The Liverpool and Irish “football families”, as the former club’s chief executive Peter Moore called them, had come together for the occasion. But the theme was also echoed by the smaller groups who came in threes, fours and fives to the Aviva Stadium, to get a rare up-close glimpse of their heroes while supporting Seán Cox. Sean Cox and his wife Martina signal to the crowd ahead of the game at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/InphoIan Harte is replaced by Ray Houghton at the Aviva Stadium. Then other Robbie – Fowler – did the same at the opposite end, and to everyone’s pleasant surprise, we had a game.

Source: The Irish Times April 12, 2019 20:26 UTC