it comes just weeks after the sfa failed to tempt northern ireland manager michael o'neill to take over of the scottish fa's chief executive. those headwinds was strong at times including dealing with the demise of rangers old holding company and its controversies strip it was also responsible for the recruitment of gordon strachan and after two failed qualifying campaigns the decision to let him go. reagan also presided over the appointment of malky mackay as performance director at the scottish fa, his failure to persuade the northern ireland manager michael o'neill to take over as scotland boss left him exposed to major criticism. unfortunately his time at the helm will be looked upon by the majority as being one that is negative although without wanting to there are things he has done which are positive in the permit system that has been brought in is positive for the teams at the lower end. the big decisions and the big topics i think the fans feel as if things have not been done right. think the fans feel as if things have not been done rightm think the fans feel as if things have

michael o‘neill ‘s contract extension as northern ireland manager has been confirmed. strachan as scotland manager. meanwhile, the search for scotland‘s next manager continues after walter smith ruled himself out. he managed scotla nd smith ruled himself out. he managed scotland 2004—2007 and was favourite for thejob after michael scotland 2004—2007 and was favourite for the job after michael o‘neill turned it down but he does not want to be considered after talks. riyad mahrez has returned to training for leicester city for the first time since the club rejected a number of bids from manchester city at the end of the january transfer window. he will be part of the leicester travelling squad for their match at manchester city tomorrow. you are up—to—date with all the days sports news. it is time to talk by sports news. it is time to talk rugby and there is a huge game tomorrow as england host wales. let‘s head straight to twickenham. yes, many thanks indeed. a warm welcome to twickenham this evening where the scene is set for the big one ahead of the second round of si

and northern ireland manager michael o'neill signs the longest and most lucractive contract in the irishhistory. hello and good evening. let's start in south korea where the winter olympics are officially under way after a glittering opening ceremony. in a mark of unity, north and south korean athletes entered the stadium as one team — while lizzy yarnold led the british team hoping for their most successful winter games in history. the bbc‘s sports correspondent andy swiss is in pyeongchang. music. opening ceremonies are always a spectacle, but few have seemed quite so significant. on a freezing night although not as cold as it has been, pyeongchang welcomed the world. the theme of the ceremony was a relevant one. peace and harmony seen through the eyes of five children exploring a winter landscape. a celebration of the nation's culture. team gb led in by their only gold medallist from the last games lizzy yarnold. it is the biggest team gb winter olympics team ever. and they are targeting their best ever performance. and then, entering under a neutral flag, olympic athletes from russia

if michael o'neill target, he doesn't care. d taken it, he was the first choice, i accept that, but i see it as fate and it is meant to be. what would you say to the fans? there are a few dissenting voices. what would you say to those who say he walked away, he should not be getting thejob again, he walked away, he should not be getting the job again, there should not be any going back?|j getting the job again, there should not be any going back? i understand opinion can be divided. it is up to me to get those guys on side. i am hoping they will not forgive me, but i hope they can come round and say mcleish is right, he is the right man for thejob. mcleish is right, he is the right man for the job. paris, james mcfadden and that famous 1—0 win over france. he took charge of scotla nd over france. he took charge of scotland and quit in 2007, winning seven games from ten. before it was motherwell, hibs and rangers where he won seven trophies in five years. he quit scotland for birmingham city. between then and 2016, it was a chequ

and northern ireland manager michael o'neill signs the longest and most lucractive contract in the irishny. in a mark of unity, north and south korean athletes entered the stadium as one team — while lizzy yarnold led the british team hoping for their most successful winter games in history. the bbc‘s sports correspondent andy swiss is in pyeongchang. music opening ceremonies are always a spectacle, but few have seemed quite so spectacle, but few have seemed quite so significant. on a freezing night although not as cold as it has been, pyeongchang welcome to the world. the theme of the ceremony was a releva nt the theme of the ceremony was a relevant one. peace and harmony seen through the eyes of five children exploring a winter landscape. a celebration of the nation's culture. tea m celebration of the nation's culture. team gb led in by their only gold medallist from the last games you see an old —— lizzy yarnold. it is the biggest team gb winter olympics tea m the biggest team gb winter olympics team ever. and then entering under a neutral flag, team ever. and then entering under a ne

he was the favourite to succeed gordon strachan after michael o'neill turned it down. seems the club's fallout with riyad mahrez is coming to an end. the bbc understands the algeria international has drained the first time since the club rejected a number of bids from premier league leaders manchester city at the end of the january transfer window. now it's the second round of matches in by it's the second round of matches in rugby union six nations this weekend. england have been training at twickenham this morning before their meeting with wales. head coach eddiejones their meeting with wales. head coach eddie jones ramping up their meeting with wales. head coach eddiejones ramping up the mind games. he has questioned whether wales's fill in fly half rhys patchell has the bottle for the match. he hasn't played much rugby at all, he's young, he hasn't got greatly experienced players behind him and he will have chris robshaw at him, farrell, care, all people who played a lot of rugby. the pressure on him will be enormous. has he got the bottle to handle it? the westwoo

. —— michael o'neill. i know that the job in hand is one that i will devote my life and soul too.e my life and soul too. the job i took on six yea rs and soul too. the job i took on six years ago is still as appealing and exciting as it was then. the nature of football is now that it is a lucrative business. for me, the personal nature of this job has been a big factor in the decision to stay on. meanwhile, walter smith will not ta ke meanwhile, walter smith will not take thejob meanwhile, walter smith will not take the job for a second time for scotland. riyad mahrez says he will continue to give his all to leicester after training with the side for the first time since his transfer request to manchester city was turned down last month. the winger has travelled with the team for their game tomorrow. lester turned down an offer of 50 minim pounds to sell him to man city. there is one game in the championship tonight, millwall against cardiff. it is 1—1. five minutes to go until half—time. and finally, great britain's women's tennis players are a step closer to great —— the fed cup

football association time to alex mcleish after failing to secure the irish football manager, michael o'neilled 25 to 34, on average incomes, were able to buy a property, compared to two out of three in 1998. with me now is mark hayward, managing director of the national association of estate agents. what in your opinion, from your perspective, are the main reasons behind this? i think it is about affordability. house price inflation, lack of supply. the average wage currently in the uk is about 20 4000, 20 £5,000. the average house price is £220,000. in terms of multiples, that is not a durable, in terms of borrowing. terms of multiples, that is not a durable, in terms of borrowingm helps to buy helping? it helps you to buy a brand—new home, it does not help you to buy a second—hand home from. but there is a lack of supply, and it is actually driving prices up as people in competition with one another tried to buy one of those new homes. you seeing any signs of a first really entries this supply of homes? the government is trying. there are statistics out today that say that i —— that there

he'd become the favourite to succeed gordon strachan, after the northern ireland boss michael o'neill international plans to train for the first time since the club rejected a number of bids from premier league leaders manchester city at the end of the january transfer window. it's the second round of matches in rugby union's six nations this weekend. england's head coach eddiejones has ramped up the mind games ahead of their meeting with wales. he's questioned whether wales's ‘fill—in' fly—half rhys patchell has the "bottle" for the match at twickenham. it isa it is a massive step up. he hasn't played much test rugby at all. he is a young guy. he is going to have rob shaw and farrell at him. all guys who have played a lot of test rugby. the pressure on him will be enormous. it is whether he has the bottle to handle it. the former ireland international joy neville will make more rugby union history tonight, when she'll become the first woman to referee a pro 1a rugby match — ulster versus southern kings. neville is already the first woman to take charge of a men's european club fixtur

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o'neill helped them deal with all of that. it is no secret that hiring cathy, chris, michael or some of the best decisions i ever made. when i left in 2015 and i wanted to leave on a high note with a strong staff and reliable successor who could also acquire important new books. that is vitally important for a press like illinois. my wish came true when a plaintiff in the military. [applause] as you heard i came to the press and 96 and was a graduate student and. i came to work on development with judy and so it really both of these had a great impact on my development as a publisher and really meant for me. so it is humbling to be on a panel with them. i've been at the press for a long time but as the directors i've been in the position for just two and a half years. i kind of crept into it a little at a time in a way, so it was a sort of soft entry. came up through the rink, took oranks, tookon more responsibile course of 20 years. when i moved into the director position, i felt not that i would come in with a brand-new agenda and establish myself as superior to other staff members, but come in as a peer and equal w