I have no Idea why they are as well supported here in Ireland as they are, There was an obvious anti Irish / anti Catholic policy at the club, Ronnie Whelan was the first Irish Catholic to play for them, there was a handfull of Irish Prodestents before him.
I think he'd be better at getting into position to get a goal than the other two, From what I've seen Barry and Beto want the ball played to them and are not bothered moving into better position for this to happen Barry slightly more guilty of this than Beto.
He puts in effort he has scored goals he is quicker than both current options, Why not try it out? Do you see it being any worse an option than Barry and Beto?