Sheffield Wednesday Football Club

• Nickname:The Owls
• Founded:1867
• Manager:Dave Jones

• Ground:Hillsborough
• Capacity:39859

Irvine raids former club for Nolan

20 Feb 2010 - 11:58:01

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Sheffield Wednesday boss Alan Irvine has snapped up Eddie Nolan on loan for the rest of the season from former club Preston North End.

Irvine made Nolan a Lilywhites player after taking him to Deepdale from Blackburn Rovers and he has now been reunited with the Scot at Hillsborough.

With the Owls in a relegation scrap, Irvine has made the move to enhance his team's chances of avoiding the drop.

Speaking to the club's official website, he said: "We have a tough battle ahead of us in order to stay in the Championship this year and Eddie Nolan is a very good defender who will bring a lot of quality and cover to our defensive unit.

"Every game coming up is a massive game and having the opportunity to bring in a player of Eddie's quality and versatility at this time is something that I feel can help us in the remaining matches."