Lack of answers leaves door open for John O’Shea to become permanent Ireland manager

“Oh, most definitely, yeah,” said Dara O’Shea, the Burnley defender. “We are all Irish, we all understand what it is to be Irish and how special it is. We are extremely lucky to have the opportunity to represent this country and to have someone who understands that feeling as well, I think that’s massive.

Ireland's technical advisor Brian Kerr with interim head voach John O'Shea. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho “My remit was to ‘focus on these two games,’” O’Shea explained for the umpteenth time. “If my remit beforehand was ‘John, you are the full-time new manager’ it might be a different situation. But the focus for me was these two games: ‘John, look after these games and see what happens then.’”

“No,” he replied. “As I mentioned, this experience has only enhanced what I’d always been planning, what I’ve always wanted. Ultimately, when you get a taste of it, enjoy it and are motivated by it, why wouldn’t you want more of it?” Is he “really okay” with stepping aside? “I wouldn’t be really okay with it, no. But my full focus is on the two games ... I know in my head what I signed up for at the start and whatever happens after the Switzerland game will happen.”Alex Ferguson, who signed him to Manchester United in 1999, told an Irish reporter working at Cheltenham earlier this month that O’Shea should be the next Ireland manager.

To quote Lloyd Christmas, John O’Shea is telling us there is a chance he will become the next Ireland manager.

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