I HAVE mentioned on previous occasions the differences I found working with the England national team as opposed to the Northern Irish.

And a little cameo which cropped up at Old Trafford summed it all up.

The wives and girlfriends of the Irish staff and players were apparently in one room being served with tea and biscuits when they noticed trollies full of cooked food being wheeled into the next room, where a four-course meal was being served up to their England counterparts.

Northern Ireland 0 England 4!