DUNDALK FC CLUB DIRECTORY Honorary Club President Des Casey Chairman Bill Hulsizer Board Bill Hulsizer, James Baboulas, David Samhat and Des Donleavy Sporting Director Jim Magilton Secretary Padraig McGowan Finance Officer Elaine Duffy Stadium Manager Aaron Lawless Office Manager Ailish Kelly DFC MAGAZINE: ISSUE 13 Office Admin Karen Travers Commercial Manager Ronan Shields Marketing Consultant Paddy Casey 04: OPENING SHOT Community Officer Liam Burns Media Officer Gavin McLaughlin Press Officer Darren Crawley 06: FROM THE DUGOUT Player Liaison Officer Des Donleavy Ground Staff John Moore, Jimmy Fisher, Cyril Moore and Stephen Fisher 12: WELCOME DROGHEDA Club Ambassadors Paul Brown and Andy Connolly Event Controller Regina O’Hare 17: CLUB ROUND-UP Bar Manager Kevin Carthy PA Announcer Michael Duffy 18: EURO DERBIES DUNDALK FC TEAM MANAGEMENT 22: GOOD LUCK OLE! Head Coach Vinny Perth S&C Coach Graham Norton Goalkeeping Coach Graham Byas 24: DFC SUMMER CAMPS Academy Manager Stephen McDonnell Physio Sean Tiernan Doctor Dr Dualtach MacColgáin 26: RETRO: 1963 DERBY Sports Science Lorcan Mason Video Analyst Dominic Corrigan Kit Manager Noel Walsh 28: CAMERON YATES DUNDALK FC MAGAZINE 34: RETRO: PROGRAMMES Editors Gavin McLaughlin and Paul Dunne Contributors Gerard Mooney, David 36: CLUB PARTNERS Farrelly, Tom O’Connor, Sean De Loughry, Martyn Hindley, Padraig McGowan, Colm 38: PLAYER SPONSORS Murphy, Jim Murphy (RIP) Photography Sportsfile, Ciaran Culligan, Mick Slevin (RIP)) 40: THE NUMBERS GAME Artwork Shane Doyle Thanks to Ray McManus, Stephen McCarthy (Sportsfile) 42: 2021 STATISTICS Programme of the Year 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 44: THE SPECTATOR Note: The views expressed in this magazine are those of the individual 46: THE QUIZ contributors and are not necessarily shared by Dundalk FC...especially The Spectator! ©2021 Dundalk FC 48: TEAMS & OFFICIALS OFFICIAL SPONSORS OF DUNDALK FC DFC MAGAZINE | 3 OPENING SHOT 15 August 2021; The Dundalk players go into a huddle before the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match with Derry City at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in Derry. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile 4 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Friday August 20th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 5 FROM THE DUGOUT VINNY PERTH he importance of having United, getting them promoted, after. We have a lot of other sore 500 fans back in Oriel Park followed by the amazing start they bodies. The toll of playing three tonight is huge. We know made to this season, should not games a week has really affected us that Oriel Park can be a go unnoticed, and we know we will but we will have a really strong 11 bleak place at times, especially have our work set out this evening. on the pitch this evening. People are pointing at the league Offset against that, Dan Cleary Twhen there is nobody in it. We table but I don’t think the position played the full 90 minutes against also play on astroturf and when of the two clubs is relevant at this Derry City which was a huge boost you combine that with an empty moment in time because there for everyone. Dan is 25, has lots of ground, mentally it can be difficult are still 42 points to play for. The appearances, league medals, and for players. It’s something I know knock-on effect of the European European experience under his the club is trying to fix but, for run has left us with a lot of sore and belt, and his best days are ahead now, the noise and support of our wounded bodies so it suits us having of him. If I left him out in the past he fans is crucial and we’re all looking just one game a week and being would be one of the crankiest men forward to having people back in able to concentrate on one game around but the upbringing that he’s this evening. at a time. We had a difficult week had tells us that he’s a real leader last week. I think the performance and potentially a future captain of I think it has been a major against Vitesse Arnhem was one this club. He has really matured and disadvantage to this club over the of the best I have ever seen from a he’s a different person from the one past 18 months not being able to Dundalk team but ultimately it ended that was here when I left the club have our fans in the ground. While in defeat and the players know they last year. His injury was close to a we’re still not close to having 3,000 must bounce back and be inspired 16-week injury but he came back in people in yet, and The Shed singing by the derby and having people 10 or 11 weeks which tells me that and dancing, it’s really important that in the ground. We have had some his work rate and what he does off the fans back us through this difficult big Louth Derby wins here over the the pitch has brought him back four time and get behind us whenever years but tonight we just need to get or five weeks ahead of schedule. He they can. They did that in Tallaght back on the bike and pick up three wouldn’t have done that when he for the recent European games points. was younger. It’s not that he was a and I think it’s hugely important that We picked up three serious bad professional, it’s just that now they get behind us again in tonight’s injuries in Derry last Sunday and he is so focused on his football. The Louth Derby. each one of them is a different level future for this club is bright if we can It’s hard to believe it’s the biggest of severity. Patrick McEleney’s keep the likes of Daniel Cleary here. crowd we will have had in since hamstring injury could be anything Our two new signings have had the game against Cork City at the from two to four or even five weeks. another week of training to integrate beginning of the 2020 season. A We just don’t know yet until the with the group. Both of them are out lot has changed since, both for the injury settles down. David McMillan of season and have different levels club and me personally, but I’ve hasn’t broken any bones but there of fitness. Cameron Yates has been received a lot of support from people is still a bit of ligament damage that really impressive. He’s 22 years of around town. The level of goodwill has to be investigated and we’re age and the challenge for him is has been huge and now we have awaiting the results of a scan while to come in and push Alessio Abibi an opportunity for people to come Daniel Kelly is touch and go for this and Peter Cherrie and I think we to the ground and show that. I feel evening. have a hell of a good goalkeeper there is still a lot of people behind Darragh Leahy missed the game there. Sami Ben Amar is also a very the club and the team and while against Derry with an ankle injury. exciting talent. It will take him a bit there are lots of people asking We have had some relatively good of time to adapt to Irish football and legitimate questions, I think, by and news in the sense that the medical people need to be patient with him large, that people want what is best team has got the results of the scan but he’s a player who was worth for the club. It will be great for the and they know what the issue is and investing in and we see him as a players to hear that support on the are hoping to fix it. I’d imagine that real prospect over the next six to 18 pitch, as opposed to the noise they Darragh would be seven to 10 days months at the club. hear off it. away from training fully so we’ll set a The job that Tim Clancy and Kevin target of the FAI Cup game against Enjoy the game, Doherty have done at Drogheda St Mochtas for him, if not the week Vinny Perth 6 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Friday August 20th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 7 LUNCH LUNCH @ THE OFFICE LUNCH @ HOME LUNCH ON THE GO ROCKSALT CHICKEN PRAWN PO BOY STUFFING SANDWICH €11.50 €10.50 Tempura Prawns served with a Pink Tartare Sauce, Locally sourced Free-Range Chicken Breasts Fresh Rocket, homemade Red Pepper Relish & Marinated in a Herby mix of Fresh Thyme and a Balsamic Reduction in a Fresh Sourdough Roll. Rosemary with a Splash of Lemon. 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