That was my first Ireland match seen in the flesh. We went down to Dun Laoghaire to pick up my dad from work and my mother told me to get out of the car and go meet him. Magic stuff.
Stapelton sounds like a gigantic whinger I think because he's possibly the most boring man in the world. Friends of my dad lived near him in Artane and said he's drier than the Sahara.
Full respect for his achievements and efforts in the game though. There's a superb interview with him after Arsenal beat United in the FA Cup in the late 70s. He sounds like any young kid just excited to be playing the game and astonished at what he's achieved. It's really lovely.
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