Byrne hoping to kick start career.

RICHIE BYRNE hopes to rebuild his career after joining Saints.

The Irish defender agreed to an emergency one month deal has not played a competitive game since october.

It was hoped he could kick start his career after signing with Inverness Caley but since Terry Butcher took over he has been unable to get a game.

Byrne has had impressive times at Aberdeen and Dunfermline. He insists he is ready to take up the challenge if McInnes wants to include him in the team at Queen of the South tomorrow.

Byrne who’s last competitive games was for Oldham in October is confident of making an impact should he be given a start.

Following spoof claims on Wikipedia that he was a target for ex Rangers boss Paul Le Guen Byrne laughed this off

Byrne laughed at spoof claims on website Wikipedia that he had been targeted by ex-Rangers boss Paul Le Guen, Byrne laughed this off. He said “It says I was on trial at NEC in Holland and that’s true but I have no idea where the link with Paris St-Germain came from. I was in Oldham, not Paris.”