Neil Lennon, Chris Coleman, Lee Carsley, Roy Keane, Steve Bruce, Anthony Barry, Gus Poyet, John O’Shea, Willy Sagnol, Paul Clement, Chris Hughton. This is the long list of men linked to the Ireland Managers job. Last week, FAI Director of Football Marc Canham apologised to Ireland fans for the delay in appointing a new Manager. […]
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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
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John O’Shea will come away from his first two games as a head coach with mixed emotions. A genuinely impressive performance against a much-changed Belgium side saw the former Manchester United man put together a well-drilled XI that had a good mix of youth and experience who diligently carried out their instructions, particularly when they
Ireland drew 0-0 with a strong Belgium side in what was an impressive display for the Irish in their first game under John O’Shea. Although it was a goalless game, it was one with plenty of chances with Evan Ferguson’s missed penalty the moment that will stick in people’s minds. Away from the football despite
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Some Ireland fans (including myself) were apprehensive about Sammie Szmodics. We were worried that we would never see him play in a green jersey. So, there was a sense of relief when interim boss John O’Shea named him in the squad for the upcoming friendly double header against Belgium and Switzerland. Szmodics received a first
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Jim Crawford has named his squad for the upcoming 2025 European u21 Championship qualifier away to San Marino this Friday. Crawford’s men currently sit second in their group, a point adrift of Italy and a point ahead of Norway, with qualification hopes still firmly in their own hands. Four uncapped players have been named in
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With John O’Shea set to name his Ireland squad for the games against Belgium and Switzerland on Thursday, Nick predicts the team he would like to see the former Manchester United player choose. O’Shea has hinted that there will not be a lot of change to ensure ‘consistency’ with only One or two new faces
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With squad announcement time coming up at U21 level, it is no better time to look at who could play a bigger role within the team with San Marino approaching. Meet the in-form players who are ensuring Jim Crawford will have a selection headache. Emmanuel Adegboyega It was almost a year to this day Adegboyega
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