Damien Duff: Why not leave John O'Shea at it?

"The future and the quality of the Irish team in the next five, 10 years is going to come from the league."

Shels’ head coach Damien Duff gestures to fans after his side's game against Derry. Picture: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Damien Duff feels interim boss John O’Shea is the best available option to lead the Ireland team, albeit he’s more interested in developing the indigenous pipeline for the incoming gaffer.

The FAI’s protracted search for their new manager officially began in November and their completion timeline of this month has been confused by reports around Gus Poyet’s supposed rejection of the vacancy.