Rea encouraged Higgins to move to England, and Higgins would rate Rea's help so highly that he described him as "a bit of a father figure".
ɹˈiə ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd hˈɪɡɪnz tə mˈuːv tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd, ænd hˈɪɡɪnz wʊd ɹˈeɪt ɹˈiəz hˈɛlp sˌoʊ hˈaɪli ðæt hiː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hˌɪm æz "ɐ bˈɪt əvə fˈɑːðɚ fˈɪɡjɚ".