Honour hits the spot for mighty Quinn

AFTER feigning modesty all his career, the truth has finally emerged about Niall Quinn — he always had an MBE in mind.

Never more so since he walked the last four miles to Wembley during a Tube strike to see Ireland lose by a goal to the home team in a 1985 friendly.

The Must Beat England mantra drove him on and eventually he partially achieved his dream, equalising against the old rivals in the same venue in the now legendary European Championship qualifier draw of 1991.