Delaney says no manager talks until after play-offs

JOHN DELANEY has said that Giovanni Trapattoni’s contract as Ireland manager will not be discussed until after the play-off games against Estonia.

Speaking from Krakow after the draw yesterday, the FAI chief executive said: “The concentration now has to be on these two matches. I don’t want anything to distract in any way the players, the manager, the backroom staff, the association and the supporters. Everyone has got to be completely focused on these two games.”

The FAI boss also said that he was satisfied that the matter of the manager’s contract could be parked until the play-offs are over.