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2021 Season • FAI Cup Quarter Final • Vol. 33 • No. 14 Fri 17 September • Richmond Park, Inchicore, D8 • KO:7.45PM

EXTRA.IE

FAI Cup

VERSUS

Ben McCormack

Editorial

Ronan O’Flaherty

Ruairi Kavanagh

@stpatsprogramme

Welcome to Richmond Park for a rather

stpatsprogramme@gmail.com with any

nice sounding FAI Cup Quarter FInal clash,

ideas or contributions.

with the team standing just two games

We are now on the home stretch, where

away from the Aviva Stadium. Of course,

has the season gone to, and we have

tonight's clash is fraught with danger,

plenty of big ties ahead in the League, and

against a side with plenty to prove and

hopefully a massive one in the cup if we

nothing to lose. We will need calm focus and determination, and patient from fans, to give us the best chance of reaching the semi-finals.

can navigate tonight's banana skin. Let's keep supporting the lads, who have exceeded expectations so far this season, and are bound to want to have something

While a home draw is of course welcome,

to show for their efforts. They'll do their

it also brings extra demands on the

best for us, let's do the same for them.

programme team, and once again they have responded admirably. I venture that there is not a finer programme for any Cup

Enjoy the match and come on the Saints, Come on the Saints!

Quarter Final in the country than the one you are reading tonight. We are always

Ruairi Kavanagh

looking for ways to improve, and for new

Editor

voices, so please do get in touch at

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Contents 8

Oh My Word!

34

Caps by County

18

Super Saints

36

Club History

25

Opposition Watch

42

Tolka Park Nights

30

Eurozone

44

A View from Afar

Programme Production Editor Ruairi Kavanagh

Design Joe O’Rourke

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Tonight’s Squads

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

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

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Wexford

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Alan Mathews

Head Coach: Stephen O’Donnell

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5 Lee Desmond

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5 James Carrol

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6 Jamie Lennon

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6 Jack Connolly

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7 Robbie Benson

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7 Conor Crawley

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8 Chris Forrester

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9 Kyrian Nwoko

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9 Paul Fitzsimons

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10 Ronan Coughlan

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10 Jack Doherty

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11 Jason McClelland

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11 Paul Fox

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12 Matty Smith

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12 Fionn McCaffrey

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14 Kyrian Nwoko

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14 Tyler Dunphy

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15 Billy King

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15 Kevin McEvoy

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16 Alfie Lewis

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16 Jack Moylan

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17 Darragh Burns

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17 Kyle Robinson

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Match Officials

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President’s Welcome Tom O’Mahony

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Good Evening

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Good evening and welcome to another

The luck of the draw is a big part of

virtual match programme for this

cup success, and all three of our

quarter-final of the FAI Cup. We

opponents to date have been from the

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extend a particularly warm welcome to

First Division. That guarantees nothing,

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the players, supporters and officials

of course, as we saw in the last round

from Wexford FC.

when Cork took us to penalties. But it

For media enquiries, please email press@stpatsfc.com

does prompt supporters and pundits to The FAI Cup has had an unwelcome

turn to the well-worn cliche that “our

predictability in recent seasons. Five of

name may be on the cup this year”.

the last six finals have been contested Be that as is may, if we can overcome

up, with last year’s finalists having

the team from the south-east tonight

finished first and third. This has, of

we’ll know that we are just one game

course, been very welcome to the

away from Irish football’s annual big

teams finishing fourth in the league

day out in the Aviva. We certainly

(and even fifth given the occasional

enjoyed it the last time we were there,

technicality) in ensuring European

so fingers crossed!

qualification. But it has stripped the Enjoy the game.

and romance that makes knock-out football so special.

Tom O'Mahony President

This year looks different, however, and

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

HONOURS

by the league champions and runners-

tournament of much of the excitement

Opening Hours: 9.30am-5pm (Mon-Fri).

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may be the most open since our own Cup success in 2014. Of the current top four in the league table, St Pats are the Last Man Standing in the Cup, which means that quite a few teams are still eyeing up a lucrative European spot that would be very unlikely on their league form alone. With just three more wins required, they will all feel that the prize is tantalisingly close.

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Alan Mathews & Stephen O’Donnell

We would like to welcome Ian Ryan, his players and everyone connected with Wexford FC to Richmond Park for this evening's FAI Cup tie. With a place in the last four of the competition at stake, the prize for the winners is a big one.

Wexford come here with nothing to lose. That in

now the challenge is to maintain those high

itself makes them a very dangerous opponent who

standards.

we won't dare underestimate. We have done our homework and preparation has been very good, so

Our most recent home game, against Longford

we approach the game in a positive frame of mind.

Town two weeks ago, was a memorable occasion.

The 3-2 victory was perhaps a bit tighter than our

The FAI Cup final at the Aviva Stadium is the

performance merited, but the most important thing

biggest occasion in the domestic football calendar.

was securing the three points. Other than the

It's a great day for everybody, from the

performance and outcome, the stand-out charac-

management to the players to the supporters, and

teristic of the evening was the energy of the crowd.

we would love to be there in November.

It was a really good turnout and the atmosphere was electric.

Last Friday's defeat in Sligo was a frustrating setback. We were disappointed with the

There is something about Friday night football

concession of both goals, which were soft from our

under the floodlights that brings the best out of

point of view. The team had some good passages

fans and players. This was again in evidence two

of play and were a bit unlucky not to get back into

weeks ago. It was a terrific atmosphere and we

the game.

look forward to more of the same. In many ways, it felt like the closest we had been to normality in a

The great thing about this group of players is they

long time.

always bounce back quickly from a disappointment. That is their prime focus this

To continue on the theme of supporters, it would

evening. We were fortunate enough to get a home

be wrong to close out this column without acknowl-

draw in the cup, and now the challenge is to

edging the outstanding backing the team received

capitalise on that. Our form at Richmond Park has

at the Showgrounds. Unfortunately, the result didn't

been very good, especially in recent times, when

go our way, but your support was seen and heard,

the roar of the crowd has returned.

and very much appreciated.

We have played exactly three-quarters of our

Enjoy the match,

league games. Facing into the last nine games, the

Alan Mathews and Stephen O'Donnell

objective is the same as it was on the fist day of the season – finish as high up the table as possible.

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Oh My Word!

Ronan O’Flaherty

The star: an emblem of superiority, etched in fabric above the crests of the few. Not all clubs exercise their right to display it.

For those that do, it sets them apart and fuels parochial rivalries.

Those yet to ascend such heights can only dream, for now.

The star appears more famously on the international stage. Brazil's iconic yellow jersey is further elevated with the inclusion of five small stars above the crest. A subtle boast.

Nineteen years have come and gone since that constellation was extended. Traditional powerhouses have made inroads, but Brazil remains out in front.

St Patrick’s took a step closer to joining the star club in 2013.

Sixty-two years

after joining the League of Ireland, the club won its ninth League of Ireland title. Only Shamrock Rovers have done it faster. The Saints will also be the second-fastest to ten titles if – a significant 'if', admittedly – another championship is delivered in the next 11 years.

Eleven years also happened to bridge titles eight and nine.

Number eight stands out for many reasons, not least the toll it took on everyone at the club.

Challenges faced by the team were not confined to a football pitch. They soldiered on, until completing the mission in county Louth.

The night sky above Oriel Park was embraced by a warm red hue. The flares, ignited on the mound of terracing next to the stand, evoked memories of past successes at the same venue.

The Wee County belonged to Colm

Foley that night. His deft finish from the edge of the box brought wild scenes of celebration.

As supporters celebrated on the pitch after the match, Pat Dolan emerged from an elevated position, via a door that led out to the stand. The fans erupted, enthusiastically chanting "Dolooh! Dolo-oh!". He was followed

by Tim O'Flaherty, who accepted a warm welcome. Then came the players, led by the great Paul Osam and followed by the likes of Darragh Maguire, Seamus Kelly and Charles Mbabazi Livingstone.

They linked arms and sang Championees, with the huge band of supporters on the pitch joining in.

Special.

The comedown from such a season was almost inevitable.

For a while, supporters didn't know if they were coming or going. It was a period of transition. Some of them last longer than others. Gradually, things started to look up again.

Cup finals were reached. A brilliant new owner arrived.

It all came together on a brisk Sunday afternoon at Richmond

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Park. Electricity cradled the air. Greg Bolger hit a worldie and Bisto Flood made sure the job was oxo. Number nine had been secured.

Nine-tenths of a star.

One year later, an even greater outpouring of joy greeted the sight of a St Patrick’s captain again lifting silverware. It wasn't league title number ten, but it had deeper significance. As Ger O'Brien climbed the steps at Lansdowne Road, it started to sink in that the burden had been lifted.

Following so many near misses, supporters of a certain vintage wondered if they would ever see the day.

After winning the FAI Cup in 1959 and 1961, it would be understandable to anticipate a few more over the next half-century or so. Finals were reached in 1967, 1974, 1980, 1996, 2003, 2006, and 2012. All unsuccessful.

And then the day came.

Christy Fagan's brace finally removed the burden.

Three months before the FAI Cup curse ended in 2014, James Horan stepped down as manager of the Mayo footballers. He had been appointed to end the county's long wait for Sam Maguire, stretching back to 1951.

Horan brought Mayo close, but they were never the last team standing.

With each lost final – be it FAI Cup or All-Ireland – the sense of despondency intensifies. Losing seven finals before winning one feels like an industrial supply of despondency. Mayo can more than relate.

Horan has been back in the job since 2018 and he continues to hit the post. Last Saturday, Mayo again came up short on the biggest day in the GAA calendar. We wanted them to do it. We wanted to see that burden lifted.

A big prize awaits the winners this evening. Victory secures a place in the FAI Cup semi-final, which is when we really start to dream. The difficulty with semi-finals is they often drain combatants of their best work. Many teams have been known to shine in the semi and falter in the final.

With one-quarter of the season remaining, St Patrick’s occupy second place. None of us expected that. Not that we're mentioning the 't' word or anything. Next year, perhaps.

The FAI Cup has rarely been so open at the quarter-final stage. Recent winners have been eliminated, along with some traditional heavy hitters. The equation is simple: two wins and St Patrick’s will be back at Lansdowne Road. Of course, Wexford will be saying the same about their own chances.

There is nothing quite like Cup final day. Get a taste for it and you'll crave it. You will find yourself looking forward to it at the end of each season, even if your team doesn't get there.

Loads of familiar faces in the crowd. A reunion-ofsorts. A day of days.

What a competition.

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Three goals in the final 10 minutes secured a second successive EA Sports Cup for St Patrick's Athletic against Limerick FC at the Markets Field.

Conan Byrne, Jamie McGrath and Graham Kelly all struck late on as Liam Buckley's men came from behind to defeat the First Division champions amid a frenzied atmosphere at the Garryowen venue.

Martin Russell's Limerick made the livelier start and Aaron Greene was almost played through on goal as early as the fourth minute from Paudie O'Connor's pinpoint long ball. A minute later, Sean Russell's cross found Lee-J Lynch inside the St Pat's penalty box, but he volleyed into the ground to spurn a good early chance for Limerick.

St Pat's went close on the quarter-hour mark, with Freddy Hall producing an excellent reaction save to tip behind a close-range header from Christy Fagan.

Then, in the 18th minute, Russell's throw-in found Lynch, who let fly from 25 yards into the roof of the St Pat's net to almost take the roof off the Markets Field as the home fans erupted.

Liam Buckley's side were a distinct second best in the early stages but they gradually grew into the game as the half-hour mark approached and most of their creative play was going through Byrne on the right, the winger surging into the Limerick box before being blocked by Robbie Williams.

At the other end, Lynch fed Greene on the left and his cross needed a vital touch from Ian Bermingham to knock it behind for a corner. Limerick were relatively comfortable as they got to half-time with their lead intact.

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Dennehy's low free kick was palmed away by Hall. On 51 minutes, Lynch found Chris Mulhall in space through the middle and the striker bore down on goal, but couldn't beat O'Malley one-on-one.

There was a nervy moment for Limerick when Hall flapped at a Bermingham cross, but nothing came of the chance when the ball broke to Dennehy, before Byrne screamed for a penalty when he went to ground in the penalty area, but referee Rob Rogers booked him for simulation.

Limerick should have doubled their lead on the hour when Russell picked out Stephen Kenny, but he contrived to fire over with the goal at his mercy.

In the 65th minute, Dennehy found Fagan through the middle and he slotted home for the equaliser as St Pat's eventually made their pressure tell.

A spate of stoppages followed as Limerick at least managed to halt the prolonged procession towards their goal. Then came the late onslaught from the Saints.

In the 83rd minute, Bermingham's cross flicked off Fagan's head and dropped for Byrne, who took a touch to set himself before drilling to the net. McGrath then clipped the ball over the stooping Hall on 88 minutes.

Graham Kelly twisted the knife further in stoppage time when, on a breakaway, he ghosted past Hall and took the ball wide before slotting to the net. In the end, the 4-1 scoreline did not reflect how hard-fought a win it was for St Pat's, but they were totally dominant after half-time as Limerick faded.

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Super Saints Gary Ó Nualláin Johnny Keegan

Cúlabúla, an outdoor weekend festival in the Áras Chrónáin Irish Cultural Centre in Clondalkin takes place this weekend. “Let’s Get Out Again” is their message. Much like the return of supporters to League of Ireland grounds recently, getting up on stage and performing again is an opportunity for musicians to put the darkest days of the pandemic behind. One of the artists performing is Pat’s fan, Richmond Park stadium announcer, actor and musician, Gary Ó Nualláin.

“I’m feeling good thanks,” Gary

and trad ensembles in school,

it’s been tough. I’d just

enthuses in the days building

so I’ve always had the grá for

reprised my role in Fair City.

up to the gig. “I’m definitely

trad. I also love 90s music,

They stopped filming for the

feeling rusty. My fingers aren’t

especially all the Britpop stuff. I

first time since the show first

working the same way that

feel like that’s the genre my

aired in 1989. There’d been a

they used to – it’s a bit like

tunes sit in. We gig under my

restructuring of the

getting match fit again. I don’t

name so that it makes sense

employment classification of

get nervous or stage fright or

even if I have to do the gig

the cast in the months off, and

anything like that. I think it’s all

solo. Then we add more

not everyone was brought

about mindset and knowing

people up to the full six-piece

back. A lot of people were cut.

your strengths, and more

depending on the budget, and

importantly your limitations.

the type of gig.”

“I was also in the middle of recording my debut album. I

There’s no point in me going out there hoping that I’m

When the first lockdown hit

had to take a forced 470+ day

going to sound like Pavarotti,

back in March 2020, Gary was

hiatus from that, and I lost

because it’s just not going to

busy both acting and recording

every bit of momentum I’d

happen.”

his debut album. Tough times

built up in the year or so

followed.

leading up to it. I was shellshocked for quite a while,

Gary describes his music as a bit of a mishmash of trad and

“It’s been grim. Grim beyond

Britpop – the Manchester of

belief,” Gary admits. “I lost

Oasis and The Stone Roses

everything to the pandemic in

“I had to rejig everything. I

with a Celtic vibe.

a professional sense. It pales in

started engineering a lot more.

comparison to what others

I was lucky in that I managed

have lost from their lives, but

to get a bit of professional

“I came up through céilí bands

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Ronan O’Flaherty @johnnykeegan work at the start of the year. I was working with

still stuck in the family home. It’s hopeless in

the likes of Liam Ó Maonlaí, Rónán Ó Snódaigh,

Ireland, and Dublin especially. I was 27 pre-

and Damien Dempsey. I was even lucky enough

Covid. I was thinking that was still relatively

to get a weekend in Limerick at the height of

young for what I was trying to achieve. Oasis

lockdown to do sound on a documentary about

didn’t get signed until Noel Gallagher was 27.

a children’s concertina orchestra. But even at

But I’ll be 30 in March. You just feel pathetic. It’s

that, I’m still chasing the credit card debt for

every cliché in the book about musicians: still at

equipment I had to purchase to work on those

home, broke, still trying to “make it” in your 30s.

gigs.”

There’s definitely a bit of shame and embarrassment. Sitting in the pub nursing a Club

A lack of a road map for getting the music and

Lemon because you can’t afford the full Rock

entertainment industry back to work left a lot of

Shandy after needing to pay for one business

people disillusioned. Government suggested

cost or another.

retraining. Did Gary ever consider it?

“The fact that so many other people in other “Yes. Absolutely. Like a lot of people my age I’m

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own business, Phoenix Song,

that you can teach somebody

comfort. I have a decent CV in

providing songwriting

to write a song. So, my

financial services. But if you're

workshops for teenagers. With

workshops are a Music-For-All

working at something like that,

interest already from the public

approach with that in mind.

making a decent wage, and

and private sectors, it’s an

They’re about helping young

you still can't afford the basics

exciting time for the Clondalkin

people to lose their inhibitions.

like somewhere to live, it's like

native.

I had originally planned it as an afterschool program, but when

"What's the point?" The line from The Commitments that

“A lot of my friends teach to

I approached a school that a

always stuck with me is “It feels

subsidise their performing

friend teaches at, the principal

much better being an

careers, be it singing, guitar,

wanted to get me involved

unemployed musician, than an

piano etc. I had to do a SWOT

teaching the TY students and it

unemployed pipe-fitter”. It’s

analysis of myself. I’m not a

just grew legs from there. There

almost emboldening in a way.”

good enough singer to teach

has been interest from

singing. I’m not a good

numerous schools, youth

Rather than pivot away from

enough guitar player to teach

services, school completion

the industry, Gary is currently in

guitar. My strength is

programs etc.

the process of setting up his

songwriting. But I don’t believe

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Ronan O’Flaherty @johnnykeegan “The whole model is built around collaboration.

“After the attack, when the PTSD set in, I was

It’s about teaming the girl who’s a whizz at

afraid to leave the house for years. About eight

English and is always writing poetry, with the

months after it, my mates tried to get me to

guitar virtuoso who doesn’t like to sing his own

come out to play football and I made it to the

lyrics, with a singer who may not be the best lyric

pitches and had to turn around and go home

writer but has a head for melody. The idea is that

straight away. I remember collapsing to my

you don’t have to be a musician to be involved.

knees and vomiting in the street.

There’s something there for everybody.”

“I became a shut-in, and all I had was my The recording of the debut album is ticking

acoustic guitar out of Argos, and a lot of lonely

along nicely too. What can we expect?

nights where I was angry, and scared, and didn’t really understand why. Counselling was a game-

“Almost all the recording is done now. I’m just

changer and I’d recommend everyone go, even if

waiting on a couple of bits back from collabo-

they don’t feel like they have mental health

rators in other studios. It’s just me. My life. My

problems. It’s not an understatement to say that

stories. There are songs on there that I wrote

it changed my life. A few of the songs on the

when I was 16, right up to just before I went into

album are from that time period.”

the studio to start recording the album, so there’s a broad range. The songs are about different

As well as being the stadium announcer at

things. As anyone who follows my godawful

Richer, Gary is also part of the matchday

Twitter account will know, I’m not shy with an

experience group at the club.

opinion, especially where politics are concerned.

About a third of the songs are political in some

“Pat’s fans need to keep an ear to the ground

way. The rest are reflective of a time where I had

too. Just prior to Covid, the club set up the

to find myself again.

match night experience team. We were trying to do more both in and out of the ground on match

“I realise that’s a very artsy, notiony thing to say,

nights. I don’t want to be too cryptic about it, but

but I feel I had a stolen adolescence in a way. I

I also don’t want to spill the beans before it’s

was viciously assaulted when I was 16. I was 22

appropriate in case things don’t work out. We

by the time I was finished all the surgeries and

have some big plans for events with Pat’s and in

procedures to put my face back the way it was

the Inchicore area in general. Some of the club

before the attack. But I had Post-Traumatic Stress

sponsors are interested in getting involved.

Disorder (PTSD) for years without realising it. It’s

Realistically it’s going to be next season before

only when I went to go and get counselling for

anything happens with it, but I’m hoping that

my depression, tanked up on bravado after

people will be as happy with our performance

seeing Hano post on Facebook about doing the

off the pitch as they will be with Stevie

same thing for himself, that everything came out.

O’Donnell’s Red & White Army’s performance on it!”

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Pensive PointsRonan O’Flaherty Jimmy Edwards

@jimmyedwards41

Good Evening All, Welcome to Ian Ryan and all

Sligo under pressure for long

think to himself maybe he got a

from Wexford FC for

periods of the first half but we

couple of decisions wrong. It’s

tonight’s FAI Cup quarter

found ourselves 2 down just

tough to take that games can be

final.

before the half time whistle

decided on such decisions

when De Vries scored a

specially when they can be the

wonderful goal when he curled

difference in challenging for a

into the top corner from the

league or not. I’m sure the

edge of the box. But again it was

players have shook off the

a somewhat controversial goal

disappointment of last Friday in

as TV replays showed a foul on

training this week and will be

Alfie Lewis in the build up to the

raring to go for tonight’s

goal but again the ref didn’t see

encounter with the prize of a

it this way and awarded the

semi-final berth up for grabs.

goal.

The progress the team have

Wexford have some ex and loan Saints in their squad this season with the very experienced and likeable Lorcan Fitzgerald plus Cian Kelly, Paul Cleary, Dan Dobbin and Kyle Robinson all having represented the Saints at one time or another. We come into tonight’s game on the back a win and a defeat in our last

made this year is fantastic. I’m

two games. On Friday 3rd

Alan Cawley a staunch Sligo

September we played Longford

man, was doing analysis with

Town here in Richmond and it

Johnny McDonnell and both

was an entertaining encounter

said Pats can feel aggrieved at

with the Saints winning 3-2. Last

both goals being awarded, and

week we were away to Sligo

Pat Fenlon on commentary also

Rovers and we got off to the

said the same during the game.

worst possible start when the ref

The second half was much the

awarded Sligo a penalty for what

same as the first with Pats having

he adjudged to be a foul by

most of the possession and

Paddy Barrett on John Mahon. If

some half chances, we also had

there was any contact at all it

a penalty appeal turned down

was minimal and it was the type

when Ben McCormack was

Enjoy the game,

of contact that happens from

tripped in the box but again he

Up the Saints,

every corner and free kick in

ref didn’t see that way and

Jimmy.

every match where a player has

waved away our appeals. I’m

a hand on an opponent. Pats

sure if the referee sat down the

came into the game and had a

next day and watched a

number of chances and had

recording of the game he might

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sure Stephen and Alan were hoping we could challenge for Europe this season so it’s great to be up where we are and challenging Shamrock Rovers for the title and I’m sure there will be another few twists and turns in the run in to come so let’s keeping plugging away and see where it takes at the end of the season.

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Opposition Watch Paul Maguire

@PaulGoS

Wexford FC currently lie bottom of the first division with 12 points from their 22 games so far this season.

This is the first time Wexford

men after only 11 minutes, Paul

the space of ten minutes when

have reached the FAI Cup

Fox seeing red.

Tyler Dunphy tapped into an

quarter finals since 2016 where they lost 3-1 to Derry City in Ferrycarrig Park and their progress in the cup will be a welcome distraction to a league campaign which has seen the men from the south-east struggling to stay in touch with the rest of the league as they currently lie bottom, 7 points behind their nearest rivals Cobh Ramblers. However, their form of late hasn’t been all bad. Their last

There are some familiar faces in the Wexford FC squad with Cian Kelly and Kyle Robinson on loan from the Saints - they are ineligible to play against their parent club – Paul Cleary was also once of this parish while Lorcan Fitzgerald made a substitute appearance that unforgettable day in 2014 when the long wait for a Pats cup win ended in the Aviva Stadium.

five matches have been 2 wins, 2

Wexford reached this stage with

defeats and a draw and one of

a 3-0 home win over Cabinteely.

those losses was against Shels

The game was over before half-

where they were down to ten

time as the aforementioned Robinson, Fitzgerald and Jack Moylan all scored before the break. This set up a potential banana skin against non-league Killester Donnycarney in Haddon Park, Dublin but the Slaneysiders turned in a professional performance in the second half to progress on a 0-2 scoreline.

They did have a scare when they almost fell behind before the break but the crossbar came to

empty net after Evan Farrell pounced on a defensive error on 56 minutes. Karl Manahan doubled their lead on 66 minutes with superb strike into the top corner from a pass from Paul Fox and the game was done especially as they were playing against ten men at that stage.

Fox, Dunphy and Farrell all spurned chances to increase the lead but their misses were of no consequence and Wexford were through to set up tonights game.

This won’t be the first time the sides meet this year as they played a pre-season friendly in Richmond Park on February 26th with the Saints running out 4-0 winners with goals from Billy King, Jamie Lennon, Chris Forrester and Ben McCormack.

Most observers would predict a similar scoreline but Wexford will have nothing to lose here and have shown improvements of late so Pats will have to be on their game to progress.

their rescue. Wexford upped Lorcan Fitzgerald

their game after the restart and were rewarded with 2 goals in

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Irish Independent - Sun 17 August 2008 FAI Cup 4th Round

WEXFORD YOUTHS 1 ST PATRICK'S ATH 3 ST PATRICK'S Athletic put the lights out on the FAI Cup dream of amateur side Wexford Youths at rainswept Ferrycarrig Park last night.

St Pat's, fielding five short of the side which drew in Europe last week, were full value for their win and the tone was set from the off when the visitors started this fourth round tie brightly with almost incessant

pressure on the home goal.

Difficult The first division side were finding life difficult during the opening 10 minutes, a period that the Premier Division side

Wexford's John Flynn O'Connor with Stephen Brennan of St Pats in last night’s FAI Cup 4th Round clash.

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were denied on two occasions by home keeper Pa Doyle.

Wexford Youths were tottering at this stage with ‘keeper Doyle keeping his goal intact with a fine third minute save from Mark Quigley, who moved into the area having played a onetwo with Bobby Ryan. Three minutes later it was Quigley who once again brought the best out of Doyle with a fine effort from the right edge of area.

Having come agonisingly close on two occasions, the Saints finally broke the deadlock after 11 minutes, but it was dreadful defending by the homeside that created the opening. Paul Malone was short with his backpass leaving ’keeper Doyle stranded as Quigley raced on to the ball, moved around the ’keeper before firing low into

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the net, although right back Paul Rossiter should have done better in his effort to clear off the line.

With Pat’s clearly controlling the game, it came as no surprise when they added a second. Quigley had his 20metre shot spilled by Doyle, with John Murphy on hand to drill the loose ball home from five metres making it 2-0 after 2minutes.

Wexford Youths jolted the visitors on twenty-eight minutes when Gavin Doyle collecting a ball to the right edge of the area drilled a rising shot into the roof of the net past a helpless Barry Ryan in the Pat's goal. That was how it remained to the interval with an improving homeside fielding four 18-year olds content to be trailing just 2-1.

Dramatic Within five minutes of the restart, Wexford Youths came close to snatching a dramatic equaliser. After a Conor Sinnott corner had only been partially cleared Keith Kearney had a rising shot from just outside the area over the top. At the opposite end, Doyle affected a great save from David Rogers on fifty-four minutes to keep the homeside in the game.

Another Sinnott corner on sixty-

Mark Quigley celebrates his goal with Stephen Brennan and Bobby Ryan.

one minutes saw Danny Furlong's overhead kick fly just outside the left upright with keeper Ryan beaten as the homeside continued their search for an equaliser.

St Pat 's looked to have secured their quarter-final spot when Murphy headed powerfully home from a Brennan cross on seventy minutes making it 3-1.

ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC B Ryan, S Brennan, J O Cearraill, J Harris (S Paisley 80)), D Rogers, B Ryan, G Dempsey, J Bialek (R. Guy 65), A Kirby (K. Fahy 65), J Murphy, M Quigley.

REFEREE D Tomney (Dublin).

Wexford Youths responded with Danny Furlong heading against the angle of crossbar and upright two minutes later the homesides last real chance of getting back into the game.

WEXFORD YOUTHS P Doyle, P Rossiter, A Russell (S Lawlor 64), C Wallace, J FlynnO'Connor, G Doyle, C Sinnott, P Malone, K Kearney (R Fitzgerald 71), D Furlong, P Murphy (S. Dempsey 80).

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Eurozone Seán Brennan

Champagne Football – Fallen Giants and New Hopes in Reims Sporting links between Ireland and France tend to revolve around the rugby scene; Ronan O’Gara managing La Rochelle, Johnny Sexton with Racing Metro, or Trevor Brennan rejuvenating his career before retraining as a barman in Toulouse. For them, the move was generally a sporting promotion, playing in Europe’s best paying division & challenging themselves against some of the best talent on the continent.

In terms of football, while Ligue 1 has been replaced by the Portuguese Primeira Liga as the 5th best league according to UEFA, France’s youth development culture remains one of the best in Europe, as their recent national team success has shown. Considering this, Glory Nzingo’s recent transfer from St Patrick’s Athletic to Stade de Reims has received much attention from the Irish footballing public.

Relatively unknown Reims is a city of about 300,000 people in the Champagne Region, located 130km North East of Paris. Beyond the local sparkling wine, it’s best known for its UNESCO recognised cathedral and a club which launched French football onto the international stage.

An enjoyable quiz question I heard was trying to list the teams which have lost a European Cup final, but never won one. Valencia and Leverkusen this century sprung to mind, however hidden back in the early days of the trophy is a modest club from Northern France. Stade de Reims are part of a small French clique of European Cup finalists, joining St. Étienne, Marseille, Monaco and PSG. As far back as the inaugural tournament in 1956, Reims made it to the final, even going 2-0 up inside ten minutes before losing 4-3 to Real Madrid. Real would break French hearts again three years later in the final with a 2-0 victory. For context, the 1956 final was reached by defeating Aarhus, MTK Budapest and Hibernians. Nevertheless,the Reims side of the day could boast of employing the backbone of the French 1958 World Cup squad which reached the semi finals, including players such as Just Fontaine and Raymond Kopa.

Those glory days aside, Reims’ story has been one of more downs than ups. The 80s, 90s and 00s saw the club locked out of top flight football, with the early 90s seeing Reims suffer an administrative

Reims' UNESCO listed Cathedral

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relegation. To add to that humiliation, their financial plight forced them to sell their trophies, including their six Ligue 1 titles.

Their renaissance as ‘Stade de Reims Champagne’ even suffered an early setback, as a 1992 law banning the advertisement of alcohol in sports required Stade de Reims' iconic them to remove the Champagne bottle crest champagne bottle on their crest; any jersey prior to that legislation is now surely a collectible for fans of French football and fizz.

Any money made from Reims selling off their better players (keep an eye on the next move of goalkeeper Pedrag Rajković and striker El Bilal Touré) will be essential in coaching the next generation.

If Nzingo can avoid the vices of croissant breakfasts and champagne lunches, there may be a bright future for him in France.

Hopefully he will inspire many other young Irish players to try their luck with our nearest EU neighbour.

2012 saw Reims return to Ligue 1 after a 33 year absence, and apart from a two year period in the second tier, they have cemented themselves as regulars in the bottom half of Ligue 1. This season without the goals of previous top scorer Boulaye Dia, who has moved to Villareal, they will likely experience a challenging league season. Reims are one of many top flight French clubs who struggle to fill a 20,000 stadium, and struggle further to hold on to talented players; Angers, Clermont, Lorient, Brest, and local rivals Troyes are all similar in size and budget, and it would not be surprising to see three of these descending into Ligue 2. Reims’ squad’s market value of €95 million is astronomical

by Irish standards, but pales in comparison to Lyon’s €370 million, Monaco’s €390 million, and I’ll spare you the fury of hearing what Paris Saint Germain can afford.

French clubs have a strong tradition of youth development; a massive player pool naturally helps, along with ties between leading regional clubs and their smaller ‘feeder’ organisations.

Hopefully for Nzingo’s sake Reims can stay in the top flight and continue producing sporting talent.

Just Fontaine appearing in French media

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Quiz Time Kieran Coughlan

1 Which English club has lost twice 6 in a League Cup final despite scoring two goals in each final?

2 Who was the last English manager to finish in the top two of the Premier League?

Which team were top scorers in the group stages of Euro 2020 but were then knocked out in the last 16?

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Who was the oldest player at Euro 2020?

3 Who are the last club that St Pat's have beaten in an FAI Cup quarter-final?

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Who were the first team to win the FAI Cup final by a penalty shootout?

4 Who is Wexford's all-time leading goalscorer and record appearance holder?

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Which country will host the final of the 2022 Europa Conference League?

5 When did Wexford last reach the quarter-finals of the FAI Cup?

10 Which 2 managers have won both the Scottish and English FA Cups?

Rodgers and Alex Ferguson.

Q.7 Pepe. Q.8 Bohemians 2008. Q.9 Albania. Q.10 Brendan

Answers

Ramblers. Q.4 Ans Danny Furlong. Q.5 2016. Q.6 Holland.

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Caps by County Seán Creedon

27 of the 32 counties have provided senior internationals In an earlier programme we saw how the all-Irish born team from 1975 were drawn from only two counties, Dublin and Limerick and that by 2020, the number of counties represented in Stephen Kenny’s Irish team had grown to eight.

Following my story on Tony O’Connell, the first Kerryman to play for Ireland, I was asked by a few people if I knew which of the 32 counties has yet to provide a senior international. I am subject to correction, but it looks like the answer is five: Carlow, Clare, Leitrim, Offaly and Tyrone.

Here is the A-Z of counties as it stands right now.

Antrim: We had Jimmy McAlinden, Jackie Vernon and Billy MacMillan back in the forties and Marc Wilson was the most recent. Wilson played for Northern Ireland at under 15 level, before switching to The Republic. He won the first of his 25 senior caps against Wales in February 2011.

Armagh: Born in Lurgan, Paddy Sloan, was first Irishman to play in Serie A. He won three caps with the IFA and two for the FAI on an Iberian tour in 1946.

Cavan: Cillian Sheridan from Bailieborough is a much travelled player and one of the few Irishmen in recent years to play Champions League football. He won three caps under Trapattoni in 2010.

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Cork: So many stars from Leeside: Frank O’Farrell, Charlie Hurley, Noel Cantwell, Denis Irwin, Roy Keane.

Derry: James McClean, Darren Gibson, Eunan O’Kane.

Donegal: Current captain Seamus Coleman and two great goalkeepers Packie Bonner and Shay Given.

Down: John Feenan from Newry is the only one known.

Dublin: So many players from capital city, must be over two hundred. Six players have been capped while playing for the Saints: Shay Gibbons, Noel Campbell, Tommy Dunne, Jackie Hennessy, Dinny Lowry and Ronnie Whelan.

Fermanagh: Enniskillen-born Tommy Donnelly played in the League of Ireland for Drumcondra and Shamrock Rovers and won two Irish caps in 1937-38.

Galway: Eamon Deacy, Aaron Connolly, David Forde.

Kerry: Tony O’Connell is the only Kerry-born Irish international, while Andy Townsend and Kevin Foley both have Kerry connections.

Kildare: Goalkeeper Mark Travers became the first Kildare man since Mick Kearin in 1971 to play for Ireland when he made his debut against Bulgaria in 2019.

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Kilkenny: Seánie Maguire made his Ireland debut in the World Cup qualifier against Moldova in 2017. Prior to Maguire’s arrival, the Cats only representative was Matt O’Mahony from Mullinavat. O’Mahony won six caps while playing for Bristol Rovers. Matt also made history by becoming the first FAI international to travel by plane for a home game. That was against Switzerland in 1938 when he arrived in Dublin Airport just an hour before kickoff.

Laois: Stephen Hunt was born in Laois but is essentially a product of Waterford. Tony Byrne, by contrast, was born in Rathdowney and emigrated to England with his family when he was 12. He won 14 caps in the late sixties and early seventies.

Limerick: This great sporting city has provided a few, Don Givens, Steve Finnan, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Al Finucane.

Longford: Willie Browne, one of the few amateurs to play for Ireland when he was with Bohemians, was born in Longford and attended the famous St Mel’s College.

Mayo: Ollie Conmy and his family left Mulraney when he was eight years old and they moved to Dewsbury in Yorkshire. He was spotted by a Huddersfield Town scout while playing for St Paulinus Youth club. He won five caps in sixties.

Meath: Despite its proximity to Dublin, Meath were without a senior international until three years ago, when Darragh Lenihan made his debut against the USA in June 2018. And more recently Jamie McGrath.

Monaghan: Jonathan Douglas is the only recent one.

Roscommon: Athlone is in County Westmeath, but Dinny Hannon who was reared west of the River Shannon on Connaught Street, qualifies as a Rossie.

Dinny scored the winning goal in Athlone’s FAI Cup final win over Fordsons in 1924 and he is regarded as the first player to be capped by the FAI and the IFA. We are bending the rules a little here, as Dinny’s Republic caps were won at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924.

Tipperary: Shane Long from Gortnahoe is the most recent, but back in the late thirties and early forties Tipp were represented by the Moulson brothers, Con and George from Clogheen.

Waterford: You have the Fitzgerald brothers Jack and Peter, Alfie Hale, Jim Beglin, John O’Shea.

Westmeath: Turlough O’Connor is definitely the best known. Turly was playing for Fulham when he won the first of his seven caps, scoring against Czechoslovaia in November 1967.

Wexford: Kevin Doyle and the famous Billy Lacey, who played for Shelbourne before joining Everton in 1909 and three years moved to Liverpool.

Wicklow: Two famous goalkeepers Alan Kelly and Darren Randolph.

Sligo: The two best known are David Pugh and Paul McGee.

Louth: Steve Staunton, Gary Kelly, Ian Harte.

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Club History Dermot Looney

Stein and the Saints: Our 60th European Anniversary As Pat’s fans dream of FAI Cup

European Cup competition.

success and still hold out hope

The Saints also missed out on

for a League win, or top three

European football with their

placing at any rate, the

1959 FAI Cup win but were

prospect of a return to

invited to take part in the

European action is very much

second running of the Cup

alive. It is fitting, then, to mark

Winners Cup tournament,

St Pat’s first European outing

having lifted their second FAI

which took place 60 years ago

Cup in 1961.

this week, with a tie against Dunfermline Athletic of

23 clubs took part in the

Scotland in the 1961/62

competition with Pat’s entering

European Cup Winners’ Cup.

in the Preliminary Round alongside the likes of Leicester

Pat’s had won three titles in the

City, Rapid Vienna and

golden era of the 1950’s, but

eventual winners, Atletico

just missed the boat with the

Madrid. The Saints were drawn

to this day, one of only two

advent of UEFA club

against Scottish Cup winners

major honours won by the Fife

competitions in the middle of

Dunfermline Athletic. The Pars

club.

that decade. In 1955/56, Pat’s

had flitted between the first

were the last team to win the

and second flights of Scottish

The first leg took place under

League of Ireland

football since 1912, but

the floodlights at Dunfermline’s

Championship before UEFA’s

enjoyed little success until the

East End Park on Tuesday, 12th

permitted LOI champions entry

appointment of former Celtic

September 1961 in front of a

to the nascent

player and reserve team

crowd of 10,890. Jock Stein

manager Jock Stein in 1960.

had travelled to Richmond Park

Stein helped saved the club

the week before to see Pat’s

from relegation in his first few

draw 2-2 with Shamrock Rovers

months in charge before

in the LOI Shield. The ‘Pars

guiding the Athletic to Cup

Database’ match report notes

success in 1960/61. It remains,

that, after his visit, “Stein was

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quite confident and thought that the Irish

Pat’s adopted more

side shouldn’t present too much of a

defensive tactics in

problem. He told the Dunfermline Press that

the second half with

the (Pat’s) team was a good ball playing

Lowry continuing

eleven, who had an impressive record in

to keep them in

cup competitions.”

the tie. But Dunfermline

“A keen struggle was expected at East End

sealed the win

Park and it was important that Dunfermline

with three

established a good margin of victory in the

minutes

first leg, so that there was something in

remaining, with

hand for the second leg. St Patrick’s

Tommy McDonald

meanwhile had no illusions about their task.

heading home to

They hoped to learn from the experience,

make it 4-1.

and to make new friends along the way!”

DUNFERMLINE: Dunfermline were dominant from the off

Eddie Connachan, Cammy

with Pat’s keeper Dinny Lowry kept busy

Fraser, Willie Cunningham,

throughout. Harry Melrose opened the

Ron Mailer, George Miller,

scoring for the home team on 15 minutes,

John Duffy, Tommy

with George Peebles making it 2-0 seven

McDonald, Alex Smith,

minutes later. The Pars went three up on 28

Charlie Dickson, Harry

minutes, with a Dickson effort making its

Melrose, George Peebles.

way into the net via McCarthy’s head.

ST PATRICKS ATHLETIC: By this stage a rout was very much on, but

Dinny Lowry, Sean McCarthy, Joe

the away side surprised with their first ever

Clark, Johnny White, Brian Treacy,

goal in European football after 38 minutes.

Vinny O’Reilly, Tommy Dunne,

Willie Peyton played a long ball through for

James Redmond, Willie Peyton,

Paddy ‘Ginger’ O’Rourke, who netted with a

Paddy Ginger O’Rourke, Ronnie Whelan.

low drive.

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Club History Dermot Looney

Stein and the Saints: Our 60th European Anniversary The hosts also laid on a tour of

on the night, and 8-1 on

Dublin District for the morning

aggregate, with ten minutes

of the match. Prior to the

remaining.

game, as well as the traditional pennant, St Patrick’s also

According to the match report,

presented Dunfermline with a

“the four goal victory was

set of Irish music records, with

testament to the team play of

the hope that they would be

the Pars, and was reminiscent

played over the East End Park

of the form they produced on

PA system.”

the way to their Scottish Cup win the previous season.”

Any hopes of a miracle for Pat’s were dashed within ten

“After the game the Athletic

seconds. Dunfermline booted

party were treated to some

the kickoff towards the Saints’

wonderful Irish hospitality by

penalty area, where the

their hosts. At a dinner given in

The second leg took place a

unfortunate Sean McCarthy

their honour, and attended by

fortnight later in Dublin.

sliced a clearance to

150 guests, the possibility of

Richmond Park was unsuitable

McDonald. He crossed to

the Pars returning for a short

for European football and had

Peebles, who headed home.

tour at the end of the season

no floodlights, so the game

Pat’s pushed forward in

was raised.”

was moved to the home of

desperation, with Ronnie

Drumcondra, Tolka Park. The

Whelan going close with a

ST PATRICKS ATHLETIC:

attendance was given by

header, but on 25 minutes a

Dinny Lowry, Sean McCarthy,

different sources as either

swift counter from the Pars saw

Joe Clark, Johnny White,

6,220 or 8,000.

Peebles race down the pitch

Johnny McGeehan Vinny

and centre for Dickson, who

O’Reilly, Tommy Dunne, James

The match report noted that

sidefooted into the net.

Redmond, Willie Peyton,

“When the Athletic party

Dickson scored his second on

Paddy Ginger O’Rourke,

arrived at Dublin Airport, they

30 minutes following a

Ronnie Whelan.

were met by a fleet of cars

rebound from a great Lowry

which took them to their hotel.

save, and Peebles made it 4-0

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@dlooney

DUNFERMLINE:

of European football greats is

Their next outing in Europe

Eddie Connachan, Cammy

forever guaranteed, but little is

was against Bordeaux in the

Fraser, Willie Cunningham,

it known that it all started with

1967/68 Inter Cities Fairs Cup,

Ron Mailer, George Miller,

a scouting mission at

a predecessor of the UEFA

Jackie Williamson, Tommy

Richmond Park back in 1961.

Cup and Europa League, which they reached after

McDonald, Alex Smith, Charlie Dickson, Harry Melrose,

For the Saints, meanwhile,

finishing runners-up in the

George Peebles.

their European bow coincided

League of Ireland Shield. The

with a decline in fortunes after

Saints next competed in

Dunfermline advanced past FK

a glorious first decade in the

European football in 1988, but

Vardar of Yugoslavia in the

LOI. Pat’s had finished second

it wasn’t until 2002 before

next round before a narrow

in the League in 1960/61, just

their first European tie success,

loss to Hungary’s Újpest Dózsa

a point behind winners

against Croatian side Rijeka.

in the quarter-finals. They

Drumcondra, and came fourth

would go one step further

in 1961/62, but it would be

later in the decade, reaching

another 25 years before they

the semi-finals of the 1968/69

threatened at the top again.

CWC following their second Scottish Cup win, narrowly losing by a single goal to eventual winners Slovan Bratislava.

By this stage George Farm was in charge at East End Park, with Jock Stein having moved to Hibernian and, famously, Celtic, where he helped guide the team to domestic domination and, in 1967, European Cup success. Jock Stein’s place in the pantheon

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Tolka Park Nights Stephen Bennett

Presently, we are unsure of the future of Tolka Park, the Drumcondra stadium that has been "home" to Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers, Home Farm and the long since defunct Drumcondra FC over the past century.

Despite the history between St

marked the 60th anniversary of

affair with the 'Jambos'

Pat’s and Shelbourne which

the club's first foray into

prevailing 2-0.

soured greatly during Ollie

European football. Being the

Byrne's tenure at the Reds,

1961 FAI Cup winners sent the

In a game that was marred by

Tolka Park has also been

Saints into the Cup Winners

pre-match violence between

"home" to St Pat’s on some of

Cup in the following season,

Irish Celtic fans and the

the most momentous

with St Pat’s pitted against

travelling Hearts contingent,

occasions in the club's history.

Scottish Cup champions

perhaps the biggest cheer of

Dunfermline Athletic, managed

the night came when the name

by the great Jock Stein.

of "Gary MacKay" was called

A recent tweet from the

out on the tannoy in the Hearts

brilliant and always appreciated @HistoryStPats -

Following the first leg at East

team announcement - MacKay

curated by Dermot Looney -

End Park which finished 4-1 to

being the man who sent

told us that September 12 last

the home side (Stein's scouting

Ireland to Euro 88 after his

mission to Dublin to watch

1987 goal beat Bulgaria in

Pats take on Shamrock Rovers

Sofia.

paying huge dividends) the sides faced each other again a

Two years later, Brian Kerr

week later at Tolka Park a

proudly brought his St Pat's

week later with that leg

team into the European Cup

finishing 4-0.

for the first time, against Romanian champions Dinamo

Ironically, the club's next

Bucharest.

European adventure 27 years

Foster of Hearts beats O’Driscoll to the ball in September 1988.

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later, this time in the UEFA

After a 4-0 reversal in

Cup, also brought us back to

Romania, Pat's faced Dinamo

Tolka Park and another battle

on a dank night in Tolka and

with Scottish opposition in

produced a stunning display

Hearts. This time the clash in

which merited way more than

Drumcondra was a first leg

a 1-1 draw. Pat Fenlon had

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@stebenn15

given Pat's a deserved lead - the first home goal

has become a dilapidated and aging ground.

scored by Pat's in Europe.

There is a sense of too little too late with the Another international-related roar went up that

Save Tolka Park campaign, as Shelbourne fans

night when the Tolka tannoy bleated the name

oppose their mooted move to a refurbished

of "Daniel Timofte" before the game - the

Dalymount Park.

midfielder being the unfortunate who missed his penalty against Ireland at the World Cup a

St Pat’s overcame their own battle in remaining

few months before.

at Richmond Park despite talk of a move to Tallaght Stadium in the late noughties.

Eight years later, with St Pat's back in the European Cup (by now renamed the Champions

But whatever the fate of Tolka, for Pat's fans it

League) the club faced yet more Scottish

will echo to the sound of many a famous night

opposition in the form of Celtic at Tolka Park.

for the club.

After a stunning performance from Pat Dolan's Saints which gave us a 0-0 draw at Celtic Park the week before, Pat's took on a Bhoys outfit on July 29, 1998.

The distribution of the tickets for that second leg on the banks of the Tolka became a huge source of disgruntlement for Pat's fans, effectively giving Celtic a home game. Goals from Harald Bratbakk and the legendary Henrik Larsson sealed the Saints' fate.

It was the last time the club would play a European game there, but domestically since, Pat's have enjoyed many a happy night at what

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Robbie Gaffney showing his style against Dinamo Bucharest in the European Cup in 1990

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A View from Afar Ian Templeman

Once the transfer deadline ended at the end of August, all across Europe clubs were able to finalise their squads and allocate squad numbers to any new signings.

One of the more high profile squad number allocations took place in Spain, or more specifically at Barcelona, where the rumours about who would take over the number 10 shirt graced

by Lionel Messi for many years had been circulating for a while.

The story had added interest as the initial suggestion that Barcelona would retire the number ten shirt as a tribute to their best known player of the past few years was quickly quashed, when the Spanish La Liga reaffirmed their stance that squad numbers 1-25 had to be allocated to the signed players on any club’s books, with any subsequent signings or youth/B team players on the fringes of the main squad being given numbers above 25. Had Barcelona wanted to retire the jersey, they would have had to run with one player less in their main squad.

Events unfolded and it was subsequently revealed that 18 year old rising star Ansu Fati would now be the bearer of the number 10 shirt, which as well as being worn by Messi, before his time was also worn by Brazilian aces Ronaldinho and Rivaldo.

Despite his youthful years Ansu Fati seems an appropriate choice

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as the new number 10, as in his short career so far, he has been a record breaker both with his club and also with the Spanish national side.

In the space of just a few months in 2019 Ansu Fati set umpteen records due to his youth. He is the second youngest player to debut for the Barça first team in La Liga, and just six days after his debut he became the youngest ever player to score in the league for Barcelona, aged just 16 years and 304 days old at the time.

He was the youngest ever starter at the Camp Nou, the youngest player to score and provide an assist in La Liga, the youngest goalscorer at the Camp Nou, Barça's youngest Champions League debutant, the second youngest player for Spain’s Under 21 side, and the youngest goalscorer in Champions League history for any club.

It's an impressive set of milestones, and although he still has much of his career ahead of him, he’s certainly made a more than decent start. Also, having also come through the Barcelona Academy which he joined in 2012 at the age of 10, he seems to me to be a more than worthy wearer of the famous number 10 shirt for

the club, and an ideal choice to be following in the footsteps of such illustrious predecessors.

It got me thinking, though, about how many players there are, both past and present, who you would associate with a particular number on a jersey. Going back to the recent past of course, it was only really a 90s phenomenon that saw clubs allocating shirt numbers to a player for a full season. Prior to that, it only happened at major tournaments such as the Euros and the World Cup. But these days, with squad numbers set for a minimum of a season, a particular player if he stays at a club for a number of years is much more likely to be identified with a specific shirt number than ever before. I’m talking outfield players of course, as opposed to goalkeepers.

If you look at this from a current Pats perspective, the obvious candidate to be associated with a shirt number is Ian Bermingham who has worn the number 3 jersey with distinction for many seasons now. I guess it will depend on how long you have followed Pats and who your favourite players were, but a few others that spring to mind for me as being synonymous with a shirt

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Ronan O’Flaherty @iantemplemanloi number are Ger O’Brien (2), Conan Byrne (7) and Christy Fagan (9), and I’m sure other supporters can throw in a few more names and shirt number combinations.

With the association of players with numbers being stronger now than in the past, the stance taken by La Liga seems a little harsh and out of date to me, and it’s certainly a lot more inflexible than the approach taken by the English Premier League when Christiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United a few weeks back. It was uncertain whether Ronaldo could keep his famous number seven, which was first given to him by Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United’s manager at the time, when Ronaldo joined the club in 2003. Since then. he has worn it every season since bar one, when he moved to Madrid, and of course has worn it for many years when playing for Portugal too.

Premier League rules state that a player must retain his number throughout the season, and Edinson Cavani has already started in the seven shirt for United this season. But on September 2nd the league agreed to make an exception for Ronaldo. There will be those who will claim there is one rule for some and another rule for others, and we will never know what may have been the ruling if the request had been made on behalf of a player who was less well known and playing at the likes of Burnley or Sheffield United. But I personally applaud the decision, given that these days players are more likely be associated with a particular number in the past. Is it really a problem if a player returns to a club and wears the shirt number that he is most identified with? I don’t think so.

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I think this type of flexibility is all the more important, given that a club may want to retire a shirt number in honour of a past player. I am thinking in particular here of the instance in this league, with Derry City retiring the number 5 shirt in honour of their late captain Ryan McBride. I’m sure I am not alone in thinking that it would have been heartless in the extreme to block Derry City from doing so.

But doing a bit of research on this, retiring a shirt number has happened more often that I had realised. In England, West Ham have retired the number six in tribute to World Cup winner Bobby Moore, while Manchester City retired the number 23 following the tragic death of Marc-Vivien Foe. Elsewhere, Ajax retired the number 14 shirt famously worn by Johan Cruyff, Pele has been honoured by American club New York Cosmos, Major League Soccer Side New York Red Bulls have said that no other player will wear 99 after Bradley Wright-Phillips, and Italian clubs seem to be more fond of the tradition, with the likes of Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Roberto Baggio (Brescia) and Diego Maradona (Napoli) all being honoured in the same way by their former clubs.

As time goes on there may well be more to add to the list – and why not? If a player has played a notable part in a club’s history while wearing a particular number, then they should have the right to retire it if they see fit.

It’s a way of making sure that a particular player is always remembered at the club where he made his name – and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Any views expressed in this article are the contributor's own.

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Player Apps & Goals 2021 League of Ireland

FAI Cup

Total

Start

Sub

App

Goals

Start

Sub

App

Goals

Start

Sub

App

Goals

Vítězslav Jaroš

26

0

26

0

2

0

2

0

28

0

28

0

John Mountney

18

2

20

2

0

1

1

0

18

3

21

2

Ian Bermingham

19

4

23

1

2

0

2

0

21

4

25

1

Sam Bone

21

2

23

1

1

0

1

1

21

2

23

1

Lee Desmond

23

0

23

1

1

0

1

0

24

0

24

1

Jamie Lennon

14

5

19

0

2

0

2

0

16

5

21

0

Robbie Benson

16

2

18

6

0

0

0

0

16

2

18

6

Chris Forrester

26

1

27

8

1

0

1

1

27

1

28

9

3

7

10

3

0

1

1

0

3

8

11

3

18

4

22

7

1

0

1

0

19

4

23

7

Nahum Melvin-Lambert Ronan Coughlan Jason McClelland

8

8

16

1

2

0

2

1

10

8

18

2

Matty Smith

24

1

25

8

1

0

1

0

25

1

26

8

Paddy Barrett

19

2

21

0

1

0

1

1

20

2

22

1

Billy King

22

5

27

4

2

0

2

2

24

5

29

6

Alfie Lewis

17

5

22

1

2

0

2

0

19

5

24

1

Darragh Burns

10

7

17

4

1

0

1

0

11

7

18

4

Ben McCormack

6

16

22

0

1

1

2

1

7

17

24

1

Shane Griffin

5

2

7

0

0

1

1

0

5

3

8

0

James Abankwah

1

2

3

0

1

0

1

0

2

2

4

0

Kyrian Nwoko

0

2

2

0

0

1

1

0

0

3

3

0

Josh Keeley

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

Kian Corbally

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

Tommy Lonergan

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

Sam Curtis

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

Jak Hickman

1

2

3

0

1

0

1

0

2

2

4

0

Cian Kelly

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Barry Murphy

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

Own Goal

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

1

SHAMROCK ROVERS

25

16

5

4

42

20

22

53

W W W

L

2

ST. PATRICK'S ATH

27

15

5

7

46

32

14

50

W W

L

W

L

3

SLIGO ROVERS

26

13

6

7

32

19

13

45

L

D

W

W

4

DERRY CITY

26

10

8

8

33

31

2

38

W W W W

D

5

BOHEMIANS

24

11

4

9

39

28

11

37

D

L

W

L

W

6

DROGHEDA UNITED

27

10

7

10

40

34

6

37

L

L

W

D

W

7

FINN HARPS

27

9

6

12

29

37

-8

33

W W W

D

L

8

WATERFORD

27

9

2

15

24

46

-22

29

W

L

W

D

L

9

DUNDALK

26

7

7

12

29

38

-9

28

L

L

D

L

L

27

2

8

17

19

48

-29

14

L

L

L

L

W

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W

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Results & Lineouts 2021 Date

Opposition

Venue Comp Score

Starting XI

Fri 19 Mar

Shamrock Rovers

Away

Series 1

1-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Griffin

Desmond

Barrett

Lennon

King

Sat 27 Mar

Drogheda Utd

Home Series 2

2-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Griffin

Desmond

Bone

Lennon

McClelland

Sat 03 Apr

Bohemians

Away

Series 3

1-0

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Bone

Lennon

Burns

Fri 09 Apr

Derry City

Home Series 4

2-0

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Bone

Lennon

King

Sat 17 Apr

Dundalk

Away

Series 5

1-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Bone

Lennon

McClelland

Tue 20 Apr

Waterford

Home Series 6

1-0

Jaroš

Griffin

Bermingham

Desmond

Barrett

Lewis

McCormack

Fri 23 Apr

Finn Harps

Away

Series 7

2-0

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Bone

Barrett

Lennon

Fri 30 Apr

Longford Town

Home Series 8

3-0

Jaroš

Griffin

Barrett

Desmond

Bone

Lennon

Burns

Mon 03 May

Sligo Rovers

Away

Series 9

1-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham 1

Desmond

Bone

Barrett

Lennon

Sat 08 May

Shamrock Rovers

Home Series 10

1-2

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Bone

Lennon

King

Fri 14 May

Drogheda Utd

Away

Series 11

1-3

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Bone

Lennon

King

Fri 21 May

Bohemians

Home Series 12

2-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Bone

Lennon

King

Mon 24 May

Derry City

Away

Series 13

2-2

Jaroš

Mountney

Griffin

Desmond

Bone

Barrett

King

Fri 28 May

Dundalk

Home Series 14

0-2

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Bone

Barrett

Lennon

Sat 12 June

Longford Town

Away

Series 15

3-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Barrett

Lewis

Benson

Fri 18 June

Sligo Rovers

Home Series 16

2-0

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Barrett

Lewis

Benson

Mon 21 June Finn Harps

Home Series 17

4-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Desmond

Barrett

Lewis

Fri 25 June

Waterford

Away

Series 18

1-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bone

Desmond

Lewis

Burns

Benson

Fri 02 July

Bohemians

Away

Series 19

2-3

Jaroš

Barrett

Bermingham

Bone

Desmond

Lennon

Burns

Fri 09 July

Derry City

Home Series 20

1-0

Jaroš

Barrett

Bone

Lennon

Lewis

Burns

Benson

Fri 16 July

Drogheda Utd

Home Series 21

2-0

Jaroš

Barrett

Bone

Desmond

Lewis

Burns

Benson

Fri 23 July

Bray Wanderers

Home

Rnd 1

6-0

Jaroš

Barrett

Bermingham

Bone

Desmond

Lennon

Lewis

Fri 30 July

Shamrock Rovers

Away

Series 22

1-3

Jaroš

Mountney 1

Barrett

Bone

Desmond

Lewis

Benson

Fri 06 Aug

Dundalk

Away

Series 23

4-1

Jaroš

Mountney

Bermingham

Barrett

Desmond

Lewis

McCormack

Fri 13 Aug

Waterford

Home Series 24

2-1

Jaroš

Bone

Bermingham

Barrett

Desmond

Lewis

McCormack

Fri 20 Aug

Finn Harps

Away

Series 25

1-3

Jaroš

Bone

Bermingham

Barrett

McClelland

Lewis

McCormack

Fri 27 Aug

Cork City

Away

Rnd 2

1-1

Jaroš

Hickman

Bermingham

Abankwah

McClelland

Lewis

Lennon

Fri 03 Sept

Longford Town

Home Series 26

3-2

Murphy

Bone

Bermingham

Abankwah

Barrett

Lewis

Forrester

Sat 11 Sept

Sligo Rovers

Away

Series 27

0-2

Jaroš

Hickman

Bermingham

Bone

Barrett

Lewis

Forrester

Fri 17 Sept

Wexford

Home Qtr Final

0-1

Fri 24 Sept

Shamrock Rovers

Home Series 28

0-1

Fri 01 Oct

Drogheda Utd

Away

Series 29

0-1

Fri 08 Oct

Bohemians

Home Series 30

0-1

Fri 15 Oct

Derry City

Away

Series 31

0-1

Mon 25 Oct

Dundalk

Home Series 32

0-1

Sat 30 Oct

Longford Town

Away

Series 33

0-1

Fri 05 Nov

Sligo Rovers

Home Series 34

0-1

Fri 12 Nov

Finn Harps

Home Series 35

0-1

Fri 19 Nov

Waterford

Away

Series 36

0-1

1

1

1

1

1

Benson

Won 4-1 on penalties AET

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1

1

1

1

League

FAI Cup

1st Sub

2nd Sub 3rd Sub

4th Sub

5th Sub 1 Goals Scored

P Penalty OG Own Goal For

* Own Goal

Yellow Card

Red Card

Substitutes

D Benson

Coughlan

Forrester

Smith

McClelland

Bone

Bermingham

Benson

Coughlan 1

Forrester

Smith

Bermingham

Burns

King

Coughlan 1

Forrester

Smith

Barrett

McClelland

Coughlan

Forrester

Smith

Burns

McClelland

Benson

Coughlan

Forrester

Smith

Barrett

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