Ernie joined Oldham a couple of seasons after I first started watching Latics regularly. I wasn't around for the glory years, and so wasn't exactly spoilt by the football on display at BP. This is one of the reasons I love supporting Latics though, as you come to appreciate players not just for their talent, but for their commitment and passion. Ernie was never the most gifted of footballers, but what he lacked in talent he more then made up for in hard work and just his genuine enthusiasm for the game. Football is severly lacking characters like Ernie these days, and he will be sorely missed, not just by Oldham fans, but by football as a whole. R.I.P Ernie.