Heard the news today, oh Roy!
Which is not to say it isn’t a smart decision; just that in our line of work you can never have too much of a good thing. Martin O’Neill as manager would always have hogged headlines but Martin O’Neill standing alongside – let’s not mince words here – One Of The Most Famous Irishmen Of All Time, would really have had our laptops dancing.
For a variety of reasons it does, however, make sense for O’Neill to step solo into the spotlight this afternoon. Lest anyone have any doubts, it sends out a clear signal he is, after all, the Number One, The Head Honcho, The Gaffer, the Boss, the Commander-in-Chief. And, that being the case, it follows there is no more reason why his second in command should be at his shoulder today than there would have been for Marco Tardelli to share top billing when Giovanni Trapattoni was unveiled all those centuries ago.
