Tony Cascarino (right) and Andy Townsend congratulate Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Packie Bonner after he saved a Romanian penalty kick during the shoot-out at the 1990 World Cup in Genoa. Photograph: David Cannon/Allsport/Getty
“Who’s your next victim?” Liam Brady asked director Seán Casey after they completed The Irishman Abroad, the wonderful documentary on Brady’s career. While victim number two has plenty in common with the Dubliner – a former Republic of Ireland international who also enjoyed an enriching spell playing in continental Europe – their stories are world’s apart too.
The only doubt there ever was about Brady’s potential to make it in the professional game was that he was too small.
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