a possibility, Ireland produced few chances. With 25 minutes remaining Kerr withdrew Robbie Keane - by now the country's record goalscorer - and the in-form Clinton Morrison, replacing them with Stephen Elliott and Gary Doherty. The gamble failed and the game finished 0–0. Ireland had again failed to qualify for a major tournament under Kerr. Kerr faced vocal criticism from pundits for his conservative approach and rumours that Damien Duff was not happy with the manager's tactics. Kerr was now out of contract and speculation emerged as to the merits of awarding him a renewal. Not long after the end of the qualification campaign, Kerr appeared on Irish television in an interview in which some observers said effectively mounted to him issuing a public plea for a new contract. It was to no avail as the FAI announced on 18 October 2005 that they would not continue with Kerr. Despite the fact that the team had lost only once in qualification, Kerr's record of one defeat, five draws and just four wins had signaled the end of his tenure as Ireland manager. He was replaced by Steve Staunton. St. Patrick's Athletic Director of Football In March 2007, Kerr returned to St. Patrick's Athletic football club, this time taking a position as Director of Football, a role to which he was appointed by new club owner Garrett Kelleher. His duties at the club included technical support to the management team, as well as scouting of youth players. On 19 May 2008, Kerr announced his resignation from his role as director of football at St Pat's with immediate effect. Despite being strongly linked with a vacant managerial position at Cork City a number of months later, a return to Irish club management for Kerr was not to materialise. Coach of Faroe Islands On 6 April 2009, Kerr was confirmed as head coach of the Faroe Islands national football team. He stated on the Irish talk show Tubridy Tonight that the Faroese language was '50% Norsk Bokmal, 50% Gaeilge'. His first game as manager was on 10 June 2009 against Serbia in Tórshavn, in which they lost 2–0. Apart from four players who played full-time in Denmark and another in Iceland, the rest of Kerr's 22-man squad was made up of part-time players who were either working or studying. On 9 September 2009, the Faroe Islands won 2–1 against Lithuania in a 2010