Tough task on top of the Mourne

IT may not be all that obvious as he patrols the sideline in his tracksuit tomorrow but throw a suit and tie on Ross Carr and the guy bears an uncanny resemblance to Martin O’Neill.

The glasses add to the doppelganger affect, as do the hushed, considered tones which both Ulster men use to convey their thoughts. Neither man do so for effect. Both are noted deep thinkers about their passions.

The two could probably spend hours comparing notes and not just because O’Neill once played underage Gaelic football for Kilrea and Derry before turning his attention to football of the association variety across the Irish Sea.