Paul Corry: FAI kicking the can down the road with Stephen Kenny

Ireland would be better served by bringing in a new manager before the end of the current Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, if they plan to replace Stephen Kenny anyway.

That was the view of Paul Corry as he spoke on RTÉ's Game On.

Kenny's immediate future was clarified this afternoon as FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill confirmed that the Dubliner will be involved for the next four games this year; three qualifiers and a friendly against New Zealand.

A review will then take place, with Hill telling RTÉ Sport that "results are a major part of that review process", which has been interpreted as a stark message for Kenny, whose Ireland team have lost four of their five qualifiers so far, leaving them out of the running for a top-two finish in Group B.

For Corry, it was clear that the FAI has not begun negotiations with a potential successor to the former Longford Town and Dunfermline manager.

"I wouldn't have been surprised if they were putting out feelers ahead of the France and Holland game about who might be interested, should Stephen's contract not be renewed," he said.

"Imagine they won the next three games, would that change their mind? I don't know. I felt after the Netherlands game that there was an element of acceptance amongst the wider public, and people who've backed Kenny for a long time, that maybe this just hasn't worked out.

"My feeling, off the snippets that we heard from Jonathan Hill today, is that maybe they haven't been actively searching for a new manager.

"It feels now that they're almost reacting to the two results, and particularly the performances, to say that now is the time to look for his successor.

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