Ireland v Gibraltar: Player ratings as pressure eased on Stephen Kenny
The Boys in Green eased the pressure on Stephen Kenny with a 3-0 win over Gibraltar. Ireland picked up their first points of their Euro 2024 qualification campaign this evening with a comfortable 3-0 win over Gibraltar. Vitória de Guimarães winger Mikey Johnston came off the bench at halftime to spark life into Ireland, scoring […]
2 years ago
Former Ireland player reportedly being lined up to succeed Stephen Kenny
It appears Stephen Kenny’s days as Ireland manager are numbered. With the FAI set to meet this weekend to deliberate over the future of Stephen Kenny, a successor is reportedly already being lined up to oversee the rest of Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualification campaign. Despite Chris Houghton being the current bookies favourite at 6/1, it […]
2 years ago
FAI chiefs to meet for discussions over Stephen Kenny’s future
Kenny’s Ireland career hangs in the balance following what was a disastrous defeat in Greece. FAI chiefs are set to meet this weekend to deliberate over the future of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny. Having slipped to yet another uninspiring away defeat at the hands of Greece, leaving Kenny with a record of just four wins […]
2 years ago
Ireland players rally around Stephen Kenny as calls for change build
“We need to look at ourselves, no excuses”. As Stephen Kenny’s Ireland side fell to yet another dispiriting defeat in Athens on Friday night, the sense that the Irish manager could be on the brink gathered momentum. Former Ireland and Crystal Palace defender Damien Delaney called for Kenny to go in a series of explosive […]
2 years ago
Damien Delaney says Stephen Kenny is “out of his depth” after Greece defeat
“It’s nowhere near good enough… he’s been found out now”. Former Ireland and Crystal Palace defender Damien Delaney has offered up a scathing assessment of Ireland’s dire 2-1 defeat away to Greece on Friday night. With the result leaving the Boys in Green rooted firmly to the bottom of their European Championship qualification group alongside […]
2 years ago
Matt Doherty could be in more trouble after post-match comments on referee
“Referees are so arrogant these days… it’s always about them”. In a moment that summed up Ireland’s shambolic performance in Athens on Friday night, Matt Doherty saw red for the most pointless of altercations in the dying moments of second half stoppage time. Running directly into one of his Greek opponents in protestation with their […]
2 years ago