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Former Sunderland striker opens up on 'nightmare' switch after Scotland return
Albion Rovers exit for full-time football turned into a “nightmare”.In 2018, the Coatbridge native burst onto the scene at Cliftonhill having taken the step-up from the youth ranks under Brian Kerr in League One.At 19, the forward was attracting interest from clubs across the country, and on January transfer deadline day he made the shock switch to The Black Cats as they battled relegation from the English Championship.However, the fairytale rise of Shields would turn into a horror story as he struggled to make the first-team breakthrough and was shipped out on loan to Alloa by gaffer Jack Ross.At the end of his deal last summer, Shields dropped to the non-league to pen a deal with Aldershot, before making another temporary switch to