I agree. The ‘thicko’ media have no other story to run with so they try regurgitate last weeks story. You will never see a headline “Thick journalists can’t find anything to write about “.

FFS

Cogent rebuff.

So your idea is that he waits until the last possible moment and then has to inform 4 or 5 players that they won’t be going to the finals on the eve of the first game? Yeah, I can’t foresee any similar issues there at all.

Players get dropped. It’s a fact of life in football. They’re all professionals. Foley should have taken it, kept his gob shut and moved on. Some of the sport media in this country get more and more like the english tabloids every year.

Is that cogent enough for you?

Nivag is so angry I love it!

this is the early stages of euro fever, it is usually followed by long periods of self doubt and worry followed by the inevitable blind faith and unquenchable national pride

It is all ahead of you Nivag

COYBIG

Not really no. The squad had to be announced yesterday so “the eve of the match” never came into it.
A panel of 28 players would have been told they were fighting it out for 23 places so fringe players like Foley would have known from the start that there was a chance they wouldn’t make the cut. Instead Trap told Foley he WAS in the final 23 then changed his mind. That is amateur hour stuff.

Amateur hour, stuff, man alive. “Oooh Marco, what shall be done? We’re starkly exposed in the centre half department but I just can’t BEAR to drop Kevin!”

You must be a very sensitive man. You’d prefer an unbalanced squad to a disappointment of a dropped player. It was a decisive action. Nothing amateur about it in the least.

And if his man management was so awful how come the squad morale has been sky high since day one of his tenure?

FFS.

Not angry, emmo. Just find the hand-wringing and questioning of Trappatoni’s methods from armchair CM geniuses to be a tad distasteful. The man has farted football in his sleep at the top level for half a century. I think he might know a bit more about what needs to be done than most.

That’s just a guess, mind you. Maybe there are others on this page with superior decision-making and management skills.

The sincerest form of flattery.

I agree there are a lot of bullshit comments regarding his management. See: McCleangate. But I also think it is healthy to discuss and debate genuine issues and concerns like who he will start. Thats what makes football interesting

I think the Foley thing will go away as soon as something else happens

I agree Tom Curtis.. Why bring him to Italy at all if he was going to send him home.. Sure the poor lad must’ve been gutted… Of course he reacted like that.. Trappatoni is a strange one, a nice man, but a strange one.. Still he’s the manager and we are all 100% behind him of course.

Good point bout team morale, compare to the disaster of the keane-quinn /mcarthy fall out, followed by the handling of kerr by the fai , to the epic failure of the Staunton era that culminated in a horrible 5-2 defeat to Cyprus, I’ve never seen the team so gelled. I would say even more gelled than the glory days of 88-94.

Why don’t you shut up

Bet you all voted yes today, I just know it

Are 5 players in the squad not enough to cover the 2 centre half positions? Dunne, Ledge, O Shea, O Dea and Kelly can all formidably fill this position to a much more suitable standard than McBain(of my life!).

Was very content with the original squad(considering its Trap) but was incredibly concerned when the stand by list was announced and was praying for an injury free build-up. Coleman and perhaps Randolph were the only 2 names on the list worthy to travel.

Its a true shame that Trap never cast the net further in friendlies and gave players like Clark, Wilson, Hoolahan, Pilkington……. a chance to prove their credentials.

At the end of the day Trap could have cut the squad by another 3 if he wanted to do!!! He diddnt.

That’s good to know emmomac. I hope “media” take your thoughts on board and do indeed harangue Giovanni Trappatoni (7 Scudettos, 2 Italian cups, 1 European Cup, 1 Cup Winners Cup, 3 UEFA Cups, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 Intercontintal Cup, 1 German League. 1 Austrian League, 1 Portuguese League, 1 German Cup, 1 German League Cup, 1 Italian Super Cup, 1 Nations Cup) into acquiescing to your demands.

Fingers crossed, eh?

Chill the beans there Nivag. I am behind him 100% but would like to know his thinking behind his options up top is all

“LEAVE TRAP ALONE!!!”

Quality Nivag!

My comment was to the press, and all the “I told you so’s” if we lose or draw.

Chuck I’d say I’ve played more games of ball than you’ve had hot dinners, oh and by the way have you checked the thumbs up for my “stupid” comment against your thumbs down?.
Mr Eastwood?