Make it worth the petrol money for Cork supporters

At eighteen, Phillip Lahm was a highly regarded prospect at Bayern Munich.

With outstanding French full-backs Willy Sagnol and Bixente Lizarazu the unrivalled custodians of the No’s 2 and 3 jerseys, the club sought to send the young defender out on loan to continue his development.

However, despite coach Hermann Gerland’s total faith in the talent and application of the young man he could find no takers. As the story goes, one manager travelled a distance to scout Lahm but was so unimpressed by what he saw that he demanded Gerland cover the petrol money he had spent.