Paudie O’Connor in the fast lane on long road to the top

Paudie O’Connor doesn’t want to be remembered for his one night in London against Arsenal. He’s far too ambitious to be pigeonholed into a cameo.

The Limerick native went from hero to zero playing for his on-loan club Blackpool in late October, planting his header beyond Peter Cech before getting sent-off for a mistimed tackle on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.