Martin O'Neill OBE is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. His distinguished playing career included winning two European cups with Nottingham Forest and was capped 64 times for Northern Ireland. As a manager he has won two league cups with Leicester, he was the most successful Celtic manager since Jock Stein, winning 213 games in his time there. He has also managed Wycombe Wanderers, Aston Villa, Sunderland and Nottingham Forest.

We talked to Martin about his early football memories, the highs and lows of playing and management and the story of how he acquired Eusebio's shorts!

PLUS extra content with Martin for our patrons at patreon.com/blankpodcast

Buy Martin's book On Days Like These here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Days-Like-These-Life-Football/dp/1035008467

Tickets to Jim's February show here: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/jim-daly-football-and-fatherhood-9th-feb-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202302091830

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