Might as well give him his own thread -some comments from him today on his international transfer.
“The last few weeks have given me time to think about things and I have to do what my heart says.
"The Republic of Ireland are the team I have always dreamed of playing for and I have to try my best to achieve that."
Apparently Sykes is a fluent Irish speaker as well, there can't have been too many of those in the NI Senior squad down the years.