Delaney: King not in running to be new manager

FAI boss John Delaney has ruled out any chance of Noel King becoming the next full-time manager of Ireland and said he hopes to have the appointment of a successor to Giovanni Trapattoni “done and dusted well before Christmas”.

A day after King unveiled his squad for the upcoming games against Germany and Kazakhstan, the FAI chief executive made it clear the Dubliner’s role will be strictly limited to that of interim manager.

“Noel stepped in at the right time for us at this juncture [but] I think Noel knows on this occasion that he won’t be the manager of the Irish team going forward,” he said.