ALBION striker Aaron Connolly has been urged to make a decision on his future quickly before he endures another tough season.

Connolly spent the second-half of last season on loan at Championship side Middlesbrough, but he did not set the world alight under manager Chris Wilder.

The forward scored twice in 19 appearances in the league for Boro as he struggled to force himself as the first-choice striker in Wilder's team.

Former Ireland striker David Connolly believes that the Seagulls forward has lots of good qualities but has admitted that he may need to drop down to the Championship or lower to re-find his best form.

The Argus: Aaron Connolly struggled on loan last seasonAaron Connolly struggled on loan last season

He told the RTÉ Soccer Podcast: "I think Aaron has got a bit of work to do. I have worries about Aaron in terms of where he goes from here I know Chris Wilder a little bit. I know people who have worked under him, I know his staff.

"A lot of people have so many good things to say about him. I think he'd have given Aaron a lot of opportunities to impress him, in training, with his behaviour et cetera. Chris doesn't suffer fools at all, so it would worry me that Aaron didn't have the impact he wanted.

"Aaron's issue is maybe he feels he's ready and good enough to play games in the Premier League and maybe his own manager doesn't think that.

"I think he's got to accept that and go to the Championship, which is still a really good level.

"Even if he's got to drop lower, has he got an ego that would prevent him from doing that?

"Finding that next loan for him going to be important. You could waste six months of the season up to January, which is what he did at Brighton (last season). Before you know it it's a whole season gone."