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REGULARS 8 EDITORIAL 34 MATCH REPORT 10 FROM THE DUGOUT 38 THE STATZONE 12 CAPTAINS LOG 40 ON THIS DAY 14 CO-OP NEWS 51 TWITTER 24 WHERE ARE THEY NOW 52 YESTERYEAR 28 SQUAD PAGES 4 MAROON VIEW Galway United Football Club, Eamonn Deacy Park, Dyke Road, Galway Website: www.galwayunitedfc.ie Email: [email protected] Phone: 091-752762 Programme Team Editor: Johnny Ward Deputy-Editor: Padraic Collins Advertising: Francis Kelly Art Director: Shane Crotty Design: Morgan O’Brien Front Cover: Sean Ryan Photography: Ger Ryan & Michael Gough Programme Contributors: 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, Email Maroon View: [email protected] Thank you to all contributors, sellers & readers. MAROON VIEW 5 6 MAROON VIEW MAROON VIEW 7 JOHNNY WARD EDITORIAL @Ui_Maine elcome to Treaty United for extending their unbeaten start to their tonight’s tussle, which is like first season in the League of Ireland. Wpretty much every game we Tadhg Ryan, Marc Ludden and Jack are involved in this season: it will be Lynch were among the starting 11; apart of great importance. from those ex-United players, Treaty have some notable names, including Joel The early evidence suggests a Coustrain and Sean McSweeney. dramatic race in the second tier for the title and promotion playoff places Much has been made of the full- that will go right to the end. United and time set-up at Eamonn Deacy Park this Shelbourne, early favourites for the season but too much can be made of league, have already dropped points in this in terms of an expectation to roll two games each, while there have been over teams with fewer resources. It is some surprise upstarts, such as Athlone clear that there will be few or no easy Town and Treaty. games in the First Division this season. However, if you look at the talent For example, Wexford may have lost assembled in the midlands by Adrian their three games but all were lost by Carberry and in the mid-west by Tommy just a goal, including at Tolka Park. Cobh Barrett, there is little surprise. United’s could have gotten something at Turner’s 3-1 reverse in Lissywollen could serve us Cross on week one. Cabinteely won their well down the line as it was something first two games. of a dose of reality. Athlone played really well and deserved their success. It is hoped that United can get a reaction from the Athlone defeat, albeit I was keen to extol some of the good two weeks later. We have a fine squad of points to John Caulfield afterwards but players fighting to get us back to where he was not having any of it! The manager we believe we should be. was keen instead to point out that this is not good enough and that we have a big It was interesting to note a report squad for a reason! Tuesday in the Examiner. “Covid-19 has kept supporters outside of League of What I had said to John was that our Ireland grounds, apart from a couple of subs, chiefly Wilson Waweru, Mikey hundred last summer, but the improving Place and Carlton Ubaezuonu, had done health outlook has increased hopes especially well in the second half, with of a percentage being admitted entry. United won 1-0 (having spurned some The meeting of Shamrock Rovers and good chances). There was no getting St Patrick’s Athletic on May 7 could away from Athlone’s quality and, indeed, potentially see a portion of fans allowed they beat Cork City at Turner’s Cross last in but more likely is the later clash of week. Dundalk and Rovers at Oriel Park on May 21.” Meanwhile, Treaty threatened to make it seven points from nine but were held This may be outdated as you read this at home to Cobh Ramblers, thereby but we can only implore the relevant 8 MAROON VIEW authorities to do all they can. Terryland is well-equipped to bring a limited attendance in to see the team play and there is only so much we can take at this stage. Welcome to Tommy Barrett and team to Terryland. If Galway United has been an underachiever, Limerick football has arguably more grievances in that regard, and we sincerely hope the future is of hope in our neighbouring city. Enjoy the game. Photo : Jim Keogh MAROON VIEW 9 JOHN CAULFIELD FROM THE DUGOUT Photo : Ger Ryan JOHN CAULFIELD is kindly sponsored by 10 MAROON VIEW t is great to be back at Eamonn We are under no illusions about Deacy Park for this evening’s the game; we have seen how good Iencounter. Treaty United have they are, but at the same time it is up made a very impressive start to the to us to make sure we put in a good season; obviously they have taken performance. five points so it should be a really interesting match. Last week’s postponement was frustrating. On Thursday evening it was They drew away to Bray Wanderers, widely rumoured so the disappointing had a good win at home against Wexford thing from our point of view is that we and drew with Cobh Ramblers last travelled, we had in our heads to play weekend. We have watched them in the the match and at 5.30pm the game was three games and we know a lot about called off. them. It happened, we got back into training You have so many connections on Saturday and now all of our focus between the two clubs: we have Killian is on Treaty. One good thing for us Brouder and Shane Duggan, who are has been the fact that Killian Brouder, from Limerick, while Marc Ludden and Stephen Christopher and Ronan Jack Lynch were part of our squad last Manning have all been able to take part year that had such a great run in the in full training. playoffs. I think the big plus is for all of them Tadhg Ryan is a former Galway United and it is after bringing a smile to their goalkeeper and to be fair Tommy Barrett faces because it has given them another has done great: even though they only week back. Thankfully they have all got the licence cleared a couple of weeks come into contention, albeit they haven’t before the start of the season, he had a played many pre-season games. lot of groundwork done for a couple of months beforehand with a number of That is the only snag; their personal players. fitness is very, very good, but they haven’t been exposed to the match He had good players from junior intensity yet. They are available for clubs lined up from the region: selection and certainly over the next Clyde O’Connell, Red Hanlon, Sean week, two weeks, they will be getting McSweeney, Sean Guerins. So he had a game time. lot of work done with those guys. Ultimately it is about making sure He also has brought in Jack Lynch and that we give a good display against Marc Ludden from us, Tadhg Ryan from Treaty. Throughout pre-season we Waterford, Anto O’Donnell. You are were delivering reasonably good thinking he got a great mix to his team. performances; the Athlone Town game was a disappointment. Despite that The majority of his squad are from setback, I still believe that this group of that Limerick/Clare area so he has a players can become a very good team good local element. You can see that in for Galway United. their early performances, that there is plenty of physicality, plenty of energy, and plenty of enthusiasm; a lot of skill too. MAROON VIEW 11 Photo : Ger Ryan 12 MAROON VIEW CONOR MCCORMACK CAPTAIN’S LOG @ConorMc22 e’re all really looking forward climb. Lessons will be learnt from that to a very important game game, we reviewed the game afterwards Wfor us as we welcome Treaty and have been working extremely hard United to their first ever game in on the training pitch since then. The Eamonn Deacy Park. reaction and attitude from the lads have been excellent so we’re hoping to We have not had the exact start we bounce back now tonight. would have perhaps wanted so we need to be at it from the first whistle until the Last week was a strange one as we last whistle as we know they will be right were up in the hotel all looking forward up for the game. They’ve a really good to the game then to be told just before team and are doing well so we know we our team meeting that the game is called will have to be at our best to beat them. off. We had no idea as to why. Still don’t know exactly why.