DUNDALK FC CLUB DIRECTORY Honorary Club President Des Casey Chairman Bill Hulsizer Board Bill Hulsizer, James Baboulas, David Samhat and Des Dunleavy Sporting Director Jim Magilton Secretary Padraig McGowan Finance Officer Elaine Duffy Stadium Manager Aaron Lawless Office Manager Ailish Kelly DFC MAGAZINE: ISSUE 05 Media Officer Gavin McLaughlin Community Officer Liam Burns Ground Staff John Moore, David 03: CONTENTS Caldwell, Jimmy Fisher and Cyril Moore Commercial Manager Ronan Shields Marketing Consultant Paddy Casey 04: OPENING SHOT Player Liaison Officer Des Dunleavy Press Officer Darren Crawley Club Ambassadors Paul Brown and 06: FROM THE DUGOUT Andy Connolly Event Controller Regina O’Hare Bar Manager Kevin Carthy 08: POST-MATCH TALK Office Admin Karen Travers DUNDALK FC TEAM 12: WELCOME TO SLIGO MANAGEMENT Coach Giuseppe Rossi Goalkeeping Coach Graham Byas 18: DANIEL KELLY S&C Coach Graham Norton Academy Manager Stephen McDonnell Doctor Dr Dualtach MacColgáin 20: 1988 FAI CUP QF Physiotherapists Danny Miller and David Murphy 26: HEAD IN THE GAME Sports Science Lorcan Mason Video Analyst Dominic Corrigan Kit Manager Noel Walsh 27: INSIDE ORIEL DUNDALK FC MAGAZINE 30: RETRO: PROGRAMMES Editors Gavin McLaughlin and Paul Dunne Contributors Gerard Mooney, David 32: CLUB PARTNERS Farrelly, Tom O’Connor, Sean De Loughry, Martyn Hindley, Padraig McGowan, Darren Crawley, Colm Murphy, 38: PLAYER SPONSORS Jim Murphy (RIP) Photography Sportsfile, Ciaran Culligan, Mick Slevin (RIP), Kevin McArdle (RIP) 40: THE NUMBERS GAME Artwork Shane Doyle Thanks to Ray McManus, Stephen 42: 2021 STATISTICS McCarthy (Sportsfile) Programme of the Year 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 44: THE SPECTATOR 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 Note: The views expressed in this 46: THE QUIZ magazine are those of the individual contributors and are not necessarily shared by Dundalk FC...especially The 48: TEAMS & OFFICIALS Spectator! ©2021 Dundalk FC DFC MAGAZINE | 3 OPENING SHOT Dundalk players Willie Crawley, Tommy McConville and Richie Blackmore pictured with supporters as they brought the FAI Cup around local schools in the days after the 1981 FAI Cup final. Photo by Kevin McArdle RIP 4 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Sligo Rovers | Friday May 7th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 5 Junior Ogedi-Uzoke tucks home Dundalk’s opening goal against Longford Town at Bishopsgate LONGFORD TOWN 2-2 DUNDALK FC DUNDALK 2-2 TOWN LONGFORD undalk striker Junior Shield equaliser to secure a share of we do in games,” he added. “Yeah, growing up I was a but at least we got a point out Ogedi-Uzokwe was left the spoils. “We need to start better and striker. It’s something I find of it.” with mixed emotions after The goal was Junior’s second get on the front foot. Hopefully, natural and I’m enjoying it. I Liam Buckley’s resurgent the 2-2 draw with Longford in a Dundalk shirt but, speaking in the next game we can get thought I did okay. I scored Sligo Rovers are the opposition Town at Bishopsgate on afterwards, he said the overriding the first goal and build it from the goal and then I thought I at Oriel Park this evening and Bank Holiday Monday. feeling was one of disappointment. there.” should’ve had a penalty but the Junior is hoping to right some DAfter seeing the Midlanders go two- “Yeah, it’s very frustrating,” said With Patrick Hoban and David ref didn’t give that. wrongs when he comes up nil in front, the 27-year-old hauled the London native. “We gave away McMillan both sidelined with “If we had went in at half-time against his old side. Dundalk back into the game with a two sloppy goals and from there we injuries, Junior has been handed level then it would have been a “Obviously, we came down poachers finish in the 20th minute had a mountain to climb. an opportunity to lead the line in different game so it’s frustrating. here to Longford looking for but Daire Doyle’s side gave as good “As a team, I think we’ll get better recent weeks and he said it was We could have nicked it at the a win so hopefully we can put as they got and, in the end, the and obviously we’ll get used to each a position he felt most at home end but we were just unlucky. things right when we play Sligo POST-MATCH TALK POST-MATCH Lilywhites had to rely on a late Chris other but we’ve got to change what in. Obviously it’s not good for us on Friday night.” 6 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Sligo Rovers | Friday May 7th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 7 FROM THE DUGOUT JIM MAGILTON here was a lot of doom away winning the game on set and gloom after the game pieces alone and picking out real in Longford because negatives about how we played we’d built up successive but we didn’t win the game, we wins and we went down there drew and now we’ve got a really tough game coming up. Texpecting to win the game but we Sligo are a well balanced team. forgot we’d be playing against They’ve got a real threat, they’ve opposition who would make it got good footballers who know the very difficult for us. league, they’re very experienced, they’ve got pace and they’re You have to respect the going to be a threat. It’s as simple opposition’s strengths but we as that but we are relishing the gave them a two-goal start. That opportunity to play them and is frustrating and it needs to stop hopefully, we’ll present ourselves. and we have to eradicate those I get the feeling the players are mistakes. ready for it. They’re a group that If you want to be a successful are used to success and they’re team, you build on those defensive probably not used to this. It’s foundations but that’s not levelled amazing how confidence can be at your goalkeeper and your back ebbed away through not winning four. Your front players are the games but there definitely has first line of defence. You become been improvements. Confidence a defender when you don’t have has been lifted in the group, but the ball and, in all honesty, if we it’s not where we want it to be. look at any of our front players, There’s an old saying, ‘You have they have it in them to be that. If to earn the right to play.’ When I we can stop it at source then we was at Southampton, in four of the should focus on that and a lot of five years I was there it went to the work has been done this week last game or the second last game McMillan, Pat Hoban and focussing on that. of the season, and if you’re not a obviously Brian Gartland are all Joe Royle, who was a mentor, strong enough character to stand out but Han returned to training on said that the best defender he ever up and be presented then it can be Thursday and Sonni Nattestad and saw was Ian Rush. He waited and very difficult. It’s times like this Sam Stanton are expected to train waited, then he pounced. We have where players show their mettle on Monday so we’re getting close got enough energy and athleticism and their character and now the to having everyone fully fit. in our team to become good big characters have to stand up. The bare minimum for us this defenders. It’s a collective, it’s not There’s no doubt we’re season is Europe and the bare just about an individual, it’s about concerned that there’s a big minimum for us is to win games of the collective. It’s the second gap opening up at the top of football. You’ve seen the success series now, we’ve got to be better, the table. You look at Shamrock this club has had, a lot of the we’ve got to stop goals and we’ve Rovers, who’ve had this incredibly players are still here, and now it’s got to win games. consistent run, and you have to a different challenge for them. The In terms of quality and creating respect that. St Pat’s are on a bottom line is, they have to win chances from open play, we good run and Sligo are on a good this game and they’re aware of weren’t brilliant in Longford but we run. They are going to come here that. End of story. I don’t care how had a lot of opportunities from set full of confidence and they’ll stand they win it, they just need to win it! pieces. Michael Duffy’s delivery up to us but we’ve just got to be was top notch and on another day better. Enjoy the game. we probably would have gone In terms of injuries, David Jim Magilton 8 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Sligo Rovers | Friday May 7th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 9 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. Served with Superfood Cranberry and mixed Nut Stuffing, on a Bed of Lollo Rosso Lettuce with Caesar ROCKSALT HOTDOG Dressing on an open Sourdough Sandwich.