Carrick Rangers announce return of Ben Roy

Ben Roy (right), seen here in action against Linfield during his first spell for Carrick

Roy, whose first spell at his hometown club began in 2014 with a loan which later became permanent, returns to Taylor's Avenue after stints at Dundela and Portadown.

Gees boss David McAlinden told the club's website: "Ben is a local lad who has been at the club before and the thing that impressed me about him was that after leaving Portadown he gave me a real sense that he wanted to come back to the club.

"He feels that he has unfinished business with and he came with a really refreshing attitude which made him easy to deal with. He will add a slightly different dynamic to what we already had so it was a no-brainer to get him involved and bring him on board.”

Also putting pen to paper with the East Antrim outfit is 19-year-old goalkeeper Sean Fogarty who has experience with Dublin-based Home Farm, as well as Bray Wanderers.