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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

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Two Dundalk FC forwards with a grand total of 216 goals between them met up recently as Patrick Hoban popped in t was important that we went into now and we’ve been playing 4-4-2. It’s to wish the one and only Joe Martin a Happy 90th Birthday. the break on the back of a very good the first time in a couple of years that We were delighted to welcome Sonia Hoey and members of her ⁣Joe’s tally of 109 goals for the win against St Patrick’s Athletic. I’ve played in that system. We actually family to Oriel Park recently to present them with a cheque of €7,236 club has only been bettered by They’d been doing very well and played in it at Dundee United but it’s not in aid of the #SaveOurSonia campaign. Eddie Carroll (113) and Joey Sonia begins her cancer treatment in Mexico this month. We wish after having a bad result in the previous a formation you’d see played a lot these SAM STANTON SAM days but it’s one you can get a lot of Donnelly (142). Pat currently her the very best of luck and can’t wait to see here back at Oriel Park Igame against Bohemians it was success from. I think it suits our team. stands on 107. Two legends!⁣ soon!⁣ important for us to get a result and go We’ve got the quality to hurt teams so into the break with a win. we can get teams on the break and it’s It capped a turbulent seven day always difficult to break down if you period where we experienced all of defend properly in that sort of shape. DFC: DAYS LIKE THIS: EPISODE 01 the emotions that football can bring The main thing for us now is building you. It was great to start off with a on that result before the break. We win against Shamrock Rovers, so to need to pick up some wins and start not only lose, but lose the way we did stringing some together. The break against Bohemians, was embarrassing probably came at the wrong time for us, and hard to take so the result against St it would’ve been nice to keep playing Pat’s lifted the mood again which was and keep building on those wins but important. The Bohemians defeat was we have to start again this week with a shock to everyone. As I said, it was Waterford. There has been a lot of embarrassing for us so it was obviously change there and it’s hard to predict hard to take but we worked hard, we what way they will come here but moved on and got a result. I’m sure everyone will do the most to I’ve started the last three games so find out what we can about them and I’m happy and it’s good to get some prepare properly in every sort of way rhythm into my game again after being that we can. injured. That was frustrating. I played a Looking at the fixture list, three of our few games in a row then all of a sudden next four games are at Oriel Park. It’s I got injured. It was just as I’d started to all very tight and if you can string a few Episode 1 of a new series, ‘Dundalk FC: Days Like This’ is now available to Patreon members. Looking back at

come into a bit of form as well so it was wins together then you can be right up memorable moments in the club’s history, this 25-minute episode focuses on at the 1981 FAI Cup final win over THE PLAYERS VIEW PLAYERS THE difficult but it’s good to be back now. there again so it’s on us to start picking Sligo Rovers with Mick Fairclough, Willie Crawley and supporter Frank McAlevey. The film will be shown before Jim has changed the system around up these wins. this evening’s game and made public on the club’s social media channels on Sunday, June 13th.

10 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Waterford | Friday June 11th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 11 OPPOSITION WATCH MEET THE MANAGER WATERFORD FC MARC BIRCHAM

cult hero in club before he was forced to his playing retire due to injury. Following days, Bircham his retirement, Bircham amassed almost returned to QPR as a coach, 300 appearances over where he spent the next five 13A years across spells at years. He then had short Millwall, QPR and Yeovil stints as assistant manager Town. at Millwall, Chicago Fire A defender/defensive and Arizona United before midfielder, Bircham began returning to QPR as first- his career with a six-year team coach in 2016. spell at Millwall, where he He departed in 2018 before made 104 appearances. making a return to football With his move to QPR, he last year to become technical would establish himself as director at the Bahamas FA. a fan favourite across his Bircham then left the job 152 appearances for the to take on the challenge of club, with his trademark blue keeping Waterford in the and white streak in his hair Premier Division in May. It is representing the colours of a big ask to keep Waterford the club. in the Premier Division, Bircham would depart QPR but there is no doubt that in 2007 after five years to Bircham will try his hardest join Yeovil Town. He made to drag the Blues away from just 16 appearances for the danger.

ow in their fourth following seasons have seen large consecutive Premier turnovers of players, and this year Division season, it has been no different, as seven has been quite the players departed and ten arrived. rollercoaster ride for the Blues Their large turnover of players sinceN their promotion. has no doubt contributed to their poor start to the season, as they In their first season, they stormed are currently rooted to the bottom into the European qualification of the Premier Division table after spots, only to be denied entry to 12 games, having won just twice. the Europa League due to the There are issues at both ends of “three-year rule”, as they had the pitch, scoring just six goals and reformed as Waterford FC just two conceding 30. With new manager years earlier. That decision had Marc Bircham at the reigns, they major consequences for the club, will be hoping to turn their fortunes who allowed a number of players around, but this meeting with to depart at the end of the season the Lilywhites shouldn’t be an Waterford players warm-up prior to the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match due to cost cutting measures. The opportunity for them to do so. with Bohemians at Dalymount Park

12 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Waterford | Friday June 11th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 13 PLAYER PROFILES WATERFORD FC

1 BRIAN MURPHY 2 DARRAGH POWER 3 CAMERON EVANS Goalkeeper, 38, Defender, 20, Defender, 20, Waterford Waterford Swansea Starting his career with Power rose through Manchester City in On loan from 2000, Murphy would the youth ranks at Swansea City, later join Swansea City, Waterford before Evans rose through where he spent three making his senior the youth ranks years before returning debut in early 2018. to Ireland with a spell at with his hometown Bohemians. He moved club and made his back to England in senior debut for the 2010 and had spells club in the FA Cup with Ipswich, QPR, Portsmouth and Cardiff prior to his move City before joining to Waterford in Waterford players Niall O’Keeffe, Darragh Power and James Waite during the SSE Airtricity League Premier Waterford in 2020. February. Division match with Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium 4 OSCAR BRENNAN 5 JOSH COLLINS 6 KYLE FERGUSON 13 MATTHEW CONNOR 14 NIALL O’KEEFE 16 KATLEGO MASHIGO Midfielder, 25, Defender, 23, Defender, 21, Goalkeeper, 24, Defender, 21, Dublin Dublin Bellshill Midfielder, 20, Tramore Waterford Dublin Brennan began his Collins began his Son of former O’Keefe is another career with Cabinteely career with UCD, Scotland Connor started his Mashigo played in 2016. After a season playing for their international Barry career and went on product of the youth football at there he moved to underage sides Ferguson, Kyle to have spells with Waterford youth Bohemians before Bohemians in 2017, Wexford, Cork City, set-up. where he spent two before making his played with Clyde a move to Ballymun seasons. He then senior debut in the for a short spell and Galway Utd United. After just moved on once again summer of 2015. before a spell with before a second five months there to Shelbourne for the After five years Medaille College return to Waterford he signed for 2019 season. He left with the Students, in Buffalo, New in 2017. Waterford. Shels in 2020 following Collins departed to York. He signed for their relegation to the join Waterford in Waterford ahead of First Division to join February. the 2021 season. Waterford. 7 SHANE GRIFFIN 8 ADAM O’REILLY 9 DARYL MURPHY 18 TUNMISE SOBOWALE 19 JACK STAFFORD 20 ERIC MOLLOY Midfielder, 21, Midfielder, 20, Forward, 38, Defender, 22, Defender, Midfielder, 28, Waterford Cork Waterford Waterford Exeter Carlow Another product of On loan from Preston A veteran striker with Sobowale came A product of the Began his career at Waterford’s youth North End, O’Reilly 20 years of experience, through the youth Exeter City youth Wexford, where he set-up, Griffin made the Waterford native was signed by Shane came through the ranks at Waterford academy, Stafford Keegan in 2012. his senior debut in spent almost his entire youth set-up at career in England before making his joined Waterford After five seasons, he 2018 and has been Preston before prior to his return to senior debut in ahead of the 2021 moved to New Zealand a regular part of the making his senior Waterford in 2020. He 2016. After time with Southern Utd. side since. most notably had spells season. He then joined Team debut in late 2018. with Hercules in Wellington, where he He joined Waterford with Sunderland and Spain, he signed four stints with Ipswich spent two years before on loan earlier this Town, also earning 32 for Finn Harps a season long spell in year after loan spells caps for the Republic before returning to the Polish second tier at Hyde Utd and Waterford last year. with Stomil Olsztyn. He of Ireland across his returned to Ireland in Stalybridge Celtic. storied career. March. 10 CIAN KAVANAGH 11 JAMES WAITE 12 JOHN MARTIN 23 PRINCE MUTSWUNGUMA 22 PAUL MARTIN Forward, 18, Midfielder, 22, Midfielder, 22, Forward, Goalkeeper, 22, Waterford Cardiff Dublin England Waterford Kavanagh spent Currently on-loan Martin began his Mutswunguma Martin spent his his youth in the from Cardiff City, career in the St had a spell earlier years in underage set-up Waite had loan Pat’s youth ranks with Rushden the St Pat’s youth with St Patrick’s spells with Hereford before joining the & Diamonds in sides before joining Athletic prior to his and Weston-Super- Waterford U19s England before Waterford in 2017. move to Waterford Mare prior to his in early 2017. He joining Waterford at went on to make his at the start of this move to Waterford the start of the year. year. senior debut that this year. year and has been part of the senior side over the past three seasons.

14 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Waterford | Friday June 11th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 15 Andrew Quinn, Val Adedokun and Ryan O’Kane, pictured at the Republic of Ireland U19 training

camp in Enfield REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U19 SQUAD U19 IRELAND OF REPUBLIC

yan O’Kane and Val Adedokun “I thought it went very well,” said experience all round. There’s no point stopping with That view was matched by are both hopeful of being Adedokun. “It was great to play with a Val and Ryan were joined in three when we could have five or Adedokun. “The Euros are on next capped by the Republic of lot of good players my age, and see if I Enfield by central defender Andrew six.” year, so there are a few games Ireland U19 team in the near could match their level, or even better it.” Quinn, who is currently impressing Over the next few months, both coming in the near future, and I’ll be looking to push to get into the future after taking part in last weekend’s Val has previous experience of being on loan at Bray Wanderers, and players have their minds set on involved with the Republic’s underage Adedokun said the inclusion of performing well enough with the Irish squad,” said Adedokun. Rtraining camp in Enfield, Co Meath. squads in the past, but for local-boy three Dundalk players was a Lilywhites to earn some caps “That will all come from my Ryan it was his first call-up, adding to glowing reflection of the club’s at U19 level for the Republic of performances at Dundalk,” he Irish U19 manager Tom Mohan what has already been a whirlwind 2021 academy set-up. Ireland. said. “If I don’t perform here, I arranged the three-day get together at for the Marist Leaving Cert student. “It was good seeing other players “With the SSE Airtricity U19 won’t get into the Irish squad. I Johnstown Estate as preparation for this “It was unbelievable just to be called from our club involved,” said Val. League coming back, I’ll hopefully don’t look into it too much. I’ll just autumn’s UEFA European Championship up,” he said. “Being Irish, it’s a huge “It shows how much better the get more game time there and if try my best here, and if I do well, qualifiers and speaking on their return to OUR BOYS IN GREEN IN BOYS OUR honour to get a call-up for your country. academy has become over the I keep impressing, hopefully, I’ll I’ll get in the squad there.” Oriel Park earlier this week, both players My whole family has been supporting past few years and, hopefully, now gain another call-up soon enough. spoke of their delight at being involved. Ireland all of their lives, so it was a great we can have a few more involved. That’s the goal,” said O’Kane.

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Dundalk FC is delighted to confirm that every After a successful trial in pre-season, we have once PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE home game will be produced by the club (DFCTV) again partnered with ODAV to provide a high-quality and will be broadcast on the new LOITV.ie stream that will feature three cameras, pre- and post- platform. match analysis, club-related features and replays. EVER DEVELOPED LOITV.ie - which replaces WATCHLOI - will be made The club is also delighted to announce that LMFM’s available free of charge to all Dundalk FC Season Adrian Taaffe and former Lilywhites skipper John Ticket holders and annual Patreon subscribers. Former Flanagan will provide in-game commentary. WATCHLOI customers are encouraged to subscribe to A Premier Division Pass for LOITV, which replaces LOITV.ie to get access to all of our remaining Premier WATCHLOI, is now available for just €79. With 110 Division fixtures at a cost of just €79. matches left in the 2021 season, that works out at just STATSPORTS.COM €0.79 per match.

18 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Waterford | Friday June 11th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 19 A CLOSER LOOK AT THE EUROPA CONFERENCE

EFA’s new competition, The participating teams will be The UEFA Europa Conference the Europa Conference playing for a new trophy, which League visual identity represents League, will be played UEFA unveiled recently. Standing the optimistic, inspiring and open on Thursday nights, 57.5cm tall and weighing 11kg, the nature of the competition. Its alongside the UEFA Europa trophy consists of 32 hexagonal energy wave is more curved and spines – one for each team in the fluid in form – taking influence from ULeague, and aims to give more group stage of the competition the new UEFA Europa Conference teams the chance of winning – twisting and curving from the League trophy. European honours. trophy base. With the introduction of the UEFA Aside from giving more players The curved shape of the spines Europa Conference League, the chance to experience was inspired by the flight of a the UEFA Europa League brand European football, the competition football as it heads towards the identity was also upgraded to will also give clubs an additional goal – the ultimate moment of reflect the more competitive and chance to win a European trophy. The new UEFA Europa optimism for fans. The base and selective nature of the competition. Conference League trophy “We want to make our top are made from hand-brushed It features a bolder logo and more competitions more inclusive – to brass with a matte galvanic steel dynamic energy wave, both being give clubs and fans the chance to effect, while the spines feature a more angular in form. dream and compete for European glossy silver finishing. The UEFA Europa League and meaning exposure and activation will help to give the UEFA Europa UEFA Champions League or UEFA honours,” said UEFA President UEFA Europa Conference League Aleksander Ceferin. opportunities, as well as exclusive Conference League its very Europa League. The branding brand identities were designed to association, for all of the matches own identity and will help fans The competing teams will all be “This is why we created the UEFA The UEFA Europa Conference work together as well as separately Europa Conference League. We that will be played on Thursday across the globe identify with the trying to qualify for the group stage, League will be heavily intertwined to cater for a seamless match night evenings. competition. which like the UEFA Champions have 55 national associations with the UEFA Europa League experience and the new UEFA who make up UEFA, and it is “The UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Europa League, from a marketing perspective and Europa Conference League and League is a very exciting How will it work? will feature eight groups of four important to give clubs from as the brand identities of the two the UEFA Europa League will both many federations as possible the proposition for our broadcasters In all, 184 teams will be involved teams, followed by knockout round competitions are part of the same use the same anthem. and partners,” said UEFA over the course of the season play-offs, the round of 16, quarter- chance to prolong their European family. Both brand identities contain Sponsors will enjoy rights across campaigns for as long as possible.” marketing director Guy-Laurent including at least one from each finals, semi-finals and final, which different expressions of a device both the UEFA Europa League and Epstein. of the 55 associations and 46 will take place on May 25th, 2022 referred to as the energy wave. UEFA Europa Conference League, The trophy “The new trophy and branding clubs transferring from either the in Tirana, Albania.

The draw for the first qualifying round of the inaugural season of UEFA’s new competition, the Europa Conference League, takes place on Tuesday, June 15th. But who can we get?

undalk will be one of the have clocked up several milestones, four years ago, and KI Klaksvik, Dundalk likely to face a side from European competition for the top seeded sides in the first becoming the first League of Ireland one of the sides we beat en route the UK, Scandinavia or Central first time in this season’s Europa club to pick up a point in the group to the group stages last year, Europe. Conference League. UEFA EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE CONFERENCE EUROPA UEFA round of the competition, which is aimed at giving more stages of a European competition when Also listed among the seeds are There aren’t too many notable If Dundalk were to make it players the chance of playing European we drew with AZ Alkmaar in Holland in three of our previous opponents in teams on the unseeded side of through to round two, they September 2016. European competition; Hibernians the draw, apart from RFS Riga, would be seeded again, which Dfootball, as well as giving more clubs We followed that up with a historic 1-0 of Malta, who we defeated in the Latvian club were Lilywhites means they would avoid a lot of the chance to win a European trophy. win over Israeli juggernauts Maccabi 1979 to set up a titanic tussle defender Raivis Jurkovskis spent the big hitters who enter at this The Lilywhites have a proud tradition Tel-Aviv in Tallaght, earning Stephen with Celtic in the European Cup; some time in 2016. Irish League stage. They include Basel, FC in European football. After making our Kenny and his players a place in the FH Hafnarfjordur, who we beat side Glentoran is another possible Copenhagen, Viktoria Plzen and debut in the European Cup back in history books as the first Irish side to on away goals during the 2016 opponent for Dundalk but a Feyenoord. Some familiar faces 1963, we became the first Irish club win a game in the group stages. odyssey and Levadia Tallinn, who ‘European Derby’ with Bohemians like of Qarabag, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, to win an away game on the continent Last year, Filippo Giovagnoli led us we defeated in the Europa League and Sligo Rovers is off the menu as Molde, Hajduk Split and our old when we beat FC Zurich 2-1 in to the group stages for a second time in 2018. Who can forget that teams from the same association enemies BATE Borisov also enter Switzerland. where we faced Premier League giants Michael Duffy volley at Oriel Park cannot meet in the qualifiers of at this stage. Under Jim McLaughlin, Dundalk Arsenal, Austrian kingpins Rapid Vienna in the second leg? European competition. Anderlecht, LASK, PAOK, reached the last 16 of the European and Norwegian champions Molde. There are 33 clubs in the KF Llapi of Kosovo, Mons Calpe Trabzonspor and Vitesse Arnhem Cup in 1979 during an incredible With a coefficient of 10.500, Dundalk unseeded side of the draw, which of Gibraltar, Dezic Tuzi and FK are among the big clubs to enter unbeaten home run which lasted eight are seeded in round one alongside will be regionalised to minimise Podgorica from Montenegro, as round three before Rennes, AS matches across five seasons. clubs like NK Maribor, who featured in travelling distances for clubs well as Welsh side Newtown are Roma, Tottenham Hotspur and 2021 will be our eighth successive the Champions League group stages during the Covid-19 pandemic with the five clubs who will enter into Union Berlin all enter the play-off A LOOK AT THE DRAW THE AT LOOK A year in Europe. During that time we

24 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Waterford | Friday June 11th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 25 round. There will be a separate play-off round for a further €350k for exiting in round two. If we made the teams that are eliminated in round three of the it to round three, that would be a total of €300k in Europa League qualifiers which will have no impact on appearance fees with a €550k exit fee at that stage of Dundalk, should we reach that point. the competition. The consolation prize for falling at the As always, the prize money on offer is significant for final hurdle, the playoff round, is softened somewhat a League of Ireland club. Dundalk will receive €100k by an exit fee of €750k. just for playing in round one. Should they lose, they If Dundalk were to progress to the group stages, will receive a €150k exit bonus. The appearance the club would bank €2.94 million. A win in the group bonus increases by €100k per round while the exit stage would bank the club a further €500,000, while a bonus also increases by €200k for every round a club draw would earn €325,000, over three times the total navigates. prize money for winning the Premier Division. So, if, for example, Dundalk progress — and lose — One thing is for sure, the first UEFA Europa in the second round, we would pocket a total of €550k; Conference League campaign is sure to be an exciting €100k apiece for appearing in round one and two and one for Dundalk and the many other clubs involved.

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undalk FC is delighted communicating important meeting and exceeding the UEFA to announce the information to supporters and the minimum requirements. q appointment of local community. Be the recognised point of q Stephen Todd and Jane Establish and maintain contact for disabled fans. q McDermott as Supporter Liaison communications with SLOs at other Arrange disability awareness clubs. training for all club staff. DOfficers for the remainder of the “I’ve been going up to Oriel Park q Establish a network with local 2021 season. with my dad since I was a child, disability NGOs and experts in the The SLO role, which was and have been lucky enough to field. introduced and is backed by UEFA, get on some of the away trips q Support the employment of is designed to ensure that fans in Europe in recent years,” said disabled people within the club. have a dedicated point of contact Stephen. “I’m also involved in q Ensure equal-opportunity at Oriel Park and ensure that the Head In The Game mental health ticketing policy for disabled fans. most common issues are raised campaign with a couple of local “Dundalk FC has been a part of with club officials. lads. my extended family for as long The aim of the SLO team will “I am looking forward to getting as I can remember,” said Jane. be to build and maintain dialogue stuck into the new role and “I love our club, our fans and between Dundalk supporters and working to rebuild some sense of our community and I think the the club itself and work with the community and ownership for fans. Supporters Liaison Officer role is club on the following areas. I hope I can facilitate the voice of more important now than ever. q Develop a forum to discuss all fans being heard in a meaningful “I am looking forward to talking relevant areas affecting the club way going forward.” to all of our fans and finding ways and supporters. This will include Jane will also fulfil the role of to rebuild the connection between security, travel and ticketing Disability Access Officer which will them and the club. Football is arrangements. focus on the following areas. nothing without fans and the aim q Be able to gather feedback q Report to senior management of this role is to remind fans of how from supporters and identify key and establish an access strategy. important they are to this club and SSE Airtricity. Official Sponsor of the Premier Division. issues of concern. q Advise and support the club on to give them a voice.” q Assist the club in

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38 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Waterford | Friday June 11th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 39 The number of different nationalities to keep a clean sheet for Dundalk this season. Audit | Tax | Advisory 2Albanian Alessio Abibi’s shutout against St Patrick’s Athletic added to Scot Peter Cherrie’s against Waterford earlier in the season. Indeed, since Cherrie’s previous league clean sheet for Dundalk- v UHY FDW can provide you with a Cork City in the 2014 season- only bespoke service to suit your business two nationalities kept clean sheets for the Lilywhites. In fact, only two needs, with a highly experienced team nationalities had played in goal for the club over that time - Irishmen of advisors on hand to help you Ross Treacy, Jimmy Corcoran, Gary Rogers and Aaron McCarey and Romanian Gabriel Sava. Contact us today Pat Hoban has scored against Waterford for the past three 3seasons in a row. In 2018 he netted in a 2-1 win for the Lilywhites at the RSC. International Reach | National Presence | Local Knowledge 2019 saw the frontman net the opener in a dominant 4-0 Oriel Park display while last year 042 933 9955 | [email protected] | www.fdw.ie | @uhyfdw he found the net in a 2-2 draw at the same venue. A member of UHY International, a network of independent accounting and consulting firms Hoban’s past two goals against the Blues at the Carrick Road venue have been courtesy of a Seán Murray assist; a cross in 2019 and a corner kick in 2020. Incidentally, the game. This season his finished off left back last three league games strikes against Finn Darragh Leahy’s cross in which Hoban has Harps and Shamrock in a 1-1 draw against found the net, Dundalk Rovers were consolations St Patrick’s Athletic have failed to win the in 2-1 defeats while he last November.

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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FIGURES! THE ABOUT ALL IT’S Athletic, Val Adedokun saw starting left back Dane Massey 15is a former Republic score the winner. The date? 14th Feb – of Ireland U15 international. The Adedokun’s 17th birthday. reformed winger signed for the club from Malahide Utd in 2017, turned 18 on St Valentine’s this year and has scored once for the club - against Drogheda United in pre season. Incidentally, the player he is competing against for the left back spot – Darragh Leahy- currently holds the number 15 jersey and also scored for the club in pre season. Though in Leahy’s case, his goal was the decisive strike in the President’s Cup final penalty shootout victory. THE NUMBERS GAME NUMBERS THE In another strange nod to the left

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TEAMSTATISTICS Standings

2021 SEASON MATCH DATA ELENEY Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts LEAHY Shamrock Rovers 14 9 3 2 21 10 +11 30 Sligo Rovers 13 8 4 1 17 8 +9 28 MURRAY PATCHING St Patrick’s Athletic 14 7 4 3 20 14 +6 25 STANTON Drogheda United 14 6 4 4 27 13 +14 22 Bohemians 14 6 2 6 23 15 +8 20 JUNIOR OGEDI-UZOKWE OLE ERIK MIDTSKOGEN CAMERON DUMMIGAN ANIMASHUN MAYOWA EBUKA KWELELE VAL ADEDOKUN VAL DOUGLAS ENDA KELLY DANIEL O’KANE RYAN McMILLAN DAVID JESUS PEREZ Finn Harps 14 5 3 6 12 18 -6 18 HOBAN PATRICK GREGORY SLOGGETT M c PATRICK BOYLE ANDY SONNI NATTESTAD SAM DANIEL CLEARY DANIEL WILL ZAHIBO WILFRIED SEÁN HANRATTY MARK JEONGWOO HAN RAIVIS JURKOVSKIS PETER CHERRIE DARRAGH DUNDALK 14 4 5 5 18 19 -1 17 ALESSIO ABIBI BRIAN GARTLAND CHRIS SHIELDS MICHAEL DUFFY 21 22 18 19 20 16 17 24 25 26 23 27 28 29 31 77 90 9 10 11 13 14 15 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 Derry City 14 4 5 5 14 18 -4 17 Date H/A Comp. Opponents K-O Result Longford Town 14 1 4 9 9 25 -16 7 Fri 26 Feb H Frie BOHEMIANS 12:00 2-1 W u n n© u t u t n t t u t1 n u t u u1 tu Waterford 13 2 0 11 6 27 -21 6 Sat 06 Mar A Frie Drogheda United 1:00 3-2 W u n n© u t t1 t n t n n n u1 u u1 t Fri 12 Mar A PRC Shamrock Rovers 7:45 1-1* D n n n© n1 n t t u n l n u n t l u l Fixtures Sat 20 Mar A LGE Sligo Rovers 7:45 1-1 D n n n© n t t n n u1 n l l u n n l l l Date / Kick-Off Match Fri 26 Mar H LGE FINN HARPS 7:45 1-2 L n l n n© n u n1 u l u u n n l t t t t Fri 11 Jun @19:45 Derry City v Bohemians Fri 02 Apr A LGE Shamrock Rovers 8:00 1-2 L n u n n© n n n1 tu u l t t t n n l u l l l Fri 11 Jun @19:45 Dundalk v Waterford Fri 09 Apr H LGE BOHEMIANS 7:45 0-1 L l n n© n u n l t u n t u t n u l t t u l Fri 11 Jun @20:00 Shamrock Rovers v Finn Harps Sat 17 Apr H LGE SAINT PATRICK’S ATHLETIC 6:00 1-1 D n n n© n u n l t n l t l u l t1 n u l t u Sat 12 Jun @19:30 Longford Town v St Patrick’s Athletic Tue 20 Apr A LGE Derry City 7:45 1-1 D n n n© n u u l u n l l t t t u n n l t1 l Sat 12 Jun @19:45 Sligo Rovers v Drogheda United Sat 24 Apr H LGE DROGHEDA UNITED 6:00 2-1 W l n u© n l t u u n t t u t n n l t u1 n1 l Fri 30 Apr A LGE Waterford 7:45 3-0 W l n1 n©P n1 t n n n t u u t n n l l u l Statistics Mon 03 May A LGE Longford Town 7:30 2-2 D l n n©1 n u u n n l u t t n1 n n t l l Goals scored Fri 07 May H LGE SLIGO ROVERS [RTÉ] 7:45 0-1 L l n u© n l t n n l n t n u n n t l u l Total goals 167 (average: 2.42) Fri 14 May A LGE Finn Harps 7:45 1-1 D n n© l n n l n t n l n u u1 n t l t u l Home goals 81 (average: 1.17) Fri 21 May H LGE SHAMROCK ROVERS 7:45 2-1 W n n n© n u t n1 n l l l t n n l u1 l n l l Away goals 86 (average: 1.25) Mon 24 May A LGE Bohemians 7:45 1-5 L n n n© n u t1 n u l t t u t n l u t u l l Results Fri 28 May A LGE Saint Patrick’s Athletic 7:45 2-0 W n n n© n u u n n n l l t t n u l t1 l l l OG1 Home wins 23 (33.3%) Fri 11 Jun H LGE WATERFORD 7:45 Draws 17 (24.6%) Fri 18 Jun H LGE LONGFORD TOWN 7:45 Away wins 29 (42.1%) Mon 21 Jun A LGE Drogheda United 7:45 Over/Under 2.5 goals Fri 25 Jun H LGE DERRY CITY 7:45 Over 31 (45.0%) Fri 02 Jul A LGE Shamrock Rovers 8:00 Under 38 (55.0%) Thu 08 Jul - UEL TBD [QR1] n/a Fri 09 Jul H LGE BOHEMIANS 7:45 Note: Data correct until Sunday 06 June 2021 (08:00) Thu 15 Jul - UEL TBD [QR1] n/a Note: Players: Squad numbers not used in pre-season matches Fri 16 Jul H LGE FINN HARPS 7:45 Starting: n / Not used: l / Player in: t / Player out: u / Thu 22 Jul - UEL TBD [QR2] n/a Captain: © Sun 25 Jul - FAIC TBD [R1] n/a Order of substitutions: 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 and subsequent Thu 29 Jul - UEL TBD [QR2] n/a Goals: Listed by quantity (1, 2, 3, etc) Sat 31 Jul A LGE Sligo Rovers 7:45 Venue (H/A): N: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Thu 05 Aug - UEL TBD [QR3] n/a Fri 06 Aug H LGE SAINT PATRICK’S ATHLETIC 7:45 Other player/venue data Thu 12 Aug - UEL TBD [QR3] n/a Fri 26 Feb: Dundalk 2-1 Bohemians Fri 13 Aug A LGE Derry City 7:45 t Jesus Perez re-entered the game for David McMillan Thu 19 Aug - UEL TBD [P-O] n/a l Ronan Kilkenny Fri 20 Aug H LGE DROGHEDA UNITED 7:45 l German Giammattei Thu 26 Aug - UEL TBD [P-O] n/a l Ebuka Kwelele Sun 29 Augl - FAIC TBD [R2] n/a l Enda Douglas Fri 03 Sep A LGE Waterford 7:45 Sat 06 Mar: Drogheda United 2-3 Dundalk Sat 11 Sep A LGE Longford Town 7:30 l German Giammattei Sun 19 Sep - FAIC TBD [QF] n/a l Mayowa Animasahun Fri 24 Sep H LGE SLIGO ROVERS 7:45 Fri 12 Mar: Shamrock Rovers 1-1* Dundalk Fri 01 Oct A LGE Finn Harps 7:45 Dundalk won 4-3 on penalties l Fri 08 Oct H LGE SHAMROCK ROVERS 7:45 Mayowa Animasahun l Ebuka Kwelele Fri 15 Oct A LGE Bohemians 7:45 Dundalk penalties: Patrick Hoban (scored), Greg Sloggett Sun 24 Oct - FAIC TBD [SF] n/a (missed), Daniel Cleary (scored), Chris Shields (scored), Mon 25 Oct A LGE Saint Patrick’s Athletic 7:45 Andy Boyle (missed), Darragh Leahy (scored) Fri 29 Oct H LGE WATERFORD 7:45 Fri 30 Apr: Waterford 0-3 Dundalk Fri 05 Nov H LGE LONGFORD TOWN 7:45 l Enda Douglas (2) Fri 12 Nov A LGE Drogheda United 7:45 l Mark Hanratty (31) Fri 19 Nov H LGE DERRY CITY 7:45 Mon 03 May: Longford Town 2-2 Dundalk Sun 28 Nov N FAIC TBD [FINAL] n/a l Enda Douglas (2) x � � � � � � � � � � � � �� x APPEARANCES H LGE x SSE Airtricity League x x 9/0 1/0 14/1 13/2 2/0 14/1 9/0 7/2 10/1 12/2 13/0 5/0 7/0 8/0 9/1 0/0 9/0 12/2 10/0 0/0 10/0 0/0 3/0 0/0 5/1 6/0 9/3 0/0 6/1 1/0 l Mark Hanratty (31) & GOALS FAIC Extra.ie FAI Cup 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Fri 07 May: Dundalk 0-1 Sligo Rovers ( Friendlies excluded) UEL UEFA Europa League 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 l Enda Douglas (2) PRC President’s Cup 1/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 1/1 0/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 TOTAL APPEARANCES/GOALS 10/0 1/0 15/1 14/2 3/1 14/1 10/0 8/2 11/1 13/2 14/0 5/0 8/0 8/0 9/1 0/0 9/0 13/2 11/0 0/0 11/0 0/0 3/0 0/0 5/1 6/0 10/3 0/0 6/1 1/0

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ack in the day there was a has always been a singular for any distress caused by the of-possession, hyper prepared though, it made sense. Why hoary old bumper sticker specialisation, even within a peculiarly previous sentence.) game plans, the ever-increasing have an 11th player on the pitch joke along the lines of high-pressure profession. There’s Keeping goal was always the influence of the mega clubs, if you’re not going to use him “You Don’t Have To Be something masochistic about taking on most difficult position on the pitch, marathon running full backs, the as part of a wonderful attacking the least glamorous, the most 4-6-0 formation, third generation machine? You get the impression Mad To Work Here… But It Helps!⁣” the high risk, low reward role of the last line of defence. Make a mistake and it’s dangerous, but until 10 years ago, cynical fouling, Qatari sport- that Guardiola would rather play BFor the kids, a bumper sticker joke

a catastrophe greeted by the howling everyone knew the job. Stop a washing, breathtakingly beautiful an armless midfielder in goal than TAKING IT TO EXTRA-TIME... TO IT TAKING was like a Stone Age meme. For anguish of uneducated simpletons — shot, maybe catch a cross, punt intricate football from another play a traditional stop-shots-and- the older generation a meme is, and that’s just the coaches. Make two the ball down field. Not any more. planet and, of course, football boot-it-away keeper. Indeed, one erm, well, ask your grandkids. mistakes in a game and you might as Now the custodian is expected to playing goalkeepers. of his first tasks at Man City was Anyway, The Spectator was reminded well pack your bags and prepare to start attacks, to ping the ball out to Pep decided that Victor Valdes or to dispose of that most reliable of recently of that comedy classic, “You be deported to the gulag or Drogheda energetic wing backs or link up with Ederson should play it out to Carlos modern English goalkeepers — Don’t Have To Be Mad To Work Here… United. ball playing centre backs who fancy Puyol or Fernandinho, meaning and if that’s not damning with faint But It Helps!” and couldn’t help but think If a midfielder makes just one or two themselves as the next Andres that the poor unfortunate ‘keeper praise I don’t know what is — Joe of that most modern of high stress, mistakes a match he’ll be considered Iniesta. Nowadays, the modern at Dinamo Minsk, Cobh Ramblers, Hart, and bring in something a bit

highly scrutinised workplaces…the some sort of vanguard of consistency, goalkeeper is expected to play KR Reykjavík, Accrington Stanley more exotic and ball playing. THE SPECTATOR THE goalmouth. Because when it comes to a latter-day Lothar Matthaus, Claude as much football as the average and Quay Celtic is now expected So, goalkeepers eh? Let’s cut goalkeeping, you guessed it, “You Don’t Makelele or Tom McNulty. If a 1990s midfielder. to turn inside a psychotic opposing them a little slack. These are tough Have To Be Mad To Work Here… But goalkeeper has the temerity to make as As with so much of modern forward and calmly play a 20-yard times — 20 years ago nobody told It Helps!” And if that’s not a tortured many as one or two mistakes a match football, the blame likes with Pep daisy-cutter to a defender whose the weird kid who wanted to go in analogy, The Spectator is not currently he’ll be reviled as a hopeless liability Guardiola. It seems Guardiola is entire youth training consisted of goal that in 2021 he’d be expected writing for a magazine that technically akin to Roddy Collins, Dundalk-era Jody central to much of what defines angry men shouting ‘Get rid!’ at to play outfield while playing in does not and will not exist. Byrne or bowel cancer. (The legal team contemporary football — endless him. goal. “You Don’t Have To Be Mad Anyway, back to work. Goalkeeping would like to apologise to bowel cancer tiki-taka possession-for-the-sake- For Guardiola’s Barcelona, To Work Here…. But It Helps!”

44 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Waterford | Friday June 11th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 45 THE INTERVAL HALF-TIME QUIZ

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1 ALESSIO ABIBI 1 BRIAN MURPHY HONOUR 3 BRIAN GARTLAND 2 DARRAGH POWER League of Ireland Champions (14): 4 ANDY BOYLE 3 CAMERON EVANS 1932/33, ‘62/63, ‘66/67, ‘75/76, ‘78/79, 5 CHRIS SHIELDS 4 OSCAR BRENNAN ‘81/82, ‘87/88, ‘90/91, ‘94/95, 2014, 6 SONNI NATTESTAD 5 JOSH COLLINS 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 7 MICHAEL DUFFY 6 KYLE FERGUSON 8 SAM STANTON 7 SHANE GRIFFIN First Division Champions (2): 2000/01, 2008 9 PATRICK HOBAN 8 ADAM O’ REILLY 10 GREGORY SLOGGETT 9 DARYL MURPHY FAI Cup Winners (12): 11 PATRICK McELENEY 10 CIAN KAVANAGH 1942, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1977, 1979, 1981, 13 RAIVIS JURKOVSKIS 11 JAMES WAITE 1988, 2002, 2015, 2018, 2020 14 PETER CHERRIE 12 JOHN MARTIN 15 DARRAGH LEAHY 13 MATTHEW CONNOR Top Four Cup Winners (2): 16 SEAN MURRAY 14 NIALL O’KEEFFE 1963/64, ‘66/67 17 OLE ERIK MIDTSKOGEN 15 JAMIE MASCOLL League of Ireland Shield Winners (2): 19 WILFRIED ZAHIBO 16 KATLEGO MASHIGO 1966/67, ‘71/72 20 JUNIOR OGEDI-UZOKWE 17 ALEX PHELAN 21 DANIEL CLEARY 18 SOLOWALE OLUWATUNMISE League Cup Winners (7): 22 EBUKA KWELELE 19 JACK STAFFORD 1977/78, ‘80/81, ‘86/87, ‘89/90, 2014, 2017, 2019 23 CAMERON DUMMIGAN 20 ERIC MOLLOY 24 MAYOWA ANIMASHUN 22 PAUL MARTIN FAI President’s Cup Winners (3): 25 VAL ADEDOKUN 23 PRINCE MUTSWUNGUMA 2015, 2019, 2021 26 ENDA DOUGLAS 27 DANIEL KELLY Leinster Senior Cup Winners (7): 28 RYAN O’KANE 1951/52, ‘60/61, ‘70/71, ‘73/74, ‘76/77, ‘77/78, 2015 29 DAVID McMILLAN 31 MARK HANRATTY Leinster FA President’s 77 HAN JEONGWOO Cup Winners (9): 90 JESUS PEREZ 1930/31, ‘51/52, ‘63/64, ‘64/65, ‘79/80, ‘80/81, ‘81/82, ‘88/89, ‘89/90 MANAGER JIM MAGILTON MANAGER MARC BIRCHAM

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