Aaron Burns’ ‘winning mentality’ key to Portadown deal for manager Matthew Tipton

Burns is back at the Ports for a second spell having previously played for the club across the 2012/13 campaign. But of greater interest to Tipton is the experience gained across trophy-winning periods with Linfield and Coleraine before his recent Ballymena United departure. “We go back up into the Danske Bank Premiership promoted out of the Championship with a squad of young and hungry players but Aaron adds a winning mentality at the highest level,” said Tipton. “He is still only 28 years old so prime years in your career really. “We sat down and had a conversation with Aaron and what proved impressive was the depth of his knowledge of this Portadown squad and how we expect him to fit in. “Therefore, when you take everything into account, it was an easy decision to make.” -- A message from the Editor: Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you. In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspaper whenever you are able to do so. Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspaper when you can safely. You can also enjoy unlimited access to the best news from across Northern Ireland and the UK by subscribing to newsletter.co.uk With a digital subscription, you can read more than five articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.newsletter.co.uk/subscriptions now to sign up. Thank you