Venables a good choice for Ireland, says Dunne

RICHARD DUNNE has backed Terry Venables as a potential Republic of Ireland coach.

So convinced are the Irish bookmaking fraternity about Venables’ likely appointment, they have stopped taking bets on Brian Kerr’s successor.

The man who masterminded England’s run to the semi-finals of Euro ‘96 insists he has not been approached about the job, although he has also admitted he would be interested.