""Yeah I spoke to them, they spoke to every Tom, Dick, and Harry, but even that was a farce. The amount of people who have come out in the last six months that said they were offered the job. But that's the FAI, I've said it before, they couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery. It's sad, it's a long way back. But the FAI as well need to get their house in order.""
""Get some proper people in there. Some people who interviewed me for the job, they're gone now, there's always people coming and going. You hope this manager can get his act together and get some results, but it doesn't look good. You look at the manager and you fear for him. He's up against it. He'll be under huge pressure. The Irish media are really powerful over there.""
Ireland drew 2-2 with Hungary in Dublin before suffering a damaging 2-1 defeat in Armenia, severely harming World Cup qualifying prospects. The FAI's appointment process for a new manager was described as chaotic, with claims that many candidates were approached and interviewers have frequently changed. Calls were made for the FAI to stabilise and appoint competent personnel. Concerns were raised about the incoming manager facing intense pressure and powerful media scrutiny. The Armenia defeat was characterised as a painful result, and interest in the managerial role was expressed but not definite.
Read at Irish Independent
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