- Gary O'Reilly
Gary O'Reilly (born
21 March 1961 in London, England) is a former professional English footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Grays Athletic as a central defender.Gary is a Premiership commentator for Sky, however during Champions League matches he is a pundit and a commentator for ART Prime Sports, Dubai.Whilst at Crystal Palace, he scored the opening goal in the 1990
FA Cup Final against Manchester United. [Cite web
url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/History/Postings/2003/11/48579.htm
title = Classic Cup Finals: 1990
accessdate = 2007-03-03
publisher = The FA]Following his retirement from football, he has made a career in sports broadcasting and appears periodically on BBC Five Live's "
Fighting Talk ". His record on "Fighting Talk" currently stands at played 10, won 2 and lost 8. As regular listeners of the show will be aware of he has a distinctive laugh.Gary was recently offered the job of interim manager at
Newcastle United but he turned it down because, with his lack of managerial experience, Gary believed he was over-qualified.Gary has a daughter, Grace O'Reilly, who was born on
27 March 1993 , while her father was still a professional footballer.References
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