Richard Dunne has also threatened to join the Newcastle stars, as the appointment seems no closer than it was two months ago.
But John Delaney, of the FAI, will not have a gun put to his head and insists the job must go to the right man.
Delaney: "I just want to get the best manager for Ireland. The time aspect of it is secondary to me to getting the right appointment.
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"Our next competitive game is next September and there are countries whose managers are going to come to them in the summer. Whether that happens in our particular case I don't know."