I was never Big Jack’s number one fan

Jack Charleton may have overseen our national soccer team’s most successful era, but retired veteran broadcaster Bill O’Herlihy has revealed he was certainly not the former Ireland manager’s number one fan.

In a candid interview on TV3’s Late Lunch Live yesterday, the loquacious Corkman confessed that he “never liked Jack” — and that the feeling was mutual.

“Jack would have no time for a fella like me anyway because I didn’t play soccer at the level he’d be bothered with,” Bill said.