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Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Imps to be 'adaptable' in left-back bid
Lincoln City will have to be "adaptable" in their search to replace left-back Sean Roughan, says Imps boss Michael Skubala. The 22-year-old Irishman left Lincoln for League One rivals Huddersfield Town at the end of his contract in early July, but the move generated a compensation fee for the Imps. Skubala has made finding a replacement for Roughan his focus in the remaining weeks of the transfer window, even though he says they "don't have the luxury of going for a like-for-like" replacement. "We have a plan," Skubala told BBC Radio Lincolnshire during the club's pre-season camp in Portugal. "It might not look exactly the same as it did last season because Sean was unique in the way he played the game. "The reason he got the move and the reason we got what we did for him is because of how he performed the role." Skubala discusses transfer targets and style of play Huddersfield sign defenders Roughan and Low Summer arrival Ryley Towler is a centre-back who is capable of playing at left-back when needed. Left-back Zach Nolan, from League of Ireland side Bray Wanderers, has been with the Imps in Portugal as a triallist alongside right-back Marcel Lavinier, a former Tottenham and Chelsea youngster who most recently featured for Yeovil Town in the National League. What Skubala wants are players capable of seamlessly picking up different roles in different formations, be it with a back five or back four. "It's important that we have adaptability, and maybe part of our strength as a club and as a team is being adaptable - it makes us harder to scout and harder to work on us," he said. "We definitely want to have a core way that we do it, what our principles are, what we want the team to look like, are definitely things that don't change, but in terms of system we can adapt. "We need to get the bodies in the building to allow us to do that and we have to be smart with how we go to work with that."
Otago Daily Times
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Matariki marked by community
Kakanui School held its annual Matariki night on June 19. Matariki marks the Maori New Year and is a time to remember those who have died, to celebrate the present with whanau and friends, and to look forward to the future with hope. Principal Ann Roughan said the Matariki celebration was "so special" as the entire Kakanui community was invited to the event. "Our Matariki celebration was about sharing stories, kai, culture, and strengthening the bonds within our school community — we all came together to celebrate Matariki, a time of reflection, renewal, and connection," she said. Ms Roughan said the children created art works that depicted Matariki, sang waiata and also presented the audience of family and friends with some Maori stick and string games, and videos they had created about Matariki. — APL
The 42
22-06-2025
- Sport
- The 42
One of 3 outfielders to play every minute in League One last season on his Ireland ‘dream'
WHILE MOST of Ireland's English Football League-based players could fully relax for a couple of weeks this summer, Sean Roughan was thinking hard about a big decision. After six years at Lincoln City, the 22-year-old defender decided he was moving on. While grateful to the club for helping to develop him, he felt now was the time to take the next step in his career to progress further. Roughan had moved over to England at 16, and the youngster was able to do his Leaving Cert remotely, with the club hiring a tutor to prepare him for the exams. Director of Football Jez George mentioned this factor on the official club website news article confirming the player's departure. 'This story also wouldn't have been possible without the support of Mark Wallace, the headmaster of Lincoln Minster School at the time, who found a way to deliver the curriculum with the help of numerous teachers, and Louise Costello, who tutored Sean in Gaelic. They all had a harder job than the football staff!' Roughan ultimately repaid the significant investment made by the English club in 2019. He registered over 150 appearances, becoming a regular in the last three seasons, having impressed on loan at Drogheda in 2022. The Dubliner was particularly eye-catching in the 2024-25 campaign, as he was one of three outfield players in League One to complete every minute of action (Bristol Rovers' James Wilson and Reading's Lewis Wing were the others). Such a feat is rare, especially for someone of Roughan's age (the other two aforementioned footballers are 36 and 29). When you consider that as a teenager he had been seriously hampered by quad and ankle injuries, and had to undergo surgery as a result of these problems in 2021, the achievement is even more impressive. So with all those minutes under his belt, there was unsurprisingly plenty of interest in Roughan this summer. It was a difficult choice, but in the end, he opted to sign a three-year deal with Huddersfield Town. Advertisement In the process, he rejected two offers from clubs in the Championship to join the team that finished 10th in League One last season, 14 points adrift of the playoff spots. Roughan knew that staying in England's third tier would likely undermine his 'dream' of playing for the Irish senior team, at least in the short term, as footballers competing below the Championship are seldom considered for a call-up by national team manager Heimir Hallgrímsson. However, the former Ireland U21 international is confident it will ultimately be the right move for him. 'It would help me be in the Ireland picture more, [playing in the Championship], which is the biggest dream I have to play out in front of Aviva,' he tells The 42. 'But it was one of them where everything in good time, I thought.' He adds: 'Everything that you do in football is a risk, and you just have to hope that it pays off.' Expanding on his reasons for choosing Huddersfield, Roughan says: 'Just talking to people around the club, it's going places, and that's what I liked about it. I wanted to be at a project where they're going forward and not somewhere that they're going to be happy to stay in the position they are. I want somewhere that is challenging, and that's going to challenge you.' Roughan says that it was 'the biggest decision I've made in my career to date'. Former Ipswich coach Lee Grant was recently appointed Huddersfield boss. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo The club themselves are in transition. Last month, Lee Grant was appointed manager, following three years as first-team coach at Kieran McKenna's Ipswich Town, who achieved back-to-back league promotions during that period before their recent relegation from the Premier League. 'Everyone that I've talked to about him, and people close to me, thought he was a really nice guy and and that he'd probably be the best to try to develop me,' Roughan says of Grant, who as a player had spells with Derby, Sheffield Wednesday, Burnley and Stoke before spending the final four years of his career as a backup goalkeeper at Man United. Joining Grant in the backroom staff is former Ireland international Paul McShane, with the pair having previously worked together at the Old Trafford club. Roughan has also worked with McShane, as the Wicklow native is the Ireland U21s assistant boss. Two other highly-rated coaches have joined the staff as well. Marc Bridge-Wilkinson and Jonathan Robinson both had lengthy spells in Liverpool's academy — helping develop players such as Conor Bradley, Jarell Quansah and Tyler Morton — while the latter was also recently Steven Gerrard's assistant at Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq. All these changes fit with Huddersfield's philosophy of creating an exciting young squad and turning footballers of potential into top professionals. 'The gaffer has been at big clubs as well, and he's been around when they've been in the Prem,' says Roughan. 'He's been at United, so he's well in the know of what you have [to do to get] there, or how you get better, and [the same goes for] the people around him as well.' On playing every minute last season, Roughan adds: 'What I tried doing was controlling being fit and available. And if you're fit and available for any manager, they're going to like you. 'There were games where I wasn't great, but [it's about] just trying to stay consistent in that moment, not making it a very, very bad game. And thankfully, the gaffer [Michael Skubala] still had faith to keep playing me, even if stuff went wrong, which I can't thank Lincoln enough for, because sometimes people are fit for the full season, but don't play a full season. So yeah, it's a good milestone to hit, and not many people do it in their career, so hopefully I can do it twice.' Roughan has also had plenty of help from people around him. His mother, Charlotte, is a fellow fitness fanatic who owns a gym in Ashbourne, and from a young age, she instilled in him the importance of diet and nutrition. 'You turn up to a game, if you haven't refuelled your body well, you could get an injury, because rest and the food is probably the most important thing to do outside of football, to make sure that you're ready and you're fit.' Even during his few weeks off in the summer, Roughan says he rarely indulges in junk food or deviates from a strict dietary plan. 'In the off-season, you don't really do stuff like that. The body is not used to it. So you say you're going to do it, but then when you get to it, you're like: 'No, I'm not really that bothered.' Or: 'I don't want to feel sick.'' Roughan may not be closing in on making the Irish squad just yet, but one factor that could help him down the line is his versatility. According to Transfermarkt, of his recent appearances, he has played 56 games as a centre back, 33 at left back, and 24 on the left of midfield. Hallgrímsson has plenty of depth in the centre-back position, but less so at left-back, where Roughan has predominantly played lately, and Ireland's regular in that position, Robbie Brady, at 33, is closer to the end of his career than the start. But the youngster knows he still has plenty of work to do for that dream to become a reality. 'Things move quickly in football,' he says. 'The train's never going to wait for someone if they're late. So football's not going to wait for you — you have to get on with it. 'And if you're not going to be there or thereabouts, you're going to be left behind.'
Otago Daily Times
22-05-2025
- Otago Daily Times
Jailed woman's home detention bid fails
An Invercargill woman jailed for stabbing a man up to eight times while dressed as a nun has had a bid for home detention refused. In December, Summer Jade Roughan, 25, was jailed for four years, two months after a jury found her guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. A Court of Appeal decision released yesterday revealed Roughan did not think the sentencing judge adequately considered her personal circumstances and she should have been eligible for home detention. The panel of appeal judges considered the circumstances of the offending on October 28, 2023. Roughan had been drinking alcohol and consuming LSD and MDMA in town while celebrating Halloween. About 3am when the bar closed, she was picked up with a group of people and taken to her address in Otatara. She invited the group inside to keep partying. This included the 26-year-old victim. Inside, the man started bragging about drink-driving, which upset Roughan. An argument broke out and the man called Roughan a "whore". Roughan got up and began punching the man in the head, telling him to leave her house. The victim retaliated by striking her in the head, causing her to bleed, and shoving her into the door frame. Roughan's partner called an associate and asked him to take the victim away from the house. The victim walked nearly 80m down the winding driveway to the road to be collected. Meanwhile, inside the house, Roughan had selected a small kitchen knife from a knife block and walked down the driveway with her partner. They found the victim and Roughan stabbed him up to eight times with a "hammer-fist" type action. The knife punctured the man's lung and the outer membrane of his heart. When Roughan saw blood on the knife she ran back to the house and changed out of her nun costume. She took no steps to seek medical attention for the victim. Counsel Sonia Vidal told the Court of Appeal the sentence imposed was "manifestly excessive" and Roughan should have been sentenced to home detention. She argued the sentencing judge did not give enough weight to the fact the victim was unwelcome in Roughan's home and retaliated when he was told to leave. Ms Vidal said the judge's approach to sentencing was a "formulaic" rather than "nuanced" process and failed to sufficiently consider the defendant's youth, the fact she was the mother of a young child, her otherwise clean record and good prospects for rehabilitation. The panel of appeal judges rejected her arguments. "We do not accept that the judge sentenced Ms Roughan in a formulaic or otherwise inappropriate way," the appeal decision said. They noted the offending involved "life-threatening" violence and said they thought the credits allowed by the sentencing judge were appropriate. The original sentence was upheld.
