SCOTTISH MIDFIELDER SAM Stanton was this afternoon unveiled as a new signing of Dundalk FC for the season ahead.
The 26-year-old is a product of Hibernians’ academy system, earning his first-team debut as a 17-year-old during Pat Fenlon’s time in charge of the Edinburgh club.
After his stint with his hometown club was punctuated by loan moves, the left-sided midfielder moved to Dundee United on a permanent basis in 2018 and then joined the USL Championship outfit, Phoenix Rising for 2020.
“I had a phone call with Filippo Giovagnoli and I really liked what he said to me,” Stanton said on DundalkFC.com.
“Dundalk is a good club and I’m really excited to be here. I felt it was an opportunity I couldn’t really turn down.”
Meanwhile, sporting director Jim Magilton said:
“He will provide real competition and experience to an area of the pitch where we needed strengthening following recent departures and I know we are all really looking forward to working with him and developing his game even further.”
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Hard luck Shams. I suppose it’s difficult to beat the plastic pitch, the silly flares, the shed and the rubbish stadium!!
@Joe Kelly: yawn
@Sean Newberry: still no idea who Joe actually supports?
@Joe Kelly: not everyone gets handed a stadium…..
@Austin Shields: several thousand teams around the world do …look it up lol …
@Kieran Tierney: several thousand….right….the point I’m making is.. unless you own your own.. don’t slag off others …
@Austin Shields: I think he’s a Drogheda fan tho lol
How does the saying go? Oh yes! “The truth is bitter”!!!
Interesting
Dead rubber
@Kieran Tierney: 6 games to go 9 ahead…. Some tough ones in Sligo, Longford owe ya’s one, harps are tricky, waterford a good side, us and drogheda no pushovers? Bit yo do yet KT can’t afford any more slip ups
@John Kelly: yeah it’s wishful thinking. We would have to lose 4 games and pat’s win all remaining 6 .which they won’t
@Kieran Tierney: oh definitely wishful thinking but not a great time for the momentum to be halted, another bad result next game things might start getting twitchy i haven’t looked at pats run in but they are good enough to win 6 on the bounce, ya’s more than likely have it, but could only come down to a stoppge time winner so at least we can say it was closer than the runaway predicted earlier, but you won’t care either way…
Have to keep you all guessing lads!
1. We own our own stadium.
2. We don’t have a plastic pitch.
3. Our normal/happy/real supporters don’t light flares.
4. We have beaten the top 2 already this season!
5. Have to keep you guessing as to which club I support until we qualify for Europe!
See you end of the season!! Xx
@Joe Kelly: Sligo Joe good man ;) that’s why you call rovers shams!
John Kelly – you could be right or you could be wrong!! I’ll keep you guessing! Shams. are a shams. sometimes!! Best friends with Bohs??? I don’t think so!!!