Great words from Lawrenson..

Mattie Rosney Thanks for the marvellous memories BIG JACK. You united a nation in those never to be forgotten days. You brought great pride and joy to the Republic of Ireland. listened to all the great well deserved tributes in your honour today. Rest in peace big man. you are joining Norman Hunter Paul MADELEY Billy Bremner and the gaffer Don Revie in that great Leeds United team in the sky.

Legendary man rip Jack Charlton the honorary Irish man ✌️🇮🇪

God needed a center half. R.I.P Jack

Just a bit of trivia, there was another game at home after opening game of Jack's era against Wales at Lansdowne Rd. In April 1986 against Uruguay. Gerry Daly scored for us in a 1 - 1 draw. Mark didn't play in the Uruguay game so I suppose he didn't travel to Dublin for it. Next games were the Triangular tournament in Iceland in late May '86. RIP Jack.

RIP Jack Irelands favourite english man we will always be part of Jackie's 😢💔🇮🇪

If you understand the Ashington(Northumberland) community mentality where Jack came from you will understand the no nonsense, no frills attitude that Jack had

The point Lawro references at 1:53 isn't quite as clear cut as he makes out. Quite the reverse in fact. The FAI panel had reduced a shortlist of applicants to a final, "unchangeable" 3; Johnny Giles, Liam Tuohy and Jack Charlton. On the day of voting it is announced by the FAI President Des Casey that a new candidate has emerged. Casey won't name his source* but the panel is informed that Bob Paisley is up for the job. There is uproar as the panel has already agreed the final 3... but then it is Bob Paisley we're talking about. Eventually Paisley is accepted into the new shortlist of 4. For voting purposes the candidate needs 10 of the initial 18 votes. With a final 19th and deciding vote being cast by Casey in the event of a tie. Paisley gets 9 votes and the other candidates get 3 apiece. So one candidate is eliminated and it's Tuohy. If the other 9 votes had instead gone to just one of the other three candidates Des Casey would have cast a deciding vote and it is clear he wanted Paisley. In the next round of voting Paisley again gets 9, Charlton gets 5 and Giles 4. So Giles is eliminated. It's clear at this point that even if Charlton gets all of Giles's votes then Paisley will get the 19th deciding vote. Here's where things get murky. Someone who had voted for Paisley seems to have switched allegiance and the 4 votes that went to Giles all go to Charlton. So big Jack emerges with the 10 votes needed to get the job. *I believe the source was someone with a close connection to Paisley and someone who had previously discussed the job with Casey. What many people don't know is that Mark Lawrenson was one of those who had applied for the job but didn't make the shortlist. His connections to Paisley are obvious. I think he was the source.

Some have tactics, some have a basic philosophy

Mark available for comment

Hows anyone supposed to take off the ball seriously with those jocks behind ya man

Save me the Google and name what team he played under with Bobby??!! Off the ball is so feckin bad! Second captains all the way!!