Niall Currie has hailed the impact of Shane Dolan at Portadown as he shared the club's recruitment strategy ahead of the January transfer window.Ryan Mayse and Ahu Obhakhan got the goals to lift Currie's side up to fourth in the Irish Premiership table. READ NEXT: Mark Allen handed win by opponent in bizarre end to game at Scottish Open
A large part of their revival is down to Dolan, who Currie appointed in the summer as Head of Player Recruitment within the Republic of Ireland. "That's what we have to do. We can't compete in this market or go to Scotland and England. There are plenty of diamonds down south and Shane is helping us bring them here.
Mayse gave Portadown an early lead on Saturday, and Cliftonville's afternoon got worse when Conor Pepper was dismissed before the break for two bookable offences. "We're not just delighted, we're surprised. But the objectives don't change. We want to stabilise the club, which I'm sure you have heard before," Currie added.