Jon Daly was 16 when he made his professional debut so it’s fair to say he knows a thing or two about when a kid’s ready for the step up.
He wasn’t long figuring that out as a player and now he’s getting to grips with the idea as a manager, after giving Mason Melia a first-team debut for St Pat’s in last night’s 3-0 victory over St Pat’s.
At 15, Melia became Pat’s' youngest ever debutant - and the third youngest in League of Ireland history.
