Republic of Ireland Team 2023/24 [old thread]

Where do I find statistics on Kennys market worth?

Last I checked, most jobs have an effective minimum to do the role. Your experience brings that price up. The Irish manager getting paid 500k is perfectly normal.

Keane walking away from the Tel Aviv gig.

There has to be a chance he's taking the Ireland job. In his first presser he could claim he made a mistake and his conscience got the better of him. Then plead for forgiveness from the Ireland fans while being extra critical of the Israeli government. Throw in a few reminders of the good times, that goal against Germany plus the other 67 he scored.

All is then forgiven and he leads us into a humping by England in Wembley in September.

I know I don't want him to get it and that's probably the prevailing feeling. But if he was after finishing the season as a double winner in any other top 20 UEFA league and was now a free agent he'd be the overwhelming favourite. 250k or no 250k.

No issue with Robbie getting the job. Only Irish manager to win a league title abroad (stand to be corrected on that). In all honesty though I'd rather he used his current momentum to try his hand at another club job abroad and gain more experience. Either way he should be future Irish NT manager.

The Israel stuff is one thing. I personally wouldn't hold it against him as he didn't make any political statements on the matter, iirc, but I fully understand people who have a problem with him working there.

The "getting paid for doing nothing" thing wasn't his fault. The FAI messed up there. I doubt the overwhelming majority of people would just walk away in a similar situation. He signed the contract, he was entitled to the money.

I don't want him as manager - too many bad vibes around him.

I would not be surprised if he left due to safety concerns. He may speak about why he left, but he needs to acknowledge the politics question thst he refused to answer when he first joined them.

This exact thought went through my head watching the game the other night.

If O'Shea can be as lucky with his timing as a coach as he was as a player (right place right time) then we're on the pigs back.

For a moderately talented player, he has some roll of honour as a player:maybe, just maybe.....

Robbie (from what I can remember) has never got political; he's always focused on doing his job, both as a player and a manager.

While I disagree because of the Russia precedent, the Israeli FA has not been banned by UEFA so its still a (technically) legitimate working environment.

Pinning politics or morality onto athletes, especially when they are apolitical, is naïve, at best. They're not politicians or diplomats. People hold them up as role models but they don't aspire to that. Those that use their fame for good are to be applauded, though that can also backfire (Jordan Henderson).

Robbie has always been about football. If he takes a political stand, good; but if he doesn't, like the thousand of other people involved in football, then I don't think he should be criticised for that.

That said, I understand others feel differently and I think this is a case of different opinions as opposed to being right or wrong so I'll agree to disagree.

He took 500k for doing nothing from a cash strapped organisation that could have been used for football in Ireland. Ok I understand it was because Delaney gave it to him , wasn't forced to accept it etc. Remember this isn't someone short of a few bob and was also double jobbing while with Ireland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Keane

In November 2018, Keane agreed to act as the assistant manager of the
Republic of Ireland national team, under the management of newly
appointed Mick McCarthy.[201]

In June 2019, he accepted the dual roles of assistant manager of Middlesbrough in the Championship and the Republic of Ireland national team. His former Leeds and Tottenham teammate Jonathan Woodgate, who had been appointed the manager of the Teesside-based club, offered him the role as part of a refurbished coaching team.[202][203] On 23 June 2020, Keane left his role as Middlesbrough assistant manager after his one-year contract came to an end during the COVID-19 pandemic.[204] Keane completed UEFA coaching qualifications, receiving the UEFA Pro Licence in 2020.[205]

Dortmund showing interest in O'Brien. Current Lyon owner John Textor is rumoured to be interested in buying Everton.

There has always been a sizeable minority of Irish fans who disliked Robbie Keane. Why, I'm not sure. Maybe its the Dublin working class think that they don't like.

With regards to the two points people have complained about on this thread

1: Robbie signed a contract with the FAI. Stephen Kenny in is wisdom decided he didn't want to use him. Keane was entitled to every penny of that contract. Simple as that. He done nothing wrong, it was a decision by Kenny, who even went as far as getting rid of the Physio and Kitman.

2: When Keane took the job in Israel, it was before October 7th. He probably desperately wanted to make an impression in management and stayed until the end of the season. Football people are not politicians. The logic people use, if applied to James McClean, then James should not be taken the Kings shillings.

I hope they give Robbie Keane the job, as I think he has the football intelligence to be a success. I think Irish fans should be stand behind him. He has never let Ireland down

We should have a complete break from Delaney. Why should we exclude ourselves from qualified people from that era? If the FAI think Robbie is the man for the job, appoint him. If they don’t, don’t appoint him.

The FAI is still rife with Delaneys people.

fair enough, each to their own opinion, you'd like Keane as manager, I don't for the reasons I explained but no point in going further.

I think in reality him managing in Israel while the bombardment of Gaza has been going on would be the bigger deal, and the thing that would absolutely dominate the press conferences and media coverage if he was hired. Whatever side of that debate anyone is on (not so much the rights/wrongs of the conflict, but whether or not it was ok to stay and represent a nationally significant club, while the nation committed war crimes) that debate would be a heated one that would run throughout the country, which I'm not sure the already unpopular FAI would have the stomach to invite in right now.

Finished 3-2 to the U21s. Moran scored the first on 11mins with a close range tap in after Emakhu played Armstrong in behind and the keeper saved.

Armstrong made it 2-0 on 14mins with a fine finish from a Sam Curtis cross. Armstrong had a penalty shout just before half time.

Emakhu made it 3-0 on the 52min when he rounded the keeper after an inch perfect pass from Lawal.

Croatia scored on the 62mins and scored a pen on 74mins.

He’d leave it.

The last manager was universally popular and got a free ride in the media for years…didn’t contribute anything to results on the pitch.

Robbie Keane is the best candidate who seems available for the job, and a section of fans always disliked him. Let’s rock - this is about winning not popularity.

(Saying he should have passed on the money he was owed when Kenny came in and sacked him is absolute NONSENSE btw)

He's tucked his tail and ran after one season. I'm not sure that's a great example of standing his ground and showing a bit of bottle.

He could probably never win alright, but he could have at least gained a bit more respect if he was willing to stick it out and not run at the first opportunity.

Nah go on, tell us what you really feel