Kris Lindsay joins Cliftonville coaching team

The Reds announced the former Dungannon Swifts boss, who left Stangmore Park last month, will assist McLaughlin and his coaching team.

Speaking to the club website Lindsay said he was excited by his new challenge.

“It wasn’t a call I was expecting to get from Paddy but, when he spoke to me about coming to Cliftonville it excited me," he said.

“I enjoy working with players and there are a lot of very good ones here. It’s my job to work with them and try to improve them and hopefully pass on any help and advice I can offer.

“I had only just left Dungannon when Paddy made contact and, even though that was only two-and-a-half weeks ago, because Cliftonville haven’t lost any fixtures to the weather or Covid issues in that time, they’ve played a lot of matches.

"They’ve now come through that and are entering into a spell where they’re only playing on Saturdays, as opposed to the constant Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday-Tuesday routine.

"You don’t really get to do any proper work on the training pitch when you’re playing as regularly as that, so I’m coming in at a time when I’ll be able to work closely with the players each week and I’m really looking forward to it.”

Reds boss McLaughlin feels Lindsay will be a big asset to the club.

“This is something we’ve been pursuing for a few weeks now and I’m delighted to welcome Kris to the club," he said.

"He’s a top class coach and, as well as enjoying working with him, I’m sure our players will also benefit from his expertise.”

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