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Michael O'Neil

paulie8290
paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
in Other Football and Sports
This is where football management confuses me.

Michael O'Neil proud northern irish man in charge of his own countries national team.

Got them throughy to euros
Got them to world cup play off and close to qualifing

World rankings
Northern Ireland 23rd
Scotland 29th

Yet he is most probably gonna leave Northern Ireland for Scotland

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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,842
    Money?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,301
    edited November 2017
    This baffled me as well but apparently he lives in Edinburgh

    Read prior to the Pulis sacking that West Brom wanted him as well so might not even take the Scotland job
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited November 2017
    paulie8290 said:

    This is where football management confuses me.

    Michael O'Neil proud northern irish man in charge of his own countries national team.

    Got them throughy to euros
    Got them to world cup play off and close to qualifing

    World rankings
    Northern Ireland 23rd
    Scotland 29th

    Yet he is most probably gonna leave Northern Ireland for Scotland

    The thing that confuses me most is why anybody would want to manage Scotland?

    They should just get Berti Vogts back in charge.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,301
    ForeverAddickted said:

    This baffled me as well but he lives in Edinburgh

    Read prior to the Pulis sacking that West Brom wanted him as well so might not even take the Scotland job

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42034154 - The former Brechin City and Shamrock Rovers boss, who lives in Edinburgh, is under contract until 2020 on a deal believed to be worth £500,000 a year.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    He has too he is on a driving ban for DD how’s he going to get to work
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Ex hibs (amongst other Scottish teams) and he and his family still live in Edinburgh, similar job with a higher salary.

    His mum has just passed away so doubt he'll be in a rush to discuss job offers
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    I thought the same thing, but as others have said, he lives in Scotland.

    Still find it odd though
  • Daarrzzetbum
    Daarrzzetbum Posts: 1,236
    Money, money money & why bloody not, also NI squad is aged & Scotland do have some great youths coming through so a footballing no brainer.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Has been offered a new six year deal to stay Northern Ireland manager. Wonder what contract they would have offered him if he wasn't in such demand.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,002
    If i was him i'd hold out for a prem or championship job. Won't be short of offers and even a bottom half championship side will pay him more than 500k a year.

    Coleman has just pretty much tripled his salary by going to Sunderland.
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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,079
    Rangers should make a move.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    edited January 2018
    Turned down Scotland job
    Malky Mackay now favourite
    Followed by Alex McLeish

    Edited as I realised i am not Yoda
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    edited January 2018
    paulie8290 said:

    Turned down Scotland job
    Malky now favourite Mackay
    Followed by Alex McLeish

    How is McLeish the second favourite Mackay?
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    North Lower Neil said:

    paulie8290 said:

    Turned down Scotland job
    Malky now favourite Mackay
    Followed by Alex McLeish

    How is McLeish the second favourite Mackay?
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,301
    Good am glad he did turn them down... Northern Ireland are a National Team on the way up - It may have been an easier job (the Scotland role) for him in terms of commuting as he lives in Edinburgh but definitely tougher in terms of the seedings etc.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    didn't want the old Irish drunk anyway...
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,301
    edited January 2018
    cafcdave123 said:

    didn't want the old Irish drunk anyway...

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  • el-pietro
    el-pietro Posts: 611
    cafcdave123 said:

    didn't want the old Irish drunk anyway...

    This might have been meant as a joke but apparently its not far from the truth according to people at Shamrock Rovers.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    el-pietro said:

    cafcdave123 said:

    didn't want the old Irish drunk anyway...

    This might have been meant as a joke but apparently its not far from the truth according to people at Shamrock Rovers.
    I was quite happy for him to be offered the job but not massively disappointed that he turned it down (I'm more upset at how far behind the Scottish game is).

    it is no secret that he likes a drink and he was convicted of drink driving in October (3 times the limit in the early hours of the morning).

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