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 04 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: POST-MATCH TALK Andy Connolly Event Controller Regina O’Hare Bar Manager Kevin Carthy 08: COACHES CORNER Office Admin Karen Travers DUNDALK FC TEAM 12: WELCOME DROGHEDA MANAGEMENT Coach Giuseppe Rossi Goalkeeping Coach Graham Byas 18: WILFRIED ZAHIBO S&C Coach Graham Norton Academy Manager Stephen McDonnell Doctor Dr Dualtach MacColgáin 22: CENTRE SPREAD Physiotherapists Danny Miller and David Murphy 24: 1991 CHAMPIONS Sports Science Lorcan Mason Video Analyst Dominic Corrigan Kit Manager Noel Walsh 30: RETRO: PROGRAMMES DUNDALK FC MAGAZINE 32: CLUB PARTNERS Editors Gavin McLaughlin and Paul Dunne Contributors David Farrelly, Tom 35: DUNDALK FC APP O’Connor, Sean De Loughry, Martyn Hindley, Padraig McGowan, Darren Crawley, Colm Murphy, Jim Murphy (RIP) 38: PLAYER SPONSORS Photography Sportsfile, Ciaran Culligan, Mick Slevin (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 Ole Erik Midtskogen of Dundalk adjusts his protective facemask before the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match between Derry City and Dundalk at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile 4 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Saturday April 24th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 5 David McMillan celebrates his goal against Derry City DERRY CITY 1-1 DUNDALK FC DUNDALK 1-1 CITY DERRY e left the Brandywell on apart from that. unfortunate that it was an injury to next. We’re putting ourselves under Drogheda United have made a Tuesday night feeling We are probably pushing a little too Patrick Hoban which let me into pressure to get things right but we good start and they have had some similar to how we did hard to try to get a goal ourselves and the team but it was good to get the can’t look at the top of the table good results, but from our point of against St Patrick’s things just aren’t breaking for us. I minutes. It has been a kind of stop at the minute. We have just got to view, we have to prepare right and Athletic last Saturday. don’t know how much closer we can start season for me, thus far, and concentrate on our performances I’m confident that if we continue W get and, chances wise, they weighted I had a bit of a niggle which made and start winning games. to perform like we did on Tuesday I felt we deserved to win the game and heavily in our favour on Tuesday. I had me miss the Shamrock Rovers We’ve got to keep the faith, we in Derry, then we should win the we only have ourselves to blame for another chance after my goal where game recently so it’s good to get have to keep working hard and we game. If that is scrappy, we won’t not doing that. We shouldn’t have given the goalkeeper made a great save and up and running and, hopefully, I have to keep trying because we care. We just need to start winning away the free kick that led to the goal Cameron Dummigan saw one come off will be ready to go again at the have some very talented players in games and we’ll all work hard to and then we didn’t defend it properly. the bar, just to name a few. weekend and help the team. the squad. There’s a good group make sure that happens. It’s frustrating because I don’t think we From my point of view, it was good to I think our performances are of players here and hopefully, we Enjoy the game, POST-MATCH TALK POST-MATCH gave away many chances in the game get on the scoresheet and get off the improving. We have the Louth can pick things up and put a run David McMillan mark for the season. Obviously, it was Derby against Drogheda United up together. 6 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Saturday April 24th 2021 DFC MAGAZINE | 7 COACHES CORNER STEPHEN MCDONNELL onight is the first time we’ve played a competitive Louth Derby in four years and we’re expecting a tough assignment against TDrogheda United. Their recruitment in the off-season was very shrewd. They brought in players that were here; Ronan Murray and Dane Massey, and they also signed Gary Deegan from Shelbourne, so they have a lovely balance. I watched them over the last two or three years when they were just pipped at the post in the First Division but last year they won it and they’ve got this really nice balance of youth in the right areas and experience in the right areas so it’s definitely going to be a tough task. Tim Clancy and his assistant Stephen McDonnell celebrates his goal against Drogheda United at Kevin Doherty have both done Oriel Park in 2010 a fabulous job and it’s great to have them back in the league. I Personally, I have good of where we want to go for wouldn’t know Tim overly well, memories of Louth Derbies. One whatever length of time it’s but I worked with Kevin when I of my two goals for Dundalk going to be but the players was at Shelbourne. The fact that came against Drogheda United, have engaged with us, which is he’s around would tell me that that bullet header back in 2010! important. Myself and Jim are Tim would probably be of good I think we broke on the right- high-energy people and we want quality because Kev is a man of hand side, Tiarnan Mulvenna the team to reflect both of us, high standards. whipped it over and I headed even if it’s only for two or three It’ll be strange playing a derby it in from the edge of the 18. I weeks. game in front of no supporters remember that one well. We’re encouraged by what but there are a few boys in our From our point of view, we’ve seen. I think we put it to squad who’ve been here over it’s all about building on the Derry for large parts of the 90 the last eight or nine years that performance we showed in minutes and I think it’s only a know what a local derby is all Derry on Tuesday night. On matter of time before we win about. reflection, the staff and the a game. I do think it’s coming We’ve been quite successful in players saw lots of positives. and I hope it comes in a derby local derbies, especially here at We had one day leading into because once we do that, we Oriel, so I think the players will that game and the couple of will put a run of games together all understand what it means, things we worked on in that day as a team. regardless of there being no came out in the game so we’re fans. It would be unbelievable really pleased. Enjoy the game, to have a packed Oriel but that’s We’ve structured things Stephen McDonnell not going to be the case. slightly differently in terms 8 | DFC MAGAZINE Dundalk v Drogheda United | Saturday April 24th 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. €11.50 Smoked Pork Hotdog with pickled Red Cabbage, AVOCADO SMASH Apple & Fennel Slaw, with a drizzle of Dijon Honey Mustard Mayo & Gherkin Ketchup served €10.50 with Skinny Fries. Great all day. 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