Martin O'Neill began his career in Northern Ireland, winning the Irish Cup with Lisburn Distillery. He then moved to England and joined Nottingham Forest, playing under the legendary Brian Clough, with whom he won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980. O'Neill went on to play for Norwich City, Manchester City and Notts County. He represented Northern Ireland sixty-four times and captained the side at the 1982 World Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals. O'Neill moved into club management and took the helm at Grantham Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City, Leicester City, Celtic, Aston Villa, Sunderland and Nottingham Forest. He guided Leicester City back to the English Premier League and twice won the League Cup. As Celtic manager he led the club to seven trophies, including three Scottish Premier League titles, and to the 2003 UEFA Cup final. His stint in charge of Aston Villa saw them achieve three consecutive sixth-place finishes in the English Premier League and he also guided them to the 2010 Football League Cup final. He became Republic of Ireland manager in 2013 and led them to qualification for the 2016 UEFA European Championship for the third time in the nation's history; they made it to the second round for the first ever, beating the reigning world champions Germany in the process. On Days Like These is his first book.
Brilliant . . . an entertaining read filled with fascinating stories, biting humour and searing honesty * The Belfast Telegraph * Every word of it is his . . . full of vim. Not to mention tales of conflict * The Daily Telegraph * Entertaining . . . An extraordinary career * Guardian *