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Dean Shiels adamant Dungannon Swifts' star man is going nowhere

Dean Shiels is not expecting a bust transfer deadline day at Stangmore Park, but he is adamant one of his star men definitely won't be going anywhere.

There has been a lot of speculation over Rhyss Campbell's future with Glentoran rumoured to be one of the club's keen on recruiting the player.

But Shiels, who isn't expecting to do any business before the window closes on Tuesday night, says Campbell "won't be going anywhere"!

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“Rhyss won’t be going and no players will leave aside from a few young lads on loan," said the Dungannon Swifts boss.

“We will always try and improve but it’s a difficult market.

“I think a lot of teams are willing to hold onto players until the end of the season because it’s only three months of football.

“If the opportunity comes, we will maybe try and do something.

“However, at the minute, there is zero opportunity of that happening.

“We will maybe to improve the players we already have here.

“A lot of teams think new signings will make them better but we are slowly improving as the season progresses.

“We have improved dramatically and we will keep pushing them on."

Shiels was frustrated after his Swifts side went down 3-0 at home to Coleraine on Saturday.

The former Northern Ireland international felt his team acquitted themselves well against Oran Kearney's men, but he pointed to striker Matthew Shevlin as the difference, as the league's top scorer grabbed a brace on the day.

“I thought we dominated the ball throughout the game, took the ball off them but the last third they had more quality than us," said Shiels.

“They have a striker who is in the top scorer in the league and they cost money which is hard to get.

“I think the striking department was the difference between the two sides."

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