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 07 Media Officer Gavin McLaughlin Community Officer Liam Burns Ground Staff John Moore, Jimmy Fisher 04: OPENING SHOT and Cyril Moore Commercial Manager Ronan Shields Marketing Consultant Paddy Casey 06: FROM THE DUGOUT Player Liaison Officer Des Donleavy Press Officer Darren Crawley Club Ambassadors Paul Brown and 10: SAM STANTON Andy Connolly Event Controller Regina O’Hare Bar Manager Kevin Carthy 11: INSIDE ORIEL Office Admin Karen Travers DUNDALK FC TEAM 12: WELCOME WATERFORD MANAGEMENT Coach Giuseppe Rossi Goalkeeping Coach Graham Byas 16: OUR BOYS IN GREEN S&C Coach Graham Norton Academy Manager Stephen McDonnell Doctor Dr Dualtach MacColgáin 20: EUROPA CONFERENCE Physiotherapist Danny Miller Sports Science Lorcan Mason 22: DAVID MCMILLAN 100 Video Analyst Dominic Corrigan Kit Manager Noel Walsh DUNDALK FC 31: SUPPORTER LIAISON MAGAZINE Editors Gavin McLaughlin and Paul 32: RETRO: PROGRAMMES Dunne Contributors Gerard Mooney, David Farrelly, Tom O’Connor, Sean De 34: CLUB PARTNERS Loughry, Martyn Hindley, Padraig McGowan, Darren Crawley, Colm Murphy, Jim Murphy (RIP) 38: PLAYER SPONSORS Photography Sportsfile, Ciaran Culligan, Mick Slevin (RIP), Kevin McArdle (RIP) Artwork Shane Doyle 40: THE NUMBERS GAME 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 DFC MAGAZINE | 3 OPENING SHOT June 7th 2021; Raivis Jurkovskis won his 18th cap for Latvia in their friendly international against Germany at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf. Unfortunately for Raivis and his countrymen, they slumped to a 7-1 defeat as the Germans completed their warm-up for this summer’s European Championships. Photo by Latvian FF 4 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Waterford | Friday June 11th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 5 FROM THE DUGOUT JIM MAGILTON know there is a lot of few times. He’s a very chirpy guy matter who we draw, it will be speculation about the and he’s a good character. He’ll tough but it’s something we will manager’s position but we have them set up to try to win the really focus on when it comes just have to watch this space game and frustrate us. They’ll be around. As a player, I had to and wait for the board to confirm well-organised, so we’ll need to be wait until I was 30 to play in a patient and start on the front foot. European competition, so I know Iwhat is happening and make an how precious it is. I’m going to appointment. I am happy to do Three of our next four games enjoy it and so will the players, what the football club and the are at home and making Oriel who are so used to it at this stage. board want me to do. I suppose Park a difficult venue has to be a There is still an awful lot to play we are fortunate that I can step target of ours. In the past teams for this season and the stage and into the role of manager and I’ll used to fear coming here. There players haven’t written anything do that for as long as they want was an expectation that Dundalk off, which is really important. me to do that. What has made it would run all over the top of you. easier for me is the people around Hopefully, we’ll get that back but Three of our younger players me at this football club. I have so its small steps for us at the minute were involved with the Republic of and this game will pose problems Ireland’s U19 squad last weekend much support. They’ve all stood for us because we are coming and all three are brilliant lads. up and been counted and they back off the break but from what They have worked really hard are brilliant people. I like work, I I have seen in training, they are and they deserved their call-ups. love being busy and at the minute ready and their focus of attention Andrew Quinn has been brilliant the help and support of people at has been high this week. Every so on loan at Bray Wanderers. Gary this club have made my life a lot often you get a feeling with players Cronin has managed him really easier. and I think they’re itching to get well and he is developing nicely. back on the pitch and take the Val Adedokun and Ryan O’Kane In terms of the football, we had game to Waterford. They look like have had a wonderful baptism a really good result away from they have a glint in their eye. of fire and are both emerging. I home against St Patrick’s Athletic always say that if a young player that set us up nicely for the break. People go through certain fads is emerging and they are capable That’s over now but the players in the game. When I was playing of handling the mental side of it, have worked extremely hard in the dark ages, there were some then it’s a good sign. Both of those since they came back and they quality teams playing 4-4-2, and lads have shown great mental look ready for this game tonight. I felt in recent weeks that it just strength. They’ve been dipped They look like they’re raring to go suited us. We spoke about it in and out and Val, in particular, and you get a feeling that there as a staff before the game with did a fantastic job when he was is a real appetite among them Shamrock Rovers and it worked thrown in against St Pat’s before to get out there and play. We’ll well for us that night. We went the break. It’s great recognition for just have to wait and see but we to Bohs a few days later and the staff here and for the club itself know that they are capable and couldn’t really go again. I take and long may it continue. if their attitude and application is responsibility for that but we had right, they’re more than capable of David McMillan and Patrick Hoban Finally, we will have 100 winning any game. available for the St Patrick’s supporters in the ground this Athletic game and it went very well evening. I know what this club There’s no doubt that Waterford on that occasion. We have enough means to the fans and to have will be ready for it. They have flexibility and adaptability in the any noise or support behind us is some good players and they will squad which enabled us to change fantastic. I really hope they enjoy cause us a problem. I know their our shape at any time. being back and I hope we give new manager Marc Bircham very them something to shout about. well from my time at Queens The draw for the new Europa Park Rangers. He was a youth Conference League takes place Enjoy The Game, team coach when I was there next Tuesday and it’s something Jim Magilton and I also played against him a that we’re all very excited by. No 6 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Waterford | Friday June 11th 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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