Steve Staunton - The Wrong Man At The Wrong Time

Following the failure to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, the FAI announced that Brian Kerr’s contract would not be renewed, and they would look for a new senior international manager.

At the time, a three man panel led by John Delaney promised a “world class management team”. Almost three years after Brian Kerr was appointed Ireland manager, on Friday, 13th January 2006, Steve Staunton was announced as the new manager of the national side, with Bobby Robson as his consultant, and Kevin McDonald as his assistant.

I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit Of Football to discuss the the two years of his reign, including the worst result in living memory.

Brian Kerr - The Right Man At The Wrong Time

In the next podcast in our series on Irish football between 2000 and 2009, I'm joined by Mark Kennedy and Our Man In Stockholm Philip O'Connor to discuss Brian Kerr's reign from January 2003 until October 2005 - while some of his stats are impressive, was he the right man for the job?

Passing the torch to Stephen Kenny

Following the announcement that Mick McCarthy will step aside as manager of the Republic of Ireland team, and Stephen Kenny will be taking the reigns of the national side, myself, Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit Of Football take a brief look at McCarthy's second reign and discuss what to expect from the new management team