David McMillan: Appointing John O'Shea would be 'PR disaster' for FAI

Appointing John O'Shea as permanent manager at this stage would represent a PR disaster for the FAI, according to former Dundalk striker David McMillan.

O'Shea oversaw the fourth game of his stint as interim manager against Portugal in Aveiro, shipping the heaviest defeat so far, with Ronaldo bidding farewell to the home support with a brace of goals in a 3-0 win.

The previous week, O'Shea had steered the side to a rare win, Troy Parrott scuffing home a late winner against Euro 2024 bound Hungary in Dublin.

Seven months after Stephen Kenny departed as manager, there remains huge uncertainty as to who will succeed him on a permanent basis, with the 2024-25 Nations League campaign under three months away.

While several pundits, including RTÉ soccer analysts James McClean and Keith Treacy, feel O'Shea has done enough to warrant being given the job, McMillan says he "can't see it" at this stage in the process.

"I think if the FAI appoint O'Shea at this point, it'll look like an absolute disaster for them," the ex-Dundalk striker said on the RTÉ Soccer Podcast.

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"To have dragged it out this long and then appoint O'Shea... what were they doing? I can't see it. For them, it'll be a PR disaster if it happens.

"I'm not convinced O'Shea is the right man. I don't think the results have been that amazing or that the performances have changed that significantly from the Kenny era. I don't think it's been