Martin O'Neill

They've had momentum all season, you know.

They've been able to win some big games.

So, yeah, it is a difficult task for us, you know.

But it's one that we've got 18 games still left, you know.

I thought every new manager steps in and says, oh, the training was great today.

And it was fine.

It was fine.

It was nothing more than fine.

But the lads are in decent spirits.

We had a bit of a meeting here about half past ten today.

and honestly they genuinely feel as if they're in good heart so naturally disappointed with the recent results and the way things have gone but I'm just hoping that they're up for the battle ahead and I'm sure they will be Wow Andy because fine is not a great word is it if you say how are you fine was that good or not so good today I think he's been realistic and he's been honest he's also he knows the players are going to be hearing this and he's maybe looking for a reaction give me more

Well, we definitely need to supplement the squad.

Absolutely no question about that.

And I think that Sean, for instance, has been working in the background in certain things.

I think he would get to know some players.

It's up to me as quickly as possible because eventually...

eventually I would like to be sitting here in front of you and saying, listen, all these players are my choice.

And that's what I really like to do.

So I don't have a great deal of time.

Because before, at a football club, when I was at Celtic before, I would be able to run the rule over players, players that I knew, players that I maybe didn't know, like Jos Valgarin, for instance, way back years ago.