Next man in has to be more comfortable in a tracksuit than in a suit

IT MAY have come as a great shock to people yesterday to learn that Marc Canham, the chief football officer of the FAI, is about to leave.

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But to be honest, I am still trying to figure out when he even arrived because to my mind, he made no impact in his three years in the job. And, by the way, what exactly was his job?

Initially appointed as director of football, he leaves as chief football officer, which reminds me of the sketch in Monty Python's Life of Brian when there is an argument between the People’s Front of Judea and the Judean People’s Front.

That's the level of farce you get with the FAI, which has forever left me feeling underwhelmed, angry, disappointed and bemused.

They may have reached peak inadequacy during the John Delaney years but they were unimpressive before he arrived and are still uninspiring now.

This chap Canham sums the new FAI up. He didn't leave his mark. In fact be barely even leaves his Marc.

Let's reexamine the highlights package of his time in Ireland.

The Irish women’s team reached their first ever World Cup under Vera Pauw. Her reward was to be shown the exit door.

Stephen Kenny brought about much-needed reform and got no luck. He too was ushered towards the exit.

Next came the longest and most futile search since Lord Lucan disappeared.

Eventually, after eight months, the FAI found their man — a dentist from Iceland.