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Mark is doing a lot to Imp-ress

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The LeaguePaper Team
24 September 2023

DAVID CONNOLLY

With Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny under pressure, talk has been rife of possible replacements.
One potential candidate who I think is going under the radar a bit, yet is doing a brilliant job, is Mark Kennedy at Lincoln City.
I first came across Mark in youth football while I was at Watford and he was at Millwall. We got a chance at international football for the Republic of Ireland and I recall we were barely out of our teens when we both scored against Iceland in a World Cup qualifier in 1997.
After retiring from playing in 2012, Mark worked at Ipswich, Wolves ...

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