"Mark Thomas Lawrenson" is a former professional Association football/footballer, a defender in the Liverpool F.C./Liverpool and Republic of Ireland national football team/Ireland football teams of the 1980s. After a short career as a manager, he has since been a radio, television and internet Pundit (expert)/pundit for the BBC, TV3 (Ireland)/TV3 and Today FM. Though born in England, Lawrenson played for the Republic of Ireland national football team/Republic of Ireland because his grandfather, Thomas Crotty, was born in Waterford.

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In international football you need a cup-tie manager. It's almost a part-time job for me.

Exeter City's trip to Old Trafford will be a great day for their fans but that is about it - they won't get the result they want against Manchester United.

Everyone is talking about all the teams being boring by playing 4-5-1.

They're in pole position, i.e. in 3rd position, for the Champions League.

My feeling is unless they've somebody lined up and they are convinced he is going to be better than Brian, I think their decision has been made in haste.