I have always been a great admirer of Martin O'Neil as a player and a manager, so I was really looking forward to reading his story. His stint in charge of Aston Villa saw them achieve three consecutive sixth place finishes in the English Premier League and he also guided them to the 2010 Football League Cup final. He oversaw the Republic of Ireland reaching the Euros in 2016, when they made it to the second round for the first time in their history.

Sir Michael Caine knows a thing or two about gangs: whether that’s joining one as a kid, or playing them in movies for over 50 years. In the early 2000s, when Sir Alex Ferguson had first announced his wish to retire from football, O’Neill was a strong front runner for the Manchester United manager’s job when he was still Celtic manager. Discover the story Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition through the words of the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes - one of the only men to understand his experience first-hand . He demonstrated a unique ability to harness all the best attributes of his mentor with a more understanding approach to players that took him from lower league management right to the top end of the game.

Bought this for my mum as an xmas present and to my surprise there's a big ol' sticker on the cover saying it's a signed copy! The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai - a reason for being; the thing that gets you out of bed each morning. But, for some reason his managerial time became almost just a list of dates and scores and ended up being like so many other average football biographies.

After all, Martin is a man who played alongside George Best at international level and most interesting to me, played for Clough and Taylor. Yes he has achieved alot in both playing and management and yes I learnt alot of facts I was unaware of but it was written in such a limp and unexciting way. He captures this in a whistle-stop journey through 50 years in football and the reader is left in no doubt as to the underlying passion that fuels a glittering career whilst abbreviating some of his management roles. There are some nice stories in here, but I would have liked to hear more about what Clough was like or what life was like in Glasgow, but he focuses on what happened on the pitch, which is fine.

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After joining Aston Villa he achieved three consecutive sixth-place finishes in the English Premier League and guided them to the 2010 Football League Cup Final. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.However, by the time we get to the Sunderland and Republic of Ireland jobs, it does feel as though he is running out of steam. I particularly enjoyed watching his Leicester City side that won 2 League Cups, his Celtic side that broke Rangers stranglehold on the Scottish league and his exciting Irish side that made the second round of the European Championships against all odds. Now 71 years of age and out of football management since 2019, one wonders what this throughly intelligent football coach and gentleman of immense integrity would have achieved with United or England if he had been given the chance. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a US Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes.

As a player O'Neill represented Northern Ireland over sixty times, playing alongside George Best and captaining the side at the 1982 World Cup.He also speaks about managing the Republic of Ireland, and working alongside his mercurial assistant, Roy Keane. He represented Northern Ireland sixty-four times and captained the side at the 1982 World Cup, where they reached the quarterfinals. As a manager, his legendary time in charge of Celtic saw them win seven trophies including three Scottish Premier League titles and the UEFA Cup, and he successfully led both Leicester City and Aston Villa to League Cups in England. Few players who go on into management can have experienced such a variety of triumphant experiences. In The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama, homicide detective Billy Harney sends his new partner, Kate, deep undercover in a notorious Chicago drug ring.