John Lyons

OVER the course of a season, you speak to many players – and some stand out more than others. I remember getting off the phone to then Oxford United defender Luke McNally late last season and thinking that he had his head screwed on right. Brought across to England by Oxford United from the Republic of Ireland in January 2021, it was last season that he came to the fore for the U’s. Boss Karl Robinson labelled him a ‘colossus’ and likened him to former Liverpool great Rob Yeats for his physical presence. While Oxford’s bid for the pla...