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Joe Brolly, who has a theory of everything, replaces Jim Gavin as Dublin manager. Thrilled to take over the team he feels are "saving football" he pushes Gavin's tactic of seven forwards further by replacing the full-back line with Paul Mannion and a couple of soccer free-stylers. Dubs wind up in Division 3 in two seasons and Brolly returns to Montrose in a gold car.
Desperate to get back into the RTÉ studios, George Hook, takes a job as Bective Rangers thirds forwards coach. However the former USA Eagles coach's insistence on the team wearing women's lingerie makes for very tentative scrummaging and Hook is sacked - before being hired as the host of Lingerie Football on the Playboy channel.
National treasure John Giles is no longer a fixture on RTÉ's studio panel, but having insisted he is not retiring, the former Republic of Ireland and Shamrock Rovers manager sets his sights on getting back in front of the cameras. He leads a heave against John Delaney, takes over as FAI chief executive, fires Martin O'Neill, leads Ireland to World Cup glory in Russia and increases League of Ireland attendances to an average of 45,000. Never gets back on RTÉ panel. Tough luck, Johnny.

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