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Belfast Telegraph
a day ago
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- Belfast Telegraph
Cliftonville teenager linked with switch to EFL Championship club
Teenager Shay Reid could be the latest talented young player to leave Cliftonville with Preston North End interested in signing him after he impressed on trial with the English Championship side. Reid, who turned 17 on Friday, played two matches during a week long trial at Preston Academy scoring and assisting in a 3-2 victory over Sheffield Wednesday and followed that up with a brace and another assist in a 4-3 win against Wrexham.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Stewart leaves Reds to join Sligo Rovers
Defender Sean Stewart has left Cliftonville to join League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers. The 22-year-old signed permanently for the Reds in the summer of 2024 from Norwich City after spending the 2023-24 season at Solitude. He made 48 appearances for Jim Magilton's side and started in the Irish Cup win against Linfield in 2024. Stewart has signed an 18-month deal with Sligo, who are ninth in the Premier Division. The full-back credited the influence of Sligo boss John Russell for persuading him to join. "John had been chasing me for a while and once I knew the clubs were happy to come to a deal and I spoke to him, I wanted to come here straight away," Stewart told the club's website. "He is hugely ambitious for the club's future and I want to be part of that. "Sligo is one of those clubs that realises the importance of giving younger players an opportunity. You only have to look at the average age of the current squad. The manager puts trust in his players; a young squad and it's paid off the last few weeks."
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Stewart leaves Reds to join Sligo Rovers
Defender Sean Stewart has left Cliftonville to join League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers. The 22-year-old signed permanently for the Reds in the summer of 2024 from Norwich City after spending the 2023-24 season at Solitude. He made 48 appearances for Jim Magilton's side and started in the Irish Cup win against Linfield in 2024. Stewart has signed an 18-month deal with Sligo, who are ninth in the Premier Division. The full-back credited the influence of Sligo boss John Russell for persuading him to join. "John had been chasing me for a while and once I knew the clubs were happy to come to a deal and I spoke to him, I wanted to come here straight away," Stewart told the club's website. "He is hugely ambitious for the club's future and I want to be part of that. "Sligo is one of those clubs that realises the importance of giving younger players an opportunity. You only have to look at the average age of the current squad. The manager puts trust in his players; a young squad and it's paid off the last few weeks."
BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
Stewart leaves Reds to join Sligo Rovers
Defender Sean Stewart has left Cliftonville to join League of Ireland side Sligo 22-year-old signed permanently for the Reds in the summer of 2024 from Norwich City after spending the 2023-24 season at made 48 appearances for Jim Magilton's side and started in the Irish Cup win against Linfield in has signed an 18-month deal with Sligo, who are ninth in the Premier full-back credited the influence of Sligo boss John Russell for persuading him to join."John had been chasing me for a while and once I knew the clubs were happy to come to a deal and I spoke to him, I wanted to come here straight away," Stewart told the club's website."He is hugely ambitious for the club's future and I want to be part of that."Sligo is one of those clubs that realises the importance of giving younger players an opportunity. You only have to look at the average age of the current squad. The manager puts trust in his players; a young squad and it's paid off the last few weeks."
RTÉ News
3 days ago
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- RTÉ News
Sean Stewart becomes latest player to join resurgent Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers have continued their recruitment drive in the July window with the signing of defender Sean Stewart from Cliftonville on an 18-month deal. The left-sided Northern Ireland underage international arrives at the Showgrounds for an undisclosed fee and is manager John Russell's fifth signing of the summer transfer window. The 22-year-old was with Norwich City before moving to Belfast side Cliftonville. He won an Irish Cup in 2024. Stewart featured in Rovers' recent friendly with Mansfield Town and has represented Northern Ireland at various levels all the way to the Under-21s. "John Russell had been chasing me for a while and once I knew the clubs were happy to come to a deal and I spoke to him, I wanted to come here straight away," Stewart said. "He is hugely ambitious for the club's future and I want to be part of that. "I've always had a big interest in the league here and followed the teams and results. It has grown enormously over the last few years and is further becoming such an attractive league to play in for young players. I couldn't turn down the chance to play here. "It has developed so many players recently and Sligo is one of those clubs that realises the importance of giving younger players an opportunity. You only have to look at the average age of the current squad. The manager puts trust in his players, a young squad and it's paid off the last few weeks when you look at the results we're starting to pick up." "I will have to work so hard to earn a place in the team and that's been obvious to me even before I arrived. We play with aggression and always try to be on the front foot and that's how I want the teams I play in to operate. I cannot wait to get started here." James McManus, Ryan O'Kane, Patrick McClean and Seb Quirk have already joined the Bit O'Red this month. Kevin Zefi also appeared as a trialist in the Mansfield game. Russell lost Reece Hutchinson to Crewe Alexandra in this window and has brought in Stewart as a replacement: "Sean is a hugely promising talent who already has a lot of experience in senior football and has represented Northern Ireland at underage level. "I have signed him as we feel his physical profile and attributes certainly match what we already have here at Rovers. "He is strong defensively and is a player who really likes to get involved in attacking phases of play, which suits our style. I have had plenty of conversations with Sean before I signed him and he's highly motivated to come here. He knows what we want from him and I feel he matches the type of player we need. "We feel he has a really high ceiling and we have done very well to get him here."
