Liam Brady: 'Thanks for the memories'

FAREWELL: Liam Brady bids farewell as he says "thanks for the memories" on his last game for RTÈ. 

Farewell, then, to the last member of RTÉ’s golden generation. Liam Brady bowed out with a 3-0 win that offered more relief than excitement and damp eyes when a montage of his highlights was played beforehand.

An iconic figure whose views travelled far beyond Ireland, Brady has spent most of the past 25 years analysing the game on our screens – only taking a brief break to serve as an assistant to Giovanni Trapattoni before quickly returning. His near-permanence, on the best of days and worst, has provided a familiar comfort even if it has never been dull.