The twice-capped former Tranmere Rovers midfielder makes a lot of sense as Ireland’s assistant head coach
Assistant coach Alan Mahon at Republic of Ireland squad training at the FAI National Training Centre, Dublin. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho“I’m a local lad from Dublin, from Rialto around the corner,” said Mahon after training in Abbotstown on Tuesday morning ahead of the Nations League ‘B’ opener against Turkey in Tallaght this Friday.
“I am the father of two girls, they never saw me play,” said the 46-year-old. “I am not one of those who has jerseys hanging in my house. I am proud of it but when I retired from playing it was put to bed. So for my daughters to see me do a job they can relate to, and ask ‘so we can ...?’ I’m saying, of course you can.”
“My time at City, we actually went our separate ways, there were changes and I felt I had gone kind of stale, I felt I wasn’t progressing. So I just wanted a change of scenery. And with my mum and the way she was I just thought it’s actually quite a nice thing to step back and enjoy other things at that time, you know?”
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