WHEN Shane Blaney rocketed a free-kick past Liam Kelly from all of 40 yards in the summer, the Sligo Rovers defender sent the large travelling Motherwell support into a fury. But just as the Fir Park players have, the Irishman is hoping he can soon get the ‘Well faithful to forgive him.
So accomplished were the centre-back’s performances as Rovers shocked Motherwell 3-0 on aggregate in the Conference League qualifiers back in July that the Scottish Premiership strugglers have moved to shore up their own defence by bringing him over the Irish sea.
If it was that game that got him his move, it also led to his new manager, Steven Hammell, getting his job, with predecessor Graham Alexander sacked on the back of the shock European exit.
