Brian McDermott: 'I felt a traitor playing for England - my blood is Irish' | Long, Doyle & the glory days at Reading
OTB Football · OTB Sports
February 23, 202344m 8s
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Show Notes
Nathan Murphy was joined by the former Reading and Leeds United manager Brian McDermott on Thursday's Football Show.
As a young Arsenal player making his debut alongside the likes of Liam Brady, David O'Leary and Frank Stapleton, Brian explained why his playing career never panned out as he would have wanted it to.
Internationally bound to England after playing in an underage tournament, he explored his on-going regret at never playing for Ireland and how it impacted him throughout his life.
Fair warning, there are some serious issues discussed throughout this podcast.
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