Just go!

Almost all of the people he’s “Fallen out with” aren’t even worth talking about: Is Darron Gibson really that much better than Whelan or Andrews? A man who had to close down his Twitter because of abuse (I love this part) from his OWN supporters. (For the record I think the difference Gibson would bring would be marginal, and his heart has never been there for Ireland, even prior to Trap).

Or what about Ian Harte who just got relegated with Reading? No thanks Ian. Maybe ten years ago.

Andy Reid, who was constantly pilloried by the Irish support when he got his big chance at Spurs for being overweight and inconsistent?

Stephen Kelly, who was something of a regular under Trap at one stage. Who is he to say he wont get on the plane because he isnt going to be picked?

And of course, Kevin Foley, I’d never even heard of him prior to his omission from the Euros sqaud! His family actually said “This is our Saipan”. Yes, perhaps if the controversy in Saipan had been about leaving Steven Reid at home as opposed to Roy Keane.

My point is most of the players he’s fallen out with are complete non entities. I’d like Gibson to be there, but can you really depend on a player who is holding the team to ransom like that?

Big Pat, I agree with most of what you are saying however trap does himself no favours, he has been his own worst enemy at times and his manner and the way he speaks about players has pissed off people. He also has made some bizarre substitutions, the last game against Austria bringing Long off and Green on? I could not and still cannot see the logic in that decision. Yes he done well to get us to the Euros but his team and tactics were found out big time and yes ok we were facing three very good teams but many people have lost faith in him and Delaney for that matter. He is not the man to take Ireland forward after we are eliminated from the qualifiers which barring a miracle, we will be come September. We then have a trip to Germany in October, thankfully the Germans will be out of sight by then and they may put out a young or experimental side to give some of them a run out against inferior opposition. I hate to be negative about the Irish team and I don’t expect to qualify for all tournaments no matter who the manager is, we have not got a great pool of talent but I do see some younger players who with the right manager might make the basis of decent team in the future but they need to get their chance and Trap has been consistent in one thing if nothing else, he sticks with the same players and that means other players who may be in good form for their clubs are not getting a fair crack at the whip, guys who are playing week in week out in the EPL are missing out in favour of lower league player some of whom are not even getting first team football on a regular basis. Trappatoni will be remembered by most Irish fans for the good he has done, there will always be some who moan and whinge about him and they usually the same gang who hounded out McCarthy and Kerr (I admit I wasn’t impressed with Kerr) but we are a small country with a small talent pool and a league which is amateurish for the most part so Irish fans need to be realistic in their expectations.

Pat, fair point but I never mentioned any of those players. Harte is gone, fahey is gone. Gibson however is better than whelan and Andrews. I know green gets a hard time but let’s face it, he is of no value to the squad. Pure & simple, he’s no good. Trap has this notion of playing a striker on the wing position which doesn’t work. He did it in the euros with cox and we got battered around the place. Now he’s doing it with Walters. Which isn’t fair for young good players like Brady who deserve a look in. Long is by a mile our best forward and he doesn’t start him, when he does he humiliates him at home by taking him off for Green. Holohan deserves a chance but he “doesn’t fit the system”!! Don’t make me laugh. The system doesn’t fit the 21st century!!

Like I’ve said, sometimes he frustrates me too. But if you ask me, the key moment in the Austria game was a poor decision by Green and Coleman late on, where Green won a free kick and launched it into the box instead of knocking it short to Coleman and keeping it in the corner.

Maybe he isnt the man to take us forward. I thought it would have been great to get a new manager in and use this campaign to blood the new lads and prepare for the next campaign.

The key decision was bringing that donkey on in the first place!! He can’t make a hash of it from your home in England, which is exactly where Green should have been that night. I was in the Aviva that night and the sheer disbelief and anger amongst the fans when Long was brought of was unbelievable.

As was I Mr. McGoo (couldn’t resist!). And while I agree I was frustrated by the decision myself, I see exactly what he was trying to do. Personally I would have withdrawn Conor Sammon and put on Green, put him in the middle and moved Walters to the right (more on that in a moment). I think, as I’ve said, it was a poor decision by Green to launch the free kick and I’m sure the anti Green brigade is delighted he made a mistake, but shutting up shop was the right tactic, but we were undone by a poor player decision. I also remember some awful clearances late on when we needed a cool head to use time and space to get it up the other end and kill the tempo.

Playing Cox and Long on the wings is terrible, and one that often frustrates me with Trap. But Walters can play there, indeed, he played quite well that evening getting two goals, granted it was a penalty and a header from a corner. He plays there for Stoke at times too.

Fair play!! 100% agree with u . . . Suppose people will be calling for Trap to be sacked and bring in Ferguson ( even tho the FAI couldn’t afford him or the fact that he wouldn’t want the job in a million years!!!) Bout time so called Irish football fans take a step back and look what Trap has achieved with a very limited squad but alas the Trap bashing bandwagon will continue till he his hounded out of the job!!!

Ah Wes Holoahan . . . The savour of Irish football!!! Wes is a very good player and in fairness should be in the team but he is becoming the new Andy Reid through no fault of his own, media and certain sections of supporters think that he is the answer to everything and that we will win every game once he is picked!

Finishing 6th 3 seasons in a row with Villa, and in one of those seasons he almost gatecrashed the top 4. Not bad for a mediocre side. As for Sunderland, I never felt he got enough financial backing towards the end.

Yeah a yank based in Egypt, that will get the fans and players buzzing alright!! Great idea. Why not send our own Italian to the moon and get him to run the job from there!!!

……can’t do any worse I suppose!!

Well a British based manager would have the knowledge of the league where most of our players play. Only Maguire, Sheridan and McGeady are based ouside Britain and are in and around the squad.

Maguire? Never heard of him. Sheridan plays in Scotland. Will never pull on an Irish shirt again. O’Dea & Keane play in North America. Bottom line is we need a coaching staff who can communicate with the players. How are these Italians supposed to give the players a deserved grilling at half time when losing or drawing to Kasakstan or Faroe Islands?? We need someone who the players want to listen to without their translation apps on their smartphones!!

But McGoo, we won both those games ;)

Keane, genuinely forgot about him. O’Dea should never play for Ireland again. Didnt know Sheridan had come back. And maybe Maguire should get a chance in some of the upcoming friendlies.

Seriously though, I’d love to get a manager who speaks English and has a great knowledge of the leagues where our players play.