Leyton Orient captain Jobi McAnuff has hailed Justin Edinburgh as a 'one of a kind'.
Players and fans came together at the club's stadium on Sunday afternoon to remember their late manager, who passed away yesterday aged 49 following a cardiac arrest on Monday.
Edinburgh was a much-loved figure at the club, with McAnuff and Dean Brill joining Orient supporters at the club's ground to lay team shirts in the home dugout in memory of Edinburgh.
"He was one of a kind, I think if you ask any of the boys here and other players he's worked with, he's got a real aura and a real presence about him when he walked into a room," The O's skipper told Sky Sports.
"He commanded respect and it's not a quality that many managers share.
"It's really sad, coming here, where we've had such good memories in the past 18 months, to then be here for this.
"One of the fans said to me, it's very simple, but she said that he got us and we got him. That's one of the best ways of summing him up and his relationship with the club.
Edinburgh lead Orient to the National League title last season, and McAnuff hailed the impact the former Spurs defender had on the club both on and off the pitch .
"Football aside, Justin was a hugely positive man, loved his family. Every day he came in he had that lust for life, a real zest about him, and a real willingness to enjoy himself," the former Reading man added.
"I think he would want us to carry that on. I know for sure he would want us to approach this in the most positive way we can, that's very much what he was about, being on the front foot.
"Together, using those lessons that he taught us, it can help us deal with such tragic circumstances."
