Martin Tyler has become one of the most legendary voices in modern football commentary, narrating some of the biggest moments in the club game.
So the news on Saturday that he was being axed from Sky Sports for cost-cutting reasons hit home just how important the 77-year-old has been to football. This season was the first in 20 years he had missed a Premier League trophy lift, bowing out of the Manchester City coverage with a sore throat.
Since joining Sky in 1990, his work has been exemplary, remembered by fans and fellow media professionals.