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Josh McCafferty

Brother of Rangers star aiming to emulate his success after making SPFL debut

Shay Kelly, brother of Rangers goalkeeper Liam, wants to follow in his sibling's footsteps after making his SPFL debut at the weekend. 

Kelly junior joined League One outfit Dumbarton on loan from St Mirren last month until the end of the season amid injuries to Brett Long and Paddy O’Neil. 

He recently made his debut for the Sons as they secured a late 3-2 win over Alloa Athletic on Saturday. 


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The 18-year-old wants to emulate, and potentially even exceed, his brother's success, as he revealed the advice he has received from Kelly senior. 

He said [Record]: "I want to be the best goalkeeper I can, I want to be better than him [Liam Kelly] but that’ll be a tough task. 

"He gives me wee pointers all the time, anything that I can add to my game from him then I’ll use them.

"He’s done so well for himself and anything I can learn from him is great.

"Liam went to East Fife in League Two when he’d just turned 20, so he thinks I’m still a baby. But he was buzzing for me and gave me a wee text before the game, which was really nice."

Kelly joined Rangers on a free transfer last summer upon the expiry of his contract at Motherwell. 

He has made seven appearances for the Ibrox side since, keeping three clean sheets along the way. 

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