Nolan is due to stay with Preston until January and Irvine hopes they will be able to make him a permanent member of the squad when the window opens again.
"Eddie is a player we are hoping is going to turn out to be a really good signing for us in the long term," He told the Lancashire Evening Post. "He has an excellent pedigree and he is someone who we would certainly be interested in bringing here full time.
"But he is not one for right now unless the situation demands - he is here on loan with a view to something more permanent if everything works out."



