New Cork City recruit Alex Nolan seeking freedom outside comfort zone

The capture from St Pat's believes Cork City can thrive in their first season back in top flight.

New Cork City signing Alex Nolan (right) with City striker Seani Maguire and manager Tim Clancy

A sense of trepidation about Damien Duff arriving at Shelbourne during lockdown wasn’t shared by Alex Nolan.

That generation of U17 players had observed their peers at Shamrock Rovers U15s two years earlier being awoken at 5am by the Irish legend for dawn training sessions at Roadstone.