Arbroath boss Paul Sheerin hopes the addition of striker Kenny Deuchar will be just what the doctor ordered as they aim to move away from the League One drop zone.
The 33-year-old hitman has been persuaded to come out of retirement to support Arbroath’s survival bid and Sheerin revealed that the man nicknamed the Good Doctor was just about to head into the amateur ranks before being lured to the Lichties.
Deuchar has scored goals at almost every club he has been at since starting his senior career with Falkirk in 1999, but was most prolific at East Fife where he scored 31 goals in 66 appearances, and Gretna where he scored an incredible 63 times in 93 appearances.
Spells at other clubs, including Real Salt Lake, Hamilton, St Johnstone, Falkirk and Livingston, followed before he effectively retired in 2012 to focus on practising medicine.
However, Sheerin was delighted to see Deuchar change his mind about hanging up his boots for good and commit himself to playing for Arbroath until at least the end of the season.
“He’ll certainly add a new dimension to us, and that can only be a good thing,” the Lichties boss told The Courier.
“He hadn’t played football for some time because he wanted to set up his own medical practice, which he’s now done, and when I heard whispers he was going to come back it was a no-brainer really. In Kenny’s own opinion, he didn’t think he was fit enough to come back to our level but he’s been training with us and he’s taken to it fine.
“He looks good in training and he managed to play against Clyde in a bounce game last week and came through that. I just think he’s too good to go and play in the amateurs, which is what he was considering.
“His track record speaks for itself and, if he gets anywhere near that sort of form, then he’ll be a great addition for us.”