PADDY MCCOURT WILL be given a chance to impress Dundalk boss Stephen Kenny in a pre-season friendly tonight.
The 33-year-old former Celtic, Rochdale and Barnsley winger is a free agent since leaving Glenavon in December, but he’s been training with the Lilywhites for the past week in a bid to earn a contract.
Kenny knows former Northern Ireland international McCourt well, having brought the cult hero from Shamrock Rovers to Derry City in 2005 before a move to Glasgow followed three years later.
The SSE Airtricity League Premier Division champions meet Glenavon at Mourneview Park this evening (7.45pm) and McCourt is expected to play some part.
Dundalk then head to Spain for a pre-season training camp ahead of the President’s Cup final against Cork City on 17 February and the league opener with Shamrock Rovers a week later.
Meanwhile, work has commenced on the pitch at Oriel Park.
The club posted pictures of their old surface being pulled up today after it was recently announced that a state-of-the-art artificial pitch will be in place for the start of the season.
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The UFC might aswell not have rankings and contenders anymore.
@Ciarán: Woodley faught Maia, Wonderboy*2 and Lawler in his last 4 fights: each the highest rank possible at the time… If anyone should be allowed a money fight its him. Besides, in diaz’s last 2 fights, he beat a champion and then lost to the same guy on a narrow decision. So compared to other welterweights he isnt an absurd choice… Its nothing like Bisping: making his 1st defence against someone not even in the top 10 and his 2nd defence against someone who hadnt faught in 4 years.
Coincidence that McGregor and Diaz will both have titles before their rematch? Not that I’m complaining, would be hard not to get excited about the build up to that.
@Johnny: what title will Diaz have? No chance will he beat Woodley
@Connery83: 100% agree, Diaz is the perfect style for Woodley to fight. Plus hed have no excuse to be cautious in this one.
@Connery83: Woodley barely beat Maia even the the entire fight was fought on the feat. Diaz is more than a match for him on the feet and if it goes to the ground Diaz is more than comfortable fighting on top or from his back. Diaz will beat him.
@Johnny: Maia is possibly the best at bjj in the entire ufc. Woodley was being cautious to avoid his submissions, but was comfortably better on the feet. Fans were angry that he didnt try to finish him. He also beat Wonderboy who is one of the best strikers
@Johnny: Woodley will punch a hole through his face. I actually fear for Nate in this fight, as he is so durable. Mate defends with his face and against the hardest hitter at 170 that’s a recipe for disaster
That’s preposterous! What has he done to deserve a shot
@Patrick Dara Kelly: Been the only person since 2010 to beat McGregor, a 2 weight champion, in mma.
@Rudiger McMonihan: fair achievement but why has that put him in line for a title shot, he’s 3-3 at 170.
He smokes a hell a lot of weed, with Conor the King of Coke and the majority of the roster on some kind drugs he’s perfect.
@Malachy Rivers: The main difference between them and athletes in other sports is the testing. Has a football player ever been caught using PEDs?
Great fight Woodley has me blocked on twitter so I hope he gets a beating:)