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Bohemian FC v Derry City
Friday 30 April 2021
Dalymount Park
Kick off 19:45
Official Programme
Vol. 73 No. 4 / €4
Tyreke
WIlson Defender
Club Directory
Bohemian Football Club, Dalymount Park, Phibsborough,
Dublin 7, D07 YXWO
Tel: 868 0923 / Email: amanda@bohemians.ie
Web: www.bohemians.ie
Head of Fitness & Conditioning Head Academy Athletic
Remy Tang Development Coach
First Team Sports Scientist Paul McGrath
Aidan Conroy Event Controller
6 September 1890 Medical Team - Phil Dwyer- Pulse
Club Medical Doctor Safety Officer
Honorary Secretary Dr. Fiona Dennehy Paddy Byas - Pulse
Stephen Lambert
Club Physiotherapist Bohemian Foundation
Membership Director Dr. Paul Kirwan Thomas Hynes, Chris Brien,
Cormac O’Reilly Club Sports Masseur Jeff Conway, Barbara Conway, John
Community Director Rob Murray Colleary, Stephen Burke
Thomas Hynes Club Kit Manager Supporter Liaison Officer
Colin O’Connor Gerry Sexton
PR & Media Relations
Luke O’Riordan Assistant Kit Manager Disability Access Officer &
Aaron Fitzsimons Sight Loss Commentator
Youth Director James Flanagan
Conor Emerson Video Analysis John Bohan
Stadium Announcers
Commercial Director GPS Manager
Larry Rogan, Stephen Dornan
Matt Devaney Cathal Muircheartaigh
Pitchside MC Paul Duffy
Bar Director Under 19 Team Manager
Gavin Teehan Webmaster Luke O’Riordan
Fintan Kennedy
Under 19 Coaches Programme Editor & Production
Chief Operating Officer Mark Anderson, Paul O’Reilly, Willie Alan Bird
Daniel Lambert Tyrrell Photographers
Lead Administrator & Under 17 Team Manager Stephen Burke, Eddie Lennon,
Club Licensing Manager Carl Grehan Martin Doherty, Conor Ryan
Amanda Craig Under 17 Coach Souvenir Shop
Admin. & Licensing Rory Kirk Deirdre Clifford, Laura Clifford,
Paddy Murray
Lynn O’Neill Under 15 Manager/Coaches
Stephen Costello Snack Shop
Honorary Life Presidents Denise Brady, Valerie Fitzsimons
Tony O’Connell, Felim O’Reilly Under 13 Manager/Coaches
Karl Lambe, Paul Bassett Ball boy/girl & mascots
Honorary Life Vice-Presidents Audrey Fitzpatrick, Susan Lambert,
WNL Senior Manager & Coach
Noel Farrell, Gerry Cuffe, Beth Sexton
Sean Byrne
Brendan Duffy, Paddy Hayes, Club Artist Officer
Paddy Murray, Oliver Ward, WNL Senior Assistant Manager &
Mark O’Meara
Goalkeeping Coach Pat Trehy
Stephen Burke Climate Justice Officer
Coach Derek O’Neill
Sean McCabe
WNL Strength & Conditioning
First Team Manager Coach Dave O’Brien Bar Committee
Keith Long Derek Monaghan, Hugh Dempsey
WNL Doctor Dr James Diedrich
First Team Assistant Manager Chaplain Fr Seán Farrell
WNL Physio Vincent Fitzpatrick
Trevor Croly More Than A Club Paul Gannon
WNL Secretary Rose Darby
Goalkeeping Coach Football Forecasts & Lotto
Amputee Team Manager Jimmy O’Connor, Anto Farrell,
Chris Bennion Brián Doyle Stephen Burke, Eddie Smith snr,
First team Player Youth Protection Officer (YPO) Stephen Dornan, Tommy Dornan,
Development Coach Fiona Delaney Anne Delaney
Derek Pender Head of Youth Football Half-Time Raffle Jimmy O’Connor,
Pat Cleary Joe Carr, Anne Delaney
editorial
W
e’re all probably still snapping after last week’s Krakatoa-
blowing shenanigans in Tallaght which basically robbed us of a
point or three.
Suffice to say I can go on and on about what was a blatant injustice but
I won’t dedicate an entire editorial to giving out about our great rivals as
Rovers did about us some years ago.
Our performance last week was one of the best in a while, we were
treated to some beautiful football and some fine individual performances;
one of our columnists described the tireless sprinting of Ross Tierney Premier Division
as being ‘like Iniesta crossed with Jack Russell’ and in fairness that was an 1923/24, 1927/28,
accurate description. It was great to see him get on the scoresheet too and 1929/30, 1933/34,
hopefully he’ll continue as a goal-scoring midfielder. 1935/36, 1974/75,
News that an extra €500,000 is being thrown into the Dalymount 1977/78, 2000/01,
redevelopment pot courtesy of a UEFA Euro 2020 legacy project is 2002/03, 2008, 2009
certainly welcome. With Ireland surrendering our four-match hosting
duties and for obvious reasons, it is quite comforting to know that the FAI Cup
long-awaited project seems to be well on the way now. With the Shed roof 1927/28, 1934/35,
set to be dismantled and scrapped this year, purely for safety reasons, it will 1969/70, 1975/76,
be sad to see the Dalymount we know and love surrender what’s left of its 1991/1992, 2000/01,
character and the wheels of change roll with greater intensity. The ultimate 2008
completion of the project will of course be very welcome and much
needed, but, well, Dalymount is Dalymount, if you get me... League Cup
Finally I’d like to weclome Bohemian FC Honorary Secretary Stephen 1974/75, 1978/79, 2009
Lambert to the programme team. Stephen will step into the breach left
by the resignation of Chris Brien and his notes will keep us up to date on Setanta Cup
what’s going on behind the scenes of the club. 2010
Leinster Cup
1895/95 - 2016:
A record 32 titles
Alan Bird, Editor LoI Shield
1923/24, 1927/28,
Contact: bohsprog@gmail.com
1928/29, 1933/34,
Editor/Production: Alan Bird
1938/39, 1939/40
Contributors: Tony Magner, Stephen Burke, Robert McDonald,
Dan McSwiney, Ryan Clarke, Aidan Fitzmaurice, Paul Walsh, Declan
Farrell, Gerard Farrell, Keith Long, Stephen Lambert
Irish FA Cup
Photos: Stephen Burke, Eddie Lennon, Martin Doherty, Conor Ryan,
1907/08
Peter O’Doherty, Sportsfile Dublin City Cup
Sales: Gerry Juhel, Ray Larkin, Killian Molloy, Timothy Boland, Joe Collins,
Cormac Hurrell, Oran Tully RIP
1935/36
Printed by: Just-Print. Tel: 01 494 0222. Email: info@just-print.ie
Dublin & Belfast
Views expressed in this programme are solely those of the contributors Inner City Cup
and not of Bohemian FC or the committee unless indicated. All 1944/45
contributions are welcome and published at editor’s discretion.
Top Four Cup
1971/72
Acieries D’Angleur
1928/29
President’s Cup
12 titles
with Keith Long
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from the dugout
onight we welcome Ruaidhri Higgins,
his backroom staff and his Derry City
team to Dalymount Park. Ruaidhri got
his reign as Derry boss off to the best possible
start with an away win at Sligo on Saturday and
his team will come to Dalymount with great
confidence and belief.
Re ecting on last week there is no doubt
in my view that our performances deserved
more with some good football in both games
against the two Rovers and unfortunately a
combination of some bad defending, poor
finishing and some dreadful officiating cost us.
We need to be more clinical in both boxes,
cutting out some basic errors defensively and
taking our chances when they come our way.
We have been guilty of missing some really
guilt edge chances in the last two games and
we must take those opportunities and become
ruthless in front of goal. We will stick to our
principles and we will not allow set-backs
to set us back. We have a firm belief in what
we are doing and we will do what we have
always done by trying to move forward and to
become better.
Unfortunately a great game in Tallaght last
Friday and a great advertisement for the league the case and we were punished on the double.
was spoiled by a refereeing decision that saw On balance decisions tend to even
us ultimately lose the game and also James themselves out over a season and maybe our
Finnerty to a red card. We as a club must fight good fortune is yet to come. It is important
this and although the mechanism for an appeal however to demand an improvement from our
against a red card is only applicable in the officials. They are a very important stakeholder
case of mistaken identity, we feel that the card in our game and there are some really good
awarded to James is unjust and needs to be guys doing a difficult job but we must not be
overturned. held to ransom by them.
Friday’s decision was equally as frustrating Officials in my opinion need to be more
as the foul on Danny Grant in last year’s game accountable for their actions and the process
in Tallaght which again we felt was a stonewall to which they are made accountable needs to
penalty decision which went against us. I be more transparent. I know I am at risk of
do not have selective memory so in terms ridicule but I cannot help but feel that if we are
of balance it is important to note we have to improve all aspects of the professional game
benefited from some decisions in previous in this country that all parties including officials
derby games, most notably when Lee Grace need to raise the bar.
was sent off for a handball when the ball hit
his face. My argument to that is that it only Enjoy the game
became clear upon watching the replay back
several times to realise the ball actually hit
Lee on the face and not in fact the hand and it
was almost impossible for the referee in real
time to think otherwise. Friday’s decision was
not like for like and the referee gets it wrong
in my opinion and he obviously feels that
James action was serious foul play to deny a Keith Long, Manager
goalscoring opportunity. Cleary this was not The Bohemian Football Club
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very good evening to all Bohemian
members, season ticket holders, fans
and volunteers, as well as to our
visitors tonight Derry City.
As this is our first opportunity since Chris
Brien’s departure, all here at Bohemians would
like to put on record our gratitude for all his
many years great work on behalf of the club.
As many of you will be aware, Chris has held
three positions on the board over the last
decade or so, Financial Director and President
twice.
In each of these stints, he has carefully and
determinedly steered Bohemians from a very
serious crisis to what we have today, all the
while contributing significantly to community
work on behalf of the club through the
Bohemian Foundation. For all that service, he
deserves a huge thank you from us all.
Turning our attention to on field matters,
the taste of Fridays defeat in Tallaght is still a be back playing games in the near future and
very bitter pill to swallow. Our performance can make it a summer to remember.
out there was really super. To a man, the A big thank you to all our fabulous
lads worked themselves into the ground and Bohemian people for the magnificent support
showed everyone that this group of players you have shown to our club this season and
can play some top quality football. Losing out last, and with record numbers of memberships
to a goal from a very controversial penalty was sold this season, it really does show that we
hard enough to take, but for James Finnerty certainly are all in it together here at Bohs.
to be sent off put the tin hat on it. We will I am aware there have been some issues
certainly be appealing that decision, let’s see regarding membership cards and season
how we get on.
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Our WNL team played eamount United
please be assured the relevant people at the
on Saturday and although we came out on
club are doing all possible to remedy the
the wrong end of a 3-0 score line, we gave a
situation.
great account of ourselves. When you take
Regarding tonight’s game, as you will be
into account that we were facing last seasons
double champions and a side littered with aware, Derry have just parted ways with
internationals, Bohs were well in the game manager Declan Devine, who has been
and also created some good goal scoring replaced by former Bohemian, Ruaidhri
opportunities. It was scoreless into the last Higgins. eople often talk about the new
quarter, with eamount scoring all three goals manager bounce’, well let’s hope Derry got
in a cra y ten minute spell. theirs last Saturday in their 1-0 away win to
There was great news for our underage Sligo, as we look to get back to winning ways
sections as they finally got back to group tonight at Dalymount. Everyone here at Bohs
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coaches but most importantly it has been luck in his new role... but not tonight!
extremely tough on all our young Bohemians. C,mon the Bohs.
These lockdowns have been particularly hard
on young people as so many of life’s crutches
that any kid would take for granted have
been taken away. They have to contend with
kicking their heels at home for so long now.
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protect our goal, they’re invariably a bit who famously wore a plain grey top whilst
crazy and they like to stand out. protecting the Azzurri’s goal.
They have their own rules, they have their It is probably no coincidence that the
own union and best of all, they have their own rave scene, with it’s mind-bending drugs and
kit. Goalkeepers are a different breed. techno beats, began around the same time
In the early days of Association Football, that marketeers and kit suppliers started
goalkeepers wore the same colours as their experimenting with goalkeepers shirts. From
team mates, distinguished only by a cap. Slightly psychedelic designs to hi-viz colours, these
before my time, but growing up in the ’70s it were meant to dazzle anyone that caught sight
was a given that the netminders wore a green of one. Goalkeeper shirts and kits were soon
shirt to distinguish themselves. using all the colours of the rainbow, sometimes
It really was that simple. My earliest all in one go. The hope was obviously to
memories are of the great Mick Smyth playing blind anyone who even dared look towards
for us. I still smile when I recall pipe-smoking the goal. Who can forget Mexican Jorge
men in the old wooden stand shouting “C’mon Campos and the abomination he wore which
Bohs No.1” and me thinking they were all great obviously drew inspiration from Joseph’s
fans of his. In that era, when colour tv was still Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. From David
in its infancy, some of the goalkeeping greats Seaman’s shirt that resembles a packet of Opal
like Shilton, Corrigan, Stepney, Clemence and Fruits to our very own Hendo’s shirt that
Jennings all wore a green shirt. was like a Happy Mondays bad dream, there’s
There were plenty of exceptions to the been no end to these outrageous shirts. The
rule of course. Long before the Milk Tray complexities of the shirts may have ceased, but
man had thought of it, the great Lev Yashin vivid goalie shirts look like they’re here to stay.
always wore an all-black outfit, prompting the This season you may have noticed James
nickname ‘The Black Panther’. Indeed, black later Talbot sporting a very fetching bright pink
became popular among goalkeepers in England number. It’s certainly caught the fans eye and
once rules were relaxed and referees wore hopefully will continue to catch the strikers
alternative to black. The refs obviously had eye as they bear down on goal. The good news
had enough of that infamous song. Everton’s is that there are plans to have this particular
Neville Southall was one who went for the shirt on sale in the club shop in the near
Yashin look and later explained “I wore a black future. Who would have thought? Goalie shirts
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our bus arrived at the border, we were
stopped at a British army checkpoint where
our grumpy driver was qui ed as to where we
were going whilst a couple of teenage tommies
carrying scary looking weapons searched our
coach.
Needless to say, this inspection incurred
vengeful wrath from the traveling ypsies and
there was much ’effin n’ ’jeffin at the perceived
violation. As our bus pulled away, we were
about to launch into a chorus of A Nation
Once Again when turning a corner, we came existence, and showed local folk that there was
across a scene straight out of a war movie, the more to life than the petrol bomb.
shattered remains of a house where the ’RA I suppose it’s a sign of my ignorance, but
had set off a bomb a few days earlier. All our I never realised what an insular place Derry
faux outrage instantly dissipated and the bus had been. For me, one of the most revelatory
making memories...
fell silent. things to emerge from this documentary was
If this was our reaction to being on the that when they started to follow their team to
peripheral, imagine what it must have been like away matches, it was the first time many fans
to have lived permanently had ever travelled beyond
at the epicentre of such the city boundaries.
sectarian violence And the fans did travel
Different League: The in huge numbers which
Derry City Story wasn’t is shown. It has several
actually the history of shots of young Theresa
Derry City, but rather Norris - once described
about how after being in the Bohs programme as
outed from the Irish “the most photographed fan
league in 2, they in Ireland” - with her two
re-emerged phoenix-like teddies. Disappointingly,
thirteen years later as a there is not too much
League of Ireland club. footage of actual football,
It began at the height there are only a few shaky
of the Troubles, a time images of DeSilva, rstic,
when on one side, the De ama etc. in action. It
Bogside represented the captures the excitement
embodiment of ferocious of the treble winning
anti-catholic, anti- season in and
republican discrimination finishes up with their
whilst on the other, a local teenage apprentice match against Benfica in the European Cup.
electrician could be callously murdered “This wasn’t about football.This was about
because he did a bit of rewiring in a police Derry and the people” said Felix Healy after that
station. game.
It describes how Derry were essentially Supposedly a feel-good story, I found it
expelled from the Irish league shortly after to be both uplifting and depressing in equal
the Ballymena United team coach was torched measure, as sectarian violence is on the rise
whilst they were playing at the Brandywell and again in the six counties. A poignant finale
how after a year spell in the wilderness, shows an emotional im cLaughlin, now 0,
thanks to efforts of the gang of four’, Tony looking over footage of the ’ Cup Final at
O’Doherty, Terry Harkin, Eamonn cLaughlin Dalymount. At one point he recalls the advice
and Eddie ahon, the Candystripes were given by his mother when he growing up, “No
reborn, admitted to the League of Ireland and religion, and No politics. Stay away from both!”
the Brandywell became a haven from everyday If only that were possible.Jam Park
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“I
can’t see teams beating us if we put in this year’s campaign. He acknowledges though
performances like that, said a defiant that he will have a tough battle for a jersey at
Rory Feely after the game in Tallaght Dalymount with a man of the calibre of Andy
last Friday. “It was our best performance of the Lyons to contend with.
season and we were gutted to lose it. Finno “I have settled in really well but it has been
is distraught over the penalty, such a harsh easy to do that with such a good group of
decision that none of us are happy players here. Keith Ward and Keith
with,” he continues. Buckley were both here playing
“We dominated the with Kevin, as was Detser so I
the big interview
second half and looked knew them well from that.
the more likely to go on “Competing with Andy
and win it. But we had doesn’t get any tougher!
a long chat after the But competition is vital
match and to a man for any team and it
we are determined brings up everyone’s
to use it to spur performances. I’ve
ourselves on. We enjoyed the football
carried the game since I joined even
to Rovers and they though the results; fine
looked out on their margins though. We
feet and out of came out the wrong
ideas. The penalty side of two tight games
and the red card against Finn Harps and
may have changed St.Pat’s and we should
everything in terms of have closed out the
the result but we feel first home game against
we had the chances to Longford. We have the belief
affect the game before that in ourselves that we can get
happened and it shows us things right.”
what we are capable of.” Rory feels the back-to-back
This alone epitomises the fighting wins in Dundalk and Waterford better
spirit that Keith has inculcated in the group re ect that quality we have. Dundalk in
and it is clear that this is one young player particular was a great win. The work rate was
who has the buy-in to succeed. unbelievable and typical of Bohs, I know well
Age 24, Rory comes to Bohs with over 100 from playing against it! It was a completely
appearances across six seasons in the league merited three points and we left nothing
with St.Pat’s and Waterford. Born in Brussels behind. Waterford was a strange game. I felt
where his father was working with Kerry we were comfortable throughout. We weren’t
Group, he grew up in Tramore in Waterford really troubled in the game and it was a solid
and then later Athy in Kildare. He follows his defensive display.”
brother Kevin in wearing the red and black, a The defeat in Tallaght followed a thriller
man who featured in these very pages almost in Dalymount against Sligo. “Fine margins,”
nine years ago to the day. An accomplished winces Rory, “ As a defender I have to take my
Gaelic Footballer with a Leinster Minor medal share of the responsibility though as we were
from 2015, he was a team-mate of a young too loose at the back. I felt we were playing
Paul Mescal who was to go on to silver screen well and would push on to win it, that’s why
acclaim with Normal People. Rory has just short it was so hard to take to concede and go 2-1
of 50 appearances for St.Pat’s behind him as down and again when they caught us for a
well as over 60 for the blues of Waterford third when it really looked like we would level
and he has featured in five of our games in things.”Rory first came to the attention of elite scouts was to win oung layer of the ear in his first season
playing for the Kildare and District League in the and then the senior award the following year.
Kennedy Cup and then later in his two years at u16 “I remember having a very good pre-season and
and u17 with Crumlin. He joined St. Pat’s as a right was in the team from the start of the campaign. I kept
winger in 2014 to play in their u19 team, going on my consistency and stayed in the side and it turned
to win their league. He was to make his first team out to be a very good year for the club. Again I was
bow in the Leinster Senior Cup Final, a 2-1 win over surrounded by senior pros who were great to me
Longford Town, garnering his first senior medal in his and I really learned to trust myself at this level. I am
first ever game He went very proud of those two
on to make his league individual awards as they
debut in October 2017 were an amazing way to
as a substitute against cap off each season. I was
Athlone Town. so grateful to the fans as
“It was a bit of a those accolades mean a
whirlwind start alright,” lot to me.”
he recalls. “We had a The Blues went on to
really good team at finish a very creditable
St.Pat’s with the likes of fourth and qualified for
Jamie McGrath, Darragh Europa League football,
Markey and future JJ. only for the dream to
Lunney and Fuad Sule. be snatched from their
We beat Derry 3-2 in grasp as the club fell
the final and I remember foul of UEFA regulations
Georgie Kelly playing up regarding new teams
front that day, just have competing in European
to get that in!” competitions.
He and McGrath “It was desperately
were called up by Liam disappointing for
Buckley for that Leinster everyone at the club
Cup Final the Saints and we never really
nicking a late winner and recovered from it.
he barely looked back Waterford had
at the club as he went essentially reformed
on to make 31 league and been renamed and
appearances. weren’t in existence for
“It was brilliant • Photo by long enough. Having won
management from Liam Stephen Burke the points on the pitch
Buckley to take a few of we were gutted to miss
the u19s with him for out. Not getting to take
that final, to give us a taste of an occasion like that. up the European spot meant that the budget was
It was a special feeling coming on and it was a great affected and a few players left.
team to play in. “In my second season we didn’t do as well and
“I really came into my own once Liam moved me though it was a tough campaign, I was happy as I was
into defence,” he adds, “and I started to get a lot of still playing every week and doing well. Even at that
game time. I guess the Gaelic Football in my past young age I was one of our older players and Alan
really helped me as I was used to jumping up to catch Reynolds asked me to take over as captain which was
balls so getting up for headers came easily to me.” a huge honour. I tried to lead by example as much as
Playing The Blues... I could and I really have very fond memories of my
time there I am very grateful to Alan for the trust he
Rory forged a solid reputation and come the showed in me and the opportunity he gave me.”
season’s end he had a decision to make. His local At the end of that 2019 season he was approached
club Waterford (where he had acted as ball-boy as again by St. Pat’s. He played in all but one of their
a kid) came in for him under Alan Reynolds with league games last term but it turned out to be
the promise of first team football and a professional a tough one. “Things weren’t going that well at
contract. Turning 20, Rory decided to give it a go, a Waterford and there was a lot of uncertainty at the
decision that turned out to be a very good one as he end of the season. St.Pat’s came in for me and I wasreally impressed by the clubs plans.
Robbie Benson had come in and
Chris Forrester had come back to
the club. I knew the place well of
course and had enjoyed my years
there so I felt it was a good move.
I know that we didn’t have a good
season but I played every week and
made the right back spot my own
so from a football point of view it
really brought me on.”
Keeping it in the Family...
• It’s not widely known that Rory
and former Bohemian brother
He was on the move again when 10 outta 10!
Keith Long came calling with an
Kevin, above, give smashing
renditions of James Last’s
offer Having heard so many good with Rory Feely
things about Bohs from his brother
Jägerlatein, aka the Sunday • Favourite T.V Programme
Kevin, he wasn’t long in making up
Game theme, every Christmas Ah the S Office lo e that
on the karaoke machine. his mind. “I was really excited by the
prospect of a fresh start with such Obsessed with it to be honest.
Photo by Stephen Burke
an exciting project at Bohemians. • a ourite usic usician
The news on the new stadium and training complex and the general ha e a strange an i e
positivity about the place was very attractive, as is European football taste ha e to say John
having been denied it at Waterford! The club have had such a successful ayer as play the guitar
few seasons and have been absolutely ying. Another consideration is myself an lo e to listen to
that I am 2 now and am a qualified .E. and aths teacher so I need his stuff.
to start thinking about life after football and need to keep up with the • f asn t a footballer be
changes in secondary education.” A teacher an AA player
Grá for the Gah... • f coul ha e one meal
y am s pulle por has to
With brother evin starring in midfield for ildare, when pressed,
win that one.
Rory could well be togging out alongside him for both club and county.
“I miss it, no point in saying anything else. I’ve had professional • The club support is
contracts in the league these past few years so I couldn’t play Gaelic anchester nite
except for a few sessions with my local club in the off season to keep • Last boo rea Harry
my fitness and sharpness up. Athy won the county championship there Potter rerea them all again
recently and it was a hard watch knowing I could be out there! It is recently m a bit obsesse
always in my mind and yes when I finish with the soccer I can play ith those too
Junior with all the aul lads! As much as I miss it, I’m happy with the • All- relan League Yes or o
choice I made to focus on soccer as I’m loving my football.” o actually hate long bus
ourneys an the tra el oul
Right-Back at Bohs...
rec my hea
For now though, he continues the battle with Andy Lyons for the • a ourite holi ay estination
right full slot as well as offering an option at centre half. It hasn’t been rance e use to go a lot
the start the lads would have wanted of course and like all the players, hen as i an lo e it
Rory is anxious to set about getting more points on the board. there.
“Obviously, like any player I want to establish myself and play as big
• Teammate roast t s got to
a part as I can to help the team. This club has come a long way and
be astien Hery s ress co e
the standards are rightly very high. Europe is in the back of everyone’s
He s got these rainbo -
mind and of course it is a priority to do well there. But for the
coloure crocs that are
moment we have a job on our hands domestically and all our energies
not going o n ell in the
are focused on that. We are as frustrated as the fans with the start
ressing room at all
we made as we all want to back up the success of last season with
another good campaign this year. There is a lot of quality in the side, a • ill Dublin o the in a ro
lot of experience too despite the fact the squad is so young. We need (Sighs) The il are man in me
to trust ourselves and keep grafting and I’ve no doubt the results will ants to say no efinitely not
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30.04.21 L Derry City H
03.05.21 L Drogheda United A
07.05.21 L Finn Harps H
15.05.21 L Longford Town A
21.05.21 L St.. Pat’s Athletic A
24.05.21 L Dundalk FC H
28.05.21 L Waterford FC H
11.06.21 L Derry City A
18.06.21 L Drogheda United H
21.06.21 L Shamrock Rovers H
26.06.21 L Sligo Rovers A
02.07.21 L St.. Pat’s Athletic H
06/08.7.21 E 1st QR 1st leg
09.07.21 L Dundalk FC A
13/15.07.21 E 1st QR 2nd leg
16.07.21 L Longford Town H
26.07.21 FAI 1st round
30.07.21 L Finn Harps A
06.07.21 L Waterford FC A
13.08.21 L Sligo Rovers H
20.08.21 L Shamrock Rovers A
29.08.21 FAI 2nd round
03.09.21 L Derry City H
10.09.21 L Drogheda United A
19.09.21 FAI Quarter Finals
24.09.21 L Finn Harps H
02.10.21 L Longford Town A
08.10.21 L St.. Patrick’s Athletic A
15.10.21 L Dundalk FC H
24.10.21 FAI Semi Finals • Liam Burt lets loose a screamer (photo
25.10.21 L Waterford FC H
by Stephen Burke) which leave Sligo’s Ed
29.10.21 L Derry City A
McGinty helpless (photo by Conor Ryan)
05.11.21 L Drogheda United H
Above, Ciaran Kelly takes charge
12.11.21 L Shamrock Rovers H
(photo by Eddie Lennon)
19.11.21 L Sligo Rovers A
28.11.21 FAI Final// Appearances 2021 // Goals 2021
Goalkeepers Lge. FAI Eur. On Off Ttl. League
James Talbot 7 - - - - 6 Georgie Kelly 2
Stephen McGuinness - - - - - - Ross Tierney 2
Defenders Lge. FAI Eur. On Off Ttl. Liam Burt 1
Rob Cornwall 1
Andy Lyons 4 - - 1 1 3
League Penalties
Anto Breslin 4 - - - - 4
Georgie Kelly 1
Ciaran Kelly 4 - - 3 1 3
FAI Cup
James Finnerty 6 - - - - 5 -------------------- -
Rob Cornwall 7 - - - - 6 Europa League
Rory Feely 5 - - 1 1 5 -------------------- -
Tyreke Wilson 3 - - - - 2
Midfielders Lge. FAI Eur. On Off Ttl.
Ali Coote 7 - - 1 4 6
Bastien Héry 1 - - 1 - 1
Conor Levingston 2 - - 1 1 1
Dawson Devoy 5 - - 3 1 5
Jack Moylan 2 - - 1 - 2
Keith Buckley (c) 6 - - - 1 5
Keith Ward 7 - - 3 3 6 • Ross Tierney: two goals
Liam Burt 7 - - - - 6 to his name
Promise Omochere 1 - - 1 - 1 // Fixtures
Ross Tierney 7 - - - 2 6 Series Eight 30.04.21
Stephen Mallon - - - - - - Bohemian FC
Forwards Lge. FAI Eur. On Off Ttl. v Derry City
Bradley Rolt - - - - - - Drogheda United
v Sligo Rovers
Georgie Kelly 7 - - - 1 6
St. Patrick’s Athletic
Thomas Oluwa 3 - - 3 - 3
v Longford Town
Waterford FC
// League Table v Dundalk FC
Finn Harps
P W D L F A GD Pts
v Shamrock Rovers
St Patrick’s Athletic 7 5 2 0 10 3 +7 17 Waterford FC
Shamrock Rovers 7 5 2 0 11 5 +6 17 v Dundalk FC
Sligo Rovers 7 4 2 1 9 5 +4 14 Series Nine 03.05.21
Drogheda United
Finn Harps 7 3 2 2 6 6 0 11
v Bohemian FC
Drogheda United 7 2 2 3 9 7 +2 8 Sligo Rovers
Bohemians 7 2 1 4 6 9 −3 7 v St. Patrick’s Athletic
Dundalk 7 1 3 3 7 9 −2 6 Longford Town
v Dundalk FC
Waterford 7 2 0 5 5 8 −3 6
Derry City
Longford Town 7 2 2 3 5 10 −5 8 v Finn Harps
Derry City 7 1 2 4 4 10 −6 5 Waterford FC
v Shamrock Rovers
- with thanks to Craig McMahon & Ronny Else for stats - see wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Bohemian_F.C._season -Whatever
happened
to... #4
St. James’s Gate
O Picture
n the back of a stack trophies won as an
amateur club, St. James’s Gate were one of the
heavyweights and founding members of the
League of Ireland in 1921/22.
Framing
Founded in 1902 as a factory team of the St. James’s
Gate Brewery, they were one of the strongest clubs
Specialist
in the Leinster Senior League, where the seven other
founding clubs played previously. The Gate as they
became known continued their remarkable winning
streak by claiming the first League and FAI Cup
trophies, to add to their haul of the Leinster Senior
Cup of that season also. However that was it, trophy
wise, until they added another FAI Cup in and
a league title in 0. Finishing bottom eighth in
after one win all season, they were not re-
elected to the League.
It had been suggested that the reason for this was
because the club announced its intention to revert
to amateur status. However, when the vote was being
taken, the representative for Shamrock Rovers stated,
“the St. James’s Gate club has not full control over their own
finances, as any profit made during the season goes to the
Guinness Athletic Union and is therefore lost to football.”
The other clubs were also known to be unhappy that
members of the uinness Athletic Union did not have
to pay into home matches, depriving those clubs of
their share of gate receipts.
They were to return however, to the First Division in
1990, replacing Newcastlewest.
Although they finished a respectable fifth in their
first season back, which would to be the highest
position they would achieve , their impact wasn’t as
successful as their first tenure and didn’t last as long
We frame everything
either. The ate only lasted a total of five seasons from diplomas to
after their comeback, finishing bottom of the table
twice, and ’ , ninth in 5 and fifth in the football jersies.
1996 season, which would prove to be their last in the All work completed in
League of Ireland. In 5, the club was taken over by
a consortium. Only one year later, however, just before our modern and very well
the start of the season, they pulled out of the
league, unable to meet their financial responsibilities
equipped workshop
replaced by, ahem, St. Francis. The club continue to play
in the Leinster Senior League LSL to this day.
The club have a substantial international pedigree, 177 Phibsboro Road
with On 2 ay 2 when Ireland made their Tel: 01 860 1414
international debut at the 2 Olympics against
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would also score Ireland’s first goal.Derry City
honours
Premier Division 1988/89, 1996/973
First Division 1986/87, 2010
9-0
record victory
v Galway United
Irish Football League 1964/65 08/10/89
club info
1-5
FAI Cup 1988/89, 1994/95, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2018
League Cup 1988/89, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94,
Formation
1999/2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
1928
Shield: 1985/86
Home Ground
Ryan McBride IFA Cup: 1948/49, 1953/54, 1963/64
record loss
Brandywell Stadium City Cup 1934/35, 1936/37 v Longford Town,
Manager Top Four Cup 1965/66 cups
away, 12/01/86
Ruaidhri Higgins Irish News Cup 1996/97
114
Home Strip Colours North West Senior Cup 16 times, 1931/32 -
Red and White stripes 1970/71
Away Strip Colours
Black euro adventures...
Nugget of info... Derry City have played a staggering 40 ties in
erry City s rst stri as Europe, starting in the 1965/66 season when
claret and blue they progressed to round one of the European
Cup, via an 8-6 aggregate victory over FC Lyn
Oslo. However their progress was cut short when
RSC Anderlecht beat them 9-0 in the first tie and
received a walkover in the second.
First round exits were the norm until their goal scoring record
2006/07 UEFA Cup run. A Stephen Kenny held by Mark Farren,
managed side saw off IFK Goteborg by a 2-0 2003-2012
aggregate scoreline in the first qualifying round,
24
before destroying Gretna FC of Scotland in the
Kevin Sheedy second round (7-3 on agg.).
Paris St. Germain were held to a 0-0 draw at
Familiar Face the Brandywell in the next round, but won 2-0 in
Derry City’s new the return leg in Paris. In 2013, Trabzonspor won
manager had a stint 7-3 on aggregate in their Europa League while record goals
at Dalymount in 2010 in 2014, they dismissed Aberystwyth Town 9-0 in a season by
and despite pocketing
overall. However a 2017 Europa League qualifier Johnathan Speak,
a Setanta Cup winners 1988-2003
saw Derry crash out 10-2 to FC Midtylland of
medal, his Bohs career
573
was a stilted one. Denmark.
Signing from Derry, he
broke into Pat Fenlon’s last 5 meetings...
first XI but some poor Bohemians 2-1 Derry City League 25/09/20
performances meant
he continued much of
Derry City 2-0 Bohemians League 28/02/20 record appearances
the season as a sub. Derry City 0-0 Bohemians League 20/09/19 by Peter Hutton,
He rejoined City a year Bohemians 0-0 Derry City League 01/07/19 1990-1998, 1998-
later. Derry City 0-2 Bohemians League 29/04/19 2001 & 2002-2009with Dan McSwiney
back in time
• Dave Henderson: the busier goalkeeper
Bohemians 0 • Mark Rutherford scored twice
Derry City 0 Derry City 0
Dalymount ark
Bohemians 2
Friday 25 September 2
Brandywell
THE Derry City scoring machine needs some
Saturday arch 200
oiling as they have now hot the net just once
in five outings and their lack of firepower BOHEMIANS moved into second place
must be a concern to manager Roy Coyle. in the eircom League remier Division
However they can also point to an when two goals from ark Rutherford
impressive clean-sheet run on the ip side. enabled them to cruise to a facile win
It was Dave Henderson who was the busier over Derry City.
of the two ’keepers in the first half. reg Bohs took the lead when addy
Kearney and Paul Carlyle tested him with cLaughlin failed to cut out Stephen
stinging shots and Damien Dunleavy was Caffrey’s pass to Rutherford in the 2 th
about to fire in another until his shot was minute. The left-winger broke into the
blocked by the superb Robbie Best. Derry penalty area and as goalkeeper
Bohs completely controlled the second
ohn Connolly rushed off his line, the
half and the visitors were put to the pin of
Bohs midfielder pushed the ball past him
their collar. The ypsies twice almost scored
and into the net.
form well-worked corner kicks with Dermot
O’Neill making a ying save to foil oe Lawless He then put the issue beyond doubt
before a Dave Tilson header sailed narrowly in the 5th minute when, receiving a aul
wide. Bohs could have had a penalty in the Byrne cross form the left, his de ected
final minute when Tilson appeared to have volley form yards sailed over the line.
been tripped but protests were waved away.
Derry City: John Connolly, Eddie McCallion,
Bohemians: Dave Henderson, Donal Broughan, Sean Hargan, Joe Harkin, David Kelly,
Robbie Best, Paul Whelan, Declan Geoghegan, Eamonn Doherty, Darren McGready (Darren
Maurice O’Driscoll, Alan Byrne, Pat Fenlon,Tommy McCaul 63), Paddy McLaughlin, Liam Coyle,
Byrne, Joe Lawless (Tony O’Connor 66), Dave James Quigley (Stephen Parkhouse 63),
Tilson Shaun Gallagher (Crossan 82)
Derry City: Dermot O’Neill, Paul Mooney, Paul Bohemians: Wayne Russell,Tony O’Connor,
Curran, Stuart Gauls, Peter Hutton, Paul Carlyle, Shaun Maher, Dave Hill, Simon Webb, Jimmy
Damien Dunleavy, Declan Roche (Martin
Fullam, Paul Byrne, Stephen Caffrey, Mark
McGinley 73), Greg Kearney, Donal O’Brien, Mark
Rutherford, Gary O’Neill, Glen Crowe
Ennis (Paul Johnson 76)• Having broken down and collected the ball following a Rovers attack in Tallaght last week, James Talbot eyeballs a lurking Graham Burke. Photo by Stephen Burke
with Aidan Fitzmaurice
I
t’s a ploy often used, with glee, by ban on drinks was not their call but was down
broadcasters to show how out of touch a to health and safety (Covid-19 and terrorism
politician is. Get them live on air and ask the twin reasons) and that they had lowered
a TD or MP or minister how much a litre of the cost of drinks and food at the stadium.
milk or a loaf of bread costs and expect an But the point remains that, even without
answer that’s wildly off target.
the cloud of Covid, hundreds of thousands of
You could apply the
people in England, and
same logic to football, or
probably Spain and Italy
the people who own big
football clubs. I expect too, feel cut off from the
that each one of the clubs they support: that
main drivers behind the anger didn’t just show
European Super League up in Manchester and
generally speaking...
would know to the penny Liverpool, worth noting
or cent, the share price that the Curva Sud
of their club, but would supporters group at AC
have no idea how much Milan used one word to
a season ticket is, or a finish off their statement
match-ticket for a one-off attacking the Super
game, or how much a
League: Pigs.
burger and a drink costs
Which is why
in their stadium.
The rush headlong the brilliant BBC
into a Super League was, documentary on Derry
as well know, driven by City, shown last week,
profit and nothing else, was such a welcome
and the feelings of a fan antidote to the frenzy
who attends Old Trafford that was the rise and
or Anfield counted for sudden fall of the Super
nothing, even if those fans League. A town that had
were already being tested no club at all for 13 years
in terms of their wallets • Joel Glazer; didn’t make an appearance
got its club back and
and patience by the ever- in the Derry City documentary, funnily
enough... would not let it go.
rising costs of following
Yes, Derry have made
their team.
I liked the tweet last week by a Tottenham mistakes over the years:
fan who said her son was distraught at not like every club they spent money they didn’t
being able to go to the Carabao Cup Final have on players, hired managers who were
so, to make it up to the wee lad, she’s try and not good enough to manage (John Robertson,
create the Wembley Cup final experience for anyone?) but they survived.
him at home... by charging £30 for a hot dog The passion which led the Gang of Four to
and coke. take Derry City from the grave and into the
It’s not just the six breakaway clubs who League of Ireland in 1985 was also there in
cause difficulty to the people who support the thousands of fans who travelled to Cobh
them. There has been something of a public and Cork to see the team play. It’s unlikely that
row in the local media in Brighton between a
Derry will ever get to tussle with a Benfica in
fan who informed the club (and also told the
a knockout game in Europe again, but I’m not
local paper) that he would not be renewing
his season ticket next year as a ban on fans sure if that matters too much to the people
bringing their own drinks into the stadium was who support the club. The BBC found a space
the last straw. Having his traditional ask of tea in their schedule for a film on the League of
and his kids’ water bottles banned was the last Ireland and Derry City too deserve a place
straw, he said. in football, no mater what John Henry or Joel
The club did answer back, saying that the Glazer think.From the heart of
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The Bohemians goals were scored by Erica defensive team performance that kept the
Burke, Aoife Robinson and an 80th minute league leaders scoreless until the 65th minute
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Young was hastily put in charge of a lines.
League of Ireland XI when the Iraqi Coached by Edu Coimbra, the brother of
Football Association contacted the FAI to Brazil legend Zico, Iraq took the lead in the
organise a friendly prior to their World Cup first half through a header from Ahmed Radhi,
debut in 1986. who also went on to become the country’s only
Billed as one in a series of events to mark the World Cup goalscorer - a title he still holds to
49th birthday of Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi FA this day.
were eager to replace the unknown team who “We were out on our feet after about 20
had let them down for a friendly tie so Young minutes,” recalls Lawless of the heat on the day.
was given the unenviable task of assembling a We were like camels when we got in at half-
squad for a game only two days later, 35 years time.”
ago on Wednesday gone. An equaliser by Tommy Gaynor, scored while
oung’s first port of call was his own warplanes ew overhead, disrupting the match
Bohemians and Barry Murphy, Tom Conway, and spectators, was ruled out controversially.
Larry Wyse, Dave O’Brien and Gino Lawless, To the locals, it had been billed as a game
who captained the side, accompanied him. Due against the Republic of Ireland national team
to stormy weather and a Rome stopover, the which had just been taken over by Jack Charlton.
squad touched down at 5am in Iraq on Monday “No matter how much we told them,” Gino
28 April. Twelve hours before kick-off. Lawless said upon his return to Dublin, “they still
“The safest place in these situations is couldn’t understand that Liam Brady and Frank
probably always on the football pitch,” says Gino Stapleton don’t play for our team.”
Lawless. “You’re a bit detached from any sense of After the representatives received a suitcase
fear when you’re in a dressing room. They were of money afterwards (each player received
in the height of the war (with Iran) at the time. £250), it was time to get back to reality.
There were big billboards of Saddam everywhere
you went.” League XI: Richie Blackmore (Galway United),
The opulence of the five-star hotel was the Eamonn Gregg (St. Patrick’s Athletic),Tom Conway
polar opposite to the poverty seen on the (Bohemians), Barry Murphy (Bohemians), James
streets and with soldiers patrolling the area with Coll (Athlone Town), Larry Wyse (Bohemians) - Dave
guns, the group wisely decided not to go too far. O’Brien, Bohemians ht, Anto Whelan (Cork City) -
Iraq were heroes after securing World Cup Paul Mullen, Shelbourne, 66), Joey Malone (Dundalk),
qualification for the first time in their history. Tommy Lynch (Limerick City) - Mark Meagan, St.
The players were rewarded with cars and Patrick’s Athletic ht); Gino Lawless (Bohemians,
apartments, but while Uday Hussein, Saddam’s captain) - Des Kennedy, Limerick City, 66),Tommy
eldest son (who met the league team after the Gaynor (Limerick City)
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24th April 2021 Draw Results ▪ All persons entering this ground are admitted only
Winning Numbers: 8, 16, 22, 27 subject to the following Ground Regulations and to the
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8 winners with 3 numbers win €40 each: (BFC) and the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). Entry
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▪ Fireworks, laser pens, smoke canisters, bottles, glasses,
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cans flags banners poles an other similar articles or
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containers, including anything which could or might be
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used as a weapon, are not permitted within the ground,
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and any person in possession of such an article may be
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refused entry or ejected from the ground.
Paula Geraghty c/o Tom Geraghty
Darren Grant c/o Des Parsons ▪ The consumption of intoxicating liquors is permitted only
in authorised places and spectators are not permitted to
Next Numbers Lotto Jackpot: €4,200 bring alcohol into the ground.
This Week’s Lotto Numbers & Letters Drawn ▪ The climbing of floo light pylons stan s or other
by: Gayle Ferris,Volunteer, Bohemian FC buildings in the ground is forbidden.
▪ Unnecessary noise such as that from the use of radio
Follow sets and behaviour likely to cause confusion or nuisance
of any kind including foul or abusive language is not
permitted in any part of the ground.
▪ Any person using racist taunts or language or behaving
in a manner likely to be deemed racist towards any other
person may be refused entry or ejected from the ground.
▪ Under no circumstances is it permitted to throw any
object onto the pitch.
▪ Unauthorised persons are not permitted to enter upon
the fiel of play an ill be e ecte
▪ Any person who fails to comply with the instructions
from a steward may be ejected from the ground.
▪ In general the right of admission is reserved by BFC.
▪ BFC reserves the right to refuse admission or eject any
person ho refuses to be searche by a police officer
▪ Any person who remains in a gangway may be ejected
from the ground.
▪ BFC / Event Promoters reserve the right for its servants
or agents to remove from the ground any person who
on does not comply with the Ground
▪ Regulations or whose presence on the ground could
reasonably be construed as constituting a source of
danger, nuisance or annoyance to other spectators.
BOHEMIANS AGAINST RACISM
The BFC welcomes all football supporters irrespective of
colour or creed and will not tolerate any form of racism.
As part of our ongoing commitment to UEFA’s 10-point
plan, Sport Against Racism Ireland (SARI), and Show
Racism The Red Card, and to equality, anyone caught
focusing on the history perpetrating racist abuse may be arrested, prosecuted
of Bohemian FC that also and banned from the club. Please report any abuse of this
nature to the nearest steward or Garda. Thank you for
branches out into the wider your co-operation and support, we want you to enjoy
world of Irish and world your visits to Dalymount Park.
- The Bohemian Football Club
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