Re: this, I highly recommend Barry Glendenning's Fiver column.
"And bad news for tikka-tinged troubadour El Tel and the Republic of O'Ireland players, but good news for Rep of O'Ireland football fans: former Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni has agreed to take the Ireland job."
Sounds like this is a better choice than a native son. Imperialism lives!
The reaction here so far is mostly positive. There are a few comments being made regarding the fact that business man Denis O'Brien will be paying half of Trappatoni's salary. I'm in a positive frame of mind at the moment, so I say yay!
It's an interesting choice. Let's hope he has more luck with referees and linesmen than he did with the Italian national side.
