Meet the new boss, same as the old boss...time will tell

If not always the football, then the results continue to flow in the World Cup qualifiers. writes Liam Mackey

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss...time will tell

Resplendent in the red of Nottingham Forest and the 70s footballer’s barnet du jour — a luxurious perm — a preposterously youthful Martin O’Neill adorns the cover of the latest issue of retro football mag ‘Backpass’.

‘Backpass’ is to old football farts, such as myself, what ‘Mojo’ is to old music farts such as, well, myself, so I was indecently pleased to see O’Neill conclude an entertaining reminiscence about the glory days of Brian Clough at the City Ground with a revealing admission.

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