RPUBLIC OF IRELAND: MANAGEMENT DUO LEAVE POSTS

Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane leave Republic of Ireland roles
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Manager Martin O'Neill and his assistant Roy Keane have parted company with the Republic of Ireland.


The pair took over the reins in 2013 and guided the Republic to the last 16 of the 2016 European Championships.

However, they did not win a competitive game in 2018 and were relegated from Uefa Nations League Group B4.

"I thank Martin, Roy, and the management team for the impact they had," said Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief John Delaney.

"There have been many highlights during Martin's reign - none more so than Euro 2016 in France, which will live long in the memory of all Irish supporters."

O'Neill, who leaves alongside his backroom team of Keane, Steve Guppy and goalkeeping coach Seamus McDonagh, signed a contract extension in January to remain as manager until 2020.


Speaking after Monday's scoreless draw in Denmark, 66-year-old O'Neill indicated that he wanted to remain in the job.

"I always have enthusiasm for the job but I'll speak with John and we'll see," he said.

"I speak to him after games. I think I'll probably be sharing the same flight home with him.

"If I don't do that there I'll have a conversation with him in the next few days or whenever it may be and it's always been the case."


The 0-0 draw in Aarhus means O'Neill's team has now gone four matches without scoring a goal and the Republic, ranked 33rd in the world, failed to win a competitive match in 2018.

O'Neill handed international debuts to 12 players this year as the former Leicester, Sunderland and Celtic manager looked to build his squad for the start of the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.

The Republic will be among the third seeds for the European qualifiers following their relegation to Nations League C and it appears that the team's poor form and the dwindling attendances at the Aviva Stadium have prompted the FAI to take action.

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Keane should have stepped out of football after his playing career. Terrible manager, coach and pundit.

Keane should have stepped out of football after his playing career. Terrible manager, coach and pundit.

Had a brief spell of success at Sunderland but never ever going to be a modern 'man manager' and I'm sure his departure will come as a relief to a number of Republic of Ireland players, including one of our own!

Keane should have stepped out of football after his playing career. Terrible manager, coach and pundit.

This.

The footballing world would be better without Roy Keane. Absolutely can't stand the feller.

A miserable, argumentative sadistic bellend. Seems to be a bully also.

I hope this is his last job in football.

Roy Keane being singled out for criticism as the Republic of Ireland begin their search for a new manager...

"Since that 5-1 play-off defeat by Denmark one year ago, it has been a fairly miserable existence around the Ireland camp.

Yes, the players are limited, but O'Neill's strength as a manager has always been in turning water into wine. Assistant Roy Keane helped in that regard, a man revered as a hero by the majority of the squad.

Keane, though, has looked bored in the past 12 months and clashed with Harry Arter in an expletive-laden rant which temporarily forced the midfielder to withdraw from the national team.

The pressure of the sequence of poor results increased the strain on Keane and O'Neill

Keane's verbal attack was said to be so severe that several players immediately headed for Arter's hotel room to offer comfort."

Keane should have stepped out of football after his playing career. Terrible manager, coach and pundit.

This.

The footballing world would be better without Roy Keane. Absolutely can't stand the feller.

A miserable, argumentative sadistic bellend. Seems to be a bully also.

I hope this is his last job in football.

Quite like Keane, he tells it like it is, he is probably a sociopath though.

Betting odds for next Republic of Ireland Managers Job


Mick McCarthy: 2/1
Stephen Kenny: 3/1
Sven-Goran Eriksson: 12/1
Sam Allardyce: 14/1
Brian Kerr: 20/1
Steve Bruce: 20/1
Paul Cook: 20/1
Nigel Pearson: 33/1
Neil Lennon: 33/1
Steve McClaren: 33/1
Harry Redknapp: 33/1
Garry Monk: 33/1
Robbie Keane: 33/1
David Moyes: 33/1
Roy Keane: 33/1
Chris Hughton: 33/1

I do like Keane, just feel like in the moment when on a topic he doesn't think before he speaks and he can be really strong on some things and needs to lighten up, I guess it's just the United mentality and being that figure and captain all them years when he won success I guess he never really had time for much fun hence why he met enemies a long the way because they 'taken their eyes off the ball' sort of thing when it came to winning etc.

Glad they are not managers, ancient in their style of play and ideas of how to set up and play.. really don't know how we lost against them in the game at the CCS.. probably Coleman's worst game in charge.