Steven Bradley believes he is able to make the step into first-team soccer within the Scottish Premiership - and that Livingston is the right place for him to just do that.
The 20-year-old might make his debut this afternoon for the Lions after signing from Hibs. Bradley, who has had loans spells at Ayr United and Dundalk, impressed throughout Livi's winter coaching camp in Turkey and earned himself a two-and-a-half yr deal on the Tony Macaroni Area.
Having skilled a full season of standard motion within the Irish high flight, the Glasgow lad insists he is prepared for the subsequent step, saying: "The final yr or so I've been enjoying each week, so I really feel like I'm prepared for that.
“I understand how it feels to be a first-team participant, elsewhere, clearly. However now I really feel I can kick on right here and play each week. I really feel as if I've settled in.
“I see this as a very good alternative to showcase what I can do on the pitch. Since I've been right here, everybody has been sensible with me so I'm trying ahead to getting out on the pitch and attempting to assist the workforce win, rating targets and create targets.
“I need to assist us end as excessive as attainable within the league and hopefully we are able to do one thing good collectively.”
It wasn't simply on the pitch the place the teen matured throughout his stint with Dundalk, both, saying: "It was good, I loved it. I stayed in a home with just a few of the opposite gamers
“I needed to begin cooking for myself and issues like that which was good. I wasn’t nice to begin with however I discovered the pasta and hen fairly shortly. It was simply primary stuff.
“Clearly getting first workforce soccer each week has additionally actually helped me loads within the final yr. I really feel like I've grown up loads and matured from that and enjoying video games has helped me and now I can use that pretty much as good expertise.”
Livingston go into the conflict with out the suspended duo of Jason Holt and Scott Pittman after each gamers had crimson card appeals turned down final week. Shamal George is anticipated to be out together with long-term harm victims Tom Parkes and Jamie Brandon.
The Lions are additionally hopeful they will have centre-back Luiyi de Lucas signed, sealed and delivered inside a fortnight.
The Dominican Republic defender, who spent final season within the Finnish high division, flies into the nation on Wednesday.
Livi boss David Martindale stated: "He received his governing physique endorsement (from the Scottish Soccer Affiliation) final week.
“He flies in on the fourth, has his English language take a look at which he'll fly by on the fifth and his Dwelling Workplace interview on tenth, so by mid-January we should always have clearance for him to play first-team video games.”
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