Jack Charlton interview, Ireland 1987

A coal miner’s son, Jack Charlton, manager of the Republic of Ireland recalls his life before football.
With 629 appearances for Leeds United, 35 caps for England, and a World Cup winner, Jack Charlton is now manager of the Republic of Ireland football team.
Would you welcome please Mr Jack Charlton.
Jack Charlton can also add chart topping singer to his list of accolades. Another guest on the show is musician, songwriter and producer Phil Coulter who recalls when in 1970, he made a number one single ‘Back Home’ for the England World Cup squad and Jack Charlton was one of fifteen in the choir.
Just returned from Dubai where he saw a game between Everton and Rangers. He has recently been awarded the trophy for Irish Life Manager of the Year.
Growing up the son of a miner, Jack Charlton recalls life before football when he worked as a ticket boy in the mines. He then spent 16 weeks training down the mines and resigned on the final day. He was offered a chance to go to Leeds United as a ground staff boy and took it. Earning £5 a week, he paid £2.50 for his board and sent £1 home. At 17, Jack signed full-time to Leeds United earning £18 a week earning more than his miner father.
Being from a mining village, I was very sympathetic with the miners.
Jack Charlton praises the efforts of Arthur Scargill in fighting for the rights of miners.
This episode of The Late Late Show was broadcast on 11 December 1987. The presenter is Gay Byrne.

[@markc3258]

One of our own big Jack Sadly missed 🇮🇪🇬🇧

[@freebornjohn2687]

He was an honest and straight talking person who with all his success was as modest as you could be.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

What Jack said and did all of his life was to be greatly admired, Jack was a very great man, When Jack was going through the golden gates he asked St Pater is it of if I dump my little red book, the one with all the hard player's names on now, St Pered said, give to me I will have a ready through it and have a great laugh then I will hand it back to you after. Jack is now resting in eternal peace and fishing along heavens riverbanks and having the greatest time

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Ireland in better times

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

What is wrong with the good times happening now

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@@jamesbradshaw3389 You must be joking right? Not much good times been had nowadays I'm afraid. Serious crime at an all time high, our open border zero criminal checks policy is destroying this country. Every person glued to screens, no social interaction anymore. Gender ideology being forced onto children. The lunatics have literally taken over the Asylum. Very sad times ahead I'm afraid 🙁

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[@NigelBarryMahabir]

Then to ITALIA 1990

[@barnbersonol]

So in the 50s a Championship footballer only earned twice as much as a manual wage. Wow. Things sure have changed.

[@steveforster9764]

Like me a Northumbrian

[@martinkinane4696]

Lord gay comes across like a drip in this even the way he shakes hands SMS