Shortly after, O'Neill left Leicester City to Manage Celtic and Collymore, Steve Walsh and others were forced to depart following the arrival of new manager Peter Taylor.
Given the potential of Collymore to have succeeded at both Liverpool and Aston Villa in his years in football, The Daily Telegraph wrote in 2004: "..that Until Wayne Rooney came along, Collymore was as naturally talented an individual as British football has produced in 40 years.