Rob-Tickler: O'Neill jibe funniest moment

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'O'Neill jibe at Williams is voted funniest World Cup TV moment
By Robert Mcaulay

A SPAT between Martin O'Neill and Robbie Williams has been voted the World Cup's funniest TV moment.
The ex-Celtic boss and the superstar singer famously clashed during a half-time chat at France '98 alongside Scotland star Alan Hansen.
O'Neill stunned millions of viewers when he told Williams he was surprised his career had survived after leaving boyband Take That.
And the TV audience watched in amazement as O'Neill ranted how Robbie had done really well for someone who couldn't play guitar, dance or write songs.
Now, in a poll of 20,000 voters, the rib-tickling clash has come top of the World Cup chart.
More than a fifth of those who took part in the BBC poll said the interview had left them in stitches.
Last night, a BBC spokesman said: "The unlikely double act of O'Neill and Williams attracted 22 per cent of the vote. The odd-couple pairing just edged out the 1998 England squad's efforts to get song titles into interviews."
During the interview, hosted by Des Lynam, O'Neill piped up that he thought Robbie was destined for failure.
As Lynam and Hansen cringed, he added: "I'm glad you've done well since leaving Take That, because I wondered how you'd get on without them - you know, considering you can't sing, write songs, or dance."
Bemused Robbie hit back: "Well, apart from that what have I done?"
John Aldridge's four-letter tirade at a linesman who wouldn't let him on as a Republic of Ireland substitute in 1994 came third in the vote.'