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# LOI Legends

All time
‘I knew I was a good player but the manager didn’t believe me’
'Players who travel away, they might have loads of money but they don't have the memories I have'
'He was like, 'You n***er' and I thought, 'Wow - really?'': Wes Charles on Ireland and abuse
'I got the phone call from Brian Kerr and remember roaring crying in front of my ma'
The steely Scotsman who became Irish football's perennial party pooper
‘Nutsy said: I don’t think Luque will be travelling - Real Madrid put in an £18m bid for him’
'I was 21 and doctors are saying you’re going to end up in a wheelchair if you continue to play'
'To say I could have had a great career in England, that's only b******s'
'To be told at the last minute that I wouldn't even be on the bench, it was a sickener'
'You look back and think 'F**k it, I underachieved a small bit - I don't have the medals I should have''
‘I never enjoyed life outside of football... There’s not much you can do’
'Robbie Keane came along and that was the end of my chances'
'Brian Kerr used to call me 'Johnny Forty Teeth' because I'd be missing training every second week to go to the dentist!'
From the England U18 squad with Cole and McManaman to becoming a LOI legend
Tony Sheridan: 'I'd like to be remembered as a player people loved to go and watch'