‘Tuohy’s like won’t be seen again’

From the passing of Ireland great Liam Touhy to John Egan’s promising Brentford debut, Niall Quinn reflects on an emotional week in Irish football.

On Saturday morning, in a hotel lobby in Brentford, I ran into a familiar face. A good few years have passed since a skinny young lad from Cork called John Egan arrived at Sunderland with his mum and dad.

He had his dad’s name and it wasn’t too much of a gamble to predict he would have his father’s pedigree as a sportsman too. I had a dad who performed some great feats on the hurling field and, when the chance came for me to try my luck in England at a football club, Billy Quinn let me spread my wings with a heart and a half.

True greats never want to make their children live for them all over again, they just want to see them reach their potential. So the son of an eight-time All-Ireland legend came to Sunderland be a footballer.

Young John has been haunted …

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