Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Beatles’ fans ..planks a lot
THE stage of the Liverpool venue where the Beatles performed before they were famous is up for grabs.
Paul Mccartney’s notes for a studio recording of Hey Jude are also going under the hammer, with an asking price of £138,000.
They are among 300 items of memorabilia being sold in New York by Julien’s Auctions on April 10.
The wooden stage from Lathom Hall, where the band gave its first advertised performance in May 1960 as the Silver Beatles, is expected to fetch £15,300.
JACK Charlton “fell out of love” with international football on the infamous night rampaging English hooligans wreaked havoc at Lansdowne Road.
The revelation comes in the documentary The Boys In Green which kicks off on RTE on Monday night.
Big Jack was in charge of the Ireland team when they took on England in the high-profile friendly in February 1995.
But the match was halted after 27 minutes when rioting yobs from neonazi group Combat 18 began hurling debris and missiles from the upper tier into the packed lower stands.
They were mostly occupied by Ireland supporters, many with young children.
In the programme, David Kelly – whose goal gave Ireland the lead just before the abandonment – recalled: “Jack was raging. I’ve never seen him as angry as he was that day. I think after that Jack fell out of love with the job.
“I think that affected him more than people will ever know.”
The violence left 20 people injured with some observers saying it was a miracle that no one was killed. As a visibly-shaken
Charlton, who ball heroes make contributions to the programme, including former England striker Gary Lineker, Jason Mcateer, Ronnie Whelan, Mick Mccarthy and Steve Staunton.
And reflecting on his own once frosty relationship with Charlton, Eamon Dunphy appears to have finally decided to bury the hatchet, insisting: “We should all be grateful for Jack.”
The outspoken broadcaster, who was once public enemy number one in Ireland following his stinging criticism of Charlton’s management during Italia 90, added: “Jack was loved by the Irish people.
“He had no airs and graces. He wasn’t your quintessential Englishman. He wasn’t a toff or a snob.
“I think the Charlton era was a lovely time. It gave people fun. It brought people together, gave them a buzz and we beat England.
“In retrospect you can say it did an awful lot of good and gave an awful lot of pleasure to people and we should be grateful to Jack for that.”
The Boys In Green airs on Monday at 9.35pm on RTE One. Part two is on March 16 at the same time.