“Right from the off, our captain and our left back weren’t right at it.” By Séamus Brady Ireland’s 2-2 draw with Hungary may have kept their World Cup qualification hopes alive, but former Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr had strong words for the team’s defensive display – especially in the opening 15 minutes when […]

6 months ago

“With managers of Pat’s before, I’d talk to them maybe in the early stage.” Die-hard St Patrick’s Athletic fan and club legend Brian Kerr is still a mainstay at Richmond Park in 2025. Indeed, it is a good time to be a Pat’s supporter given their form towards the end of last season, both in Europe and […]

1 year ago

The general consensus was that, despite losing, Ireland played well in their 1-0 loss to France in the Euro qualifiers. Stephen Kenny’s team restricted the World Cup finalists to four shots on target in the whole game and, far from a park-the-bus-job, had some decent attempts on goal themselves. They had some promising moments throughout […]

3 years ago

“I’ve known Brian a long time.” Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has responded to the criticism he has received from Brian Kerr. The Virgin Media Sport pundit and Kenny have known each other for a long time, but the Ireland boss has not received any favourable treatment from Kerr. In an interview with Dion […]

3 years ago

“I’ll be brutally honest here.” Jason McAteer is fortunate that he has a huge chunk of credit in the Republic of Ireland footballing bank, as he has come after national treasure Brian Kerr with a stark, brutal admission. The former Bolton Wanderers midfielder, Ireland international and 1996 FA Cup finalist was on Qatari broadcaster BeIn […]

3 years ago

“We’ve lost too many matches and we have been out of too many groups too soon.” Brian Kerr has said that the Republic of Ireland are losing too many matches and that ‘there is something missing’ from Stephen Kenny’s team. Ireland lost 2-1 to Scotland at Hampden Park on Saturday night, their third defeat of […]

3 years ago