A slavish, relentless obsession to his trade McCoy’s biggest asset

When Anthony Tohill played a game for the Manchester United reserves, the reports in the local press referred to him as Tony Tohill.

English sports journalists do that. When they see the name Anthony they automatically abbreviate it to Tony. The same thing happened to Anthony Peter McCoy.

Tony McCoy. AP McCoy. Around Moneyglass, he was always Anthony. In his family, he’s still Anthony.