Mon to manage Republic of Ireland?

[Damo70]

With MON's idiosyncratic approach to team selection, look out for Ciaran Clark playing centre forward for the RoI and Dunne perhaps having a stint in goal.

And will Cuellar be at right back?

Yes, with Nicky Shorey on the other side and getting subbed every game.

[eastie]

so how good coach is Roy Keane is as someone got to the coaching LOL

Guessing Walford will still do the coaching and Keane will step into the "John Robertson" role, of which the exact function has never really been ascertained. 

Bibs , cones and fags.

[rob_bridge]

so how good coach is Roy Keane is as someone got to the coaching LOL

Guessing Walford will still do the coaching and Keane will step into the "John Robertson" role, of which the exact function has never really been ascertained. 

Bibs , cones and fags.

Don't underestimate the bibs

[Damo70]

so how good coach is Roy Keane is as someone got to the coaching LOL

Guessing Walford will still do the coaching and Keane will step into the "John Robertson" role, of which the exact function has never really been ascertained. 

Bibs , cones and fags.

Don't underestimate the bibs

Bibs are not important. Nothing wrong with shirts versus skins.

[Concrete John]

I think he'll do well for Ireland.  MON's best attribute is motivating limited players and getting the best out of them and, as much as I hate to admit it, Ireland have a lot of limited players right now.

The Keane move is a stramnge one though - too arrogant to be a number 2, IMO.

[Clampy]

Talks at an advanced stage it seems and yes, not sure about Roy Keane as number two.

[Ger Regan]

I think he'll do well for Ireland.  MON's best attribute is motivating limited players and getting the best out of them and, as much as I hate to admit it, Ireland have a lot of limited players right now.

That's counterbalanced by the fact he's tactically clueless, which is as important in international football IMO.

[Concrete John]

I think he'll do well for Ireland.  MON's best attribute is motivating limited players and getting the best out of them and, as much as I hate to admit it, Ireland have a lot of limited players right now.

That's counterbalanced by the fact he's tactically clueless, which is as important in international football IMO.

Quite possibly, but he knows how to set up a team to be hard to beat, which will translate fine into international football.

He'll not do anything great with us, but I can see him improving things and getting us to a finals.

[VILLA MOLE]

I predict

Philipp Lahm will turn out to have Irish family and will be played at left back

Heskey will have an Irish setter and will be drafted back from Australia

[eastie]

Talks at an advanced stage it seems and yes, not sure about Roy Keane as number two.

Deal was agreed on Sunday , mon and Keane are in Spain for itv tonight and will be unveiled on their return according to pat murphy - pat tweeted me last month saying no way mon would be interested , when I reminded him about that  on Sunday his excuse was its a changing landscape. 

[QBVILLA]

Whenever I see a former player on telly talking about their career the ones who have played under MON always have the highest regard for him. Only my opinion but he has the ability to get the best out of players and he'll be ideally suited to the Ireland job. I know some of his signings and the manner of his departure have soured memories of his time at VP but I also remember there being an extra 3 or 4 thousand every home game and turning up confident of seeing a good result. Apart from MoN's spell the last time i'd felt that confidence was under Gregory's reign.

[eastie]

Whenever I see a former player on telly talking about their career the ones who have played under MON always have the highest regard for him. Only my opinion but he has the ability to get the best out of players and he'll be ideally suited to the Ireland job. I know some of his signings and the manner of his departure have soured memories of his time at VP but I also remember there being an extra 3 or 4 thousand every home game and turning up confident of seeing a good result. Apart from MoN's spell the last time i'd felt that confidence was under Gregory's reign.

Fair comment , his motivational skills were his greatest asset- he will do a good job for the Irish and end his career on a high .

[PaulWinch again]

I always thought M'ON would be a fairly good International manager, as he doesn't need to sign players and it's more of a case of motivation.

[not3bad]

Should be interesting to see how MON and Roy Keane get on if they do work together.  "Compromise" doesn't appear to be a word either one of them has in their vocabularies.

[Matt C]

Think he'll do well for Ireland until the inevitable fallout of course.