A day to remember tyro Toyosi

MAJIEK TARNOGRODZKI still finds himself standing on the sidelines at Tolka Park or sitting on an unfamiliar bench and it will cross his mind again.

A year ago tomorrow, the Shelbourne youth coach lost his little number 6. The 15-year-old Toyosi Shittabey — a star of the Dublin club’s academy — was stabbed to death as he left the National Aquatic Centre with friends.

Tarnogrodzki returned my call this week as he clipped on the mobile phone hands-free kit and pointed the car in the direction of the training ground. It could drive itself there at this stage.