Quinn Named As Republic Player/Manager For England/Ireland Legends Fulham Clash

Quinn Named As Republic Player/Manager
For England/Ireland Legends Fulham Clash

Sunderland Chairman Niall Quinn will pull on the green of the Republic of Ireland once again after signing up to become Player/Manager of the Ireland Legends that will face England at Fulham’s Craven Cottage kicking off at 7.45pm on Thursday October 9th, live on ITV4.

Quinn will face an England Legends line-up that includes former skipper Bryan Robson, Paul Merson, Lee Sharpe, Stan Collymore and David Platt. The Sunderland Chairman will take charge, and line-up alongside, the likes of Frank Stapleton, Ray Houghton, Jason McAteer, Denis Irwin and Kenny Cunningham. The two 16-man squads will clash at Fulham for The Johnny Haynes Cup.

The teams unite players who break the 1,000 cap barrier. The 32 former internationals have appeared for their countries a total of 1,067 times and scored 143 international goals. The teams bring with them experience of 18 top flight titles, 24 FA Cup wins, 16 League Cups, two European Cups and eight UEFA Cup Winners Cups.

The teams couldn’t be more evenly matched. The England Legends’ average age is 42.4 compared to Ireland’s 42.3. However, the Ireland squad have far greater experience, earning an average of almost 41 caps a man compared to England’s 26.

Dermot Gallagher, who, over a 15-year Premier League career, officiated at 378 games, will referee the match. The Legends: England v Republic of Ireland is the third game in The 2008 Legends Series. The England Legends beat their Scottish counterparts 2-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium Southampton on Thursday May 15th before losing 5-1 to Germany at Sheffield United’s
Bramall Lane.

Tickets for The Legends: England v Ireland are £14 for adults (over 16) and £8 for OAPs/Students, plus booking fee and available from Fulham Football Club’s Box Office
on 0870 442 1234. Transmission for The Legends: England v Ireland will begin at 7pm. All Legends football games operate a ‘Kid-A-Quid’ scheme; all children under 16 will gain
entry to The Legends for just £1.