Kris Lindsay has moved to get the signature of two centre forwards on deadline day.
Rory Patterson, most notably formerly of FC United of Manchester, Coleraine, Plymouth Argyle, Linfield, Derry City and Crusaders joins the club along with Nathaniel Ferris who comes in on loan from Loughgall.
“I’m delighted to get Nathaniel Ferris and Rory Patterson in before the transfer window shuts tonight. Rory has signed a professional contract while Nathaniel joins us on loan from Loughgall. It’s an area where we have struggled this year. You only have to look at the goals for column in the league table, we’ve only scored 7 goals in 13 games. Both lads are proven goal scorers, albeit at different ends of their career. I think they will both bring something different to us in attacking areas.
Manager – Kris Lindsay
As I say delighted to get them done and get working with them both soon. I’d like to pay thanks to Dean Smith and the committee at Loughgall who facilitated the move for Nathaniel and made it nice and smooth to get it over the line. With the amount of games we have coming up now in a short period of time, we will need all our attacking players to contribute and hopefully the two boys can.”
36 year old Patterson joins the club from Belfast Celtic where unfortunately, due to Covid, he hasn’t got to line out for the Belfast Club. Patterson was most prolific in the Irish League, playing for Coleraine where in a single season he scored 30 goals, earning him a move to Plymouth Argyle.
I am delighted to be signing for a Club where I started playing senior football when I was 15/16, with a lot of great people involved over the years, Joe McAree, Dixie Robinson and Jarlath Faloon for example. I was supposed to sign a couple of times but through one thing or another it didn’t happen. I can’t wait to get started and hopefully hit the ground running with a few goals.
New signing- Rory Patterson
Ferris, 22, left us a couple of seasons ago to join Mid-Ulster neighbours Loughall, where he has remained since and returns to Stangmore Park on a loan deal. He is excited to be re-joining the club.
I am buzzing to be back at Dungannon Swifts, a great Club which is run by some great people. Excited to get started and hopefully I have a lot to offer the Club and the team over the coming months.
New signing – Nathaniel Ferris
Welcome back to Stangmore Park, Rory and Nathaniel. We wish you both every success in a Swifts shirt.