Next Republic of Ireland Manager

[Cheasty]

@farmerinthecity

While I can see why some would point to his strong record with Wales, Coleman would be a very uninspiring choice even amongst the inevitable uninspiring choice.

Coleman would suit the Irish temperament

[FlakeAway]

I think they are just saving themselves a few quid by dragging it out now.

[KKUltra]

Ive a relative in the FAI HQ and its going to be announced tomorrow,not Tuesday.

Keano.

[Locke]

https://twitter.com/ballsdotie/status/1759284414507315548?s=46&t=p07OIoicsFZzAmuJzZHHNQ

[gaillimhmick]

@KKUltra

Ive a relative in the FAI HQ and its going to be announced tomorrow,not Tuesday.

Keano.

Which of them?

[KKUltra]

Ronnie

[Bandage]

@Aertel220

Chris Coleman hasn’t been mentioned here too often but wouldn’t be a bad option.

Second post in the thread.

A typically astute football observation from you.

[caulifloweredneanderthal]

There’s a handful of proper football men on here. The likes of @neilld and @Aertel220 would be astute judges of players and managers

[myboyblue]

We’ll regret this decision to snub Big Sam not unlike turning down that aul Liverpool fella in favour of Jack

[Aertel220]

Thanks mate. I’m slightly worried about his recent managerial record at club level but at least he’s a significant upgrade on Spock and has experience of bringing through a promising young group in Wales. He’s fortunate that he won’t run into a master tactician like Martin O’ Neill of 2017.

[farmerinthecity]

He did well enough at Fulham from memory?

Tanked completely at Sunderland post Wales.

[Mac]

Coleman would be an awful choice. He had an exceptional Welsh team carried by Bale. His record with average teams is awful.

He’s also an absolute creep

[Locke]

Coleman’s auld boy is from Dublin. He also likes a drink. Wales are bang average. Chris is good for me

[Arthur]

He came across a bit David brentish in the Sunderland documentary iirc

[Cheasty]

Wales were an extremely average team.

If you’re reaching a Euros semi-final with Wayne Hennessy, James Chester, Ashley Williams, Ben Davies, Chris Gunther, Joe Ledley, Neil Taylor, Hal Robson-Kanu and Sam Vokes, you’re probably a genius.

[Cheasty]

As former poster @Sidney described, international football is about a basic game plan and wringing the last drop out of that game plan by playing like a band of brothers. It requires a manager who is emotionally in tune with his players.

Jack Charlton understood that. Chris Coleman - or Christy Coleman as he would called if he gets the job - understands that.

@Sidney

Gareth Bale is better than anybody England have. Overall England have a far better choice of players in pretty much every position and and thoroughly outplayed Wales when they played them.

There are numerous reasons why Wales have got further than them.

There is, in English football, like in English society as a whole, a deep seated anti-intellectualism, which manifests itself in several ways - in their approach to tactics, in their lack of innovation as to how the game should be played and coached, in thinking they’re better than they are and treating opponents lightly, in their approach to physical preparation before the tournament, in the players’ egotism, in their rush to make excuses, in the lack of leadership from both players and management, in the suffocating media goldfish bowl that surrounds the team.

Wales and the other British Isles teams also suffer from some of that, and England should be able to overcome most of that by sheer force of numbers playing the game, but what Wales (and Eire and Ireland) have is an underdog’s work ethic and a tremendous togetherness and organisation that England don’t have.

Allied to a bit of luck, the fact that their one true world class player is a really good egg who shows exemplary leadership, builds team spirit and lifts those around him, and great support from the stands, like with Leicester, it shows what can be done.

[Locke]

It’s Chris lads. Let’s all row in behind him.

https://twitter.com/independent_ie/status/1759291328335122875?s=46&t=p07OIoicsFZzAmuJzZHHNQ

[Massey]

@Mac

He had an exceptional Welsh team

He had 1 good player,was there another Welsh team we haven’t heard about?

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

He made disgraceful comments about seamus Coleman.

He must have been 14 when he managed Fulham in the epl.

[Aertel220]

@Massey

He had 1 good player,was there another Welsh team we haven’t heard about?

Aaron Ramsey was very good at the time too and Joe Allen was a handy player who’d just played in a Europa League Final. Ashley Williams was playing for a reasonable Everton team at the time too.