Pat Spillane: The time when Michael Lyster saved my bacon – my career as a Sunday Game analyst could have been over

Pat Spillane: The time when Michael Lyster saved my bacon – my career as a Sunday Game analyst could have been over

Typical Michael. Leaving us with no fuss on GAA’s busiest weekend of the year so far.

Pat Spillane reveals Michael Lyster 'saved' him from sacking

Former TV pundit Pat Spillane has told how the late Michael Lyster ‘saved’ him from being axed off The Sunday Game. The iconic RTE presenter passed away last week at the age of 71, casting a cloud of sadness over the GAA world. Lyster presented The Sunday Game for over three decades, having first joined RTE in 1979. Michael Lyster passed away last weekend. Pic: INPHO/James Crombie The Galway native was admired for balancing the debates of the r…