An international player of some pedigree and reputation and remembered and revered for his late Eire goal against Northern Ireland in the qualifiers prior to the 1994 world cup finals.
His signing at Latics was one of many big ones of that very memorable new stadium season of 1999-2000 that propelled the club on to a higher stage almost overnight than it had been on previously.
All the more sad that he was signed at the forefront of that very positive era when Latics really began their great journey makes it all the more poignant especially in view of recent events.
very very sad news ,54 is no age to die
RIP