SAINTS FOUND A REAL 'STEEL'

MALIK Dijksteel sealed his move to St Mirren yesterday having left Premier Division strugglers Cork City under a cloud of controversy.

- BY PAUL O'HEHIR

MALIK Dijksteel sealed his move to St Mirren yesterday having left Premier Division strugglers Cork City under a cloud of controversy.

But Rebels boss Ger Nash has wished the Dutchman well, despite going without the winger in last Friday's crucial bottom-of-the-table clash with Sligo Rovers.

Dijksteel signed a pre-contract agreement with St Mirren (below) just three days before that Bit O'Red game but was due to stay and play for the rest of City's season.

Yet there was no sign of Dijksteel for the Turner's Cross shootout which Cork City led 2-0 in before suffering a catastrophic meltdown and losing 3-2 in the dying stages.

It was a devastating blow for their top flight survival prospects and after the game Nash said: “Malik’s agent made it clear he was unavailable for personal reasons.”