St. Pat's add two more to squad
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St Patricks Athletic have continued their signing spree with the
acquisition of strikers Alex Williams and Vinnie Faherty. Williams
joins from Dundalk while Faherty joins from Galway United.
Glasgow-born Williams, 26, began his career as a 16 year old with Stirling Albion where he scored over twenty goals in his first full season. Williams played for Greenock Morton, Clyde and Ayr United before he joined Dundalk in 2009. He scored 7 goals in 15 appearances in his debut League of Ireland season.
“Pete Mahon called me, he outlined his plans for the club and I was interested from the start”, Williams said. “I felt I did well for Dundalk last year but I would like a full season to see what I can do and thankfully Pat’s have now given me that chance. I’ll just set out to do the best I can do, I’ll have my own goal targets in mind and hopefully I’ll start the season well and really hit the ground running”.
22 year old Faherty signed for Galway United from Salthill Devon by Tony Cousins in July 2007 and finished top scorer for the Tribesmen last season.
Faherty had been training with Crystal Palace when he got a call from Pat’s assistant manager John Gill, “I kept an eye on what John and Pete were doing, the squad that they’re building and I must say I’ve been impressed. I did have a better offer from another club but I wanted to come to Pat’s”.
“There’s a lot of young players here all eager to play, so there will be plenty of competition for places, Faherty said.
“Hopefully the competition for places will work in my favour and help improve my overall game. Last year I set a target for myself of 10 goals and I got 8 but I would hope to beat that this season with Pat’s”.
Glasgow-born Williams, 26, began his career as a 16 year old with Stirling Albion where he scored over twenty goals in his first full season. Williams played for Greenock Morton, Clyde and Ayr United before he joined Dundalk in 2009. He scored 7 goals in 15 appearances in his debut League of Ireland season.
“Pete Mahon called me, he outlined his plans for the club and I was interested from the start”, Williams said. “I felt I did well for Dundalk last year but I would like a full season to see what I can do and thankfully Pat’s have now given me that chance. I’ll just set out to do the best I can do, I’ll have my own goal targets in mind and hopefully I’ll start the season well and really hit the ground running”.
22 year old Faherty signed for Galway United from Salthill Devon by Tony Cousins in July 2007 and finished top scorer for the Tribesmen last season.
Faherty had been training with Crystal Palace when he got a call from Pat’s assistant manager John Gill, “I kept an eye on what John and Pete were doing, the squad that they’re building and I must say I’ve been impressed. I did have a better offer from another club but I wanted to come to Pat’s”.
“There’s a lot of young players here all eager to play, so there will be plenty of competition for places, Faherty said.
“Hopefully the competition for places will work in my favour and help improve my overall game. Last year I set a target for myself of 10 goals and I got 8 but I would hope to beat that this season with Pat’s”.
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