GOALDEN DAYS IN OLD CLUB

FC, where he was coached by ex-League of Ireland star Austin Skelly before the teenager was trying to break into the Tottenham first team.

- BY MARK McCADDEN

Ireland icon Wesley Hoolahan also came through the club abd officials recalled how Hoolahan would spend hours on end with a ball at his feet, fine-tuning the skills that eventually were allowed to flourish on the international stage.