Big Jack putting God under pressure

[gkmacca]

I was watching a programme about him a couple of months ago. There was a small backlash from a very small section fans. There was a sign at his first game saying "Go home Union Jack". The backlash didn't last long once the team was doing and people really took to him on a personal level. I was very young so don't remember when he took over but remember a lot of Italia 90 and onwards. Everyone really loved watching Ireland back then. It was great. They should put a statue of him at Landsdowne Road.

Apparently they announced the news of his appointment on Gay Byrne's Late Late Show - the show Billy Connolly always said was so weird to be on because half the audience seemed to be nuns - and there was just a silence. Mind you, they could have just been asleep.

 

[Rosco]

I see the Brits are trying to claim Jack as theirs as well

 

[dogboy]

Apparently they announced the news of his appointment on Gay Byrne's Late Late Show - the show Billy Connolly always said was so weird to be on because half the audience seemed to be nuns - and there was just a silence. Mind you, they could have just been asleep.

Or actual nuns who had taken a vow of silence.

 

[dogboy]

The story that the BBC are running about the audience with the Pope is priceless.
Meeting the Pope
Although his appointment as Republic of Ireland manager was not universally welcomed, Charlton won the hearts of the Irish people as his side reached their first major tournament - Euro 88 - before qualifying for their first World Cup finals in 1990.

Before the Republic's quarter-final against Italy in Rome in 1990, the team were granted an audience with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.


Charlton was referred to as "The Boss" by the Pope
"I thought we'd go into a room, he'd come in and bless the lads and say a few prayers and we'd take some photos," Charlton said in an interview.

"But the audience chamber holds 7,000 and there were people from all over the world there."

The lengthy ceremony took its toll on Big Jack who was trying (and failing) to stay awake.

"The Pope was on the third bit of his blessing and he was looking right at me. I thought he was waving at me so I stood up and waved back."

 

[Athens]

I see the Brits are trying to claim Jack as theirs as well

You stole that off twitter.

 

[gkmacca]

Or actual nuns who had taken a vow of silence.

I did the Late Late Show once. I came back saying, 'That was the weirdest thing I've ever been on'. But then I did Nighthawks...

 

[Rosco]

You stole that off twitter.

WhatsApp

 

[Athens]

WhatsApp

The tweet was filled with replies from people who completely missed the joke. It's fucking tragic.

 

[Aidan O' Neill]

I see the Brits are trying to claim Jack as theirs as well

http://arethebritsatitagain.com/

 

[Beamrider]

A lot of people talking reverently about “Jack’s passing”, but no-one seems to mention his tackling and heading.

 

[dogboy]

I did the Late Late Show once. I came back saying, 'That was the weirdest thing I've ever been on'. But then I did Nighthawks...

What is,or was, Nighthawks?

 

[the count]

What is,or was, Nighthawks?

It was a late night chat/entertainment show on RTE presented by Shay Healy.
Ironically for what was normally light entertainment, it was responsible for the start of the the demise of Charlie Haughey

 

[gkmacca]

What is,or was, Nighthawks?

They had a fully functioning bar on the set. And they miked you up, had you drinking along with other guests and random punters who were just getting pissed, and you didn't know when you were on camera and audible and when you were just chatting to someone getting drunk. It was mental.

 

[the count]

They had a fully functioning bar on the set. And they miked you up, had you drinking along with other guests and random punters who were just getting pissed, and you didn't know when you were on camera and audible and when you were just chatting to someone getting drunk. It was mental.

It made entertaining watching though at times.

 

[localny]

Most successful Irish manager of all time

 

[tombrown]

Most successful Irish manager of all time

Yeah - remember Italia 90, what an experience!!!! Not a single win and officially the most boring 0-0 draw of all time against the giants that were Egypt (pre Salah)

 

[the count]

Yeah - remember Italia 90, what an experience!!!! Not a single win and officially the most boring 0-0 draw of all time against the giants that were Egypt (pre Salah)

Is that you Eamonn

 

[tombrown]

Is that you Eamonn

Consider a pen thrown in your direction 🙂

I actually despise Dunphy, but on this one topic I'm afraid I agree with him ... unpopular as that opinion is.

 

[Beamrider]

Great work from Squires in the Guardian today - that last frame...
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...quires-on-the-life-and-times-of-jack-charlton

 

[Shay_K]

Consider a pen thrown in your direction 🙂

I actually despise Dunphy, but on this one topic I'm afraid I agree with him ... unpopular as that opinion is.

For all Dunphy slagged off Charlton he always neglected that fact that he was sitting beside Giles at RTE who had an excellent selection of players prior to JC and achieved sweet FA.

 

[tombrown]

It was hard for him to look Giles in the eye when he had his nose buried in his arsehole