Josh O'Connor has joined on loan for the rest of the League of Ireland season
And the 20-year-old goes straight into the squad for tonight’s league game away to Bohemians.
“Everything happened quite quickly,” said O’Connor, the son of former Scotland Hibs striker Garry O’Connor. “I got the call on Tuesday, flew over on Wednesday, signed on Thursday so it would be nice to play and score on Friday!READ MORE: These eight League of Ireland clubs have applied for a share of €120m Govt infrastructure potO’Connor spent last season on loan at Airdrie, scoring five goals in 33 appearances.
And Lilywhites boss Jon Daly - the former Rangers and Dundee United striker - told the club website: “With Cameron Elliott going back to Scotland, we tried to add to our attacking threat. “Josh is a little bit different from what we have. He has real pace up top and he likes to play on the shoulder so he'll give us that threat in behind.Daly added: “It’s difficult trying to get a striker in at this stage of the season so we’re delighted to have Josh.”
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