Giantkilling boss Vermiglio has inspired a loyal Killarney army of 'Chorley ultras'

Jamie Vermiglio, Manager of Chorley FC is interviewed by BT Sport after the FA Cup Third Round match between Chorley and Derby County. Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images

There was more than a passing interest around Killarney on Saturday when Chorley produced a giant-killing act against Covid-ravaged Derby County, a club four tiers above them in the English pyramid. 

That was because the Chorley manager Jamie Vermiglio lived in Killarney during the 90s, attending St Oliver’s Primary School and St Brendan’s College Killarney, and playing schoolboy soccer with both Killarney Celtic and Killarney Athletic.