Sligo Rovers have announced that Shane Blaney has returned to the club on loan ahead of the new League of Ireland Premier Division season.
The Letterkenny man previously played for the Bit O’Red before spending the past three years applying his trade in the Scottish Premiership with Motherwell and Livingston.
The Donegal defender will line out for John Russell’s outfit for the first half of the Premier Division campaign before returning to his parent club Livingston at the end of his loan spell in June.
Speaking to Sligo Rovers media following his move Blaney stated, “I found out last week that there was a possibility of coming back”
“So I spoke to Livingston and obviously I’ve had a rough year in terms of injuries so it’s important that I get back playing and enjoying it. I spoke to a few clubs but John Russell was on the ball and to be honest, there’s no place better for me to be playing football so I jumped at the chance and I’m really looking forward to getting going.
“John played a huge part. We’ve stayed in contact all through the time I’ve been away. I have a great relationship with Casey, (Richard) Brush and John so it’s all very familiar to me. I loved their ideas and their enthusiasm in wanting to push the club to the next level. The squad is keen to get a good buzz going around the north-west and getting some good results and you can really feel that already.
“I’ll be bringing experience back with me. Under John and Ryan (Casey), I got a lot of confidence back and that helped me when I was heading to the UK. I’ve played a lot of big games in the Scottish Premier, so hopefully it’ll stand to me. I want to leave Rovers in a good spot when it’s my time to head off again.”
