Former Sunderland midfielder Darren Williams says former workforce-mate Eric Roy “always had a smile on his face” throughout his quick stint on the Stadium of Light.
Roy, who was managing Ligue 1 membership Brest, died on Wednesday. He had been struggling with pancreatic most cancers.
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The pair performed collectively within the 1999-00 season, serving to the newly promoted Black Cats to a powerful seventh-place end within the Premier League.
Roy, who performed as a defensive midfielder, scored one objective and registered two assists throughout 31 appearances for the membership.
“We were all a little bit unaware of him when he came into the side,” Williams informed BBC Radio Newcastle. “But what a fantastic player he turned out to be.
“He was an awesome man. He gelled with the squad actually rapidly. He wasn’t on the membership for lengthy, however in the course of the time he was there his character got here out.
“He was quite flamboyant. He always had a smile on his face. He was always polite, apart from when he was on the pitch. He was a fantastic team-mate and player.
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“He was additionally good for the youthful lads, and I used to be one among them. If you had any considerations or points, you may all the time sit down and simply have a chat with him. That simply exhibits what a personality he was in our dressing room.
“I could always see him going into the managerial side of things. What Eric wanted to do, you knew Eric would do.”
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