Martin O’Neill plays down contract delay

Martin O’Neill insists he is in no hurry to reach agreement on a new contract as Ireland manager, although he does expect some movement in discussions with the FAI between now and Ireland’s March friendlies. 

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And he also predicted that, when negotiations do intensify, he and John Delaney “will get things through”.

But pointing out his current contract actually extends until Ireland’s interest ends at Euro 2016, O’Neill also went so far as to suggest it might not even be essential to get the deal done before the summer. “This is the whole point, it never has been for me,” he said.