Life goals Boyd by this run!

SHELBOURNE striker Sean Boyd has summed up the lifechanging potential tha progress in Europe car offer a League of Ireland footballer.

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"You're probably looking at a deposit for your gaff," he said referring to the handsome bonuses that come with extended runs in continental competition.

Boyd and his teammates operate in a world light years away from the mega-wealthPremier League, and while take home pay has risen in recent sea sons, a career in the Irish game won't set anyone up for life.

As for the 27-yearold forward, he has a few big bills coming up He proposed to his partner Aimee O'Sullivan a few days after Damien Duff's shock departure from Tolka Park, and the couple dream of one day owning a house.

"That's the reality o it," he continued.