New Coat of arms

It’s a sight not many people will have ever expected to see but Colin Coates says he feels perfectly comfortable wearing the Cliftonville badge.

The former Crusaders captain was an unused substitute as the Reds defeated Glentoran to make it three wins from three at the start of the new Danske Bank Premiership season yesterday and, after the game, he took his place in front of a precariously positioned camera to reflect on a “whirlwind” start to life at Solitude.