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Article: Football: Stan won't just throw in towel EURO 2008 QUALIFIERS: Republic suffer a Nicosia nightmare
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- Evening Mail
- Article date:
- October 9, 2006
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CYPRUS 5
REP OF IRELAND 2
REPUBLIC of Ireland manager Steve Staunton will require very broad
shoulders over the next few days to cope with the flak that will fly
his way.
Following one of the worst results in Ireland's history, Staunton
is adamant he is "not walking away" after just 10 months in a job he
also insists is not beyond him.
Yet it is abundantly clear, in the wake of Saturday's shambles,
his lack of managerial experience is proving a barrier to progress.
Staunton talks of the Republic being in a transitional period, of
a four-year plan to raise the standing of a team once among the
world's top seeds, but is now ranked 43rd in the world.
However, there appeared no kind of ...