Boss Rob Smith today moved to make loan sensation Shane Killock a permanent AFC Telford United player – snapping him up on an 18-month contract.

Killock has signed on the dotted line at the New Bucks Head after negotiating the terms of his release with Oxford United.

He becomes the second player in three days to have joined Telford on a permanent basis, with left-back Sean Newton having signed on a similar deal.

Newton has spent two months on loan from Barrow, but put pen to paper on Saturday, before going on to help his side to a 1-0 victory over Workington in the Blue Square North.

“What a prospect Shane is at 20 years old,” said Smith. “He’s keeping my skipper (Stuart Whitehead) out of the team, and that says it all.

“That hurts me and Stuey, because he’s a great player, but at the moment Shane’s doing the business.

“Oxford gave us permission to sign him on a free and Shane always wanted to stay here.

“Sean’s another 20-year-old player that’s only going to go one way, so it’s really news for the club,” he added.

Meanwhile, Smith declared himself extremely satisfied with his team’s performance against Workington.

Phil Trainer scored the winner two minutes from time but the Bucks boss shared his praise out around the whole team.

“It looked like it might be another of those days where we didn’t take our chances but we created a lot,” he said.

“I thought Andy Brown’s performance was one of the best I’ve seen from someone in a Telford shirt.

“We’ve also kept five clean sheets out of six and the midfield has started clicking as well – Gavin Hurren has made a massive difference to us.”

By CHRIS HUDSON