Larry Ryan: Brian Barry-Murphy enjoying the circle of life, whatever the score

Brian Barry-Murphy, manager of Rochdale applauds the fans after the Sky Bet League One match between AFC Wimbledon and Rochdale in 2019 (Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)

In this dispiriting stretch, when it’s all getting a bit old, you could lose sight of the richness every week brings, even in the less celebrated corners of the sporting world.

Far away from familiar melodrama of crisis and hysteria and banter at the top of the Premier League, in some outpost it is all happening. The full circle of life is drawn and coloured in.