His Da might well be a hurling and gaelic football legend but already Brian Barry Murphy has achieved a distinction that we suspect Jimmy never managed - he has appeared on Thai TV. The Irish under-21 international scored a last minute consolation goal for Preston North End's reserves in a 3-1 defeat by Huddersfield Town last week, a game covered by Thai TV (and radio and press) because the country's captain, `Zico', was making his debut for Huddersfield.
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His Da might well be a hurling and gaelic football legend but already Brian Barry Murphy has achieved a distinction that we suspect…
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