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Moyes out, Stan in at Old Trafford?

Staunton set for Man Utd coaching role

Steve Staunton

Dundalk’s Steve Staunton could be in line for a return to coaching with Manchester United.

The former Liverpool and Aston Villa star is being lined up for a job on David Moyes’ coaching staff for next season. It is anticipated that the former Ireland manager will take the place of Ryan Giggs on the staff at Old Trafford, with the veteran midfielder set to walk away from the game at the end of the season after an alleged dispute with Moyes.

Staunton has been out of the game since losing his scouting role at Sunderland following the appointment of Paolo Di Canio as manager last year.

While spells with Ireland and Darlington didn’t yield the results he would have wanted, he is still a hugely respected figure in the game having been part of the last Liverpool side to win the league title in 1990 and having captained his country in the 2002 World Cup.

Moyes knows Staunton from his spell at Everton, with the pair having become close having met off the field in Liverpool.

This week’s Argus

In this week’s Argus, Anne Campbell reports that fewer mothers-to-be from the area are going to Daisy Hill in Newry to give birth because it is “too pricey”. There’s also news of Jimmy Dunne’s signing with Manchester United, an interview with local car dealers about the benefit of the new 132 registration plates, an update on the Narrow Water Bridge and all the pictures from the St Louis debs night.

All that and more in this week’s Argus… on sale now.

Local youngster Dunne nets move to Manchester United

Jimmy Dunne

Manchester United have been criticised for their lack of activity in this summer’s transfer window but the Premier League champions have finally added to their squad with the signing of 15-year-old Dundalk defender Jimmy Dunne.

While the signature of Dunne is hardly the calibre of player that fans of the Red Devils wanted to see arriving at Old Trafford this summer, the 6ft 2in centre half is tipped for a bright future having been coveted by a number of cross-channel clubs in recent years.

United were always in pole position to sign him, however, having drafted him into their Belfast-based academy when he was just 10 years old.

Dunne had spells with St Kevin’s Boys in Dublin but has most recently featured for Blackrock outfit Rock Celtic.

The De La Salle schoolboy will sign a four-year contract with the club when he turns 16 on October 19^th but is expected to move to Manchester this week to begin the academic year in his new school.

Speaking to the Irish Independent, Dunne said there were other teams interested in him but that he never had any doubt about signing for English football’s most successful side.

“It’s a huge club with great history and they have been very supportive of me right from the start.

“I know it will be a massive challenge but I will be surrounded by good players and excellent coaches and that can only help improve my game. I can’t wait to get started.”

Jimmy’s parents are well known in the area. His mother Sharon Treacy-Dunne is the director of the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland, while his father Eamonn is a former Louth footballer and a teacher at the Patrician High School in Carrickmacross.

Jimmy becomes the first local to sign for United since Conor McCormack in 2006 and Kyle Moran a decade ago. He will now be hoping that in the coming years he becomes the first local player to play in the Premier League since Stephen Staunton.

Source: Talented Dundalk teenager nets dream Manchester United move (Irish Independent)

Kyle’s tribute to Fergie

Dundalk’s former Manchester Utd footballer Kyle Moran has paid tribute to Sir Alex Ferguson following his retirement today.

Kyle, from Bay Estate, joined the Old Trafford club a decade ago as a schoolboy – playing in youth sides that included the likes of Darren Fletcher and Danny Simpson, now of Newcastle Utd.

Kyle didn’t quite make the breakthrough at United unfortunately but later went on to play for a number of League of Ireland clubs including Shelbourne, Derry City and his hometown club, Dundalk.