Oscar Gets Centre Stage At Blues
Brown swoops for midfielder O'Neil as Darr exits Shawbridge
Blues’ boss Phil Brown has swooped to sign exciting young midfielder Oscar O’Neil.
The former Preston North End youth-teamer moves to Shawbridge after leaving Lancaster City.
O’Neil – son of former Celtic, Preston and Scotland midfield man Brian – joined the Dolly Blues in the summer but has now taken up the challenge at Shawbridge and will be available for the Blues at Ramsbottom tonight (Tuesday).
“He’s a good young player and someone I know all about from Preston,” said Brown.
“I have been looking to add to our midfield options and I think he’ll suit us really well.”
As well as figuring for Lancaster, O’Neil also has BetVictor top-flight experience from a loan spell at Bamber Bridge in the 2017/18 season.
And the arrival of the 19-year-old coincides with the departure of Jordan Darr.
Darr, a summer signing from Chorley, is leaving Clitheroe to join Charnock Richard.
Work commitments mean a move to the North-West Counties League suits the striker, whose goal at Trafford at the end of August helped secure the Blues’ second win of the season.