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O'Brien back up north with Bairns

Falkirk have made former Sheffield Wednesday and Livingston midfielder Burton O'Brien the latest close-season addition to their squad.

The former Scotland Under-21 international, released by Wednesday at the end of last season, has signed a three-year contract with the Bairns.

O'Brien, 27, told Falkirk TV: "I think the club will be first and foremost pushing to get into the top six.

"But I would like to see us pushing to get a little bit higher than that."

Falkirk finished seventh in the Scottish Premier League last season.

South Africa-born O'Brien began his career with St Mirren, winning a big-money move to Blackburn Rovers after just 18 appearances.

He returned to Paisley on loan and his three-year spell at Ewood Park came to an end in 2002 having made just one substitute appearance for Rovers.

O'Brien spent three seasons with Livingston before a similar spell with Wednesday.

He becomes the fifth signing Falkirk head coach John Hughes has made this summer, following deals for Neil McCann, Jackie McNamara, Lee Bullen and Dermot McCaffrey.

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