Will Trappatoni be worth the wait?

After the sacking of Brian Kerr, John Delaney, CEO of the FAI, stood up and claimed Irelands next appointment would be a world class one. This of course never materialised as Ireland trudged through an abject and utterly disastrous European qualifying campaign. Now, two years after proclaiming a world class manager, have Ireland finally got just that?

His trophy record is impressive, 23 domestic trophies in some of the best leagues in Europe, in fact only bettered by Jock Stein and Alex Ferguson.

So, can the "Squadfather", as the Sunday World dubbed him yesterday, take Ireland out of the dark days of international football and towards the light of South Africa 2010?

Hopefully. He has a good core team to work with. Shay given and Richard Dunne give some solidity to the team, while Ireland now have flair, which they havent had in years, with Mc Geady, Hunt and Robbie Keane, if firing on all cylinders. Throw in a few up and coming players, Andy Keogh, Anthony Stokes, and the future certainly looks bright.

With Trappatoni's knowledge and experience it looks as if Ireland are starting to turn the corner, and all expectations will be on "Il Trap" come May time and the friendly with Serbia.