Jack Charlton

PAUL MCGRATH revealed how former Ireland manager Jack Charlton tried to help him through his alcohol issues.And he admitted that one such method the e.

"He was a lovely man like that. He continued: "There was loads of times he would try to tell me which way I was going wrong. He said: "I think, for some reason, he kind of understood the troubles that I was going through with maybe drink and stuff like that, and he always wanted me to stop, but it kind of snowballed at that time."

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"We had great fun together. Goalkeeper Bonner, who pulled off a historic save, recalled how he “jumped as high as I’ve ever jumped” during the match and “even to this day people come up to me and say thanks for getting us all together,” he said of the sense of national pride and euphoria at a time when Ireland was in the throes of economic hardship and political turmoil during The Troubles. But he said his proudest moment was looking out at the Irish army of fans at the stadium, saying: “I saw this explosion of green,” after he won the penalty shoot-out.

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He was so special." He gave us Irish something to hope for, and he left me wif one of the best memories of my childhood. One viewer wrote on Twitter: "Jack Charlton will always have a place in my heart.

Paul McGrath was one of the guests on The Late Late Show, and he spent his time on the show discussing his relationship with Jack Charlton.

A lot of people thought we were just kick and rush players, but to be honest we knew what we were doing, and it brought us to some great places. It was the best 10 years of my life. And then we started winning an awful lot of games, so it was brilliant for us.

Friday night's Late Late Show was a celebration of Irish football, and the stars were out. The President Michael D Higgins was the headline guest, ...

I loved it, for me, it was the best ten years of my life. John and Peter [Charlton's sons] used to come with us - not to the discos! - but came with us as part of the team. Friday night's Late Late Show was a celebration of Irish football, and the stars were out. McGrath suffered with alcoholism during his career, and he said that Charlton's compassion and understanding was something special about the man. He knew I was a little bit different, I think, because I'd end up on a train that I wasn't meant to be on - or it could have been a plane.

Paul McGrath presented John with a book of condolences which was signed by members of the Irish public following his sad death in 2020.

What a legend." He was so special," one viewer wrote. "Jack Charlton passed away, and unlike so many other legends, we only heard good stories.

Jack Charlton had Ireland playing a similar style of pressing football to Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, according to former striker Niall Quinn.

‘He had a great way about him,’ the former striker continued. You fooled your physios that your ankle was fine, that you would be okay, because you have to be on the trip, you had to be in the dressing room. ‘He built a dressing room and a spirit in the dressing room which was to die for.