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SHANE woodquay match YESTERYEAR DOHERTY wanderer report Tom Byrne sat Bernie O’Connell ag A successful trip to A trip down down with Doherty Cobh last weekend nostalgia lane with to discuss his caint... brought United Paul O’Brien. captivating journey our first win of the season.

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Photography: Ger Ryan & Michael Gough

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Bernie O’Connell, Cameron Loughnane Conor McCormack, Ger Ryan, John, Caulfield, Johnny Glynn, Johnny Ward, Julian Canny, Kevin Brett, Michael Gough Morgan O’Brien, Padraic Collins, Paul Mladjenovic, Paul O’Brien, Shane Crotty, Stephen Long, Tom Byrne, Tom Timothy,

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t is a fate that will befall us all a successful operation. However, in but it was a tragic week for Irish November 2019, he received news that Ifootball, with the departures from his cancer had spread to his remaining this world of Alan Keely at 38 and kidney, chest wall and lung. Alan McLoughlin at 54. The death of the two ex-footballers Keely, of course, was a son of Dermot, show how precious and volatile life is. one of the iconic figures of the League Ultimately, football is a trivial aside, but of Ireland over the past half-century. at the same time we feel privileged to Alan Keely enjoyed stints at Shelbourne, be able to live and breathe the air in Finn Harps and Waterford. He played Galway night; to bear witness to two in the league for almost a decade, teams competing against each other; to enjoying two spells with Shels while also look forward to the days when we can representing Kildare County and Dublin meet our fellow supporters again; to City, two clubs, like Keely, no longer with understand that we must enjoy our time us. on this earth.

Alan McLoughlin’s death around United’s players certainly enjoyed the centenary of Northern Ireland’s their trip to Cobh. This is a long journey founding will not have been lost on to the south of Ireland and a particularly many, since it was at Windsor Park long journey if you get an unfavourable during one of the most regrettable result but that never really looked likely football games ever played on this island at St Colman’s Park as United enjoyed that McLoughlin was immortalised. The a convincing victory, albeit against ten South Belfast ground was a cesspit of men. hatred that night and McLoughlin’s goal ensured Ireland scraped into the 1994 The performance against UCD World Cup. suggested that United were coming to hand and the goals duly arrived in Cobh Born into an Irish family in but a hugely positive feature has been Manchester, McLoughlin was called up the performances of players off the to the Ireland B squad in early 1990, bench so far. Everyone is itching to get a scoring in a 4-1 win over England in a ‘B’ game. international in Turner’s Cross in March of that year. McLoughlin made his first It is amazing that Bray are six games team debut for Ireland in a pre-World in and have yet to win any of those. They Cup friendly against Malta in June 1990. have lots of talent but an incredible run of injuries at this stage of the campaign. He was included in the Republic of Still, we know that tonight’s challenge is Ireland squad for both Italia 90 and a big one, and we welcome the Seagulls USA 94. He won the Republic of Ireland to Terryland. Player of the Year award in 1996 and earned his final cap in a fateful 1-1 Enjoy the game. draw against Macedonia in November 1999. In 2012, he had been diagnosed with a kidney tumour and underwent

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10 Maroon View he win against Cobh Ramblers brought in Conor Clifford, who is a huge was a significant boost ahead of signing for them. They have brought in Ttwo home fixtures at Eamonn Darren Craven from Malahide, one of Deacy Park. the top junior players in the country, and Brandon Kavanagh on loan I keep saying every week that you from Shamrock Rovers. So they have have to be ready from the start. If your increased their attacking options. performance isn’t good enough, you will drop points. They’ve drawn with Shelbourne, UCD, Cobh, Treaty, and Cork. They are there We knew going to Cobh that the game or thereabouts and probably just need was going to be on a tight pitch against a win to kick them on. There is no doubt a hard-working team but right from the that they will be competing at the end start we were at it. I thought that in the of the season. So we know how difficult opening 25 minutes we were really good. this game is. Initially, we had three great chances; their ‘keeper made a fantastic save, they Defensively they are very good, with had a couple of last-ditch blocks. Aaron Barry at the back and he marshals them very well. It is another game for us Overall we felt we needed the first goal to look forward to, but we have to be at because we had gone behind in most of it right from the very start. If we aren’t our games so far this season. Obviously you leave points behind you. It will be no then the ball was handled on the line, different this week because Bray are one Ruairi Keating stuck the penalty, and of the top sides in the division. they were down to ten men. To be fair to them they stayed in the game and People are saying about the draws in they battled hard. We had a couple of our home games, but the frustrating opportunities to get a second goal but thing at the moment is that home games Podge Cunningham came on and had an haven’t the same relevance when you instant impact, making a fantastic run haven’t got a crowd behind you. It is which led to him being taken down for something we are certainly missing the second penalty. because with the buzz around the city and county there is no doubt we’d have He did brilliantly for the third goal a couple of thousand people at the and, obviously, he scored the fourth matches. from a penalty too. It was great to keep a clean sheet and it was nice for the We are certainly missing that, but lads to knock in a few goals. The most the plus is that we are used to playing important thing in the bigger context it without crowds. Also the other side is brings us into the top part of the table. that it looks like crowds will be back in the second half of the season. That will Even though it is only early days, we be great. are only four points off the top. During the last couple of weeks, I felt that the performances had turned; Saturday night was an indication of that too.

This will be a very tough match against Bray Wanderers, who have kept most of the squad from last year and have

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eading up to another massive to come away from games having given game versus Bray, the mood it everything we have and hopefully that Lin the camp is really good. results in us getting a positive result. We fought back hard against a tough UCD side. Which then gave us the confidence to go down and comfortably beat a tricky side in Cobh Ramblers.

Every player in the last couple of games gave it everything and that work rate has given us the confidence to get the results on the pitch. It’s very important that we set that standard of effort and willingness to win as each game in this league is going to be extremely tough.

We face a good Bray side who will be hard to beat as they’ve a great squad who will also be pushing for promotions his season. They’ve been unlucky in a few of their games coming away with draws when they’ve gone a head. We will be ready for then we’ve done a lot of work on the training field how they play and their key players strengths and weaknesses. conor It’s great that our forward players are off the mark, which is very important mccormack to us. A big positive for us over the last few games is the quality coming off is kindly sponsored by our bench to impact the game: Podge Cunningham in the most recent games and before that Wilson Waweru; their attitude from not starting the game but coming in and making that vital impact for us. It’s a long season and we’re going to need everyone in the squad so it’s vital we keep everyone fit and sharp.

On a personal note I am happy how we’ve started; I don’t mind filling in any position John asks me to do a job. The most important thing is for us as a team

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SHANE DOHERTY

“Galway United has always been there for me”

veryone has a story. None intrigued by his Irish heritage, a heritage comes much more moving than that resulted in him supporting the Boys Ethat of American-born Shane in Green. Doherty. Club reporter Tom Byrne sat down with Doherty to discuss his “I’d be a Celtic fan but I certainly captivating journey through life so wouldn’t be a die-hard,” he says with a far and how he is currently living his chuckle. “I have watched the Irish team dream of playing League of Ireland since I was a child so I was a huge fan football. of Robbie Keane but as I got older my football inspiration was Wes Hoolahan. I Growing up in Delran, New Jersey, honestly scoured the internet for every Doherty explains how he was always clip of him playing. He was such a baller

Maroon View 21 and still is! most cherished memory from my time there was in 2016. My Dad had just been “In my first year with Galway United diagnosed with stage-four cancer and he we played against Shelbourne at Tolka came to my match the same day. Park, Hoolahan’s old club,” he adds. “It was a very special moment for me as my “I scored and we won the game so to Dad was there, who is my biggest idol of see him there was something I will never all time and always will be. Between that forget, even though it was a tough day. and it also being Wes’ first club it was a I have a picture of us from that game as memorable occasion even though we well so it was a special moment. There lost the game.” were probably bigger games and bigger moments while playing with Rowan but Doherty began youth football with little things like that mean a lot to me.” a Delran side, where his father John was his first coach. After playing with a Moving to Ireland to play League of number of underage teams in the area, Ireland football was always an ambition he moved to Washington United, who for Doherty. After finishing college, he are Doherty’s player sponsor for the bit the bullet and moved across the 2021 season. water to pursue his dream.

“The town where I am from (Delran) “I have family all over Ireland and they is big into football,” he says. “When I are always super supportive of what I was younger I signed up for one-on-one do,” he says. “My grandfather is from training sessions with Carli Lloyd along Donegal and he was always onto me to with my brother and sister. Years later get my dual citizenship. I knew about she would score a hat-trick for the USA the League of Ireland and I did a bit of at the World Cup, which is mad. research on it. After looking into the league, it became my goal to play for a “The main sports in the US back then club in Ireland. I finished University and were American football, basketball and left for Ireland immediately. I didn’t even baseball,” he adds. “I did play baseball go to my graduation ceremony! All my and basketball but football was always eggs were in one basket.” my number-one sport. Nowadays, it is a top game in the country and there are Doherty’s commitment to the cause a lot more academies around. The MLS was evident as he got a trial with a has improved and grown in the last few Premier Division club before Alan years also.” Murphy gave him the opportunity to join the Tribesmen. After impressing for Washington United, Shane earned a scholarship “I was actually up at Finn Harps for Rowan University, New Jersey. originally on trial,” he says. “Things The speedy attacker earned various didn’t work out at Harps but we played accolades in college football, including against Galway in a friendly. I got in being selected on the All South contact with Alan Murphy and with Atlantic Region First Team, the NJAC All all credit and respect to him, he gave Conference First Team and the NSCAA me the chance I needed. He gave me All America Second Team. another opportunity to re-sign when I came back to Ireland in 2020 also. I “I enjoyed my time at Rowan, I made wouldn’t be as lucky as I am without some fantastic memories,” he says. “My Alan giving me that chance.

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Maroon View 23 “It was a crazy time as I was still living short playing football for a while. It was up with my cousin in Letterkenny,” what I needed to do. he adds. “I was taking a five-hour bus journey down to Galway to get to “I was by my Dad’s side every day training. I would stay in a hostel and before he passed away. I remember then get the bus back in the morning. watching the Philadelphia Phillies with I eventually got accommodation in him. It was our team, win or lose. That’s Galway when I was working in Lifestyle why I give it my all when playing for Sports on Shop Street. I was willing to Galway United as I know there are fans do the travelling as I wanted to make it. that get enjoyment out of watching their This was my only hope of making it in team play, similar to what Dad and I had football. That is why it is special to be watching the ‘Phillies’. Sport can bring here, this is the club that gave me the everyone together.” chance.” The winger returned to the West of Doherty’s first campaign with Ireland in July 2020 and signed back United in 2019 was cut short due to a with United for the remainder of the deterioration in his father’s health. The campaign. Delran man went home in July to spend all his time with his father, a decision he “I needed the time when my dad needed and wanted to make. passed away before I came back to Ireland,” he says. “At that time, I fell in “At that time, moving back home was and out of love with the game. There the best decision I made,” he says. “If was probably a spell when I was ready anything, I wish I had more time with to be done with it. My Dad was the one him. At the same time, Dad was upset that went to all my games and when he’s that I had to come home and cut things not there it doesn’t feel the same. Even

24 Maroon View when something is going well, it doesn’t important thing is to take it one game at feel as good. I wanted to give it another a time.” shot though and, once I got back, I fell back in love with it. Especially with the It has been a rollercoaster journey for run we went on last year, how could you Doherty in the maroon jersey on and off not fall back in love with that?” the pitch to date. He hopes that he can deliver for a side that he is honoured to The 24-year-old is keen to take it one be playing for. game at a time under the guidance of John Caulfield and is pleased to be “Playing for Galway United is incredibly living his dream of being a full-time special,” he states. “With everything that professional for Galway United. has happened to me in my personal life, there have been so many brilliant people “John’s full focus is on us,” he says. to support me in this club. Galway “Every match I’ve played under John, United has always been there for me. you have the feeling that we can win it. Even if it isn’t going well, we still have “I’m very lucky and very happy to play the belief that we can bring it back. He here. It means the world to me when always instils the confidence that we can I put on the United jersey. There is so get the goal that we need. much intertwined here, with my Dad, my family, which makes it all the more “A big thing for me is that I need to special. I realise how fortunate I am to work on my game,” he adds. “I’m under be training every day and hopefully we no impression that I’m some polished can have the crowds back soon. Anytime player. The full-time training has and you get to play in a League of Ireland will help with improving everyone’s match, it makes you feel very lucky.” game, including my own. The more time I spend around the top coaches at training, the more I will grow as a player. At the end of the day, the goal is shane doherty always going to be gaining promotion is kindly sponsored by with the team. We are all very way aware of how tough of a division it is. Anyone can beat anyone on their day. The most WASHINGTON UNITED FC

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áiltíonn Gaillimh Aontaithe Rud amháin cinnte ná go mbeidh roimh Fáinnithe Bré anseo i a gcuid obair baile déanta ag John FbPáirc Eamonn Deacy anseo Caulfield agus Lisa Fallon faoi tráthnóna. Tá an-mheas againn anseo láidireachtaí na gcuairteoirí ach cuirfear i nGaillimh ar ár gcuairteoirí agus an béim mar is ceart ar an taispeántas is mór linn iad a bheith ar ais i dTír againn féin. Bhí ríméad orainn uilig leis Oileáin don chluiche sraithe seo. an mbua agus an taispeántas a thug an fhoireann i gcoinne Cobh Ramblers Ach an oiread linn féin níl tús iontach Dé Sathairn. Bhí slacht ar an imirt agus déanta ag Bré sa séasúr nua. Is ait linn é cur chuige éifeachtach le feiceáil ag na seo nuair a chuimhníonn duine go bhfuil Gaillimhigh. Ba mhaith freisean cúpla talann mar Brandon Kavanagh, Conor cúil a fháil i gCorcaigh. Clifford, Gary Shaw, Aaron Barry agus Brian Maher ar bord acu. Go dtí seo níl Tá leagan amach na foirne an aon chluiche buaite acu fós agus ní mór shuimiúil i láthair na huaire. Áirím anseo dúinne anseo a bheith san airdeall nach an ról cosantach ag an gcaptaen Conor nathraíonn foireann Gary Cronin an McCormack. Beidh le feiceáil an tionchar scéal sin tráthnóna. a bheas ag an máistir ar chúrsaí agus é i bhfad siar. Tugann an athrú seo deis do David Hurley an ról lárnach aige i lár na páirce a thógáil sa ngeansaí baile. Lasann cumas peile Shane Duggan cluichí go leor agus d’fhéadfadh an páirtnéireacht úr aicsean go leor a dhéanamh.

28 Maroon View Dúirt tráchtaire aitheannta ar an go bhfuil fáilte roimhe agus gur daoine bpeil liom an tseachtain seo caite go gnaiúil atá ag tacú le na Fáinnithe. dtaitníonn sé go mór leis ná go bhfuil ár Níl aon ard nósachas ag baint leo. dtosaithe go léir ar an marc le gairid. Tá Tá seirbhís saol tugtha ag laoch mar cumas Rory Keating aitheannta le fada Vincent Kirwan dóibh. Bhí omós acu don anseo. Má éiríonn leis na cúil a aimsiú Ghaeilge ar nós muid féin agus preas chomh maith leis an obair fiúntach aige bosca chomh fáilteach agus a bhí sa tír. ag stiúradh cúrsaí chun tosaigh beidh rudaí ag feabhsú go mór. Bhí an trua agam Dé Sathairn seo caite do pheileadóirí ban an chondae Tá Padraic Cunningham ag taispeáint nuair a bhí droch thoradh acu i Loch go leor ón mbinse le cúpla seachtain Garman. Níl an form baile acu le sonrú agus bhí tionchar ollmhór aige i gCobh chomh mór sin agus iad ar an mbóthar. t’éis a bheith tugtha isteach. Ba mhaith Tá siad dímhaoin an tseachtain seo rud an chomhartha é. a chinnteoidh go mbeidh Billy Clery agus Dave Bell ábalta iad a réiteach i gceart T’éis an t-aicsean aige i ngeansaí sinsir don turas acu chuig Shelbourne. peile na Gaillimhe is mór an rud é a bheith ar bord againn féin arís i dTír Is maith an rud go mbeidh an stiúir Oileáin. Peileadóir agus caractar den agus taithí sin ar fáil acu. Tá imreoirí scoth. cumasacha ansin agus scoth riarathóirí ag tacú leo. Ba mhór an rud dá Níl maith ar bith dúinne anseo a néireodh leo craitheadh a bhaint as na bheith ró-chinnte fúinn t’éis an mbua i mór fhoirne fós an séasúr seo. Bhí sé gCobh. Má tá tada foghlamtha againn iontach gur tugadh roinnt acu suas ag sa tsraith i mbliana s’én fírinne spóirtiúil traenáil leis an bhfoireann náisiúnta an ná go bhfuil gach cluiche difriúil agus tseachtain seo caite. Guíonn muid chuile go bhfuil gach oíche ina chath faoi leith. rath orthu. Tá cás Bré gach pioc chomh práinneach agus atá sé againn féin. Caithfear meas a thaispeáint dóibh.

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Board of Directors

Jonathan Corbett, Colin Coyle, Ruairi Guckian, Emmett Hartigan, Rosemary Killilea, Stephen Long, Cormac Lyons, Dominick Walsh.

Club Management Structure

Secretary: John Flannery Commercial Manager: Francis Kelly Office Administrators: Damien McEvoy, Brian Mullholland Groundskeeper: Noel Connolly Covid Compliance Officer: Rosemary Killilea Protection of Children: Child Welfare – Rosemary Killilea Protection of Children: Club Deputy – Stephen Long Club Children’s Officer: Dominick Walsh Community Officer - Mícheál Murphy Supporters Liaison Officer: Dominick Walsh Disability Officer: Emmett Hartigan Events Controller: Peadar Ryan Supporter Travel: Dominick Walsh, Stephen Dowling

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COBH RAMBLERS 0 settling into the game. on the Cobh backline as GALWAY UNITED 4 they searched for the 01/05/2021 United had the first opening goal, which came St. Colman’s Park opportunity of the match in the 19th minute. in the 13th minute. We want to create Former Ramblers McCormack lofted chances and score man David Hurley slid a free-kick into the “goals. We want to a delicate pass into opposition penalty area be an exciting team Shane Duggan and which the Cobh defence so it’s great to see the midfielder found were unable to deal with. the lads make that Mikey Place at the back The ball was headed impact tonight.” – John post, but the attacker goalwards by Ruairi Caulfield, Manager was unable to get a Keating but his effort was connection on his stopped on the goal line Galway United attempted volley. by the hand of Charlie emphatically defeat Lyons, who prevented a Cobh Ramblers 4-0 at St A few minutes later, certain goal. Lyons was Colman’s Park. Stephen Walsh almost subsequently sent off by put United in front from a referee Gavin Colfer and Galway United began Conor McCormack corner a penalty awarded to proceedings on a cloudy but Sean Barron made a United. Saturday evening in Cobh. fantastic save to stop the defender’s header. Keating took the It was an evenly resulting penalty and contested opening ten The Tribesmen made no mistake from 12 minutes, with both sides continued to put pressure yards as he struck it past

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The extra man was paying dividends for United as they began to take control of the game.

A further half-chance fell to Keating midway through the first period but ten men Cobh weathered the United storm to go into the break just one down.

The home side got the game back underway in the second period.

United were keen to take advantage of the extra man as they searched for the second goal early on in the half.

Place sent Keating in behind in the 56th minute and the attacker tried to catch Barron out at his near post but the Cobh shot-stopper did well to stop his strike.

Cobh fought back, as they chased for an equaliser. Half-chances fell for the Rams outside the box but they were unable to test Conor Kearns.

Substitute Padraic Cunningham made an immediate impact in the 70th minute. The striker took on Naythan Coleman in the penalty area and was taken down by the Cobh defender. Another

Maroon View 39 penalty awarded to confidence tonight and United. Substitute Carlton we played very well Ubaezuonu raced down at times. It is always a Keating stepped up to the wing in the 91st difficult venue to come to the penalty spot once minute and crossed a low and win, so we are very again and duly converted ball into the box which happy with that. to double United’s lead as fell at the feet of Mikie he sent Barron the wrong Rowe. Rowe jinked past “We want to create way. Kavanagh and was taken chances and score goals. down by the defender in We want to be an exciting As Cobh pushed the area, a third penalty team so it’s great to see players forward, United awarded to United. the lads make that impact began to find gaps Padraic Cunningham tonight. in the home side’s took the spot-kick and defence. Cunningham, confidently sent Barron “You need players who looked lively since the wrong way to make it coming off the bench and his introduction, got in a resounding victory for making a difference. We behind the Cobh backline the away side. saw Padraic Cunningham in the 79th minute and and Mikie Rowe come on searched for a United and do that this evening. player in the area. His low cross was put into Post-match reaction “Hopefully, the goals his own net by John from John Caulfield: and the victory will drive Kavanagh to make it 0-3 us on from now. We United. “It was great to come have an important game to Cobh, keep a clean- against Bray next week.” It was an impressive sheet and get the four finish to the game from goals. the Tribesmen as they sealed victory with a “You could see that fourth goal. the team had a bit of

Galway United

Kearns, Walsh (Ubaezuonu 85′), Boylan, Brouder, Keating (Kelly 85′), Duggan (Christo- pher 81′), Hurley, Waweru (Rowe 46′), Place (Cunningham 69′), C. Horgan, McCormack

Goalscorers: Ruairi Keating (19′, 71′), John Kavanagh O.G. (79′), Padraic Cunningham (92′)

Cobh Ramblers

Barron, Kavanagh, Walsh, Devitt, Lyons, Turner, (Hegarty 73′) Cooper, O’Leary, Murphy, Coleman, O’Reilly

Booked: Walsh (22′), Turner (57′), Kavanagh (91′)

Sent Off: Charlie Lyons (18′)

Referee: Gavin Colfer

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at the junior level: FAI Junior Cup. Leinster Junior Cup and Metropolitan Cup wins as well as Leinster Senior League titles. Then there were the disappointments of relegations and Cup final and semi-final defeats and near- misses like last season, losing out on the final day of the season. Some amazing memories and more importantly so many friends made around the League.

What do you make of the management team? Manager Gary Cronin is in his third season with Bray and he and his coaching staff are doing a fine job. Bray are playing some excellent football but so far this season you could say Gary very week we’ll meet a rival fan is having to work with his hands tied to get some lowdown. Tonight behind his back so serious have his Ewe talk to Wanderers supporter injury problems been. He has yet to be Vincent Kirwan. able field his strongest eleven.

What do you make of Bray’s chances Are things solid off the pitch? this season? Off the pitch everything is fine, the Pre-season I would have said that club is in good hands and I would have I was confident that Bray would be no worries on that front. Our owners challenging for automatic promotion are good businessmen that know while knowing that yourselves, football and that’s what you want for Shelbourne, Athlone and UCD would a successful club. Its not just what be strong. However, at this stage, I’d happens on the field, it’s also what the say Bray fans would take a place in the club means to the wider community. playoffs. We hadn’t a fit striker available for any of our first five games and last Who should we be looking out for? weekend seven players were unavailable Brandon Kavanagh joining from for selection. Shamrock Rovers on loan for the season is a big plus and then add in Conor How long are you supporting the Clifford, the midfield wizard who came team? from Derry City; these two will surely I have been a Bray fan for maybe 67 keep you guys on your toes. years and have had many good times: two FAI Cup wins, three League titles Do Bray have a weak link? and promotions and trips to Turkey and Our weakness is we are finding it Switzerland in European competition, all difficult to hit the back of the net. But since Bray entered the league in 1985. hopefully, the tide will turn at Eamonn Before that there were many successes Deacy Park tonight.

42 Maroon View Galway United Conor Melody is tackled by another former United player John ’The Truck’ Sullivan on 23rd June 2017. Bray Wanderers won this one 2-1 with goals from Anthony Flood abd Mark Salmon. Stephen Folan scored Uniteds goal. Photo : Sean Ryan

What’s your prediction? Friday afternoon. However thanks to We are short on strikers so goals will Loitv.ie I’ll be able to watch the game. be few while I know you guys scored four against Cobh last Saturday. I feel Who at Galway are you afraid of? the Bray defence are strong enough Bray will never go into a game afraid, to keep your firing line at bay so I’ll say because if you are afraid there is no Galway Utd. 0 Bray Wanderers 1. Don’t point in stepping over the whiteline. We forget we owe you one after what you know that you have a strong squad but did to us last season! at the end of the day it’s 11 against 11 and may the best team win and may that Will you be at the match? team be Bray Wanderers! Sadly no I won’t be able to be there, I’m having my second Covid jab on

Maroon View 43 WITH JULIAN CANNY & SHANE CROTTY

HEAD TO HEAD FIXTURES GAMEWEEK 7 GALWAY UNITED -V- BRAY WANDERERS Cork City V Wexford Shelbourne V Athlone Town PLAYED WON DRAW LOST Galway United V Bray Wanderers Cabinteely V Cobh Ramblers 63 24 14 25 UCD V Treaty United RESULTS GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST FORM HOME FORM AWAY GAMEWEEK 6 Bray Wanderers 0 - 0 Cork City W D D L D D D L D D Athlone Town 1 - 2 Cabinteely 85 87 Wexford 0 - 6 UCD Shelbourne 2 - 2 Treaty United FIRST DIVISION RECORDS Cobh Ramblers 0 - 4 Galway United PLAYED WON DRAW LOST DIVISION 1 TABLE 14 3 5 6 P W D L F A D PTS 1 Athlone Town 6 4 1 1 12 6 6 13 GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST 2 UCD 6 3 3 0 18 5 13 12 3 Shelbourne 6 3 3 0 12 7 5 12 4 Treaty United 6 2 4 0 7 5 2 10 16 21 5 Cabinteely 5 3 0 2 7 9 -2 9 6 Galway United 5 1 3 1 8 6 2 6 POSITION LAST PLAYED POSITION 7 Bray Wanderers 6 0 5 1 5 6 -1 5 8 Cobh Ramblers 6 1 2 3 5 13 -8 5 6TH BRAY 0-1 GUFC 7TH 9 Cork City 6 1 1 4 4 8 -4 4 2PTS 31-10-2020 8PTS 10 Wexford 6 0 0 6 2 15 -13 0 0 - 1 81' W. Waweru TOP GOALSCORERS

TOP GOALSCORERS 2020 C. Whelan UCD 8 RUAIRÍ KEATING - 3 BRANDON KAVANAGH - 3 B. Kavanagh Bray 3 AVERAGE AGE CLEANSHEETS R. Keating Galway Utd 3 23.4 17.9 2 3 L. Kerrigan UCD 3

FAILED TO SCORE BIGGEST VICTORY S. Meaney Athlone 3 R. Brennan Shelbourne 2 1 3 4-0 - K. Byrne Athlone 2 SCORED/CONCEEDED p/m AVG. TIME 1ST GOAL SCORED D. Casey Cabinteely 2 1.6 / 1.2 0.83 / 1 58' 29' C. Coleman Cork 2 P. Cunningham Galway Utd 2 44 Maroon View M. Dignam UCD 2 J. Doona Athlone 2 S. Farrell Shelbourne 2 JULIAN CANNY FOR THE RECORD @juliancanny

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oday sees the club take part in Daly in 18th on the all-time list: 220 the 1565th competitive match appearances to bring him into the top Tand the 64th against Bray 15 should be achievable this season but Wanderers. Ronan Killeen’s mark of 252 to reach the top ten may require a few more seasons! This will be the 15th regular-season First Division meeting between the clubs Padraic Cunningham lined out for the (not including last season’s promotion 88th time against Cobh last weekend, playoff). Last weekend’s win at Cobh was scoring his 18th goal, which puts him the 42nd meeting between the clubs in into the top 30 all-time goalscorers the lower tier of League of Ireland, Cobh for the club. Colm McGonigle and being the club we have faced most often Colin Fortune are both one goal ahead at this level (Athlone with 38 Division 1 of ‘Podge’ while Ollie Neary, Donie encounters the next most frequent). Farragher, Conor Barry and Enda Curran are all on 20 goals for their career. Back to Bray and those who like a nice symmetry in their lives will be hoping for Maurice Nugent (66) is the only other a two-goal United win tonight! player in the squad to have played more than 50 times for the club. Of the previous 63 meetings in all competitions, Bray lead by 25 wins to In terms of goals the squad is not 24 having scored 87 goals compared blessed: another goal for Stephen Walsh to 85. A two-goal home win would see would be his 11th putting him into the everything perfectly level! top 50, joining Marc Ludden and Ollie Keogh. One unusual stat of the encounters that was finally broken in the 61st Carlton Ubaezuono and Wilson meeting last year was that the clubs had Waweru have both notched eight times never played out a 0-0 draw; this run for the club while Ruairi Keating’s brace came to an end in Alan Murphy’s last in Cobh brought him up to four goals in game as manager on August 21. total alongside Mikey Place and Maurice Nugent but behind 94 other players who On to the archive that I have been have scored five or more goals. working on: I am now satisfied that records are complete and I will publish some of these in coming editions. There are 527 players who have featured for the club since 1976/’77, 54 making just one appearance!

Looking at the record of United’s current squad, should Stephen Walsh take the pitch tonight it will be his 209th appearance for the club; this would put him level with Paul Sinnott and Gerry

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DATE OPPOSITION COMP. SCORE ATT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SUB K SUB 1 SUB 2 SUB 3 SUB 4 SUB 5 SUB 6 SUB 7 SUB 8 SUB 9 26/03/2021 Shelbourne LOI 1 0-0 N/A Kearns O'Keeffe Walsh Nugent Boylan McCormack Rowe Duggan Cunningham Keating Hurley K Horgan Doherty (7) Kelly (3) Waweru (11) Brouder Ubaezuono Place C Horgan 02/04/2021 Athlone Town LOI 1 1-3 N/A Kearns O'Keeffe Walsh Nugent Boylan McCormack Doherty Duggan Cunningham Keating Hurley K Horgan Place (11) Ubaezuono (3) Waweru (9) ➀ Rowe (7) C Horgan Brouder Christopher Kelly Waweru 16/04/2021 Treaty United LOI 1 1-1 N/A Kearns Boylan Ubaezuono Nugent Brouder McCormack Doherty Duggan Cunningham Keating Manning K Horgan Kelly (7) Place (11) Waweru (9) ➀ Rowe (3) C Horgan Hurley Christopher Walsh Waweru 23/04/2021 UCD LOI 1 2-2 N/A Kearns Boylan Walsh Nugent McCormack Duggan Rowe Hurley Keating Manning C Horgan K Horgan Doherty (7) Kelly (10) Cunningham (8) Waweru (11) Brouder (2) Ubaezuono Place Christopher Keating 01/05/2021 Cobh Ramblers LOI 1 4-0 N/A Kearns Boylan Walsh McCormack Brouder Duggan C Horgan Hurley Keating Waweru Place K Horgan Rowe (10) Cunningham (11) Christopher (8) Ubaezuono (3) Kelly (9) Doherty Manning O'Dea Keating 07/05/2021 Bray Wanderers LOI 1 14/05/2021 Wexford LOI 1 21/05/2021 Cork City LOI 1 28/05/2021 Shelbourne LOI 1 11/06/2021 Athlone Town LOI 1 18/06/2021 Cabinteely LOI 1 25/06/2021 Treaty United LOI 1 02/07/2021 UCD LOI 1 09/07/2021 Cobh Ramblers LOI 1 16/07/2021 Bray Wanderers LOI 1 30/07/2021 Wexford LOI 1 06/08/2021 Cork City LOI 1 13/08/2021 Shelbourne LOI 1 20/08/2021 Athlone Town LOI 1 03/09/2021 Cabinteely LOI 1 10/09/2021 Treaty United LOI 1 24/09/2021 UCD LOI 1 02/10/2021 Cobh Ramblers LOI 1 08/10/2021 Bray Wanderers LOI 1 15/10/2021 Wexford LOI 1 29/10/2021 Cork City LOI 1 TBC Cabinteely LOI 1

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46 Maroon View SQUAD STATS

Name Age Pos Min App Starts Sub on Sub off Sub Goals Yellow 2nd Y Red M. Garrihy 19 G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Horgan 24 G 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 C. Kearns 22 G 450 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Boylan 25 D 443 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 K. Brouder 22 D 187 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 C. Horgan 21 D 173 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 C. O'Keeffe 27 D 180 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Walsh 30 D 301 4 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 S. Christopher 24 M 10 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 S. Doherty 24 M 219 4 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 S. Duggan 32 M 440 5 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 D. Hurley 22 M 294 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 R. Manning 20 M 130 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 C. McCormack 30 M 450 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 M. Nugent 22 M 360 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 C. O’Dea 20 M 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 C. Ubaezuonu 23 M 136 3 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 P. Cunningham 24 A 237 5 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 R. Keating 25 A 442 5 5 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 C. Kelly 19 A 65 4 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 F. Lomboto 20 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Place 23 A 155 3 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 M. Rowe 24 A 165 5 2 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 W. Waweru 20 A 113 5 1 4 1 4 2 0 0 0

Maroon View 47 2004 ON THIS DAY Bray Wanderers 1 Galway United 0

Alan Gough; Nigel Keady, Conor th Frawley, Ronan Frawley, Mike Quirke; 7 May John Russell, Colin Fortune, Mixie Harty, Adrian Carberry (David O’Dowd); Barry Moran, Dave Goldbey (Ryan Casey) s May was generally after the end of season in the old Galway United lost 1-0 to a Kieran A“winter” season Galway United ‘Tarzan’ O’Brien goal at the Carlisle have only previously played 4 times Grounds in the First Division match. on today’s date - and lost all 4 - hopefully not an omen for tonight’s This was United’s 8th match of the match! All previous matches on this league season having picked up 11 date were away from home. points from the opening seven.

Ultimately it was a disappointing 2003 season under Tony Mannion, finishing 5th, 13 points behind Bray who finished Sligo Rovers 3 Galway United 2 3rd - the last automatic promotion place to an expanded Premier Division for the John Burke; Mixie Harty, Breen 2005 season. Geraghty, Kevin Walsh, Mike Quirke; Tony Folan, Nigel Keady, Stephen Maguire, Alan Quinlan (Padraic Lee); 2010 Barry Moran, Dave Goldbey Shamrock Rovers 2 Galway United 0 Galway United lost 3-2 at the Showgrounds in this League Cup Group Barry Ryan; Thomas Heary (Tom King), game. United would beat a Mayo League Jamie McKenzie, Paul Sinnott, Rhys XI the following week but Sligo Rovers Meynell; Bobby Ryan, Gary Curran, Cian topped the group and qualified. McBrien, James Creaney (Ciaran Foley); Karl Sheppard (Jonathan Keane), Anto Barry Moran put United ahead after Flood 22 minutes and after having fallen behind in the second half Moran Two second half goals from Stephen equalised before a late winner for Rice and Dan Murray saw United lose to Sligo who were managed by ex-United eventual champions Shamrock Rovers at manager Don O’Riordan and included Tallaght Stadium. A late penalty miss by a number of his former players at this Anto Flood rubbed salt in the wounds. time in Galway. The same week the United trio of Stephen O’Donnell, Seamus Conneelly and Karl Sheppard were called up to a home based Irish u23 squad.

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Finn Harps 1 Galway United 0

Tadgh Ryan; Gary Shanahan, Robbie Williams, Maurice Nugent, Stephen Walsh; Conor Barry (Stephen Kenny), Conor Melody (Danny Furlong), Ryan Connolly, Carlton Ubaezuono (Conor Layng); Eoin McCormack, Alan Murphy

A Monday night trip to Ballybofey for Shane Keegan’s team ended in disappointment with an injury time winner from ex-United player Jesse Devers.

United came into the game on the back of two 3-0 wins but inconsistency was an issue for United and the 6th placed finish in Division 1 was the joint- worst in the club’s history.

Finn Harps finished 2nd and qualified for a Promotion/Relegation playoff which they won courtesy of a dramatic injury-time equaliser to beat Limerick.

Maroon View 49 50 Maroon View KEVIN BRETT TWITTER @kevintbrett

FlirtFMSport @FlirtFMSport: #GUFC HT: Gal- Julian Canny @juliancanny: Only one of way United 0 UCD 1 them has played for Galway United. Dylan O’Connell @JudgeDyl: Aston has Sickener of an end to the half as United had a brilliant career. Even got yourselves switched off when down to 10: Had been bet- into Europe! ter team and looked best they have all season: Enda Curran @EndaCurran1: Saturday night Big second half coming up sport is sorted! @GalwayUnitedFC down in cobh and the boxing on laptop! Ronan Coleman @coleman_ronan: @Padraic- Cun gives the @UCDAFC defence a tutorial ! Rob Carr @Rob_Carr: Watching @GalwayUnit- edFC play @CobhRamblersFC on LOITV. The Gaillimh Aontaithe @GalwayUnitedFC: A big productions values aren’t exactly Sky Super shout out to all the talented local bands, which Sunday (and I’m not expecting them to be) but we showcased on our streaming of tonight’s I’m loving the local commentary. Commenta- game. tors showing passion for the league and great @NewDad depth of knowledge about both teams. @dannydarcy72 cueoneireland @Cueoneireland: @Pixel- @DolanEoin lotltd is a great system for what it does. If @Rofi_James anything it will promote the game and also Eoin Dolan @DolanEoin: Thanks a million! unearth a lot of undiscovered commentary A great community club supporting local talent. Unfortunately the camera is con- artists. Myself and James Casserly (drum- trolled by Ai so it tracks the ball. I think the mer) have been part of the United family sea gulls in Cobh might be a factor since we were kids. To have my work Diarmuid Naughton @DN77: It would associated with Galway Utd is a massive be great if the FAI would invest in the honour clubs and support some of the excellent Rofi James @Rofi_James: Thanks for play- work done by volunteers last season. The ing our song last night! We’re big fans of production quality of a lot of streams was the club and can’t wait for the rest of the streets ahead of the pixelot setups. season Cian O’Connell @oconnc62: 19 mins goal for Galway United Archive @gufcarchive: Todays @GalwayUnitedFC - Ruairi Keating penalty. match at St Colmans Pk will be our 60th meet- First time United have led in a league game ing with @CobhRamblersFC. We’ve beaten this season them 27 times and lost 18. 41 of the matches have been in Division One, 11 Premier Divi- Mark Cobey @cobes1976: Good player ruairi sion. good result there always a hard place to go and Win. FAI Cup Cup : 2 (one win each) League Cup : 3 GerardAnthonyB @GerardAnthonyB: Prob- First Division Shield : 2 (both scoreless draws) ably our quota of pens out of the way for the season #gufc Dylan O’Connell @JudgeDyl: My game today is Cobh Ramblers vs Galway United. Laura Nolan @Lauran975: Great result. Man of the Match goes to @QBALL123456789 for Former Cork City team mates Stuart Ashton his match videos. Thanks a million Dave and John Caulfield will have their friendship split for 90 minutes this evening. Jonathan @Voyeurism1011: Great win for Galway United. Hon the boys. Live updates, report, and reaction to come on @ExtratimeNews

Maroon View 51 PAUL O’BRIEN YESTERYEAR @PGaillimh

1992. Two of the greatest midfielders playing against other; John Mannion (Derry City) and Gerry Mullan (Galway United) in a game at Terryland Park. Mullan played 305 times for Galway United. Mannion played 318 times for Galway United. John’s brother Tony managed Galway United over three stints.

52 Maroon View 2002. Darragh Sheridan running along the wing in Terryland Park. Sheridan played 112 times for United. When he was a child, he was programme seller at home games. His brother Declan played 19 times for Galway United. Their parents John and Bridie have a long association with the club.

Maroon View 53 GROUND REGULATIONS All persons entering Eamonn Deacy Park are admitted only subject to the following ground rules and regulations of Galway United FC. Entry to the stadium shall be deemed to constitute unqualified acceptance of these rules and regulations.

1. Fireworks, laser pens, smoke canisters, bottles, glasses, cans, and other similar articles or containers, including anything which could or might be used as a weapon, are not permitted within the ground, and any person in possession of such an article may be refused entry or ejected from the ground.

2. Offensive banners will be removed and holders of same will be ejected from the ground.

3. The consumption of intoxicating liquors is not permitted and spectators are not permitted to bringO alcoholf into thef ground.i cial Club 4. The climbing of floodlight pylons, stands, fences or other buildings in the ground is forbidden.

5. Unnecessary noise such as that from the use of radio sets and behaviour likely to cause confusion or nuisance of any kind including foul or abusive language is not permitted in any part of the ground. M6. Any persone usingd racisti tauntsa or language P or behavinga inr a mannert likelyn to be deemede racistr towards any other person may be refused entry or ejected from the ground. This applies equally to offensive behaviour of any sort.

7. Under no circumstances is it permitted to throw any object onto the pitch.

8. Spectators are not permitted to enter upon the field of play and will be ejected.

9. Any person who fails to comply with the instructions from a steward may be ejected from the ground.

10. In general, the right of admission is reserved by Galway United FC.

11. Galway United FC reserves the right to refuse admission or eject any person who refuses to be searched by a police officer.

12. Any person who remains in a gangway may be ejected from the ground.

13. Galway United FC reserve the right for its servants or agents to remove from the ground any person who does not comply with the Ground Regulations or whose presence on the ground could reasonably be construed as constituting a source of danger, nuisance or annoyance to other spectators. Eamonn Deacy Park is a flare free zone Galway United FC would like to remind patrons that flares and fireworks are not allowed in Eamonn Deacy Park. Not only are flares against ground regulations but they are a serious hazard and threat to your personal safety.

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GALWAY UNITED BRAY WANDERERS

KEVIN HORGAN BRIAN MAHER CONOR KEARNS KIAN CLARKE MICHAEL GARRIHY JACK ROSS CONOR O’KEEFE MARK BYRNE STEPHEN WALSH DYLAN BARNETT CHRISTOPHER HORGAN ANDREW QUINN GARY BOYLAN AARON BARRY MAURICE NUGENT RYAN GRAYDON KILLIAN BROUDER RICHIE O’FARRELL MIKEY PLACE CONOR CLIFFORD STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER BRANDON KAVANAGH RONAN MANNING DARREN CRAVEN MIKIE ROWE JOE DOYLE CAOILFHIONN O’DEA GARY SHAW CONOR MCCORMACK LUKA LOVIC DAVID HURLEY DARRAGH LYNCH SHANE DUGGAN CIAN MAHER SHANE DOHERTY SEAN CALLAN CARLTON UBAEZUONU STEVEN KINSELLA RUAIRÍ KEATING GLEN HOLLYWOOD PADRAIC CUNNINGHAM DEAN O’SHEA FRANCELY LOMBOTO CHARLIE GALLAGHER WILSON WAWERU COLIN KELLY

MANAGER: John Caulﬁeld HEAD COACH: Gary Cronin HEAD COACH: Lisa Fallon COACH: James Keddy AST. MANAGER: Colin Fortune