Martin needs to be kept on this show long term. It's an amazing show and his input increases the shows value even higher

@joshb6095

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Definitely he's a natural 👍

@thegrimreaper1991

Жыл бұрын

Bull crap

@NACLIMAN

Жыл бұрын

Not really when you are on talk sport, sky news or any murdoch media you have to parrot the same nonsense You can see the moron Jordan yawning for the cameras when o Neill is talking sense Its why Keane is embarrassing on sky but much much better on itv

@cockoffgewgle4993

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Except he was wrong about the games he gave Rice. Rice played in a World Cup Qualifier against Turkey and 2 friendlies. The rules are that you can switch nations even after a full competitive cap if you were under 21/22 at the time. Rice deserves all the hate he gets and more. These players and their parents need to pick a country and stick with it.

@Lee-mo1qf

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@@cockoffgewgle4993 Turkey game was a friendly too, he played 3 friendlies.. they did pick a country, the 1 they were both born and raised in as were the parents ! Irelands only decent team was full of English players, so you must be devastated you couldnt steal 2 more players...

The integrity of Martin is something to be applauded.

@steve13191

Жыл бұрын

the same dude that said “we’re going to qualify ”, journalist asked why are you confident, martin said and i quote “because i’m good”. they didnt qualify. is this the dude you’re talking about?

@bagsofsauce9095

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@@steve13191 I believe it is the same guy he’s talking about yes.

@dendenn7383

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@@steve13191 that doesn't take anything from his integrity

@ripperrouge5985

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@@steve13191 what are you on about you buffoon 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@gigglemaniarunninwild2207

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So why was he playing them in friendlies then if they had no intentions of playing for ireland? Mr integrity my ass, giving away the jersey to users when an irish player could have played instead

Honestly, Martin O’Neill is sucha class act. Lovely bloke

As an Northern Ireland man I'm so proud of Martin. As a young man I remember him playing in belfast for distillery fc. Than going to England the rest is history true gentleman.

Martin is always fantastic to listen to. Always educates people and explains things to the finest details. Brilliant manager, surprised no clubs have come in for him recently. He could easily still do a job at a PL side.

@thomaslynch4776

Жыл бұрын

👌well said

@carter3369

Жыл бұрын

Educates? Football isn’t rocket science lol.

@thomaslynch4776

Жыл бұрын

@@carter3369 Blah blah blah

@tookhertotheo7803

Жыл бұрын

@@carter3369 you attempted to be edgy mate and it’s backfired. Just delete comment and leave pal.

@JC-ip8ur

Жыл бұрын

@@carter3369 who have you managed?

you can see jim has so much respect for this guy!

Martin O’Neil a true gentleman and a hugely underrated manager.

@adamastill2056

Жыл бұрын

Forest got him 10 years too late as a manager when they employed him

Martins an honourable guy, would’ve been wrong to trick them into commiting at such a young age. Ireland need to focus on developing young Irish footballers instead of tapping up any young English lads with Irish grandparents.

@SS-up5sc

Жыл бұрын

Do you think they chose England because they love the country more? Or because they have a chance of winning a major trophy? That’s the same problem I have with the French players, choosing to represent France over their original country, cause with France they have an actual chance of winning the World Cup

@DirtyJamesUK

Жыл бұрын

@@SS-up5sc imagine if Mbappe was Algerian (just an example). Right now he might not even be a millionaire. Is it wrong that potentially great players have ambition?

@marshtopia529

Жыл бұрын

@@SS-up5sc or its because they were born in England, grew up in England and are English citizens. Its like haaland playing for England. It wouldn't be right because his home isn't England. Get over yourself

@stevenaustin8274

Жыл бұрын

@@SS-up5scthey chose England cause they’re English born and bred Don’t agree with this nonsense of choosing to play for the country your parents and grandparents are from

@Ccccc-mi3tr

Жыл бұрын

If they have Irish grandparents then they are Irish. Pretty simple

Simon finds it strange that a football player was playing all the angles & looking out for himself 🤔Really , as for Martin anyone else remember how he amusingly cut down Adrian Chiles & Vieira & Cannavaro when they had a laugh & joke about Martin , was just magic.

The real issue was the FAI's reliance on getting young British-born players into the Irish youth setups and hoping those players won't just revert back to their birth nation when they're mature enough to make their own choices. The focus really should be on improving the facilities for home grown players at schoolboy level. Typically, when it comes to homegrown players, Ireland has relied on English academies scouting the best young Irish players and bringing them over at 15/16 to develop but the academies in England are far more competitive than they've ever been with recruitment being global now. Young English players face the same competition at academies of course but the difference is that young English players are getting world class football education at schoolboy level, before they even get into club academies. The best Irish players are going to end up in England or Scotland so to give them the best opportunity to compete and succeed, they need to be given the tools to do so. That requires massive investment at underage level, from Under 8's to Under 14's so that when they are scouted by English academies they have the ability to compete. Unfortunately, the FAI is basically broke for various reasons that include corruption and incompetence.

@davidpryle3935

Жыл бұрын

Also throw in the fact that football is a minority sport in Ireland, with most people supporting sports that no other country plays. It’s difficult for the FAI to make a top class international football team magically appear from nowhere. It’s easy to see why they get drawn down the granny route.

@johnlove140

Жыл бұрын

Paying O'Neil and keano millions in salaries

If someone gives me 2 minutes, the implication was very quickly acknowledged by Simon 😅

Although I can appreciate Martins honesty , as an Irishman I don’t take this as a proper excuse. If they never had any ambition to play for Ireland don’t pick them simple, Martin clearly knew they weren’t interested so don’t include them in the squads and give the places to proper Irishman who want to play for our country, it’s simple. Rice took 3 caps from someone else. I don’t take this as an excuse Martin sorry, it’s more martins fault than the lads

Sounds like a nice bloke in fairness fair play Martin

Well put Martin, spot on ,you can only try, if they decide otherwise, what can you do?

Declan rice was singing “ up the RA” a few months before he switched allegiance. Evidently Rice thought he wasn’t good enough for England, until he started to believe in himself.

@arthurballs9632

Жыл бұрын

Headline news: 16 year old boy did something a bit stupid.

@deadsheep404

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully he's still singing it

@michaelmoores2654

Жыл бұрын

He was 16.

@kendall_knows_best2872

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I can really see him having a good old sing song about the RA with his Brummie accent in Birmingham. Sure pal🤣 wxxxxxs

@jayc200sx

Жыл бұрын

Or a kid kicked out the chelsea academy was convinced by Ireland officials that the only chance he had of playing international football was with Ireland.

Martin is right. Nobody should play for any country they don't 100% want to

@charliezz6746

Жыл бұрын

Yeah plus Rice and Grealish were both born and grew up in England they both used the Irish team as a stepping stone.

@1Jameskelly

Жыл бұрын

@@charliezz6746 which was wrong Charlie... Also raheem sterling was born in Jamaica?

@charliezz6746

Жыл бұрын

@@1Jameskelly I never said it was right and Patrick Viera was born in Senegal and played for France so it's up to the players although even in England some people questioned why Rice played for Ireland before England at the time.

@hotbot4219

Жыл бұрын

Houghton was never 100% he wad scotish

@seanmckillen9090

Жыл бұрын

@@hotbot4219 born in Glasgow of Donegal parents ☘️🇮🇪

Thanks talksport for bring Martin on the airwaves. It would be great to Sean dyche back on the radio airwaves with Jim and Simon. Martin is certainly an improvement on Souness, Gabby, Carra, Sinclair, Shearer, Paul Scholes, Owen, and cundy to name a few.

@djharto4917

Жыл бұрын

Danny mills the most painful

Martin O Neil's ability to frame every answer within the dichotomy of a number one.. number two ... framework is simply world class.

What an absolute class act Martin O'Neil is.

I can see why Roy Keane liked this man so much. He is very real and genuine.

Half Welsh half English I am. England is my country but I have a big welsh culture in my family and would be delighted to play for wales also

@peteypower3308

Жыл бұрын

by welsh culture you mean you enjoy the company of sheep?

@kylesinclair5967

Жыл бұрын

Think it’s all down to personal preference to be fair, I have Scottish heritage but I’d never in a million years play for them, I’d rather not play. Would be England or nothing

I enjoyed watching Aston Villa when Martin was their manager

@Chris-zx3wo

Жыл бұрын

2 top 6 finishes

Great guest. Should have him on more. Might actually listen then

Simon should have convinced Ferguson to manage Palace.

@RasputinGrigori1

Жыл бұрын

He didn't need to because Prince Andrew had already persuaded her, but it never happened in the end because the Queen wouldn't agree to it. I don't know what this has got to do with football though.... 🤷‍♂

@lucasmoreno5330

Жыл бұрын

@@RasputinGrigori1 Simon should have made Prince Andrew the manager.

Love listening to Martin. Extremely knowledgeable and a great bloke

Simon & Marty O'Neill = Top LADS Proper Clobbers Together 💯 Facts

@sammybeck4855

Жыл бұрын

Simon, Martin and LFC Spectre = Top LADS Proper Clobber

@lfcspectre4335

Жыл бұрын

@@sammybeck4855 Marty O'Neill is great replacement for that muppet Trevor Sinclair. Great addition from Talksport

@sammybeck4855

Жыл бұрын

@@lfcspectre4335 Agreed. Get him on permanently with Simon. The two should have a weekly football podcast to go with the boxing podcast Simon and Spencer do together.

They’re about as Irish as Shaquille O'Neal anyway.

@holyjebus

Жыл бұрын

Comment of the year 😂 👌👏🤝

@neilchapman4037

Жыл бұрын

Paddy O'Neal? Sounds aboot reet...

@mikedon5205

Жыл бұрын

Not really grealishs grandmother came from Ireland to the best of my knowledge shaquille o Neal has no grandparents who are irish

@brianfitzpatrick9949

Жыл бұрын

Rice’s parents are Irish

@fernandomustachioso9737

Жыл бұрын

He'd been one spooky target man

Martin is a cut above mist people in football. A very good player, great career in club management and an articulate and thoughtful man. He’s also been probably the best pundit I’ve seen, genuine insight, warmth and humour. I’ll never forget him being on BBC with Cannavaro and another big name international for a World Cup game and they are almost laughing at him as they hadn’t heard of him. He pointed out that he’d won 2 European Cups which was more than anyone in the studio

@PredFerry1

Жыл бұрын

Other one was Vieria. Put them both in their place

@neilanderson6280

Жыл бұрын

@@PredFerry1 yes, that’s right… 👍

Martin is such an eloquent man, The great Brian Clough would be proud 👍

That’s all well and good from Martin O Neill but when Rice was on the bench when we were 5-1 down to Denmark knowing we wouldn’t have a competitive game for another year he definitely should’ve brought him on, and Gareth Southgate has done it with players the other way playing Fikayo Tomori to make sure he didn’t switch to Canada, as well as Conor Gallagher, Nathan Redmond, Callum Wilson, and James Maddison to not play for Ireland at points

@professerpiggy

Жыл бұрын

I don’t get you would want an Englishman playing for Ireland

@oracle8589

Жыл бұрын

Irelands obsession with blood never ceases to amaze me. It’s like they have every persons history on a database and have an office of people scouring the earth for any smidgen of Irish heritage

@Steve-fn3zc

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps this says more about the integrity of the two men, Southgate and O'Neill. Perhaps not a fashionable trait in footballing circles!

@barry4649

Жыл бұрын

@@oracle8589 no, just most people in the world are some percentage Irish because we move around like mad, and to very random places. If you went for a run in any city in the world wearing a GAA jersey an Irish person will find you 😂

Martin is a fantastic man and manager but this is why Jackie Charlton an Irish Legend....Andy Townsend, John Aldridge, Ray Houghton, Tony Cascarino, etc.... I get what Martin is saying but Jack created something alot bigger that players wanted to be part of. Maybe if Rice was part of something like that then he would have wanted to play for Ireland like the players Jack got

I’ve said it many times . I’ve no problem with grealish and rice wanting to play for England and being English but if that was the case why were they ever brought in for underage Ireland games .., they shouldn’t have even been considered . Real Irish young players who are Irish and want to represent Ireland missed out on chances because of the two of them . And rice pretending to be Irish then just made it worse ..

@Ptnbf

Жыл бұрын

They are ethnically Irish.

@michaelpower4372

Жыл бұрын

Was delighted Rice & Grealish got sent packing by France.😊🤭👉🚲

@joemccann138

Жыл бұрын

Sure the Republic are happy to steal players from Northern Ireland over the years,James McClean is from County Londonderry,Northern Ireland and the Republic still stole him

@michaelpower4372

Жыл бұрын

@@joemccann138 It's not stealing McClain is Irish.

@joemccann138

Жыл бұрын

Looks like you need to work on your grammar and geography,Londonderry is definitely in Northern Ireland

Then what was he doing playing for Ireland then in the first place? And why was martin playing them in friendlies if they never intended to play for them?

Martin O’Neill is so authentic and I am in awe of his ability to articulate his ever so reasonable thinking.

No true Irishman would style their hair like Grealish, that's very English hair.

@leewainwright3526

Жыл бұрын

rather have jacks hair pasty face ginner

@paulhatton9564

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you told me this. I'm gunna have to look out for that style now as I can't remember seeing anyone ever with his style around English streets 😂

It's very simple Martin, you pick them to play. And if they say no then you say good luck to them.

Class well said . Simon ousted you but you answered great . 👏🏻 good interview

The quality went up a level by having Martin on the show

Really nice honest man you are O'Neil

Martin is a breath of fresh air

I blame the parents not enough "wolfe tones" played in the home.😁

@darkstarr2321

Жыл бұрын

They'd be off to play for England in a heartbeat after listening to that guff

This man has the patience of a saint

I have always liked Martin. An honourable and intelligent man.

@michaelpower4372

Жыл бұрын

So if ye get rid of Southgate. Can't ye take ò'Neill as next manager. He wasn't grate as our manager.(Republic of Itreland).

If Declan Rice wanted to play for England why would he represent Ireland 23 times at various levels... He wanted a fall back...

@kyronne1

Жыл бұрын

He didn't know how he was going to develop most academy players don't make it pro let alone play for national teams

@stuartenglish5088

Жыл бұрын

@@kyronne1 Rice had already played 50 first team games and been named runners up in West Ham's player of the year even before he played international friendlies for Ireland... it's not like he was a youth player...

@michaelpower4372

Жыл бұрын

Was glad Rice & Grealish were knocked out of the world cup. Went home with their tail between their legs.

I love Martin O'Neil, wish he took over after Sir Alex

@adamprice237

Жыл бұрын

Was superb for us at Villa. Love the guy

Im the only one I know in Ireland who agrees that we shouldnt beg a player to play for our country, its embarrasing how fans here are still obsessed with these two players.

Great answers from Martin. Good questioning from Simon as well!

Rooney was also touted for Ireland at one point in his career.

when Roy keane sings your praises and calls you a amazing..., you know this guys is the real deal... puts his point over perfectly and in a calm and measured manner

@johnlove140

Жыл бұрын

The guy who left his teammates in lurch at worldcup

Martin O'Neill speaks well and comes across a nice, honourable man! 🙌🏽

There are many people living in England who are of Irish decent. If they want to play for England then let them.

Grealish and rice are about as Irish as me 🤣

Why play him in friendly games then????? I think Martin knows which side his bread is buttered..if u know I know

If they were only interested in England, why did he even call them up? Wasting the squad places

'I wouldnt have played him [in a competitive match]' like martin what?! Why did you bother playing him in place of someone else who wants to play for ireland long term? why invite them into the camp with no intent of them playing for ireland competitively, it really makes it sound like Ireland is a stepping stone for englands team and sure look go over there and get experience of international football. I agree with martins point that they are born in england; they feel english; they want to play for england, i understand that, but dont invite them into the ireland camp in that case. A complete mismanagement of a situation in my opinion.

Love listening to Martin..great player with Cloughs great Forest teams and a great football man.

Well said Martin 👏🏾

Don't think Jordan would trip O'Neil up as easily as he does Keown and to a lesser extent Souness??? Very good speaker O'Neil, balanced, fair and has a wealth of experience as a player and manager to draw on 👍

Get you a partner that looks at you like Simon looks at Martin

Martin's integrity never comes into question. A gentleman, and miss him as our manager. He's right; you can't convince if the player doesn't want to play. Having said that, what I'd give to have Rice & Grealish in our midfield right now...!!

@JC-ip8ur

Жыл бұрын

@@joseparcenary4706 utter nomsense, as if u would leave a job for free when u wer given a contract

I want to make this clear, as a very proud Irishman, and a serious football fan, the unbelievably vast majority of Irish fans would rather the to lads played for England if that’s where the heart is, I couldn’t care, and most of us don’t care,

Keep Martin O’Neil on this show!!!! An amazing answer and insight he just gave here.

The issue is that players should not even play friendlies for countries they are not from and don't really intend to play for

Someone tht is sensible at last. Now boot Sourness for Martin, and Danny Murphy for Hal Robson Kanu.

Martin O'Neill. Brilliant Football man. Great man in General.

If big Jack was in charge they would played for Ireland

Well spoken, Martin.

All the crap that these 2 get about ireland in Irish there both born I'm England dream is to play for the country they were born in get off there back we were lucky to have a chance for these two that could have played for us and have great respect for our country and appreciate we gave them the opportunity.

Martin like Simon are class acts.

Let’s be honest footballers want to be internationals. Most English players can trace their heritage to other countries in UK and Ireland. So if they don’t get an England call up they’ll go elsewhere. Simple as that. It works the other way too. Ryan Giggs played for England at youth level….

@calvinhicks1992

Жыл бұрын

Ryan Giggs had to. He was a schoolboy in England so he couldn't play for Wales Schoolboys.

@oracle8589

Жыл бұрын

Most?

@Steve-fn3zc

Жыл бұрын

I remember back in the day Bob Wilson - the marvellous Arsenal keeper of the 60s and early 70s - played for Scotland, and Bob is as English as they come. He hadn't a hope of breaking into the England side against the likes of Banks, Shilton and Clemence so he used his grandparents heritage to elect to qualify for Scotland.

@barrymckenna8547

Жыл бұрын

Giggs never played for England youth he played for their schoolboys because he went to school there, he couldn’t have played for England

You should never have to convince a player to choose your country. It has to come from the player

well that was fair enough, great answer to a loaded question

England does this ALL the time to players

@robertc514

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, what? I can only think of 4 players (Rice, Michael Keane, Grealish and Hargreaves) in recent times who switched from one country to England. Loads more have gone from England to another country

It's also got to do with what's in the players heart. If he really felt he was RoI there is no way on Gods green earth he would play for England.

@frijimillkshake8219

Жыл бұрын

not really.More to do with improving chances of winning and financial gain.Bobby sanders would of played for england if they offered him a million pounds

Shouldn’t have been in the Irish set up if they didn’t ever intend on playing for Ireland. Certainly shouldn’t have taken 3 caps in Rices case

@FunBobbyNI

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. And the Irish should stop poaching players who have been in the Northern Ireland coaching programmes for years too.

@muscleinktv5093

Жыл бұрын

@@FunBobbyNI which player was that again that got capped for the north senior side then switched to the Republic?

Get Martin on all the time brilliant speaker and so much knowledge of football

Such a classy guy O'Neill

Good man, Martin. Well able for those two.

Very well answered

Grealish and Rice were different cases. Grealish never kicked a senior ball for Ireland, and in all honesty we knew we were never going to get him. Rice on the other hand did play for the senior team, so we were tearing our hair out over O'Neill not picking him for a competitive game and nailing him down. What I take from Martin here is that he knew that if he did pick Rice he wouldn't have played, and all that would have achieved would have been to shut the door completely.

@frijimillkshake8219

Жыл бұрын

is rice even a irish surname? im genuinely curious

@clarkeonenil3252

Жыл бұрын

@@frijimillkshake8219 Yes, it is. There was a bunch of them in my school back in the day (all the one family and a right shower of thugs). That school was a Christian Brothers school, as were most of the schools in Ireland, and the Christian Brothers were founded by a guy called Edmund Ignatius Rice. And Pat Rice played for Arsenal and Northern Ireland in the 70's.

@frijimillkshake8219

Жыл бұрын

@@clarkeonenil3252 fair enough but is grealish a irish surname?

@barryb90

Жыл бұрын

@@frijimillkshake8219 yes it is an Irish name.

@frijimillkshake8219

Жыл бұрын

@@barryb90tell me a famous irish person that was born in ireland that has surname grealish

I miss Martin as Ireland manager those were the good old days when we had wes hulohan beating the likes of Italy with Robbie Brady free kicks and getting dodgy decisions vs France like always

@johnlove140

Жыл бұрын

Do you miss Jack Charlton Mick McCarthy when u where the most successful .

@Urmashouldvswallowed

Жыл бұрын

@@johnlove140 they qualified for the 2016 euros You know nothing about football

If he had no intention of playing for Ireland, Martin. Why the hell did you give Declan Rice 3 senior caps? At least Grealish had the decency to refuse a senior call up.

Does Martin not remember how when Rice scored for Rep of Ireland he kissed the ireland badge?? Yet he always wanted to play for England??

Steady Martin. He has a good character

Martin what would the storey be if they wer from the north of Ireland

Having only 1 grandparent from a certain country (1/4 of your ethnicity) should not be enough to make you eligible to play for that country

@Giovanniditessitore

Жыл бұрын

Why?

@BabsW

Жыл бұрын

@@Giovanniditessitore 1 grandparent isn't enough to claim a nationality in sports in my opinion

Why didn’t O’NEILL give Harry Kane a start

And yet he goes and caps Michael Obafemi in the 90th minute of a competitive game after the Rice ordeal.

@robertc514

Жыл бұрын

Shocking isn't it!! Had O'Neil not played him he would have led the line for England instead of Kane at the World Cup

Martin compared to Gab 👀 👀

Martin might be the first Irish person to not desperately try to claim another person from another nationality as Irish. Top man

@frijimillkshake8219

Жыл бұрын

martin oneill is originally from northern ireland though which is part of great britain maybe thats why hes less angry about rice switching allegiance compared to republic of irish men who keep cracking on about it and always bitter lol

@Jam_Bon

Жыл бұрын

@@frijimillkshake8219 No it’s quite clear it’s because he’s a very professional person who has the interest of the players at heart which should always be the way. I’m Irish and have no interest having someone play for us that wants to play elsewhere.

@Jam_Bon

Жыл бұрын

@disco biscuits or whatever, think you’ll find a lot of Irish men absolutely do not want any English anywhere near the team 😂😂 I can introduce you to one or two if you like? 😅 - I’m saying this as an Irish man with English parents by the way. I just happen to know the hatred is still there mate so maybe adjust your thoughts on that one lmao

@discobriscoe5880

Жыл бұрын

@@Jam_Bon alright pal. More to things than football which is where the comment was aiming at. Keep munchin them tatos in church son

@Jam_Bon

Жыл бұрын

@@discobriscoe5880 😂😂

Respectful

Martin is a class act 👏

Why play them in friendly then.

manuel pellegrini is not from argentina 😄

So he played them in friendlies to pad out his own record as manager knowing well he wasn't going to play them competivley, cheers Martin

He,s a must to add to talk sport great speaker etc etc

Pure class - Martin O'Neill Integrity 👍👍👍

Why pick them and then allow them to play for Ireland even if it was in friendlies. Ireland should just pick players born in Ireland then so this doesn't happen again.

MON what a guy 🙏🏻

Martin is a very clever and articulate man,also a very honest man as he was as a player . He's a rarity nowadays and should be on a lot more football programs as a pundit,instead of a lot of these shirt fillers they have been putting on recently . Along with Keane,Neville and Souness would be my 4 top pundits .