The late Jack Charlton alongside his former assistant Maurice Setters, who has also died - the pair enjoyed great times togetherJack Charlton’s son, John, has opened up about the final months of his dad’s life. While the football legend was also living with dementia, John said his father was “lucky in death” that the dementia never got to the point where it was a “major problem”. However, he joked that dementia made his father “quite easy to handle” and Jack “went into his shell”. It was his way or no way, whatever it was,” laughed John, adding that his father was always “very generous” and loved his grandchildren. With news emerging that former football player and Jack’s former assistant manager Maurice Setters has died, John said the two men were “very close”.

Source: Irish Independent November 23, 2020 23:36 UTC