He'l bring some much needed experience and a bit of quality on the left to the team. His legs obviously aren't what they used to be but he still has the skill.
Well I'm sure if he was a postman in Cork it wouldn't have mattered, but I doubt he had the time or energy to get up at 5 to do the job, get to Cork for half 5 that afternoon for training for a couple of hours and then spend the 2 and a half hours in the car again to get home to his family a few days a week. It's a very long day.
I'd be sceptical of the rumours but i'd say if there was any issue with the manager it was because he wasn't training, which he wasn't.
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