On Symington's new job, GBCT performance director Stephen Park commented: "Sara is renowned for her ability to lead sports teams and deliver results, not to mention her knowledge of Olympic and Paralympic sport. Kretinsky said: "I am delighted this detailed process has now been successfully concluded. Mancini's toothless visitors saw plenty of the ball from the first whistle but always lacked ideas in how to break down a well-drilled Northern Ireland side, who occasionally looked threatening on the break themselves and saw Tom Flanagan power a header over the bar in a rare first-half chance. "I would like to thank the main man Shane McGuigan for actually making me a better fighter now," he told Sky Sports.