Unexpected debut for Cole

DARREN Cole admits he had to make sure he was ready to come on after making his debut for the club against Larne yesterday afternoon…

The big defender was introduced from the bench midway through the first-half after Dean Jarvis picked up a knock.

Cole acknowledged that he had to be ready to come on and that he was delighted to help the club register a clean sheet after the stalemate against the title holders.

The ex-Rangers man thought Lyndon Kane’s long range strike that hit the post was instead going to find the back of the net and how he picked up a calf strain after doing some extra training.

The Bannsiders face Dungannon Swifts up next – where Cole spent last season on loan – and he is hoping to pick up all three points at Stangmore Park.