A friendly defeat against Wales in March 1986 was the first step on Jack Charlton's road to glory. Four decades later, Charlton's arch critic Eamon Dunphy thinks Hallgrimsson can become the third Ireland manager to go to a World Cup.
John O’Shea conducted himself as well as he could in a situation not of his making but also did nothing to suggest he should be given the job as Ireland manager. His intention appeared to be conservative by avoiding a disaster that would rule him out.
A new book by football writer Jonathan Wilson looks at the lives of Jack and Bobby Charlton and how one brother overcame anxiety and worry while the other got on by being himself.
Alan McLoughlin's death was a reminder of how Ireland changed for the better during the Charlton years.
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