Euro 2016 - Ireland v Italy

It is 15 minutes to kick off and O’Neill stands to deliver what Henrik Larsson has since described as “the best speech ever heard in a dressing room”. “You’re 31, you’re 30, you’re 30, you’re 29,” he said pointing at Paul Lambert, John Hartson, Chris Sutton and Larsson

“People have accused you of taking the easy option going to Scotland — and 1995 was a long time ago, Chris. They’ve said you’re all not good enough to get a club in England.

“If you lose here, you’ll be out of people’s heads by Friday. Win and you’ll never be forgotten in Glasgow.”

ITS GOOD GREEN TEARS a win today imagine

Funny, he said pretty much the same thing there earlier in his interview on RTÉ about how the excuses will be forgotten by Wednesday.