A THREE-MAN SHORTLIST for the PFAI Manager of the Year award has been announced.
Having overseen Cork City end their 12-year wait for the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division title and sealing the double with an FAI Cup final win, John Caulfield will be highly tipped to scoop the prize.
Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny has also be nominated. Kenny has won the award every year since its inception in 2013 and if he does it again, it will be his fifth time in a row.
Bohemians boss Keith Long is the third name on the shortlist. The Gypsies finished fifth in the table, closing their season on a high with a 3-1 win over Finn Harps at Dalymount Park.
The Premier Division Team of the Year and Player of the Year nominees have already been announced. The awards ceremony takes place in Dublin on Saturday, 18 November.
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— PFA Ireland (@PFAIOfficial) November 15, 2017
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I know we’ve had no decent striker since Robbie Keane and we want to hang our hat on anyone who can fill his shoes but when are the Irish media gonna stop gushing about Ferguson?
He scored a few goals against a poor Newcastle side months ago and has don very little since.
If he’s fortunate enough to start for Brighton, he gets subbed after an hour, if he doesn’t start, he comes on as a sub. He’s done nothing in an Ireland jersey, in fact, I’m yet to see him have a good game for us.
Until Ferguson holds down his place for Brighton and starts scoring 15+ goals a season, I don’t see him as the solution to Ireland’s goal scoring problem.
@Heywood Jablome: Well let’s hear your suggestions, then we can see what you are trying to get across to us!!
@Heywood Jablome: this is correct. He’s being hyped up to the sky. I don’t see an awful lot coming from him if people are going to continue to write this type of article about him.