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Heimir Hallgrimsson could have done without another Italia 90 reunion, but  there is still something to be learned from those days

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins with, from left, Kevin Sheedy, Chris Hughton and David Kelly of the Republic of Ireland squad from the Italia 1990 FIFA World Cup at Áras an Uachtaráin. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Just what Heimir Hallgrimsson needed, a bloody Italia ’90 reunion.

There they were on the Late Late Show last Friday, hair a bit thinner and waists a bit wider, telling all the old stories of a summer that will never be forgotten, mainly because we won’t stop going on about it.