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Post by flouncingarburyboy on Jul 10, 2024 14:53:45 GMT
I appreciate this will only be of interest to some on the MB but Ireland have just appointed Heimar Hallgrimsson as their new Head Coach….bet that’s put the Club Badge discussion on hold! . He’s described as being a dentist first and then an association football manager secondly…..
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Post by artvandelay on Jul 10, 2024 15:41:26 GMT
I appreciate this will only be of interest to some on the MB but Ireland have just appointed Heimar Hallgrimsson as their new Head Coach….bet that’s put the Club Badge discussion on hold! . He’s described as being a dentist first and then an association football manager secondly….. My interest in my national team has gone from die-hard fan to a mild passing interest, mainly due to the international calendar than the team, although the corruption in the FAI certainly hasn't helped! This appointment has piqued my interest though and is far better than giving it to an ex-player or other lazy choices. I think it's a decent appointment that probably happened by accident than design!
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Post by El Goodo on Jul 10, 2024 16:01:34 GMT
Interesting one. Hasn't he been in charge of a Caribbean team since leaving Iceland or did I imagine that?
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Post by artvandelay on Jul 10, 2024 16:13:56 GMT
Interesting one. Hasn't he been in charge of a Caribbean team since leaving Iceland or did I imagine that? He was managing Jamaica until they exited the Copa America after three defeats in the group.
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Post by El Goodo on Jul 10, 2024 16:20:27 GMT
Oh I thought it was someone smaller than that. Anyway, good for Ireland to get that position, ahem, filled after so long & so many rejections.
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Post by flouncingarburyboy on Jul 10, 2024 16:23:53 GMT
Oh I thought it was someone smaller than that. Anyway, good for Ireland to get that position, ahem, filled after so long & so many rejections. Well the position certainly was ‘linked’ with a huge number of names. Be interesting to see how he fares …over here most media are describing it as a ‘shock’ appointment.
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Post by funkymonk on Jul 10, 2024 17:23:33 GMT
John O'Shea: "You mean I don't HAVE to do it? No bother like...".
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Post by danielcufc on Jul 16, 2024 10:01:40 GMT
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Post by saltyvinegar on Jul 16, 2024 10:08:32 GMT
I think Southgate had made his mind up anyway, win or lose
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Post by imp566 on Jul 16, 2024 10:11:23 GMT
So, despite saying he needed to go home and think about his future, he already knew what he was going to do. I think he is right, by the way. 13 years in a role like that is a hell of a long time, periods of very intense scrutiny and a lot of personal sacrifice I should imagine. He has left the England team in a far better place than he inherited, a Knighthood is no doubt inbound.
So thoughts turn to what's next for him (after a period of rest and recuperation) - a job with the FA would seemingly be a formality if that is what he wants. No doubt there will be clubs willing to open their manager's door for him.
Who next for England though - probably one of the hardest decisions the FA will have made for many decades. It needs to be someone who can carry on his work and develop the squad into a position where tournament success is achieved.
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Post by saltyvinegar on Jul 16, 2024 10:24:46 GMT
A tournament win would have got him a knighthood but he'll have to make do with a lesser gong now, a bit like the England team with their clutch of silver medals
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Post by imp566 on Jul 16, 2024 10:34:44 GMT
A tournament win would have got him a knighthood but he'll have to make do with a lesser gong now, a bit like the England team with their clutch of silver medals Don't bet against it.
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Post by onlyluke92 on Jul 16, 2024 10:38:34 GMT
It'll only be when we look back on his tenure in a few tournaments time, will we realise how good we had it. 2 finals in 2 tournaments is unprecedented for the majority of major footballing nations out there. Yes, we didn't win but those moments of brilliance will stay with us all
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Post by zx10racer22 on Jul 16, 2024 10:40:00 GMT
I think Gareth Southgate has a wonderful set of skills ideally suited to international management. I am not convinced they are particularly transferable to club management, And I think quite a lot of people see the same thing. Does anyone really think Southgate would go to Man United, for example, and be a success?
So my snap prediction on Southgate’s own future is that he will be the next manager of the USA. They are due to host the World Cup in two years time and their team is an absolute embarrassment at the moment. Utter dogsh*t.
For Gareth, it could be a big change of scenery, a life experience (he seems a type who would really appreciate that) and no doubt would still pay very well. Seems a good fit to me.
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Post by Andrewlang on Jul 16, 2024 11:00:43 GMT
Southgate gives me DoF vibes perhaps, but not club manager vibes.
Or I could see him staying within the England set up as some kind of elite pathways manager type thing.
There'll probably be some punditry too. He's a good speaker.
Not sure I see him managing a other country though. He seems too aware of being English for that 🤷🏻♂️
Andrew
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