Tranmere Rovers’ Joe Murphy is still going strong, almost a quarter of a century on from his league debut.
Superstars like Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne will always attract their fair share of accolades.
He also had a great career at underage level, beating the likes of John O’Shea and Andy Reid to the U21 Player of the Year award in 2002, while he was a key figure for the Brian Kerr-managed Irish side that won the U16 European Championships in 1998. Almost a quarter of a century has passed since he made his league debut. An 18-year-old Murphy was thrown in the deep end by then-Tranmere boss and Ireland legend John Aldridge.
He then missed a significant portion of the season through injury but returned just in time for the League Cup final at Wembley. Murphy’s new deal sees him continue a dual position he began two years ago. The Dubliner is a goalkeeper coach as well as a player. The coaching aspect of his role has come naturally enough and in a way, it is just an extension of what Murphy has been doing his entire career, shouting at defenders and warning them not to let their concentration slip.
“ is also helpful for yourself, because it keeps you in the game. When I was younger, my concentration wasn’t great. So I found that if I talked more I would be more involved and concentrated.” “Whereas when we finish now, in a week, I’ll just continue to keep my body strong and work hard, so I just roll into next season, ready to go.
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