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2019 2020 Season • Vol. 32 • No. 01 • Price €4.00

St Patrick’s Athletic Waterford Friday 14 February • Kick Off: 7.45pm • Richmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8.

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St Patrick’s Athletic

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB 125 Emmet Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8, Ireland Tel: +353 1 454 6332

Head Coach:

Stephen O’Donnell

Manager:

Asst Coach:

Pat Cregg

Asst Manager: John Cotter

Opening Hours: 9.30am­5pm (Mon­Fri).

See our facebook page for additional opening hours on match days.

HONOURS League Champions 1951/52, 1954/55, 1955/56, 1989/90, 1995/96, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2001/02, 2013 FAI Cup 1958/59, 1960/61, 2014 League Cup 2000/01, 2003, 2015, 2016 President's Cup 2014 Leinster Senior Cup 1947/48, 1982/83, 1986/87, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1999/2000, 2011, 2014, 2019 League of Ireland Shield 1959/60 FAI Super Cup 1999 Dublin City Cup 1953/54, 1955/56, 1975/76

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16 Conor Kearns

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3 Tyreke Wilson

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26 Brendan Clarke

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4 Sam Bone

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2 Rory Feely

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6 Scott Allardice

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3 Ian Bermingham (C)

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8 Allistar Coote

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4 Dan Ward

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9 Michael O’Connor

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5 Lee Desmond

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11 Matthew Smith

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6 Jamie Lennon

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12 John Martin

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7 Robbie Benson

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14 Kevin O’Connor

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8 Darragh Markey

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15 Dean Walsh

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9 Martin Rennie

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16 Darragh Power

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10 Ronan Hale

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18 Robbie McCourt

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11 Dean Clarke

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19 Will Fitzgerald

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14 Luke McNally

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20 Graham Cummins

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15 Billy King

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22 Jack Larkin

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16 Jay McClelland

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23 Shane Griffin

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17 Simon Madden

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31 Cameron Power

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32 Reece Murphy

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19 Chris Forrester

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34 Mike Nzongong

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35 Niall O’Keefe

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27 Cian Hughes

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Alan Reynolds

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Editorial Ruairi Kavanagh @stpatsprogramme

Good evening, and welcome back to Richmond Park for the first edition of the 2020 season.

A new season always dawns with plenty of optimism, and why shouldn’t it, the club have worked hard in the off­season to out together a squad that should put us in a position to compete toward the top end of the table.

We have an exciting management duo in the shape of Stephen O’Donnell and Alan Mathews, both men with massive amounts of playing and management experience in the League of Ireland.

On the pitch we have some exciting new talent and a reassuring amount of familiar faces. It’s great that some of our finest talents have decided that St Patrick’s Athletic remains the place for their football talents, despite serious offers from other clubs. Well done to the club again for all their work in ensuring we start the season on a stable footing. Dundalk will undoubtedly be the team to catch, once again, and it’s exciting to see one of their finest former midfield talents, Robbie Benson, in a Saints shirt this evening.

As always, The Saint will be with you for every home game this season and we have also managed to retain most of our stellar talent! We have made a new signing ourselves in the shape of Tim Palmer as our opposition analyst, and I’d like to thank the departing Tom Sargent for all his work and dedication over the years.

Thanks to the great work of our team, we managed to land a sizeable accolade in the shape of being named as Programme of the Year by the

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Irish Programme Club. This award has been in the hands of Dundalk primarily, and justifiably, recently so it is great that we have managed to deliver a product that has swung the award in our favour. Thanks to you all for buying it and we hope to deliver an even better programme this season. To keep collectors in mind, we have reverted to the standard league format of A5 for this season. We’re always happy to hear your thoughts on the programme, and indeed any contributions that you might have. Get in touch at stpatsprogramme@gmail.com or via the club.

Enjoy the game.

Come on the Saints!

Contents 10

Dodge’s Data

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Opposition Watch

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Red & White Wonderland

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Kenny Browne Interview

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A View from Afar

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The Shed

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President’s Welcome Tom O’Mahony @tomsaintpats

Good evening. Welcome back to Richmond Park and an especially warm welcome to the players, supporters and officials of Waterford FC. There's always a wonderful sense of anticipation at the start of the new season and this year it's no different.

Last season promised more than it delivered but the slate is wiped clean and we start again. A lot of work has been done in recent weeks to freshen up the stadium and to respond to many of the suggestions we're received from supporters. I want to acknowledge the support of the Patron Saints in those efforts.

Academy. The great work done by Ger O'Brien and the coaches at the various age groups has been delivering titles and international caps in abundance for several years now, but the real objective is to give our best schoolboy footballers a pathway to a professional career without having to leave their homes or sacrifice their education, and the squad list for tonight's game is proof that our approach is working.

While last year saw the celebration of our 90th anniversary, this year also marks a significant milestone.

Tonight we begin our 70th successive season in the highest Division of the League of Ireland, a very proud record indeed, and of course we have taken the title in 9 of them. There is obviously a lot of ground to be made up on last year's two title challengers, but Stephen, Alan and Pat have put together an exciting squad with a blend of our best performers from last season and some very astute acquisitions so I am certain that we will be in contention for the top positions as the season unfolds.

Media coverage of Irish soccer over the close season has of course been dominated by the radical overhaul of the FAI and the circumstances that made it necessary. The only comment I will make is that in the planned transformation of the Association, promises have been made that there will be additional support, including funding, for our League. This is long overdue and badly needed. There is now an entirely new Board and we wish them well in their efforts to put the administration of football back on a sound footing.

One notable feature of this year's squad is the very large number of players who have come through our

Tom O'Mahony President St Patrick's Athletic FC

Fáilte Tá áthas orainn fáilte a chur roimh mbainistíocht, imreoirí agus lucht tacaíochta Chlub Pheile Pórt Lairaige go Phairc Richmond anocht.

Welcome We are pleased to welcome the management, players and supporters of Waterford Football Club to Richmond Park tonight.

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The Dugout Stephen O’Donnell and Alan Mathews

It's great to be back in competitive action following a long off-season. There has been a lot of change at 125 Emmet Road.

In particular, we are referring to the playing squad, where there have been plenty of comings and goings.

and expect outstanding results straight away. However, what we can expect is complete honesty of effort.

Player recruitment can be a challenging process.

Sometimes you get your targets and other times you don't. Like life, it is full of ups and downs. Fortunately, we are very happy with all of the players that we have attracted to the club, as well as keeping a number of the quality players that were already here.

As the players continue to gel and build relationships with each other, that will be reflected on the pitch, where strong relationships between players leads to an all­round better understanding of each other's roles and responsibilities on the field of play.

As this is a new season, which brings with it a clean slate and fresh hope, it's no exaggeration to suggest that this can be looked upon as the beginning of a new era for St Patrick's Athletic. The players have already been gelling well in training and friendly matches. The bare minimum that we expect from everyone is 100 percent commitment and honesty of effort. That is non­ negotiable. We expect it in every training session and every match, and we have certainly received that so far.

Last week's season launch in Rascals was a great opportunity to meet some of the fans and begin the build­up towards tonight. There was a great turnout and a lively atmosphere, and we hope that everyone headed home believing they had received some insight into the hard work we are doing. There was no big statements made, but we did promise that no stone will be left unturned for the betterment of St Patrick's Athletic. This article, in many ways, echoes those sentiments.

This is a young squad and they are keen to learn, which is a great thing. Added to their youthfulness is a wealth of talent. That talent, combined with complete commitment, can bring you places in this league.

Of course it will take time for the team to find its best rhythm, which is to be expected when so many new players come in. It's not just a switch that you can flick

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As well as players building relationships with each other, we are keen for them to also forge a close bond with the supporters. We want fans to come down on a Friday night knowing that they will see wholehearted performances.

Pat's fans are very passionate but they are also among the most fair­minded in football. The players know that if they leave it all out on the pitch in every game, they will be appreciated by the supporters. So that is the minimum requirement and the players know as much.

We would like to extend a warm Richmond Park welcome to Alan Reynolds, his players and everybody connected with Waterford who has made the journey to Dublin 8 for this evening's league opener. Teams coached by Alan are never easy to play against and we have no doubt that it will again be the case this evening.

Pre­season has been hugely encouraging and we have been looking forward to tonight for weeks. A big crowd would be great to see and, with your encouragement from the stands and terraces, hopefully we can give you something to shout about.

Enjoy the match, Stephen O'Donnell and Alan Mathews

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Oh My Word!

Ronan O’Flaherty @ronanoflaherty

It was a winter during which so much was done, but even more remained to be achieved.

Dictators were stripped of their power, enablers followed suit and a new dawn has been promised by their replacements. Much of what Irish football fans have been saying for years has been shown to be true and not just the rhetoric of a disaffected group. Following so many years of neglect, we can begin to look forward with cautious optimism.

alternative viewpoints 'down south' that a feeling of discomfort infects my fingertips as I type. It's as though I'm suggesting something deeply unpalatable, along the lines of being pro­Brexit, pro­Trump or anti­choice.

To oppose an All­Ireland League is tantamount to admitting your views are backward and that you are bereft of empathy.

Brexit, and the accompanying emergence of varying subplots, has led some to theorise that the road to a united Ireland is being laid. Running in tandem with this, but not strictly linked, has been the push for an All­ Ireland League (AIL), or an All­Island League, depending on your preference. In Kieran Lucid, the idea has a shrewd driving force who is convincing to listen to. Public utterances in the Republic are almost universally supportive of the concept, but it has considerable opposition up north.

Those with a platform to be heard by the masses have been telling us that it's the right idea. The way forward.

The choice of the enlightened. The implication is there: Don't question, just follow. But this writer is not sold.

Nor are many of his fellow congregants on the terraces.

In a different world, one free of invasion and plantation, an AIL would be the norm. It wouldn't be referred to as that either, as 'All­Ireland League' – and 'all­island', even more so – conjures up images of a divided landmass coming together for a unique purpose. It would, one suggests, be of a decent standard, possibly on par with the Swedish and Norwegian top­flight, or at least striving to get there. Reaching the group stages of the Champions League may also be deemed achievable rather than just a pipe dream. Alas, I am running away with myself, just as, I fear, those pushing for an All­Ireland League may be as well.

So few and far between are

Regardless of what I think, it seems likely that the issue surrounding European places will be the rock upon which the AIL perishes. We have already been told, in vague terms, that European places won't be a problem, as if the advent of the AIL would compel UEFA to combine all the European places of both leagues and transfer them to the newly­formed entity. This would equate to seven places: two in the Champions League and five in the Europa League.

Currently, the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland is ranked 42nd in UEFA's 55­ team table, behind the national leagues of countries such as Liechtenstein, Lithuania and Armenia.

The Danske Bank­sponsored Irish League is further back in 48th. Both leagues on this island are so far down the pecking order that UEFA officials would probably struggle to point out Ireland on a map of Europe. It is absurd to think they are going to give the proposed AIL the same number of European places as the highest ranked

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leagues in Europe. Even Walter Mitty would be hard­pressed to suggest it.

There is also talk of a TV deal.

Perhaps the inference is that, should the issue with European places fail to be resolved, the money on offer from broadcasters will be enough to win everyone over. Any TV deal would need to be so well funded that, at the very least, it provides each club with the minimum amount for competing in one round of the Europa League, which is €240,000.

League of Ireland clubs have never benefitted financially from a TV deal.

Not now, not during the Celtic Tiger years, not ever. Many would argue that TV exposure leads to smaller attendances and loss of revenue. We have just departed an appalling era of governance, during which the FAI chief executive's salary was three times the prize money of the league champions. So we really are talking about change of behemothic proportions.

In this new dawn for football in the Republic, it has been made clear that the League of Ireland will be prioritised. This sounds positive.

Surely that is a strong enough objective to focus on. The push for an AIL is still a head­scratcher. Amid all the jargon, all the "trust us, we know best" rhetoric, we have yet to hear concrete reasons as to why it's a good thing. In a romantic sense, it sounds great, but Irish football has never turned a profit on romantic appeal, and the prospect of that changing soon seems remote.

Ronan O'Flaherty

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Dodge’s Data

@seidodge

League Record v Waterford HOME GAMES

AWAY GAMES

TOTAL GAMES

17

15

43

58

58

28

52

116

8

35

13 GOALS

21 GOALS

110

71

GOALS

77

109

187

180

Last 10 Games v Waterford 15/09/09

26/08/11

26/02/18

3­0

16/04/18

08/06/18

1­0

31/08/18

15/03/19

03/05/19

05/07/19

3­0

04/10/19

2­1

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0­2 FAI Cup

League

0­2 League

League

League

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0­3

League

League

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ON THIS DAY - 14th February 1979

League

Cork Celtic

H

Richmond Park

4­1

Carthy 4

1982

League

Drogheda Utd

A

United Park

1­0

Hynes

1988

FAI Cup

Shelbourne

A

Harold’s Cross

2­1

Ennis 2

1993

FAI Cup

Finn Harps

H

Harold’s Cross

3­0

Campbell, Ryan, Dunne

1997

League

Dundalk

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Oriel Park

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J Byrne, Glynn

1999

League

Derry City

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Brandywell

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All time opening day record HOME GAMES

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Opening games v Waterford This is the 14th time we have played Waterford (United) in the opening game of the league season. That’s the most versus any club.

1956/57

11 Nov 56

H

Dalymount Park

3­1

1969/70

05 Oct 1969

A

Kilcohan Park

0­1

1957/58

10 Nov 1957

A

Kilcohan Park

1­3

1970/71

04 Oct 1970

H

Richmond Park

1­0

1962/63

25 Nov 1962

H

Richmond Park

3­6

1971/72

03 Oct 1971

H

Richmond Park

1­3

1963/64

10 Nov 1963

H

Richmond Park

4­1

1972/73

08 Oct 1972

A

Kilcohan Park

0­4

1964/65

08 Nov 1964

A

Kilcohan Park

2­1

1984/85

16 Sep 1984

A

Kilcohan Park

2­1

1965/66

07 Nov 1965

H

Richmond Park

2­6

2006

10 Mar 2006

H

Richmond Park

0­0

1966/67

06 Nov 1966

A

Kilcohan Park

2­3

Home League records v Waterford Away League records v Waterford 12/04/61

24/01/65

14/03/93

07/11/65

09/09/90

11/01/59

27/01/63

14/04/68

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Richmond Park

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Richmond Park

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Kilcohan Park

Kilcohan Park

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Opposition Watch Tim Palmer

@timpalmer2000

Waterford slotted home in 6th place last season on 43 points, 9 points behind the Saints in 5th place.

On a sobering note we look at last year’s head­ to­head performance where Waterford came out on top with 3 wins and scoring 5 without response in the two games in Inchicore last year.

In domestic cup competitions Waterford’s run ended in the FAI cup quarter finals losing to last years defeated finalists Dundalk FC. WHAT TO EXPECT? A lot of changes in the Waterford squad with some highly rated players joining the ranks, which will give us an exciting and full of life team to watch for the upcoming season. They will want to improve on last year's positioning and hope to challenge higher up the ranks. Pre­season wins against Wexford and Bray and a scoreless draw with Shamrock Rovers have given an insight into the way Waterford want to start the season flying high. New signing Ali Coote is highly anticipated for The Blues with manager Alan Reynolds saying; “He’s very hungry for a young player and he gained tremendous experience during his time at Dundee United.”

COMING IN With 10 new signings Waterford have been incredibly active on the transfer market. Tadhg Ryan joins between the sticks from Cork City.

Boosting Waterford’s defence are Sam Bone (Shamrock Rovers), Kevin O’Connor (Loan from Preston North End), Robbie McCourt (Bohemians) and Tyreke Wilson (Manchester City) while in midfield Scott Allardice (Bohemians) and Ali Coote (Brentford B) join the ranks. Up front Graham Cummins (Cork City), Matty Smith (Dundee United) and Michael O’Connor (Loan from Linfield) hope to grab the vital goals for The Blues.

It will be interesting to see how new signing Sam Bone settles into the back line after the departure of highly rated Rory Feely, who has come back to his roots with The Saints. Feely played a core part of Waterford’s defence, appearing 40 times for the club.

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Honours LEAGUE OF IRELAND: 6 1965–66, 1967–68 , 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72 , 1972–73

GOING OUT It’s a 10 in, 10 out job for Waterford who have parted ways with a good few standout players from last season, including Zack Elbouzedi who joined Lincoln City and the aforementioned Rory Feely who has returned to the Saints. Other departures are: Shane Duggan and Dean O’Halloran to Galway United, Cory Galvin and Rob Slevin to Cork City, JJ Lunney to Bohemians, Georgie Poynton to Shelbourne and Colm Whelan to UCD. Waterford and St. Pats legend Kenny Browne also retired after a rich league of Ireland career spanning 13 seasons.

MANAGER WATCH Alan Reynolds goes into his third year in charge of The Blues after leading the team up from the First Division in his first season with some top signings like the aforementioned Kenny Browne. After guiding Waterford to a fourth place finish in his first season in the top flight, Reynolds will be pushing his team to improve from last years disappointing result.

He played 16 years in the League of Ireland is a club legend with Waterford where he played 245 games for The Blues. Reynolds also won the FAI Cup in 2014 with The Saints as part of Liam Buckley’s coaching staff.

FAI CUP: 2 1936–37, 1979–80 LEAGUE OF IRELAND FIRST DIVISION: 4 1989–90, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2017 LEAGUE OF IRELAND CUP: 2 1973–74, 1984–85 LEAGUE OF IRELAND SHIELD: 5 1930–31, 1936–37, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1968–69 LFA PRESIDENT'S CUP: 1 1973–74 TOP FOUR CUP : 5 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73 MUNSTER SENIOR LEAGUE: 1 1932–33 MUNSTER SENIOR CUP: 15 1934–35, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 DR TONY O'NEILL CUP: 1 2000–01 ENDA MCGUILL CUP: 1 2001–02

Records RECORD LEAGUE VICTORY: 9­0 v Sligo Rovers, Home, 25 February 1968 RECORD LEAGUE DEFEAT: 1­8 v Shamrock Rovers, Home, 24 November 1963, 1­8 v UCD, Home, 30 September 2016 RECORD FAI CUP VICTORY: 11­1 v Rialto, Home, Rd 1, 13 February 1972 RECORD FAI CUP DEFEAT: 1­9 v Cork United, Away, Rd 1 (1st Leg), 16 February 1947 RECORD LEAGUE CUP VICTORY: 9­0 v Tralee Dynamos, Home, Rd 2, 11 May 2010 RECORD LEAGUE CUP DEFEAT: 0­7 v Cork City, Away, Rd 2, 18 April 2016 MOST LEAGUE GOALS IN A SEASON: 1954­55 ­ 30, Jimmy Gauld RECORD LEAGUE GOALSCORER: 147, Johnny Matthews, 1966­79 & 1982­83 MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES: 392, Peter Thomas, 1967­82

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Poetry Corner The Three Ages of Pats

By Camillus John Me and my middle-aged mates are in the Black Lion after another Pats home defeat.

We think the referee was malojon.

We look to our left and there's a table of twenty-somethings discussing the game with all the exuberance of their youth.

They think the referee was malojon too.

That’s us twenty years ago.

We look to our right and there's a table of old age pensioners discussing the game with all the do-not-go-gently crankiness of their age.

They think the ref is malojon too.

That's us in twenty years time.

Me and my middle-aged mates are in the Black Lion after another Pats home defeat.

The referee is still malojon.

Ode to a Football Supporter

By Michael Lawlor On a dull and dark October night

Quiz Time!

Alone he stands and vents his spite Frustrated, furious and fuming so loud

1

Which Scottish club did Billy King play with in 2019 before joining the Saints?

But decked out in the colours of his club so proud

2

Who finished as leading scorer in the First Division last year?

3

Which Irishman was an FA Cup winning captain in the 1980s?

4

Name the 4 clubs Louis van Gaal won a league title with?

5

Which Spanish club did Ron Atkinson once manage?

For Gods sake ref what was that for?

6

Who is currently the longest­serving manager in the League of Ireland?

This passion comes from a gene maternal

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Which Scottish club did ex­Saint Jamie McGrath recently sign for?

8

When did Arsenal last win the League Cup?

9

Who did Aston Villa beat in the Championship play­off final in 2019?

He knows his team is not good enough Short in places of the right stuff Hes really riled and rightly peeved At targets set but not achieved Those racist slurs he does abhor

And from that font springs hope eternal This year his team badly went astray The next new years not far away.

10 Who was the first goalkeeper to be sent off playing for England?

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Answers on Page 41

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Red & White Wonderland Favourite Manager Brian Kerr

Favourite Game Pats 3 Shels 2 (2001)

Favourite Player Eddie Gormley

The comeback which included a collectors item from Paul Marney (oh the irony!) was enough to see off Shels and a very upset Ollie Byrne. This game just beats the Elfsberg European tie in Richmond.

Where to begin?

The league win in 1990. His efforts to help save the club two years later. The sneaky grin at a Pat’s goal while sitting in the director's box or his visits to the Camac to 'encourage' the officials. The man is a true legend of the club.

First game At a guess, Pats vs Dundalk. I was brought to Richmond as a kid and remember, Inchicore local, Sean Byrne playing for Dundalk around 1979. At that time the teams would walk through the stand and I sat at the very back. Funnily enough I now sit very

Favourite kit HOME The big collared ‘Marcus Hallows’ jersey. My personal favourite as I have a framed signed jersey hanging proudly at home.

The old blue crest as well.

A proper jersey.

AWAY Patselona 3rd strip.

Just a fantasic jersey that inspired the Patselona banner which wound up, among others, our nomadic rivals currently from Tallaght. We also won the Cup final in this jersey.

close to that spot with my son Ben.

Favourite Goal Christy fagan Christy’s 2nd goal in the cup final just for the sheer relief. There have been better goals but my God very few have brought me to tears like that one did.

Once it went in I let go of the prayer beads and was able to enjoy the last few minutes of the final. The team celebration of the goal including Clarkey, at our end, was fitting with the enormity of the moment.

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The man, the legend, EDDIE ‘HAGI’ GORMLEY. A left foot more lethal than... something lethal. That goal in Buckley Park, possibly his scruffiest, was enough to immortalise the man. One of the few players given a standing ovation coming off at Richmond Park as an opposition player.

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Alan Cahill HENDERSON

Fleming

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DAVE HENDERSON The looniest fireman since Barney McGrew but an amazing keeper. Just keeps Clarkey out of the team.

CURTIS FLEMING Who remembers the rocket he scored in Dalymount. Pips Ger only just.

IAN BERMINGHAM Anyone who keeps Pat Kelch out of the team must be special.

bermingham McDonnell

hawkins

fahey

gormley

dillon

ennis

PAUL OSAM Won five leagues with us and scored many vital goals including the winner against Cork in Richmond on the way to another league title.

russell

Alan Cahill

EDDIE GORMLEY Captain, Hall of Fame holder and legend. Captain of my XI.

JOHN McDONNELL Captain and manager of this great club.

MARTIN RUSSELL I know one lady in the stand who'll love his inclusion. A Russell free kick usually ended up a goal. Just pips Sean O'Connor.

COLIN HAWKINS League winner who had a brilliant partnership with Packie Lynch.

MARK ENNIS Lethal goal poacher who loved scoring in Harold's Cross.

KEITH FAHEY One of the most talented players to ever wear the jersey. Conan would get the nod over Keith if this team plays against Rovers!

PADDY DILLON A goal maching before he left for Australia. Just keeps Christy out of the team.

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Squad Sponsorship 2020 1 Brian Maher SMcN Consulting 4 Dan Ward

2 Rory Feely The Clock 5 Lee Desmond Will Morgan

7 Robbie Benson The Malt House 10 Ronan Hale Kevin Roche 15 Billy King

8 Robbie Benson The Clock 11 Dean Clarke

3 Ian Bermingham Bill Duggan 6 Jamie Lennon Tommy Keyes 9 Martin Rennie Sean Foley 14 Luke McNally

Sweeney Family

The Malt House

16 Jay McClelland

17 Simon Madden

19 Chris Forrester

20 Shane Griffin

Cian Menton 18 Jake Walker

Mtiscot.land 21 Paul Cleary Brian Bramhall 26 Brendan Clarke

22 James Doona

Daragh O’Halloran 25 Conor Kearns

Joan Stapleton 27 Cian Hughes

Ben McCormack

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Lauren O’Reilly

Conor O’Toole

Stephen O’Donnell

Patrick Cregg

Pat Jennings

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The Pats Predecessors Dermot Looney

Given that it is literally emblazoned on our crest, every Pat’s fan knows the club dates from 1929. But what’s not as well known, perhaps, are the roots of the club which predate this by 30 years and more.

The first Inchicore team to play football under the name St Patrick’s were, in fact, a Gaelic football team.

They had a short existence, from 1886 to 1893, but were a significant club in the early days of the GAA in Dublin.

Their original ground was on the site of what is now Tyrconnell Park and played host to the second All­Ireland Gaelic football and hurling finals in 1889.

Inchicore played home to soccer matches from 1891 or so, but home teams were comprised of British Army soldiers. These games took place at a pitch in or near Richmond Barracks – likely to be what is now Richmond Park.

Perhaps the first soccer club formed

by Inchicore locals shared the name St Patrick’s. Formed in 1898, this team bore many similarities to our own St Patrick’s Athletic. Both were clubs formed out of the Inchicore Railway Works, primarily by lads still in their teens. The 1898 St Patrick’s were formed by Dick Neville, who remarkably stayed involved in local football until the 1970’s. The young lads named their team St Patrick’s

because the captain, Jack Mangan, lived on St Patrick’s Terrace in Inchicore.

St Patrick’s continued until at least 1902 playing in the Co Dublin Junior League, the IFA Junior Cup and other competitions. It appears that they then merged, renamed or otherwise became the Great Southern & Western Railway team which competed at a high level of junior football between 1904 and 1920.

GSWR FC played out of the “Pond Field” in the Railway Works estate. In 1927 a version of this club re­ emerged under the name Great Southern Railways (GSR). It is from this specific club that our St Patrick’s Athletic emerged a couple of years later.

There were a host of other clubs with similar names and likely connections to us in the 1910’s and 20’s. A local club called St Patrick’s played in the lower levels of junior football from 1910­1915. Nicknamed “The Ranch Boys,” they enjoyed a healthy rivalry with another local club, Inchicore Reserves. Teams called St Patrick’s Athletic played in the Dublin junior

leagues from 1910­11 and between 1919­21. And a team called Inchicore St Patrick’s played from 1924­1932, playing in the Junior Combination, AUL and LSL out of home grounds in Bluebell, Chapelizod and, occasionally, Richmond Park. There are several names associated with this club, including Bowman, Markey and Mullen, which later appear with our St Patrick’s Athletic, who formed in 1929.

As well as junior clubs, Inchicore saw League of Ireland football from its very inception. Olympia, originally from the Coombe, took their place in the inaugural Free State League in 1921­22. They played their League games at Bellevue Lodge, Inchicore – adjacent to the modern­day Good Counsel grounds off Davitt Rd. Brideville FC, originally from the Liberties, were the first club to play League of Ireland football at Richmond Park, using the ground from 1925­29. The ground had previously been used by Inchicore United, who played one step below in the First Division of the Leinster Senior League.

St Patrick’s Athletic Home Grounds 1930­31: Phoenix Park

1939­51: Richmond Park*

1960­89: Richmond Park

1931­33: Bluebell

1951­54: Glenmalure Park

1989­93: Harold’s Cross

1933­35: Chapelizod

1954­56: Chapelizod Stadium

1993­present: Richmond Park

1935­39: Bluebell

1956­60: Dalymount Park

European “home” games: Richmond Park, Tolka Park, Dalymount Park, the RDS, Tallaght Stadium. *Richmond remained the club’s base from 1951 and was occasionally used for home games during the fifties.

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Community Dave Morrissey @dave_pats

Since we last spoke...

I would like to welcome everybody back to Richmond Park for the opening night of the 2020 SSE Airtricity League Season.

It is great to be back at Richer for the beginning of another season which we hope will be a successful one for the first team but also for all other aspects of the club.

Our half time teams tonight come from Ballyoulster United, so please give them a warm St Pat’s welcome.

Since the turnstiles closed last October everybody at the club has been busy making sure that we would be in a good place for when this time of year came around. The club’s work in the community takes place across all twelve months of the year so when we arrive at the beginning of the season as we do now, there are several groups (which we have been working with) that are very excited to watch a live St Pat’s game at Richmond Park.

Niall Cully and I (Under 19 and Community Coach) have actively engaged with primary schools, secondary schools, youth groups, and many more local community organi­ sations since last October. We have completed our ten­week Saints and Scholars Football Numeracy Programme with classes in the Oblates, Our Lady of Lourdes Goldenbridge, Loreto Crumlin, and Mary Queen of Angels Ballyfermot. This represented a first introduction to St Patrick’s Athletic for more than 120 young people living in our catchment area. We hope there are many of these primary school students here tonight with their parents and we hope that they enjoy

the occasion at Richmond Park and see just how special supporting your local football club can be.

Additionally, we have completed business modules with Drimnagh Castle Secondary School and Mercy Secondary School. This course focuses on the commercial side of football and sporting entities worldwide and it encourages students to think analyt­ ically about the sports clubs and players that influence us from a young age. The course has been a huge success and this year in Drimnagh Castle we are in the process of developing a St Pat’s supporters club in the school which will see student led ticket sales and promotion of St Patrick’s Athletic in Drimnagh Castle. We know that there are students from both schools present at tonight’s game and we are delighted to have them here at the home of the Saints.

Inclusion, like education is also hugely important to our Saints in the Community outreach team. Every Friday since October we have been running football sessions for students in St John of Gods School Islandbridge. This has been a brilliant collaboration between the club and the school, and we are delighted to be able to enhance the

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written recently about youth anti­social behaviour in the aforementioned areas, but we have found these groups to be a credit to our area.

student’s opportunities to participate in playing the sport that we all love. This programme will continue throughout the school year and we hope to involve other schools for students with additional needs at a later date.

We believe that if we can channel the teenage support for St Pat’s that exists in our community and if we can bring them together to play football and watch St Pat’s then we can go some way to challenging territorial rivalries. I would like to thank all of the youth workers for helping make this programme a success and we are thrilled they have joined us tonight, let’s hope tonight’s game is as competitive as the teenage tournament has been!

Furthermore, on Monday evenings, we are also running football sessions for young people with additional needs in Inchicore Sports Centre. This allows young people and their parents the opportunity to come together in a social environment and to have fun in a safe environment for the young people.

Another programme which has been very successful for teenagers in the area has been our Friday night football programme which is designed to give young people an outlet on Friday evenings. We have been working with teenagers from Inchicore, Drimnagh, Bluebell and Ballyfermot from Core Youth Service, John Bosco, Bluebell Youth Project, and FamiliBase Ballyfermot from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. The youth have worked excellently together, and we have seen some very competitive games take place over the past few weeks. There has been a lot

I would like to finish by acknowledging the support of those that make the Saints in the Community Programme possible. Dublin City Council have recognised our ability to engage with the local community and I would like to thank them for enabling us to effect change in Inchicore and the surrounding areas. Additionally, I would like to mention two sponsors of the club who have committed to supporting the Saints in the Community Programme, RS Ireland and Brock Delappe.

We all look forward to a successful 2020 on and off the pitch.

Enjoy the game!

Dave Morrissey

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Programme Shop Pat O’Callaghan

Welcome back for the new season 2020.

The shop is open on match days before the game starts, at half­time and after the game.

We have a wide selection of programmes for sale including Internationals, U.E.F.A. competitions, League of Ireland, English, Scottish, Northern Irish, Welsh Leagues, English Non­League, Friendlies and Testimonials, Rugby and G.A.A. All at competitive prices.

There is also a large range of sports books, (mainly soccer), in hardback and paperback.

You are very welcome to come in and browse and hopefully stir some memories while at the same time maybe picking up a few “gems”.

We have compiled unique packs of HOME GAME TICKETS from our League Championship winning season of 2013 priced at €2.50.

Pat O’Callaghan

We operate a world­wide postal service at current postal rates.

Email: patocallaghan5@gmail.com

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We would like to wish Chris Bray and Avril O'Connell, both Pat's fans, the very best on their recent engagement.

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Kenny Browne Stephen Bennett talks to tonight's Guest of Honour at Richmond Park.

St Pat's was by far the best time I had in my career In the illustrious history of St Patrick's Athletic central defenders, a few names trip off the tongue.

Paul McGrath, Damien Byrne, John McDonnell, Colm Foley, Packie Lynch, Conor Kenna, Lee Desmond.

Add to that list the name of Kenny Browne. Waterford born and bred. And a thoroughbred Saint during a glorious period in the club's history.

Kenny recently made his decision to retire from the game at the young age of 33.

Having spent most of his 16­year League of Ireland career injury­free, a bad calf injury caught up with him.

Kenny will be here at Richmond Park tonight as a guest of the club, and he spoke to The Saint about a stellar career that yielded a SSE Airtricity Premier Division title, two FAI Cups, a First Division title and two League Cups at Waterford United, Waterford FC, Sporting Fingal and St Pat's.

Four of those winners' medals were won at St Pat's in a golden era between 2013 and 2016 under Liam Buckley and a brilliant central defensive partnership with Conor Kenna.

Browne speaks of a special understanding with Kenna that brought so much success to Richmond Park.

"We just complemented each other. Any time we didn't alongside each other we struggled," he says.

"We matched each other. I was a ball­playing centre­half and

Conor was an unbelievable talker and organiser.

"I just went out and played, whereas Conor was miles ahead and he'd see things happening on the pitch that I wouldn't notice.

"He was brilliant. Sean Hoare was coming through as well and I knew Sean was going to be a top, top player."

In a long and fruitful career, Kenny's memories of playing for St Pat's remain his most memorable.

"Pat's would definitely have been the best. I signed for the club and I knew Liam, but I didn't know much about the club.

It's a real family­based club," he said.

"Everyone was treated the same. And we won everything there, the League, the FAI Cup, the League Cup. We had a good run in Europe. By far the best time."

After his first season at St Pat's in 2012, Shamrock Rovers came calling. A strong season where Browne established himself at the heart of the Saints defence brought interest from the Inchicore club's bitter rivals.

There was, however, the small matter of a FAI Cup final against Derry City at the Aviva Stadium. It was Browne's sliding doors moment.

Attempting to bridge a 51­year gap from the last time St Pat's won it, the pressure weighed heavily on the players.

More heartbreak befell the club as Derry City prevailed 3­ 2 after extra­time. Browne blamed himself for the winning goal and duly turned his back on a move to Rovers.

"I was at fault for the winning goal. I always blame myself anyway. A lot of people say it wasn't my fault," he reveals.

"I was going to sign for Shamrock Rovers that year, and I made that mistake in the Cup final and I said 'I can't leave on that basis.'

"I'd promised fellahs I'd sign. But I did a u­turn."

Browne stayed with St Pat's and got his redemption in the FAI Cup two years later, beating Derry in the final to boot.

Pats v Waterford, FAI Cup replay, September 2009.

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"That meant so much to me, after being at fault for the winning goal in 2012," he said.

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"I remember going into the final in 2014. Myself and Greg were rooming together, we said if we don't win this now we'll never win it.

"The final itself was brutal. We scored a jammy first goal, the ball just rolled in, and obviously we scored with that last kick of the game, but we didn't care.

"It was massive for me. It felt like I made amends and I was grateful I got the chance."

The decision to stay at Pat's proved fruitful, given the club's success and Rovers' struggles under various managers.

However, Browne felt it was time to leave Inchicore in 2016. Especially as his wingman Kenna had already departed for Tallaght.

Pats v Sporting Fingal, league game, April 2010.

"That was the highlight of my career. People say winning the League is, but personally, that meant a little bit more because of 2012.

"There was no dramatic change within the club, but I felt it was the right time to go. I needed a new challenge."

"It was 53 years since the club won it. I saw grown men crying. Brian Kerr was crying. It's very seldom you see that.

"It meant a lot to so many people. For me to be a part of that was mind blowing. It was very humbling.

"It took me about three years to watch that mistake in 2012.

I felt that I should have cleared the ball. I should have got more on it and headed it clear but it flicked off the top of my head and they scored.

CUP

TOTAL

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

2012

28

0

14

1

42

1

2013

29

0

8

2

37

2

2014

27

1

10

0

37

1

2015

18

0

6

0

24

0

Total

102

1

38

3

140

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With Premier Division, FAI Cup and two League Cup winners' medals during his time at St Pat's, Browne sought pastures new and moved to Cork City in 2016, linking up once again with his his good friend from Pats, Greg Bolger.

The Rebels, under John Caulfield, were the next to attempt to lay a glove on Dundalk, with relative success.

The training came as a shock to Browne's system.

"When I went to Cork, I saw it first­hand down there. They trained hard down there. It's only when I look at pictures of me playing with Cork and looking at me now, I think f***ing hell, there's some difference!" he laughs.

Kenny’s record at St Pats LEAGUE

"We weren't playing well. We lost a few players, Conor Kenna had already gone to Rovers. We were in a transition. I couldn't see us turning it around and hitting those highs again," he says.

"Cork had finished runners­up to Dundalk and wanted to overtake them. I remember the season finished in October and we were running in November on a track.

"Straight away, November, December, January, February. I remember saying 'what have I done here?'

"But that year was the fittest I probably ever was. Just through sheer hard work. We were doing triple sessions. On

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Kenny Browne Stephen Bennett @stebenn15

the pitch, running, gym work, boxing.

(Lithuania) and Skonto Riga (Latvia).

"In fairness to Cork, they did that because they had to in order to bridge the gap to Dundalk.

"The biggest thing for me when you play in Europe is the fitness levels.

Teams are that bit quicker, that bit stronger," he says.

"They were the first ones to buy into strength and conditioning. It's probably the reason I retired!" he jokes.

"I remember we played the Icelandic team IBV, and it went to extra­time over there and they weren't a class above us but they ran all over us.

"At Cork City, John Caulfield trained us hard. He's a very fair man, very old school but very fair. If he had a problem with you he'd call you out.

"But we actually scored and hung on, but I remember after the game thinking 'the difference in fitness levels is crazy'.

"There were no hidden agendas. We had a good year against probably Dundalk's best side with Horgan, Andy Boyle, David McMillan.

"We won the FAI Cup when I was there, and they won the double the year after I left, so they did bridge that gap."

Browne contrasts his time at St Pat's to his time at Cork thus: "When I was at Pat's, we had such a good footballing side. We didn't really rely on superior fitness, power and running.

"The League hadn't really evolved at that stage. We had great players Killian Brennan, Chris Forrester, and Christy Fagan. But when I went to Cork, we were more like machines.

"I think that's why Dundalk bridged that gap in Europe because, in fairness to them, around the time we won the league at St Pat's in 2013, you could see they were building."

"Dundalk started it, and they're still ahead to this day."

Building in every sense. Following the Saints' 2013 League title win, Dundalk, under Stephen Kenny, went on to blaze a trail, dominating the domestic scene and making in­roads into tangible European success.

Browne noticed the difference in conditioning most when playing in Europe. At St Pat's he came up against IBV from Iceland, Siroki Brijeg (Bosnia), Hannover 96 (Germany), Legia Warsaw (Poland), Zalgiris

The rest of the League of Ireland have been left for dust and only now

are catching up in the area of elite fitness.

"We won the FAI Cup and it broke the mould because they won the double the year after."

After a season on Leeside, Browne answered the call of his hometown club, now rebranded Waterford FC under the ownership of former Ireland international striker Lee Power.

He was prepared to rip up his Cork contract and drop down a division for the move.

"A lot of people thought I was crazy to move because I had another year on my contract with Cork," he says.

"When I won the Cup with Cork, I saw lads like Alan Bennett and Mark McNulty, who are Cork through and through, and they were in tears. It meant so much to them.

"Maybe because I had won the Cup already with Pat's, it just didn't mean that much to me as it did to the lads. It was still a big occasion for me. But I thought to myself, I could imagine if that was Waterford, I would feel like that.

Kenny and Conor Kenna celebrate winning the league in 2013.

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Browne's worry for the League of Ireland, is a long­standing one. Where income doesn't match outgoings on player salaries, often leading to financial meltdown.

He saw the sharp end of this when he departed Sporting Fingal in December 2010.

"I've been in the League long enough to know that a lot of clubs are run by a benefactor. You've seen so many clubs go to the wall with money problems basically because the benefactor is one person and they've had enough," he says starkly.

"It happened with Fingal, they went bust. You find out the club isn't there anymore. It's crazy," he said.

FAI Cup winners 2014 - Bolger, Fahey, Bermingham and Browne.

Waterford. I didn't think the move would happen.

hit Browne like a hammer blow in his first League game back at Waterford.

"Alan Reynolds was down with Cork as a coach and he took the Waterford job and he rang me.

"In the first game, the floodlights failed in Athlone and they beat us in an absolute bog, and I remember coming home on the bus and I was nearly in tears 'what have I done?'.

"But I told him I was flying with Cork, but then I saw a few of the players they signed and thought I could it going somewhere.

"There was no reason why we shouldn't win the First Division. If we could get promoted and strengthen again I could see us breaking into the top four."

Browne came home to Waterford in 2017 and did exactly that. In their first season back in the Premier Division, the revived Blues finished fourth and secured a Europa League spot.

The reality of First Division football

"I've left a potential League­winning team and European football. Luckily enough we found our feet and won the First Division comfortably enough.

"The next year we got Europe, and that's well documented. But we brought in some great players.

"I felt we weren't far off the top. I thought the idea would have been to strengthen again.

"For some reason after that season, we lost a lot of players and the budget changed."

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"I can't see how gate receipts would pay the wage bill. What clubs are doing is trying to get into Europe because one round in Europe is worth twice what winning the League is worth."

Browne urges the great Irish sporting public to get out and support their League.

"There are some really good players in the League, but the public perception is 'I'm not going to watch that.'" he says.

"But I turn on some games on the TV in England and Scotland and it's no better than what's on your doorstep.

"I've seen some rubbish English Championship games on a Friday night.

I just turn them off.

"I think the problem now is that Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers look like they're so far ahead. I can't see anyone this year breaking into that top two to be honest!"

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Pensive Points Jimmy Edwards @jimmyedwards41

Good Evening All, Here we go again on what we all hope will be an exciting and entertaining season, that will hopefully end with silverware and European football qualification.

We kick off our campaign tonight against the Alan Reynolds led Waterford FC and it goes without saying that any team under Alan’s leadership is going to be well drilled and hard to beat. Alan has been busy assembling what looks like a mix of youth and experienced players for the coming season, players like Tadhg Ryan, Kevin O’Connor, Sam Bone, Scott Allardice, Graham Cummins and Michael O’ Connor need no introduction to League of Ireland supporters. The additions of ex Dundee Utd midfielders Ali Coote and Matty Smith will bring some excitement for the blues fans but a real capture could be the signing of Tyreke Wilson. Tyreke is a left full and a former Cherry Orchard graduate, signed from Man City and was well thought of having come through the same teams as Phil Foden and was a regular in the Man City squads for their pre­season tours the last couple of years.

from the north of England, Dan has played for Newcastle, Middlesborough and Spennymoor Town. Jay McClelland is another ex UCD man and can play on either wing.

Martin Rennie is another new recruit from Scotland having played for Montrose, Martin is a forward with a good goalscoring reputation.

As for ourselves, Alan Matthews joins Stephen and Padge as part of the management team this season and the three lads have been busy assembling what looks like a good squad of players. New additions to the club are Conor Kearns, the ex UCD goalkeeper who comes in to compete with Brendan and Brian for the keepers' jersey.

Luke McNally comes into the senior squad having been on loan from us to Drogheda United last season, where he got great reviews, Rory Feely needs no introduction as he returns to the club from tonight's visitors where he to also was a key player last season, Shane Griffin comes in with great experience having been in Cork’s first team for the last number of seasons, Luke, Rory and Shane will add great options in defence alongside Simon Madden, Paul Cleary and mainstays Lee Desmond and club captain Ian Bermingham.

I also have a feeling that we are going to see a bundle of goals from James Doona, Jake Walker, Ronan Hale and Dean Clarke this season.

Billy King comes in having played for Hearts, Rangers, Dundee Utd and Greenock Morton in Scotland, Billy is mainly a winger but can also play central and he brings great experience. Dan Ward is a box to box midfielder

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Robbie Benson coming in from Dundalk is one of the most eye catching and exciting signings this club has made in the last number of seasons, Robbie is a winner with tremendous experience on both the domestic and European level and will no doubt help to bring out the best from those around him. In fact a midfield of Jamie Lennon, Chris Forrester, Darragh Markey and Robbie Benson should be enough to put bums on seats on a weekly basis.

Special mention to Kenny Browne who announced his retirement recently. Kenny is a proud Waterford man and had three different spells with tonight opponents over a 15 year period and its fitting that Waterford FC was to be his last club. Kenny will always be remembered as a legend at Pat’s having won the league and FAI Cup with the club and was without a doubt one of the best footballing defenders in the league that also had a pin point long range pass on him. The very best of luck Kenny. Make sure you read our interview with him in tonight's edition.

Enjoy the game, Up the Saints.

Jimmy.

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A View from Afar Ian Templeman @iantemplemanloi

So the close season is finally over. We’ve all had our break from domestic football, and for a while have found other things to do with our time that we don’t normally do during the league season. But now we are all set and ready to go. The 2020 league season awaits us.

The dawn of a New Year always provokes reflection back on the old, while looking ahead to the new. Thoughts and opinions on what went well last time out, what didn’t work and what lessons have been learned, sit alongside plans and ambitions for the future and the dawning of a new beginning. But while we’ve had no on­field action to talk about, there has been no shortage of news stories to interest those of us who follow the league, both at club level and at a national level in the last couple of months, developments on all of which could suggest interesting times are ahead.

We watched on as the FAI attracted front page as well as back page headlines, and the issues surrounding the setting up of an all­Ireland League continued to stimulate much discussion, with supporters being invited to attend and participate in the All Island League Advocacy Group stakeholders summit that took place at the end of January.

The debate surrounding the Shamrock Rovers B team being mooted as the tenth team in the First Division, the news from across the city on the North side that government funding had been secured for the Dalymount Park redevelopment project, and more recently the appointment of Niall Quinn as interim deputy chief executive of the FAI and news of government funding for the Association all sparked reaction too, and as each news story broke, as ever, on the one side there were the optimists and on the other there were those ready to air negativity, in one form or another.

From a personal viewpoint the appointment of Quinn was the story that most interested me, especially when the announcement was made that the former striker would “focus on leading a future League of Ireland strategy, the overall development of the game in Ireland, including

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supporting grassroots and community initiatives together with our player pathway programmes”.

You’ll never get very far and make progress unless you try to change things, and I am hoping that the apparent winds of change that seem to be ready to blow through the domestic game here will bring about a greater feeling of optimism about the future of this league.

But equally, hopes and expectations must be matched with patience, as the changes that we know are needed are not going to magically happen and deliver success and benefits overnight. Recently I was reading Graham Hunter’s excellent book about Barcelona – “Barça: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World”– and there is a passage where he refers to a moment when Johan Cruyff was coach at Barcelona, and was beginning to develop and implement the club structure from academy level upwards, that has since delivered so much success.

At the time, the results of the first team were not as successful as fans would have hoped and despite being a club legend, Cruyff none the less began to attract criticism for giving the perception that his attention was being deflected away from first team matters. When asked about the growing discontent that his approach was attracting, Cruyff replied: “Creating is difficult – destroying is easy”.

It’s a point that should be remembered by everyone at a time when the future direction of this league is up for debate and review, and if there is one hope that I have for the SSE Airtricity League for 2020, it’s that we see a unified and positive approach towards building, improving and developing the league and its member clubs, while working to a plan that everyone buys into. More

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people want to work with smart people, and the expertise within grows as a result. In turn, the success of the brand and product on offer attracts new customers and keeps existing ones.

Creating is difficult - destroying is easy...

JOHAN CRUYFF importantly, for the desired end to be achieved, the whole process needs to be forcefully driven from the top by leaders fully committed to the cause, working to clearly defined objectives – and the appointment of Quinn, and Interim CEO Gary Owens suggests to me that the process is off to a good start.

From there, the cycle is established ­ the better the product, the more people will be attracted; the more people you attract, the more talents you will be able to acquire; the more talents you can acquire, the better the product will become... and so it goes on. End result – one successful business, and I for one will be watching with interest to see if this type of approach is apparent when the objectives for the development of the league become known – be it in its current form or as part of an all­Island League. Time will tell if the new dawn that is breaking develops into an even brighter future.

So, against a backdrop of interesting activity and intriguing developments off the field, what sort of a season are we going to have on the field? A potentially very interesting one I’d say. Dundalk won’t give up their title without a fight, Shamrock Rovers will be strong again, Derry City have strengthened, Bohemians will be looking to build on their good season last year, Shelbourne are back in the mix once more – and then there’s our own Super Saints, with the management team shaping up for their first full season in charge.

I am aware that there has been a certain amount of cynicism aired surrounding the appointments, and everyone is entitled to their opinions, but I noted in the aftermath of Owens being appointed, he was quoted as saying “Time will judge us. Ultimately you only win people over by doing the right things. We’ll be absolutely open and transparent in gaining trust”, and you get the feeling that those are words that would not be said in an open forum by someone who was not confident of delivering success.

For what’s it’s worth, my own view is that I can foresee this season’s Premier Division title chase being one of the tightest for a number of years, and that there is a more than decent chance of the honours being spread around a bit.

Straying into a business world analogy for a moment, the most savvy and successful companies do well because they have established a brand and a reputation consistent with the organisation’s culture, where input from everyone pulling in the same direction delivers successful results. That in turn attracts quality employees, as smart

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Everything points towards another fascinating season in the SSE Airtricity League ­ and it's great to have it back.

Bring it on!

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The Shed David Sneyd @DavidSneyd

PAT DOLAN NEVER belonged.

Growing up in England he was viewed as the Paddy.

“I was a hurling boy from Ardrahan in Galway,” he says.

“So, the discrimination was massive.”

When he moved home to Ireland with an accent more London than Listowel, he was derided as the British boy.

“Always the outsider,” he sighs.

And then he arrived in Inchicore at the end of the 1980s.

“125 Emmett Road,” Dolan beams. “St Patrick’s Athletic.

St Michael’s Estate. The Shed. You know, The Shed is a place where I never felt like an outsider or different to anyone else. It was a place with a special energy and where you could be proud of who you were.”

“Even now in 2020, there is very ugly class discrimination in this country but the people of Inchicore and the supporters who made The Shed their own became the catalyst for something incredible. Those young people, those kids that were looked down upon, they were the heroes of The Shed.”

Here are just some of those stories.

The Shed is no more.

This week it was torn down, leaving a chasm of nostalgia for a generation of supporters, players and rivals who all associate it with St Patrick’s Athletic’s visceral dominance of Irish football.

Three league titles between 1996 and 1999 with Brian Kerr, Dolan and Liam Buckley at the helm.

Dolan was a player, manager and eventually chief executive over the course of three decades, with the greatest success coming during a time when The Shed was at its most primitive.

“Some elements of society are looked down on,” Dolan says.

“Look at today, you see hurleys and rugby balls. Leo Cullen and Brian Cody, they are true Irish heroes. But they are the acceptable face, aren’t they, of Irish sport to the business world.

“St Michael’s Estate isn’t the acceptable face, but The Shed was such a powerful voice that the power of the people could be heard.

Pat Dolan. Player, Manager and Chief Executive.

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Eddie Gormley Former captain and three­time league winner “I worked with two lads up in Walkinstown, John Foley and Gerry Davis. They used to go to all the home games and stand in the Shed End by the corner flag. We played one night, the atmosphere was just electric, and you do get so focused on the game, even with all the roaring and shouting.

I went to take a corner, took the corner not problem and then on the Monday I came into work and the lads were looking at me going, ‘you’re one ignorant so and so you are’. I was going ‘why, what you on about?’

“They told me they were shouting at me saying hello taking the corner kick and apparently I just blanked them. I said to them ‘Blanked you? I couldn’t hear you because there were 1,500 lunatics in The Shed and you think I’m going to hear you shouting at me?’

ball got whipped in and was headed out. I just chested it, flicked it with my thigh and volleyed it into the far bottom corner. I would say that was my best goal I ever scored.

“Any goal was special down that end because it was always packed, there always seemed to be something happening down there. Flares going off, you loved playing into that end.”

Stephen McGuinness Centre back and two­time league winner

“It was a unique place, there is no doubt about it. I felt more comfortable defending down that end. Definitely more confident. The smell of it, the sounds that came from it. Bangers going off, flares filling the place with smoke.

“The noise always seemed to reverberate and come out from under the roof. That is where you wanted to be, there seemed to be a connection.

Any player who played in the era when it was full would have fond memories.”

Brendan Clarke “We trained in The Shed. Possession football, runs, different exercises. When the weather was really bad that is where we would go.

“We had some great games with Cork.

We were going for the league with them and I remember that mad reaction when Leon Braithwaite kept a header out. The joke we had going around was that The Shed roared the ball off the line. The Shed pushed it out.

Supporter­turned goalkeeper; league and FAI Cup winner “My Da used to stand over where the shop is by corner of the Camac with his brothers and mates. I’d be in The Shed with my mates. When we scored, the rush from the steps at the back down to the front, you had to learn quick to use your feet and sense when a goal was coming. You had to be prepared.

“It was just a special place. It was like an extra defender when you were defending that end or an attacker when you were going for a goal. It was iconic.

You really did feel like you were doing it for them.

“It was always special to score a goal in front of the Shed. Two goals I remember more than any other. We played Cork, they equalised and within about 60 seconds of us tipping off I scored again. We went on that year to pip them for the league.

“One of the best goals I ever scored was down that end against Derry City. The

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The Shed David Sneyd

“Maybe that could have attributed to me becoming a goalkeeper because you had to smell danger and that could be hard when there were Black Cats (fireworks) and bangers going off around you, the smoke all over the place. You come to around Halloween time, the main group of lads would split left or right, if you were caught in the middle you were done.

Catherine O’Mahony

“I knew all the lads in there, then you go from The Shed to moving 20 yards ahead to being on the pitch and playing. That’s when you have to remove the emotion from it and it changes.”

“I started bringing my friend, Aoife Thompson. She’s an amazing footballer, she played underage for Ireland and Gaelic for Meath. She started coming down with us. We were 13, 14 thinking we were mad, it was where all the action was. Head to toe in Pats jerseys, the tracksuit. She had a fringe and a bob, I had a long ponytail with a scrunchie and my Nike Air Max.

Keith Fahey Three spells as a player; 2014 FAI Cup winner “There was a Drogheda game. Their fans were shouting at me and abusing me. I scored a free kick from about 30­ 35 yards and the way my head was at the time I thought ‘I’ll fucking show these now’. I was lifted up, Collie Foley has the look of disgust on his face because I have a shaved head and I’m sticking the fingers up at them.

Supporter “I can’t believe it’s gone. I started going to games in 1996 with my dad. I was nine and must have expressed some vague interest in football because before I knew it I indoctrinated. I loved it. I wasn’t allowed in The Shed till I was older.

“There were always loads groups of lads. We’d stand a metre away from

the main group cause we didn’t know them but we still felt a part of it with the lads. I got slagged once for wearing a Leeds jersey and that was deserved.

“We had our own spot. A goal would go in and it was mad, you’d end up all over the place, you were one of the gang.

“I can still picture the girl that went around selling programmes and the ‘Rocket Man’ who went around selling coffee off his back, he’d walk by and everyone would be singing ‘Rocket Man’ at him.

“My Dad [Tom O’Mahony] is President of Pat’s now and in 50 years of following the club I don’t think he’s ever been in The Shed. The Shed is part of who I am. It changed over the last few years and wasn’t the same but those are the memories that make you.”

I remember there used to be a fella standing in The Shed when we would be doing the warm­up. The ball would go over The Shed and off he went to get it. Or when it went into the river I think he had a little kayak or something to go after them.”

Stephen McGuiness and John Caulfield tussle for the ball

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Steve Williams

John Caulfield

Former Shelbourne goalkeeper 1999­2006

Former Cork City player 1986­ 2001 & manager 2013­19

“Richmond Park was a horrible place to go when I first arrived. Pat’s were the top team, they’d won two league titles in a row and it was an intimi­ dating place, always really intense.

You were so close to them at The Shed End, it was horrible sometimes.

“We had great battles. In that period, from the mid to late 1990s, there were two years were we just came up short to Pat’s. Inchicore was very similar to Turner’s Cross. Tight pitch and the fans right on top of you.

“Being Welsh, how can I say this politely, there would be some comments made about me and my fondness for sheep. Let’s put it like that. You realised quickly not to try and give any verbals back to them.

They’d just come back harder at you and give it to you worse. You couldn’t ignore it. You had to concentrate on the game and I used to try and annoy the ones that were having a go by just agreeing with whatever they said.

“The games with Pat’s were too important. It was always Pat’s, Bohs and Shels. You knew if you got at [Shamrock] Rovers and went after them you could beat them but Pat’s were hard, they were strong and could play.

“The Shed at Richmond Park was their home. You could feel the buzz as a player coming from that part of the crowd. You were drawn to it as a player. There was a bit of a hill there at that end to and you used to try and spin them around so they weren’t playing to that end in the second half, you always felt as if it was a worth a goal to them.

“We both had really good teams but they did us over those two years to win the league. Those occasions against Pat’s, it’s what the League of Ireland is all about; raw passion and aggression, you gave it your all and respected each other. My god, the abuse and the stick you would get when you went near The Shed. I loved it, it was so raw.”

The Shed, in truth, was a shadow of its former glories for much of the last decade. Fans splintered and interest waned; away supporters were even housed in that part of the ground as the club allowed for the spirit of those glory days to be decimated.

But it was a Galway man and a Leitrim man walking together in The Shed that led to a lasting legacy when Pat Dolan and groundsman Andy Farrelly were deep in conversation over the possibilities for a club motto.

“Some people on the board wanted it in Latin,” Dolan recalls. “Andy asked me, ‘what do you want to say with it?’ I told him ‘that we have to be together’. So he suggested ‘Ní neart go cur le chéile’. There is no strength without unity.’

“That summed up the club and it sums up Inchicore.”

The Shed is dead.

Long live The Shed.

This article was originally printed on www.42.ie.

Reprinted with kind permission.

Paul Osam, Martin Russell, Eddie Gormley. You give a free kick away 30 yards out and you might as well give them a goal. There was a fear when you played them.”

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Patron Saints This scheme is a special and unique initiative aimed at ALL St Patrick’s Athletic fans...

The main aim is to aid the long-term development of this great football club.

We firmly believe for any LOI Club to be successful, it needs the fans to play a huge part. As it’s your club, we are urging all fans, where possible, to join the scheme today.

For the past few years the Patron Saints have run: • The St Patrick’s Athletic Awards Night • Santa Claus visit to Richmond • The Hano Cup These were all fundraised through Golden Goals, raffles and innovative events such as snail racing.

Projects the Patron Saints have contribute to: • Emmet Road Mural • U19s Team Kit • Heart Monitoring Equipment • Media Room Renovation • West Stand Repairs • Club Shop • Grounds Keeping Equipment • Strength and Conditioning Equipment.

Benefits of joining the Patron Saints: • Badge & Membership Card • Priority access to Match tickets • Voting rights on what projects Patron Saints funds will go on • Twice yearly meeting with club officials

• Discounts on most Patron run events • Free annual raffle for player signed jersey sponsored by the Patron Saints • Free annual raffle for a set of signed programmes of the season

TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP GOLD MEMBERSHIP

€10 per week | €40 per month | €480 per year

SILVER MEMBERSHIP

€5 per week | €20 per month | €240 per year

BRONZE MEMBERSHIP

€5 per week | €60 per year

For more information or to sign up: email stpatssc@gmail.com, go to facebook.com/spafcpatronsaints or pop by the Patron Saints desk in the club shop on match nights.

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Who’s Who Like so many other things on match night, it takes considerable effort to compile the issue of The Saint you’re holding. So who’s who?

Ruairi

Joe

Ronan

Pat

Kieran

Jimmy

Stephen

John

Tim Palmer

Ian

Dermot

RUAIRI KAVANAGH: EDITOR Works with the club, contributors, designers and printers to deliver each edition. Apart from that he specialises in getting randomers to come along to their first Pats game. This tactic has yielded a 100% win ratio to date.

JOHN OWENS Statto supreme, we reckon he has shares in Microsoft Excel. An incredible range of knowledge, John was way too modest when he once described himself as just a ‘guy with a few spread­ sheets!’

STEPHEN BENNETT Journalist with the Herald and a lifelong Saints fan. Inchicore born and bred, a lover of soccer history both home and abroad. He's not great at getting trains back from away matches, however.

JOE O’ROURKE: DESIGNER Part of the All Saints Show, having previously designed the club murals among other things Joe has spearheaded the redesign of The Saint and was a major reason for us being named Programme of the Year.

Thanks Joe!

IAN TEMPLEMAN The other foreign correspondent.

Writes, with considerable eloquence, from the UK with his observations on our league and particularly the Saints.

Ever reliable, always has his copy in first.

TIM PALMER Tim is the latest recruit to the Saint.

Although he's a Longford Town fan he will have a keen eye on Pats opponents all season as our opposition analyst. If we draw Longford in the cup it could make for interesting reading!

RONAN O’FLAHERTY Journalist with a passion for Pats, Ronan comes from good Saints stock, as his surname might suggest. Ever the optimist ­ Ronan can put a positive slant on the most dismal run of form.

We know, we gave him plenty of opportunities last season!

DERMOT LOONEY Dermot is from Greenhills and has followed Pat's since he was a teenager in the 1990's. He works as a primary teacher in Tallaght and served as a County Councillor for ten years until 2019. Dermot is working on the @HistoryStPats project, researching and collecting information on the history of St Patrick’s Athletic in this, our 90th year.

PAT O’CALLAGHAN Long club serving historian and programme curator. Pat has been involved with the club and the programme for decades. He’s also one of the friendly faces you encounter when entering the ground to buy your programme.

JIMMY EDWARDS Following on from his father's (of the same name) 30 years of writing for the programme, Jimmy Edwards (Junior) continues the Pensive Points tradition.

Quiz Answers

KIERAN COUGHLAN When not found on the Camac, Kieran is to be found finding inventive ways to torture Saints fans with his fiendishly tricky questions.

1 Greenock Morton; 2 Rob Manley; 3 Ronnie Whelan (1989); 4 Barcelona, Ajax, Bayern Munich, AZ Alkmaar; 5 Atletico Madrid; 6 Ollie Horgan (Finn Harps); 7 St Mirren; 8 1993; 9 Derby County; 10 Rob Green.

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Bulmer's FAI Cup semi­final Irish Independent, Monday April 14 1986

ST PATRICK'S ATH 1 WATERFORD UNITED 3 (Waterford United win 4­2 on aggregate)

By Noel Dunne ON AN OCCASION clouded by hooliganism and violence on the terraces which forced Cork referee John Spiilane to take rhe teams off the field for 34 minutes at an early stage of the first half, Waterford United shocked St Patrick's Athletic on the latter's home ground, winning the game 3­1 and the tie 4­ 2 on aggregate to qualify for the Bulmer's FAI Cup final against Shamrock Rovers.

As in the first leg, Waterlord had to come from behind, but this time they did rather more than that, Paddy Dillon gave Pat's a 12th minute boost, but, three minutes before the interval, Terry Kearns equalised, Martin Reld put the Blues in front in the 63rd minute, and in injury time Michael Bennett, the

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man who had levelled the score at Kilcohan Park, put paid to any lingering chance of the Inchicore side staying in the tournament.

section of the crowd.

Unfortunately, apart from Waterford's well­merited achievement, the game will also be remembered for that enforced stoppage, caused by the mindless minority which continue to haunt and plague the game.

Waterford were caught out at the back when a long kick by Jim Grace floated towards their penalty area, for first Kevin Power and then Noel Synnott were deceived by the odd bounce of the ball and Dillon, who had already been booked foi a foul on David Flavin, fastened onto it to crack it home with his left foot.

Inspired by cowardly thugs wearing visiting colours, but who obviously are not Waterford supporters in the real sense, the rock­throwing session resulting in injuries to several real fans, among them youngsters, left Mr Spillane with "no alternative but to call a halt, with missiles being hurled across a corner of the pitch and into the reserved

The outburst, not the first, began immediately after St Patrick's had taken the lead in the 12th minute.

Six minutes later the teams were taken off the field, and when they returned, after appeals to the crowd by home Chairman Mr Paddy Becton and a genuine Waterford supporter over the PA system to behave, there was no doubt that the stoppage had affected the whole

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atmohphere in the ground and indeed the players on both sides.

that Jackson was ordered off.

Jackson said afterwardh that he feared the player had been seriously A major factor, in Pat's downfall, it injured, though officials said Dillon must be presumed, was the loss of centreback Fran Gavin through injury had said he did not require treatment. in the 29ih minute, forcing striker John Cleary to drop back to replace Then, in the closing stages. Jackson him with John Cassidy coming on in was again ordered back to the the attack. terraces after he had attempted to The disruption had an unsettling effect from which the losers never recovered — but that incident was not the end of their woes.

regain his normal position.

In addition with the game in lost time, substitiute Charlie O'Reilly was shown the red card after a foul on Manager Jimmy Jackson was ordered Jimmy Donnelly, and I suspect, some from the dugout after Waterford had words with the referee. drawn level, the goal coming when By the Pats were dead, but it was Power made the initial incursion into the resultant free­kick that lead to enemy territory from a throw­out by the third goal. Taken by Tony Flavin, and Kearns and Reid adding Macken it was taken in by Kearns to to the problems of the home defence Bennett, who completed their before Kearns finished off the finely­ misery. gauged movement.

The timely equaliser by Kearns At the start of that counter­attack coming up to the break had Dillon had been lying on the ground revitalised Waterford, and their injured, and Jackson, after trainer battling qualities, plus their skills, saw Larry Corbally had been prevented them practically own the second half. from going to his aid, attempted to At the back they rarely gave Pats a do so himself, only to be stopped by look­in, though in the closing stages the linesman.

Synnott had to make a vital tackle on And it was as a result of the latter's Meagan. version of the event to the referee

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Flavin was immaculate with what crossed balls came his way, Power was again superb and Duncan Burns was by no means just a defender.

In the middle Tony Macken, Kieran McCabe and Donnelly grew in authority and the foraging Reid was quite outstanding.

It was fitting that he was the one to get that vital second goal, which came just after Power had a header nodded off the line by Eamonn Gregg.

And having established their supremacy on the scoreboard, Waterford never looked like losing it.

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC Grace, Gregg, Gavin, O'Connor, Brady, Morrison, Meagan, O'Neill, Cleary, Dillon, Carthy. Subs: Cassidy for Gavin (29 mins), O'Reilly for O'Neill (63 mins).

WATERFORD UNITED Flavin, Power, Grace, Synnott, Burns, Donnelly, Macken, McCabe, Kearns, Bennett, Reid. Subs: Bollard, McCarthy.

Ref: J Spillane (Cork).

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2019 Fixtures, Results & Lineouts Date

Opposition

Venue Comp Score

Fri 15 Feb

Cork City

Home Series 1

1-0

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Toner

Webster

Desmond

Lennon

First XI C

Mon 18 Feb Wexford Youths

Home

Leinster SC 4th16 Last

3-0

Murphy

Webster

Poynton

C Kelly

Coleman

Markey

Forrester

Fri 22 Feb

Away Series 2

1-0

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Toner

Webster

Desmond

Lennon

C

Mon 25 Feb Finn Harps

Home Series 3

0-0

Clarke

Madden

C Kelly

Toner

Webster

Desmond

Lennon

C

Fri 01 Mar

UCD

Away Series 4

1-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Toner

Desmond

Clifford

Lennon

M

Fri 08 Mar

Shamrock Rovers Home Series 5

0-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Toner

Desmond

Lennon

Forrester

C

Fri 15 Mar

Waterford

Away Series 6

0-2

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Toner

Desmond

Lennon

Forrester

D

Fri 29 Mar

Bohemians

Away Series 8

0-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

Desmond

Clifford

Forrester

D

Sligo Rovers

1

C

Mon 01 Apr Dundalk

Home

EA Sports Cup 2nd Rd

1-2

Murphy

Madden

C Kelly

Webster

Desmond

Coleman

Markey

C

Fri 05 Apr

Dundalk

Home Series 9

1-0

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

Toner

Desmond

Lennon

C

Fri 12 Apr

Cork City

Away Series 10

1-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

Toner

Desmond

Lennon

C

Mon 15 Apr Derry City

Home Series 7

1-3

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Toner

C Kelly

Desmond

Lennon

Fri 19 Apr

Home Series 11

2-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

C Kelly

Desmond

Forrester

Mon 22 Apr Finn Harps

Away Series 12

2-0

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Toner

C Kelly

Desmond

Forrester

C

Fri 26 Apr

UCD

Home Series 13

2-0

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Toner

C Kelly

Desmond

Forrester

C

Mon 29 Apr Shamrock Rovers

Away Series 14

0-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

C Kelly

Desmond

Lennon

M

Fri 03 May

Waterford

Home Series 15

0-3

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

C Kelly

Desmond

Lennon

M

Fri 10 May

Derry City

Away Series 16

1-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

C Kelly

Desmond 1

Forrester

C

Fri 17 May

Bohemians

Home Series 17

1-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

C Kelly

Toner

Lennon

C

Tue 21May

Derry City

Home Series 25

1-0

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

C Kelly

Toner

Lennon

M

Fri 24 May

Dundalk

Away Series 18

0-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

C Kelly

Toner

Lennon

M

Fri 31 May

Cork City

Home Series 19

1-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

C Kelly

Toner

Coleman

Fo

Sat 08 Jun

Sligo Rovers

Away Series 20

1-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

C Kelly

Toner

Coleman

M

Fri 14 Jun

Finn Harps

Home Series 21

1-0

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Desmond

C Kelly

Toner

Coleman

M

Fri 28 Jun

UCD

Away Series 22

1-0

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Desmond

C Kelly

Toner

Coleman

Le

Mon 01 Jul Shamrock Rovers Home Series 23

0-2

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Desmond

Toner

Clifford

Coleman

Le

Fri 05 Jul

Waterford

Away Series 24

2-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Desmond

Toner

C Kelly

Coleman

Le

Thu 11 Jul

IFK Norrköping

Home Europa

0-2

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Desmond

Toner

C Kelly

Coleman

Le

Sat 13 Jul

Chelsea

Home Friendly

0-4

Murphy

Cleary

Webster

Kelly

Bermingham

McCabe

Forrester

M

Thu 18 Jul

IFK Norrköping

Away

Europa

1-2

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Desmond

Toner

C Kelly

Coleman

Le

Sun 21 Jul

Bohemians

Away Series 26

0-3

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Desmond

Toner

C Kelly

Coleman

Le

Sat 27 Jul

Dundalk

Home Series 27

0-1

Clarke

Webster

Bermingham

Desmond

Toner

C Kelly

Clifford

Le

Fri 02 Aug

Cork City

Away Series 28

1-0

Clarke

Webster

Bermingham

Desmond

Toner

C Kelly

Clifford

Le

Fri 09 Aug

Bray Wanderers

Home

2-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Desmond

Webster

C Kelly

Clifford

Le

Fri 16 Aug

Sligo Rovers

Home Series 29

2-1

Clarke

Webster

Bermingham

Desmond

Toner

Coleman

Markey

Le

Fri 23 Aug

UCD

Away

FAI Cup 2nd Round

1-3

Clarke

Webster

Bermingham

Desmond

C Kelly

Coleman

Markey

Fri 06 Sept Finn Harps

Away Series 30

2-1

Clarke

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

C Kelly

Desmond

Markey

Fri 13 Sep

Home Series 31

0-0

Murphy

Madden

Bermingham

Webster

Toner

Desmond

Markey

M

Sligo Rovers

UCD

FAI Cup 1st Round

1

1

1

1

1

1

C 1

C

C 1

C

Sun 15 Sep Cabinteely

Away

Leinster SC Q-Final

1-0

Maher

O’Reilly

C Kelly

Finnerty

Cleary

Coleman

Doona

Fo

Fri 20 Sep

Shamrock Rovers

Away Series 32

0-0

Clarke

Webster

Bermingham

C Kelly

Toner

Desmond

Coleman

M

Fri 04 Oct

Waterford

Home Series 33

0-2

Murphy

C Kelly

Bermingham

Desmond

Lennon

Coleman

Clifford

Fo

Fri 18 Oct

Bohemians

Home Series 35

0-0

Clarke

C Kelly

Bermingham

Desmond

Webster

Coleman

Markey

Fo

Tue 22 Oct

Derry City

Away Series 34

3-1

Clarke

C Kelly

Bermingham

Desmond

Coleman

Lennon

Markey

Fo

Fri 25 Oct

Dundalk

Away Series 36

0-4

Clarke

Webster

Bermingham

Desmond

Coleman

Clifford

Markey

Fri 01 Nov

Sheriff YC (AET)

Away

Leinster SC Semi-Final Leinster SC Final

3-1

Maher

Cleary

C Kelly

O’Reilly

Holt

Whelan

Dobbin

1

H

4-0

Maher

Cleary

Carter

O’Reilly

Holt

Whelan

Dobbin

1

H

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League FAI Cup EA Sports Cup Leinster Snr Cup Europa Lge Friendly

1st Sub 2nd Sub 3rd Sub 1 Goals Scored P Penalty OG Own Goal

* Own Goal For

Yellow Card

Red Card

Substitutes Clifford

Miele

Coleman

Doona

C Kelly

Markey

Murphy

Toner

C Kelly

Bermingham

Carter

Lennon

Maher

Miele

Walker

Coleman

Doona

C Kelly

Markey

Murphy

Miele

Forrester

Doona

Coleman

Walker

Markey

Murphy

Doona

Shaw

Webster

C Kelly

Coleman

Markey

Murphy

Drennan

D Clarke

Shaw

Doona

Webster

Coleman

Markey

Murphy

Miele

Drennan

Shaw

Webster

Markey

Clifford

Coleman

Doona

Murphy

McCabe

Miele

Drennan

Lennon

Shaw

Doona

Coleman

C Kelly

Markey

Murphy

Clifford

D Clarke

Shaw

Doona

Forrester

Drennan

Bermingham

Lennon

McCabe

Walker

Clarke

Clifford

McCabe

Shaw

Forrester

Coleman

Walker

C Kelly

Cleary

Markey

Doona

Murphy

Clifford

McCabe

Shaw

Markey

C Kelly

D Clarke

Doona

Cleary

Coleman

Walker

Murphy

Clifford

McCabe

Shaw

Markey

Coleman

D Clarke

Walker

Doona

Forrester

Cleary

Murphy

Clifford

McCabe

Shaw

Drennan

1

Coleman

Walker

Markey

Doona

Miele

D Clarke

Murphy

McCabe

Shaw

Drennan P 1

Coleman

D Clarke

Markey

Doona

Lennon

Walker

Murphy

Clifford

McCabe

Shaw

Drennan

Lennon

Markey

Walker

Doona

D Clarke

Coleman

Murphy

Markey

McCabe

Shaw

Drennan

Forrester

D Clarke

Doona

Miele

Walker

Coleman

Murphy

Markey

Clifford

Forrester

Drennan

Shaw

Doona

Walker

Cleary

Toner

Coleman

Murphy

Clifford

McCabe

Shaw

Drennan

Lennon

Markey

Walker

Cleary

Doona

Coleman

Murphy

Clifford

Markey

Shaw

Drennan

McCabe

Walker

Forrester

Cleary

Doona

Coleman

Murphy

McCabe

Markey

Shaw

Drennan

Forrester

Walker

Doona

Cleary

K Kelly

Coleman

Murphy

McCabe

Markey

Shaw

Drennan

Walker

Forrester

Doona

Cleary

K Kelly

Coleman

Murphy

Forrester

Markey

Shaw

Drennan

Walker

Lennon

Doona

Cleary

K Kelly

D Clarke

Murphy

McCabe

Markey

Shaw

Drennan

Forrester

Walker

Doona

Cleary

Hughes

D Clarke

Murphy

McCabe

Forrester

Shaw

Drennan

Clifford

Walker

D Clarke

Cleary

Markey

Doona

Murphy

Lennon

Forrester

Walker

Drennan

Shaw

Clifford

Markey

McCabe

D Clarke

Doona

Murphy

Lennon

Forrester

Walker

Drennan

McCabe

D Clarke

Doona

Shaw

Markey

Cleary

Murphy

Lennon

Clifford

Walker

D Clarke

Shaw

D Markey

Drennan

Forrester

McCabe

Webster

Murphy

Lennon

Clifford

Shaw

Drennan

D Clarke

McCabe

Walker

Forrester

Markey

Webster

Murphy

Markey

D Clarke

Walker

Doona

Madden

Desmond

Lennon

Clifford

Shaw

Drennan

D Clarke

Markey

McCabe

Forrester

Walker

Webster

Murphy

Lennon

Markey

D Clarke

Drennan

Doona

Walker

Forrester

McCabe

Cleary

Webster

Murphy

Lennon

Markey

D Clarke

Drennan

Doona

Forrester

Coleman

Madden

Shaw

Webster

Murphy

Lennon

Markey

D Clarke

Shaw

Hale

1

McAuley

Coleman

Madden

Forrester

McCabe

Murphy

Lennon

Markey

D Clarke

Hale

McAuley

1

Forrester

Coleman

Doona

Walker

McCabe

Murphy

Lennon

Shaw

D Clarke

McAuley

Hale

Walker

Burns

Doona

Madden

McCabe

Murphy

Hale

D Clarke

McAuley

Toner

Walker

Shaw

Doona

Madden

McCabe

Murphy

Clifford

McAuley

D Clarke

Shaw

McCabe

Forrester

Walker

Coleman

Hale

Toner

Murphy

McCabe

McAuley

D Clarke

Hale

Forrester

Shaw

Walker

C Kelly

Coleman

Clifford

Clarke

Forrester

Drennan

Walker

Shaw

Burns

Hughes

Robinson

Madden

McEntee

Carter

Clarke

McCabe

Markey

D Clarke

Drennan

Forrester

Doona

McAuley

Madden

Shaw

Walker

Murphy

Forrester

Markey

D Clarke

Drennan

McAuley

Walker

Hale

Madden

Shaw

Doona

Maher

Forrester

D Clarke

Hale

Shaw

McAuley

Drennan

McCabe

Clifford

Doona

Madden

Murphy

D Clarke

Hale

Shaw

Clifford

Doona

Walker

Madden

McAuley

McCabe

Murphy

Forrester

D Clarke

Doona

Walker

Lennon

Hale

McAuley

Madden

Shaw

McCabe

Murphy

1

Hughes

McCormack

Burns

Walker

Corbally

Madden

Robinson

1

K Kelly

Doyle

Carter

Keeley

1

Hughes

Corbally

Robinson 1

Walker

K Kelly

McGuinness

Nzingo

Nzekwue

C Kelly

Rice

1

1

McCabe

Forrester

Drennan P 1

Shaw

Shaw

Miele

Doona

Walker

Clifford

McCabe

Forrester

Drennan

Clifford

McCabe

Shaw

Drennan

McCabe

Miele

Forrester

Drennan

Clifford

McCabe

Miele

D Clarke

McCabe

D Clarke

Cleary

1

Clifford

Clifford 1

Forrester

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Madden

1

1

1

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Safety at Richmond Park St Patrick's Athletic support UEFA's Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) campaign and any incident should be reported to club officials immediately.

Stadium Regulations • All persons entering the stadium are • There is a no smoking policy in effect in admitted only subject to the following both stands. ground regulations and to the • The climbing of walls, floodlight pylons, regulations of the Football Association. stands or any structure inside the Entry to the ground shall be deemed to ground is strictly forbidden. constitute unqualified acceptance of all • Any persons found damaging or these rules and regulations. defacing the property of St Patrick’s • Firework, smoke canisters, bottles, Athletic FC will be liable to prosecution. glasses, cans, flags, banners, poles, • Any excessive noise, such as that from flares and any other articles or the use of radio sets, megaphones containers which could or might be and/or behaviour likely to cause used as a weapon or likely to cause a confusion or nuisance i.e.: Laser lights nuisance to other people in the stadium of any kind is not permitted inside the are not permitted within the stadium stadium. and any person in possession of such an article or container may be refused • Foul or abusive language is not entry or ejected from the stadium. permitted inside the stadium and will result in ejection from the stadium.

• Children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an Adult and that adult • No form of racist abuse will be must accept responsibility for those in tolerated inside the stadium and will his/her charge result in ejection from the stadium and may result in a prosecution by An • Spectators are not permitted to bring Garda. St Patrick's Athletic shows the alcohol or any banned substances into red card to racism. the stadium.

• Any person who does not comply with instructions from a steward may be ejected from the stadium.

• In general, the right of admission is reserved to the Club Management of St Patrick’s Athletic FC. • St Patrick’s Athletic FC reserves the right to refuse admission or eject any person from the stadium who refuses to be searched by a police officer.

• Any person who blocks, or obstructs a gangway in any way and refuses to move on request may be ejected from the stadium.

• St Patrick’s Athletic FC reserves the right for its servants or agents to remove from the stadium any person who does not comply with the stadium regulations or whose presence inside the stadium could reasonably be construed as a source of danger, nuisance or annoyance to any spectator.

Safety Notice • St Patrick’s Athletic Football Club are committed to ensuring the safety of all spectators at Richmond Park.

It is therefore important that the following information is read and strictly adhered to.

• Anyone requiring medical attention during the game should alert their nearest steward or club official and will be directed to the St John’s Ambulance attendant or First Aid Room.

• Parents, Guardians or any adult responsible for children inside the stadium should ensure that children are supervised at all times.

• Cigarettes should be properly extinguished as they can be a major cause of fire.

• The use of flares inside the stadium is strictly forbidden.

Emergency Procedure In the event of an emergency at Richmond Park requiring evacuation of the ground in part or whole, spectators are requested to remain where they are and listen for announcements over the public address system.

The announcements may direct spectators in a specific area of the ground, or the stadium as a whole, to evacuate the through exit gates to the outside of the stadium, or through perimeter gates onto the pitch. Club stewards and members of the Garda Siochana will assist in directing spectators. If requested to vacate a specified area of the ground, spectators should do so as calmly and quickly as possible to assist in a safe and speedy evacuation. Do not, under any circumstances, re­enter an evacuated area. Please take note of your nearest exit.

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