Sanchez gets Northern Ireland post after Nicholl hitch

JIMMY NICHOLL missed out on the Northern Ireland manager’s job because he could not agree terms, it was revealed yesterday.

Sanchez gets Northern Ireland post after Nicholl hitch
Thu, 22 Jan, 2004 - 00:00
Ken Gaunt and Jon West

Instead, former Wycombe boss Lawrie Sanchez will lead the North into a new era.

It is the second time Dunfermline assistant manager Nicholl has missed out at the final hurdle for financial reasons.

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