Charlton upset

Who complained bitterly last week when Sven Goran Eriksson was appointed England manager, raging: "The French are managed by …

Who complained bitterly last week when Sven Goran Eriksson was appointed England manager, raging: "The French are managed by a Frenchman, the Germans have a German in charge and the Italians have one of their own. Who have we got? Someone who has never even managed in this country before. I am very, very upset and I imagine all the boys I played with in the World Cup winning team would be too"? Lordy, lordy: Jack Charlton, a native of Castlebar who managed Swilly Rovers and Bohemians before being appointed manager of his native Republic of Ireland. Eh?

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times