Following his showing for Peterborough United in the FA Cup last night, Chris Forrester may have the phrase 'the next Michael Carrick' fastened to him for some time.
Before heading cross channel, he lit up Richmond Park night after night. In recent years, we've seen many League of Ireland players sink rather than swim in the English League.
We have written in the past of how the the Euro 2016 qualifying success would have been impossible without the League of Ireland.
Whereas League of Ireland graduates were scarce enough during the Charlton era, now almost half the international team have a season under their belt in the domestic game.
For the benefit of English fans, here are a selection of the wonderstrikes which he has bequeathed us in the last while.
St. Patsfctv have very kindly gathered nine of his most sumptious strikes for Pat's. The dink against Shamrock Rovers was a particularly tasty one.
Another one not included there from the 2015 season. He lifts the ball into the net against Longford Town.
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