Player Shortage At Bohs Is Over As Fenlon Makes New Signings

Bohemian FC today announced signings to the senior team for 2011. Manager Pat Fenlon confirmed the following new signings to the club for the coming season:

After months of speculation about Bohemians Future, Pat Fenlon can now move on from that with his new players

Liam Burns (defender), who returns to Bohemians after two seasons with Dundalk; Aidan Price (defender), who joins from Shamrock Rovers; Ger O’Brien (defender/midfield), who has played most recently with Sporting Fingal and, before that, with Derry City and Shamrock Rovers; Chris Fagan (striker), a former Home Farm schoolboy player who has been with Lincoln City since 2009; Anto Flood (striker), formerly with Pat Fenlon in Shelbourne and who played last season with Galway United; Robert Bayly (striker), who joins from Shamrock Rovers, having previously been with Leeds United.

Daniel Joyce (defender), a former Bohemians youth player who is with Reading FC in the English Championship, joins the squad on loan. Gary Burke (striker), who was in Bohemians’ Under-20 squad last year but made several senior team appearances, has a contract the senior squad. The following players who were with the squad last year stay on or return for 2011: Chris O’Connor (goalkeeper), Owen Heary (defender), Glenn Cronin (midfield) and Mark Rossiter (defender).

Several members of last year’s Under-20/A-team squad will be expected to step up a level. “We are going to blood a fair few youngsters this year and it’s really important that we’ve got good talkers, good professionals,” Fenlon said. “I didn’t want to fill the team with old, experienced players. I think we have to get a nice blend of young, enthusiastic players with experienced players around them.”

The manager added that there were some areas in which more cover may be needed and he was hoping to add two or three further players to the squad from outside.

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