Seamus Coleman: 'Why would John O'Shea not be in the running for it?'

The Donegal man touched on the detail involved, the obvious pride taken in managing his country, and the fact that O’Shea looked comfortable in the post.

SUITABLE? of Ireland interim head coach John O'Shea. Pic: Stephen McCarthy, Sportsfile

Seamus Coleman is 35 now. 

No one has given greater commitment to the Irish cause in modern times than the current captain and the numbers on his birth cert mean that any take he has on the next manager is hardly shaded by any personal interest.