Chorley secure Championship keeper for Fleetwood FA Cup clash

Chorley have snapped up a Championship keeper for their huge FA Cup clash with Fleetwood.
Oliver Byrne. Photo credit: Cardiff City.Oliver Byrne. Photo credit: Cardiff City.
Oliver Byrne. Photo credit: Cardiff City.

The Magpies are in the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in 27 years but by a quirk of fate they are unable to field current number one Matty Urwin for the Monday night fixture.

Urwin and fourth qualifying round replay hat-trick hero Nick Haughton who fired the Magpies to a 4-3 extra time win are ineligible to play in the clash due to the fact that they are on-loan at Matt Jansen’s National League North side from League One club Fleetwood.

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Their loan agreements specify that they cannot feature against their parent club and so Jansen has had to recruit a new shot-stopper with the club securing the services of Cardiff shot-stopper Oliver Byrne.

Byrne, 19, joins the club on a youth loan deal and Jansen is hopeful he can mark his debut with a clean sheet in the televised clash.

He said: “We have got a goalkeeper in place he’s got international clearance now so it can be announced.

“He was at Manchester United’s academy and he has gone to Cardiff.

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“Andy Dibble (Cardiff City goalkeeping coach) and Bryan Gunn highly recommend him and hopefully he will keep a clean sheet on the night.

“I’m looking forward to watching him in training and hopefully he will do a good job for us.”