respected coach who worked under top class managers and big football personalities and got on with the coaching at Newcaslte (Guillt) Chelsea (Jose) West Ham (Zola) Liverpool (Dalglish) befoe going into management himself in the Championship and Scottish premier league with bang average teams before taking over Scotland.

Kenny has shown his in game coaching match awareness is nowhere near a level needed good coaches have that.

There are plenty of possible candidates. The FAI need to be careful and not get fleeced though. We'll need to be looking at the Championship and mid European leagues for a candidate. The French League, Belgian League Dutch League etc.

I still think Carsley should be approached first. If that's not going to happen you then start looking elsewhere. Possibly Javi Gracia.

I can see zero point in leaving SK there until the end of this group. Things are going to be toxic now that he knows and the players know he is going. It's brainless stuff to leave this regime in place.

He was getting the most of David McGoldrick too. He played direct ball into him and McGoldrick thrived.

He played to his players strengths.

There was a good bunch of Irish players there at the time playing some good stuff..

Enda Stevens, Callum Robinson, McGoldrick & Egan.

McGoldrick is a lovely footballer. Shame we got so little of him. Beautiful technique, clever.

Brazil 5-1 Bolivia

Argentina 3-0 Bolivia

Who the hell is in charge of Bolivia? He's clearly out of his depth. Must've got it very very very very very very very wrong tactically. These results are not acceptable. Bolivia should be at tournaments.