SHELBOURNE HAVE CONFIRMED the signing of Ireland youth cap Brian McManus.
The 18-year-old Dubliner has impressed in his time with the Premier Division side in recent weeks, having departed Preston North End.
The former St Kevin’s Boys player lined out in midfield for some of the northside club’s recent friendlies, though manager Ian Morris says he can fill in at full back too.
“[He's] slotted straight into the squad and settled really well,” said Morris. “Brian is a fantastic addition to our squad. He is a young lad with great pedigree coming from Preston North End via St Kevin’s boys.
“Brian has a big engine and an excellent range of passing.”
McManus, for his part, is keen to make the most of his chance at first-team football.
“We want to get as high as we can in the league,” McManus said today. “It’s a good squad, a very young squad too. I aim to work hard and try to make some appearances.
“You see it with the likes of Shane Farrell breaking in last year so it’s great to see the youth coming through.”
A good manager. Great season Aston villa are having.
A great ebening for Villa fans. Manager of the year in my opinion.
@Ronnie Pickering: he has brought Villa back to the big guys table. Without the laundering.
@Ronnie Pickering: see what you did there
Funny how he was made a scapegoat and laughed out of it at Arsenal and made to look like an absolute fool… Most of the people who slagged him off and said he was useless then are probably saying he’s manager if the year now. A really good proven coach before and now after Arsenal. Just because it doesn’t work at a certain club doesn’t make you you bad manager. Movyes at Utd rings a bell too. Uefa conference winner. Ironic how Utd will most likely be in that competition next season.
@robert kelly: Another article that has nothing to do with Man Utd but someone manages to shoehorn them into the conversation. They are just never far from peoples thoughts.
@David Staed: because they make everyone laugh
@David Staed: I was making a point comparing managerial appointments and the similar situations of Unai Emery and David Moyes that were treated terribly and used as scapegoats which ultimately nearly ended each of their careers but in turn went on to be successful elsewhere… No more no less. Thanks Dave good man
A brilliant manager. A real tactician.
I was thinking of putting on a Spanish accent while giving my team talk Sunday morning, I wonder would it work?