<prompt> Fingqa isihloko: KuMichael ONeill, ukusebenza ngaphansi kukaGordon Strachan esigabeni esiphezulu saseNgilandi kwakuyisipiliyoni esibuhlungu. Eqinisweni, eCoventry City, lo mdlali wasesiswini wathola isipiliyoni sokuba ngumdlali ophansi kunomphathi oseminyakeni yakhe yama-40 cishe sinambitheka njengokuhlanganiswa kukaStrachan okudumile okuphehla impilo ende kwe-porridge, ubhanana kanye ne-seaweed. Uma inkathi yokulimala kuka-ONeill eHighfield Road yayingeyona into ephawuleka kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe ophumelelayo, umqeqeshi waseNyakatho Ireland ugcina inhlonipho enkulu ngomlingani wakhe waseScotland futhi unethemba lokuthi laba bobabili bazokwazi ukuhlanganyela impumelelo enkundleni yamazwe omhlaba. Umqeqeshi waseNyakatho Ireland uMichael ONeill ubelokhu elungiselela iqembu lakhe ukubhekana neScotland kaGordon Strachan. Ithimba likaStrachan lizoba nethemba lokuya emdlalweni wabo wokulungiselela i-Euro 2016 ngokumelene neGibraltar ngemuva kokunqoba. IScotland ayizange ikwazi ukungena emqhudelwaneni omkhulu kusukela eFrance 98, kuyilapho iNyakatho Ireland ingakaze ibonwe emdlalweni wokugcina kusukela ezinsukwini lapho uJosimar waseBrazil eqhuma khona elinye lamagoli amakhulu kunawo wonke eWorld Cup edlula uPat Jennings. Kodwa endleleni eya eFrance 2016, iScotland ingeyesithathu eQenjini D, kuyilapho iNorthern Ireland ingeyesibili eQenjini F. Njengoba lezi zizwe zombili zibhekene nomdlalo wobungani eHampden, u-ONeill unethemba lokuthi bobabili la madoda angahola amazwe abo aphume enkangala yamazwe ngamazwe. Ngidlale ngaphansi kukaGordon eCoventry kuhlale kukhathaza uma umphathi engumdlali ongcono kunawe, kusho lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-45 ubudala owayengumdlali wasesiswini weDundee United neHibs. Ngaphandle kwalokho kwakukuhle. Kwakudabukisa ukuthi ukulimala kwaphazamisa ithuba lami eCoventry kodwa kwakusobala ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi uGordon wayezoba ngumphathi onjani. Wayenekhono lokukhuthaza nokunika amandla. Wayazi ukuthi angabenza kanjani abadlali ukuba basabele kuye. Ngakho-ke akumangalisi ukuthi wenze kahle kangakanani eScotland. Wayengumuntu omuhle kakhulu futhi yilokho kanye iScotland eyayikudinga ngaleso sikhathi. Umqeqeshi weqembu lesizwe laseScotland uStrachan, oboniswe ngo-2001, wayeqeqesha u-ONeill ngesikhathi sakhe njengomqeqeshi weCoventry. Kusobala ukuthi baye bathuthuka...  <response>: UMichael ONeill wasebenza ngaphansi kukaGordon Strachan ngesikhathi sakhe eseCoventry. Umphathi waseNyakatho Ireland u-ONeill ubheke phambili ekubhekaneni nohlangothi lukaStrachan. Iqembu lika-ONeill lithatha iScotland emdlalweni wobungani ngaphambi komqhudelwano waseFinland. 