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Published 14:03 1 Jul 2016 BST
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"I'd options in France, I'd options in Israel, I'd options everywhere. Maybe people don’t know me that well in England, but because I played in Europe a lot of people know me around Europe. (But) I knew after a five minute phone call with Owen Coyle this was the right choice."Byrne also offered some insight into his time in Holland. "I was over there purely for football," the Dubliner said.
"It was a bit lonely at times, but you have to keep going. For me at the time, it was the best thing for me to do. All I concentrated on was football, football, football. I went in in the morning and trained, went home slept, woke up slept. That was my routine over there week after week."It was a great experience, and one I'm very grateful for."

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