Amidst the controversy and excitement of this World Cup, amidst the nauseating prospect of the Glazers making billions of pounds out of their lousy ownership of Manchester United, amidst the odd injury worry in Gareth Southgate's squad, football lost a great.
I am biased because he was a mate so, to me, David Johnson will always be remembered by that term. The Doc was a funny, funny man, whose laughter never deserted him through the occasional trying time.
A practical joker, the life and soul of any gathering, brilliant company on the golf course. But even if you did not have the privilege of knowing The Doc, perhaps you should think of him as a great anyway. You don’t have to be a King Kenny to be a Liverpool great.
