Before Hollywood and Oscar nominations there were sleepovers, regular trips to the cinema and Football Italia on Channel 4 every Sunday afternoon.
For David ‘Dickie’ Byrne, a defender who went on to play briefly in the League of Ireland with Home Farm Everton, Dublin City and Monaghan United, it was all about AC Milan and their defence built around Franco Baresi and a young Paolo Maldini.
Colin Farrell, Byrne’s closest childhood pal and teammate at Castleknock Celtic was taken by the attacking play of Sampdoria’s brilliant and bald star, Attilio Lombardo.
