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Published by: The Irish Times Limited (Irish Times Books) © The Irish Times 2015. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of The Irish Times Limited, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographic rights organisation or as expressly permitted by law. Acknowledgements A special thank you to all the contributors to this eBook: Peter Byrne, Gerry Thornley, Paddy Agnew, Andy Pollak, Kevin Myers, Nuala O Faolain, Paddy Downey, Mark Lawrenson, Noel McFarlane, Sean Kilfeather, Christine Newman, Kathryn Holmquist and Mal Muire Tynan Contents Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... 3 Waddock only surprise in Charlton’s squad .............................................................................. 7 Musical departure fails to get Jack singing ................................................................................ 9 McLoughlin drafted in as Charlton opts for balance in squad ................................................. 11 Italia 90 looks like ’a damn’d close thing’ ............................................................................... 13 The tough-tackling negotiators ................................................................................................ 15 Our great expectations ............................................................................................................. 16 No doubt there’ll be football too .............................................................................................. 19 Responding to people, not to the game .................................................................................... 21 GAA wish Ireland well ............................................................................................................ 23 Fans arrive at the start of a hot-and dry-spell .......................................................................... 24 The class terror confronts the teacher’s pet again .................................................................... 25 Familiarity likely to breed stalemate........................................................................................ 27 The long wait is almost over .................................................................................................... 29 Irish fans outroar an Italian thunderstorm ................................................................................ 32 Ireland fight back to earn draw and keep campaign on course ................................................ 33 England’s tactics walk them into Irish trap.............................................................................. 36 Tonight delirium, tomorrow tremens ....................................................................................... 38 Day we learned something about the Egyptians ...................................................................... 39 Drink ban tests ingenuity of happy fans .................................................................................. 41 Criticism of Ireland over the top .............................................................................................. 42 Irish frustrated as cagey Egypt hold on for draw ..................................................................... 44 Jack’s army is peeved by another draw ................................................................................... 46 Jack and panellists forget that it’s only a game ....................................................................... 47 At least Ireland will know what they need in last game .......................................................... 49 The good, the bad and the ugly in Palermo pre-match tension ................................................ 51 Serious times on and off the pitch............................................................................................ 52 Quinn may get his big chance .................................................................................................. 53 Quinn’s goal puts Irish back on song ....................................................................................... 55 Joyous Euphoria as fans take over Dublin streets .................................................................... 57 Bottomless well of spirit key to Irish qualification .................................................................. 58 Holiday for Genoa match a zany idea, says Haughey ............................................................. 60 High Irish spirits defy alcohol ban ........................................................................................... 61 Women could be the secret of Ireland’s success ..................................................................... 62 Road to Rome Beckons ............................................................................................................ 63 A day that will be remembered forever ................................................................................... 65 Packie Dives and Spirits Soar .................................................................................................. 68 Fans besiege Packie’s mother .................................................................................................. 69 Power demand fell during match ............................................................................................. 69 Players faced Tricolour during anthem .................................................................................... 70 Team shows various signs of frailty after night of celebration ................................................ 71 Schillaci has no intention of letting things slip now ................................................................ 73 Packie, the Pope, and mad Latin rhythm models ..................................................................... 75 8,500 extra tickets, but no Dublin buses .................................................................................. 77 Vialli argues his case for place against Ireland ........................................................................ 78 Jack sinks his teeth into the Italian press ................................................................................. 80 Great adventure comes to an end ............................................................................................. 82 Lack of striker proves our downfall ......................................................................................... 85 Heroes’ welcome for team ....................................................................................................... 87 Waddock only surprise in Charlton’s squad Peter Byrne, May 18th 1990 Gary Waddock, the combative Millwall midfielder was yesterday rewarded for an exemplary exercise in courage with a place among the 22 players Jack Charlton proposes to take to Italy for the World Cup finals next month. Waddock, with just one international appearance to his credit in the last four and a half years is the only controversial selection in a squad which Charlton hastens to describe as provisional. The names of the World Cup party will not be registered officially at FIFA headquarters in Zurich until hours before the May 29th deadline expires but, providing nothing untoward happens in the next fortnight, the 22 named yesterday for the final warm-up same against Turkey at Izmir on May 27th, will be travelling on for the great Italian adventure. Among those disappointed are John Anderson, a member of the European championship squad in West Germany two years ago and the Swindon Town players Tony Galvin and Alan McLoughlin who probably sensed the worst some time back. But, for Waddock all is pure joy. "I thought I had a slim chance after I was called up for the game against the Soviet Union but I daren't even dream about making the cut for Italy for fear that something would go wrong", he said. "This is one of the happiest days I've known in football and I am grateful to all those who, in one way or another, made it possible. These last four years have been difficult but thankfully it has now all come right and I've got the prize I’ve always coveted." Waddock, who gained 17 caps before serious knee injury put him out of the game, returned to English League football with Millwall for the first time in three years last September but, because of injury, he has made only a handful of appearances for the London club. Inevitably, his inclusion in the squad will be interpreted as some- thing of a gamble but, in a situation in which Charlton feels he needs cover for Ray Houghton down the right side of midfield, his choice was readily justified by the manager. There is recognition also for Bernie Slaven, the Scot who qualifies for Ireland through his ancestry. Slaven's international experience amounts to no more than 155 minutes but he showed enough in the games against Wales and Finland to convince Charlton that he can contribute to his overall strategy. Frank Stapleton, no more than a fringe member of the squad during the last year, was thought to be under some pressure in proving his claims for inclusion but, in reality, he was always going to travel. Sadly, for him, however, his days as a member of the first team are over and his participation in Italy will, at best, amount to no more than late substitutions. John Sheridan, Sheffield