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Tuesday 22 April 2021
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 Official Programme
  Vol. 73 No. 3 / €4

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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
       Club President            Dr. Fiona Dennehy                      Paddy Byas - Pulse
        Chris Brien
                                 Club Physiotherapist                   Bohemian Foundation
     Honorary Secretary          Dr. Paul Kirwan                        Thomas Hynes, Chris Brien,
      Stephen Lambert                                                   Jeff Conway, Barbara Conway, John
                                 Club Sports Masseur
    Membership Director          Rob Murray                             Colleary, Stephen Burke
      Cormac O’Reilly            Club Kit Manager                       Supporter Liaison Officer
    Community Director           Colin O’Connor                         Gerry Sexton
      Thomas Hynes               Assistant Kit Manager                  Disability Access Officer &
    PR & Media Relations         Aaron Fitzsimons                       Sight Loss Commentator
      Luke O’Riordan                                                    James Flanagan
                                 Video Analysis John Bohan
       Youth Director                                                   Stadium Announcers
                                 GPS Manager
                                                                        Larry Rogan, Stephen Dornan
       Conor Emerson             Cathal Muircheartaigh
                                                                        Pitchside MC Paul Duffy
    Commercial Director          Under 19 Team Manager
       Matt Devaney              Gavin Teehan                           Webmaster Luke O’Riordan
        Bar Director             Under 19 Coaches                       Programme Editor & Production
       Fintan Kennedy            Mark Anderson, Paul O’Reilly, Willie   Alan Bird
                                 Tyrrell                                Photographers
   Chief Operating Officer
                                 Under 17 Team Manager                  Stephen Burke, Eddie Lennon,
       Daniel Lambert
                                 Carl Grehan                            Martin Doherty, Conor Ryan
    Lead Administrator &                                                Souvenir Shop
                                 Under 17 Coach
   Club Licensing Manager                                               Deirdre Clifford, Laura Clifford,
                                 Rory Kirk
       Amanda Craig                                                     Paddy Murray
                                 Under 15 Manager/Coaches
     Admin. & Licensing          Stephen Costello                       Snack Shop
       Lynn O’Neill                                                     Denise Brady, Valerie Fitzsimons
                                 Under 13 Manager/Coaches
  Honorary Life Presidents       Karl Lambe, Paul Bassett               Ball boy/girl & mascots
Tony O’Connell, Felim O’Reilly                                          Audrey Fitzpatrick, Susan Lambert,
                                 WNL Senior Manager & Coach
Honorary Life Vice-Presidents                                           Beth Sexton
                                 Sean Byrne
  Noel Farrell, Gerry Cuffe,                                            Club Artist Officer
                                 WNL Senior Assistant Manager &
Brendan Duffy, Paddy Hayes,                                             Mark O’Meara
                                 Goalkeeping Coach Pat Trehy
 Paddy Murray, Oliver Ward,      Coach Derek O’Neill                    Climate Justice Officer
       Stephen Burke                                                    Sean McCabe
                                 WNL Strength & Conditioning
                                 Coach Dave O’Brien                     Bar Committee
                                                                        Derek Monaghan, Hugh Dempsey
     First Team Manager          WNL Doctor Dr James Diedrich
          Keith Long                                                    Chaplain Fr Seán Farrell
                                 WNL Physio Vincent Fitzpatrick
First Team Assistant Manager                                            More Than A Club Paul Gannon
                                 WNL Secretary Rose Darby
         Trevor Croly                                                   Football Forecasts & Lotto
                                 Amputee Team Manager                   Jimmy O’Connor, Anto Farrell,
     Goalkeeping Coach           Brián Doyle                            Stephen Burke, Eddie Smith snr,
       Chris Bennion             Youth Protection Officer (YPO)         Stephen Dornan, Tommy Dornan,
      First team Player          Fiona Delaney                          Anne Delaney
     Development Coach           Head of Youth Football                 Half-Time Raffle Jimmy O’Connor,
        Derek Pender             Pat Cleary                             Joe Carr, Anne Delaney
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editorial
‘A
           lot done, more to do’ was once the election slogan of a certain
           Bertie Ahern-led political party, with the man himself looking
           extremely pensive in the posters that doubtless stayed up on the
street light and electricity poles long after the election.
   The only similarity between that and Bohemians is the slogan as far as
I’m concerned and it’s how I felt while cracking open a celebratory beer
in recognition of well orchestrated and much needed win in Dundalk.
Getting that first win was vital but to do via a penalty, in a ground where
we’ve been handed our arse with last minute spot-kicks against us in recent      Premier Division
seasons, was most satisfactory and hopefully acted as a springboard to get        1923/24, 1927/28,
our campaign going. I’ve no idea how we did in Waterford, the programme           1929/30, 1933/34,
having gone to print before that match so hopefully we added to our points        1935/36, 1974/75,
tally and continued the steady move away from the league anchor-tenants,          1977/78, 2000/01,
who are up next in Dalymount by coincidence.                                     2002/03, 2008, 2009
   ‘A lot done, more to do’ can also be applied to the Dalymount
redevelopment, where the announcement that an architect-led design                     FAI Cup
team will begin to formulate a look for the new Dalymount was very                1927/28, 1934/35,
much welcome. With a potential 2025 completion date mooted, the ball              1969/70, 1975/76,
is definitely moving and hopefully soon we can watch as the new stadium          1991/1992, 2000/01,
begins to rise in Phibsboro and settle into a brand new, modern facility that           2008
will stand for many more generations of Bohemians.
   Chris Brien’s retirement, strangely announced on 1 April which threw             League Cup
most people I’d say, was greeted with shock and surprise but in light of        1974/75, 1978/79, 2009
his achievements over two terms as president and his role in the Finance
director’s chair during the bad years a decade ago, he deserves to step             Setanta Cup
aside content that the club he leaves behind is much healthier, in every                 2010
respect, then the one he inherited. Thanks for all your work Chris, the pipe
and slippers are deserved.                                                         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, Chris Brien
                                                                                    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
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with Keith Long

                  T
from the dugout
                           onight we welcome Liam Buckley,
                           his backroom team and players
                           to Dalymount Park for tonight’s
                  SSE Airtricity League encounter. Due to
                  production deadlines I am writing these notes
                  in advance of this weekend’s games.
                      Sligo have enjoyed an unbeaten start to
                  the season and have looked impressive so
                  far this campaign. They have a nice balance of
                  experience and some talented young players
                  coming through at the Showgrounds which
                  bodes well for the future. Games between
                  both sides are always difficult and generally
                  very close affairs. Sligo will have ambitions on
                  building on last season and will no doubt will
                  provide a tough examination for us, coming to
                     alymount with real confidence
                      As mentioned above I cannot reference our
                  last game away to Waterford so it is in that
                  context that I refer to our last two games
                  since my previous notes ahead of the St.
                  Patrick’s game.
                      After the defeat against Pats I referred to
                  the fine margins we have e perienced in our
                  defeats so far this season. The same could have
                  been said for our win in Dundalk where we
                  came out on the right side of the result - a       up an unfortunate metatarsal injury in pre-
                  result which could have very easily gone the       season. Stephen is a number of weeks away
                  other way. The point is that we have not been      from playing but is making great progress and
                  a million miles off despite not playing at our     working extremely hard, doing everything right
                  best e hope the in ection of confidence            in order get back playing and making an impact
                  provided by a win in Oriel will lead to better     at the club.
                  performances and by extension improved                News this week of plans that have been
                  results. We will improve as the season goes        put forward by Leinster Rugby for a proof
                  on and we will get more consistency in our         of concept test event to assess the use of
                  performances which is what we will require         rapid antigen testing in a permitted live
                  especially coming into a congestion period         crowd of up to 2,000 fans at the RDS can
                  with six games in a three week period.             only be good news for sport and the eventual
                      The attitude of the players has been           return of supporters to our grounds in a safe
                  excellent and we are all working very hard         and Covid-19 compliant manner. These are
                  to get better. It’s great to see the younger       important first steps that will hopefully show
                  pro s adapt to the step up to the first team       the wider sports and entertainment industry
                  environment and the energy and quality             that events can take place and an eventual
                  they have brought to the team. Again I have        return of supporters to games and to some
                  no doubt that some of them will make the           sort of normality.
                  transition to first team this year with the
                  quality they have. It is also a pleasing to see      Enjoy the game
                  some of the long term injuries return to
                  training. Conor Levingston played 60 minutes
                  in a recent friendly versus St. Pat’s and also
                  Promise Omochere is training now on a full
                  time basis which means he is closer to return
                  to playing competitive games. Also back to                                  Keith Long, Manager
                  light training is Stephen Mallon who picked                           The Bohemian Football Club
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from the club

                T
                       he news that the Dalymount Park             • New community stand (east) - 1,000m²
                       redevelopment has been given the              at first oor level including library, e ible
                       green light to proceed to the design          community space, meeting rooms etc. plus
                and planning stages was a huge boost to all at       c.1,000m² of concourse space at ground
                Bohemians and ensures that the project is well       level which could potentially be utilised for
                and truly underway.
                                                                     community activities and events on non-
                   An architect-led integrated design team will
                                                                     match days.
                begin their work shortly on the preliminary
                design. During this process there will be          • New football stand (west) - UEFA Category
                consultation with all the relevant stakeholders.       facilities plus club offices, meeting rooms
                   The current plan is to develop:                   and 250m² of hospitality/community space
                • A four-sided enclosed municipal stadium             The current provisional timeline for
                  6000 capacity UEFA Category 3 stadium            completion is the commencement of 2025
                • New north, south, east and west stands           season

                                                                     Due to the Covid-19 pandemic
                                                                     the Bohemian Foundation has
                                                                      been unable to carry out its
                                                                       usual amount of hard and
                                                                       dedicated work within the
                                                                       community but we will get
                                                                      back to those levels as soon
                  Thank You!
                 I would like to say a huge thank you to
                                                                               as we can

                 everyone for their kind comments and                If you have any ideas that the
                 good wishes. They really mean a lot to                 Foundation could become
                 me. Hopefully, we will all meet up soon in               involved with please
                 Dalymount.                                                   contact us at
                 Thanks again.
                 Chris                                              mrthomanhynes@gmail.com
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with Keith Murphy

                 Bohs in the Better Land
the strip club

                 I
                     n a move slightly different to previous            grimaced expression, but a bit of perseverance
                     launches, our new white alternative shirt          will eventually make it worthwhile. A few
                     was unveiled early on a Saturday morning,          friends highly recommended this band to
                 just a week before the league commenced.               me a while back. My initial reaction was a bit
                     With just one teaser photo beforehand,             ‘ooohh, not sure about this’ but they are a bit
                 it added to the intrigue and curiosity as              of a grower and this post-punk revival band
                 we eagerly awaited its release, full in the            have a few cracking tunes in their discography.
                 knowledge that the last thing we would get             They’re no strangers to Dalyer, having
                 was a generic template for a shirt.                    previously lived close by. Maybe a gig in the old
                     And we weren’t disappointed                             ground wouldn’t be beyond the realms
                 either, the early morning                                         of possibility when we’re all living
                 reveal of an off-white                                                in a better land? A link to the
                 shirt with blood-red                                                      ersey on their official website
                 pinstripes doesn’t tell                                                     wouldn’t go amiss however,
                 half the story.                                                               so that American guy knows
                     Once again, this                                                            where to get one! Aside
                 made headlines,                                                                   from the bands logo on
                 from the Irish                                                                      the front, possible thanks
                 Times to Forbes                                                                      to main club partner
                 magazine, this                                                                       Des Kelly Interiors,
                 had people                                                                            we’re treated to a
                 talking and                                                                           homage to our fair city,
                 social-media                                                                          with some lovely Celtic
                 buzzing. Oh,                                                                          knot-work on the
                 please tell me I                                                                      end of the sleeves, the
                 wasn’t the only                                                                      iconic Poolbeg towers
                 sad git who set                                                                     above the O’Neill’s
                 his alarm for an                                                                   logo (an ingenious idea)
                 8am wake-up call                                                                 and a badge with the
                 for the unveiling?                                                              Grattan ridge lamps and
                     A plain white shirt,                                                     it’s mythical hippocampus
                 this certainly isn’t!                                                       half horse, half fish hrow
                 There is undeniably a lot                                               in a Fontaines lyric ‘Dublin in the
                 going on here and you may                                           Rain is Mine’ on the collar, this shirt
                 have to ‘join the dots’ before                                 is as Dublin as could be. The Padraig
                 being able to fully understand the                     Pearse inspired ‘Beware of the Risen People’
                 concept behind our new alternative shirt.              on the back is a quote that inspires hope for
                     It’s certainly cryptic, but ultimately it          everyone when at their lowest ebb (Bohs fans
                 ‘brings together two of our greatest loves, football   right now?). But for me, the piéce de résistance
                 and music, through the city’s original football        is the stunning new minimalistic white version
                 club and Dublin’s biggest band in years, as            of our crest in our native tongue.
                 well as highlighting the unacceptable level of               a e no mista e, this is a bona fide modern
                 homelessness across the state’. Well, that’s the       day classic shirt. It hasn’t been our biggest
                 official description, but you may still have to        selling shirt for no reason. It’s just an incredibly
                 explain to friends the Bohs-Fontaines-Dublin-          beautiful shirt that will be highly sought-after in
                 Focus Ireland connection.                              years to come. If you’re a rock star, porn star,
                     Fontaines DC (the DC part was an add-on,           superstar, doesn’t matter what you are, just
                 due to a similar named band in the states and          don’t be a loser and miss out on this piece of
                 stands for Dublin City) are a bit of an acquired       Dublin art (See what I did there?).
                 taste. Think of an American tourist having his                                              Rating - 10/10
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      Friends

                                   • Top, James
                                     Talbot breaks
                                     up an attack
                                     in our most
                                     recent match
                                     at Dalymount
                                     against St.
                                     Patrick’s Athletic.
                                     Photo by Conor
                                     Ryan
     Marie Farrell                 • Left and
All at Bohemian FC were
                                     bottom, Andy
saddened to hear of the death
                                     Lyons shows his
of Marie Farrell who passed
                                     determination
away at the end of January.
                                     while Ali Coote
   Marie enjoyed going to the
                                     calmly takes
club on a Sunday night where
                                     control of the
she went regularly for a number
                                     ball in midfield
of years until she was diagnosed    Photos by Martin
with dementia in December           Doherty
2017 and she became a resident
of Beechtree Nursing Home.
   She loved dancing and she
was a very popular, sociable
woman who had plenty of
friends.
   Our Condolences to Marie’s
daughters Michelle and
Caroline, son Eamonn, brother
Edward, sister Catherine, ten
grandchildren and Michael,
relatives and friends.
    May she rest in peace.
                  - Michael Ward

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                     M
                               emories, eh? They can leave a big Tom
                               Baker smile was on your face but can
                               also be manifestations of lantern-
                     jawed discontent.
                        If you’re a collector of footballing
                     memorabilia a major problem develops as
                     you age insomuch that while your collection
                     increases in size, your house dimensions
                     remain the same and as the years go by, your
                     once harmless hobby starts to Tribble*-like
                     take up more and more space in your home.
                          his will eventually result in whatever filing   league fi ture of               away to ongford
                     system you use starting to break down, and           On the same night, Shels were playing Rovers
                     when it does, any new items acquired generally       and we were hoping the Horribles would do
                     get dumped in a corner and there it remains          us a favour. Needless to say they didn’t but I
                     until you are pestered into embarking on a           smile anytime I recall overhearing one young
                     decluttering session.                                Bohs fan on the phone to a Rovers’ supporting
making memories...

                        Many such sessions take place in early            mate of his after the final whistle as ing “Did
                     January, and this year as I rummaged through         yiz even try to win?!”
                     sundry detritus, one small plastic bag I picked           s for the two eepsa es, the first was a pile
                     up disintegrated and several small keepsakes         of Bass beermats, presumably pinched from
                     within tumbled to                                                             one of the Dalymount
                     the oor hey were                                                              bars. “WTF is Bass?”
                     mostly ticket stubs,                                                          younger readers may ask.
                     but there were two                                                            I don’t know if it is still
                     other curios which                                                            on sale, but Bass was a
                     gave me pause as                                                              vile brown beer roughly
                     to whether I should                                                           comparable in taste with
                     hold on to them or                                                            putrid Bovril and only
                     just send them to the                                                         consumed by miserable aul
                     recycling bin.                                                                fellas sitting in pubs. They
                        One of these stubs                                                         sponsored us for a while
                     evoked dread; away                                                            in the early 90s and their
                     to Thor Akureyri in                                                           logo adorned our jerseys
                     2012 - a humiliating                                                          when we lifted the FAI
                     European result!                                                              Cup in 1992.
                     Elsewhere, away to Dundalk, also in 2012, a             The other was a book of matches bearing
                     2-2 draw, about which the most remarkable            the legend ‘Happy New Year from St Patrick’s
                     thing was the attendance, an estimated 250.          Athletic FC.’ This was handed to me by a
                     Incredible to think that Dundalk only avoided        turnstile operator at Richmond Park on New
                     relegation that season because Monaghan              Year’s Day either in ’89 or ’90. I think we lost
                     dropped out of the league! Home to Avondale          0-2, but really my only solid memory is that I
                     in the FAI Cup was a game I had completely           turned up that afternoon nursing a five alarm
                     consigned to oblivion but when I looked it           hangover. Thirty years later the book still has a
                     up, sounded like the footballing equivalent          few unstruck matches which is a bit of a puzzle.
                     of Chinese water torture, as in front of an          I don’t smoke, nor do many of my mates and I
                     attendance of just 474, we missed two (yes,          can’t recall the last time someone lit up a fag in
                     TWO!) penalties and only went through                my gaff so it’s a mystery as to who used them.
                     thanks to an Evan McMillan scuffed header.               Ah memories; sometimes they are like a
                     Then there was Limerick away in 2018, a game         headache and you only miss them when they’re
                     which after ten minutes, completely redefined        gone.
                     the word ‘tedium’.                                      *Tribble - furry little ball-shaped creatures that
                        The only stub that generated genuinely            reproduced at an alarming rate in the original
                     warm fuzzy memories was for our penultimate          series of Star Trek.
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with Tony Magner

                    Blazing a Trail
                    T
                           he eighth of August 2020 was a                                           • Abbie Brophy
                           landmark day in the history of the
                             ohemian ootball lub as the first
                    eleven players to represent The Gypsies in the
                       oman s ational eague too to the field in
                    Ferrycarraig Park against Wexford Youths.
                        ince then, with a first season now under
the big interview

                    their belt, the senior womens side have gone
                    from strength to strength and face this new
                    campaign with renewed hope and vigour.
                       A quick chat with Assistant Manager Pat
                    Trehy and winger Abbie Brophy underlines
                    the positivity about the group and the steely
                    determination to continue to make their mark
                    and develop this new facet of the club.
                       The coaching ticket is a hugely experienced
                    one. Manger Sean Byrne works with the FAI
                    and played Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda
                    United as a centre half. Derek O’Neill played
                    league football too for the likes of Monaghan,                                      • Pat Trehy
                    Drogheda, Shamrock Rovers and Limerick.
                    Pat himself is a stalwart having kept goal for
                    Bray Wanderers, Shamrock Rovers, St. James’
                    Gate and Monaghan United. He has been at
                    Bohs since 2019, initially with the u17 women’s
                    team. He has also coached and managed at
                    Peamount, Shelbourne and as part of the
                    underage international girls set up.
                       A Portmarnock native, 22 year old right-
                    winger Abbie is in her third campaign in the
                    league having played for Kilkenny United and
                    then last year here at Bohemians.
                               From The Word Go…
                       “It has been brilliant to work here from
                    the word go as the club have been incredibly
                    supportive,” beams Pat. “We were every late
                    entrants to the WNL last season so it was all
                    about finding our feet and getting this part of   finance the team the two lads wouldn t hear
                    the club established. Myself and Frank Darby      of it.”
                    approached Stephen Lambert and Chris Brien           He continues, “From the very outset we
                    about getting the license to compete in the       were given everything the men are given, the
                    WNL and we were bowled over by their              best of gear and training facilities and huge
                    support and enthusiasm. Understandably, we        exposure in club bulletins and communications.
                    felt they would have key questions regarding      In that respect Daniel Lambert and John
                    costings, sponsorship, recruitment and all that   O’Connor deserve huge credit too. Chris
                    goes with setting up a new team and when          Brien has been unequivocal in his backing and
                    we suggested that players would pay subs to       everything the girls’ need has been given to
them. So, there is no token gesture here, everything        reputation and culture of equality and inclusivity
is whole-hearted and we were determined that if we          and I’ve really seen that in the past year when the
were to enter the WNL we would be competitive and           application to join the WNL was submitted and
add to the professionalism of the league.”                  accepted. It is a wonderful club and the girls have
                                                            been put front and centre of everything. We are just
              Wrapped Up in Bohs…
                                                            looking forward to the days when fans can come to
    For Abbie, a youth team payer all the way up            our games and cheer the girls on in person.”
through the ran s at helbourne, with a difficult
season in il enny behind her, a edgling career had                            A Flying Start…
reached a crossroads. She was unsure whether she               It is perhaps prudent to bear in mind that with
was going to continue in the game until she was             such a late application and acceptance to the league
approached by Bohemians. Her decision to give it a          last season, ohs first campaign was never li ely to
try, she says, ranks as the best decision she has ever      see the girls challenge for honours. Last term was
made in the                                                                                    about establishing
game and with                                                                                  foundations.Yes,
the enthusiasm                                                                                   ohs finished
and passion with                                                                               bottom of the table
which she speaks                                                                               but they were not
about the project                                                                              being served up
here at the club,                                                                              hammerings and
it is easy to see                                                                              the team spirit has
why this team                                                                                  been growing since
are on the up.                                                                                 that debut against
    “It has been                                                                               Wexford Youths last
such a good                                                                                    August. If any proof
decision and I am                                                                              were needed, this
absolutely loving                                                                              progress can be seen
my football again!                                                                             by the fact that they
When Bohs                                                                                      beat Treaty United
approached me I                                                                                6-2 at the end of
really liked what                                                                                arch in their first
I heard from the                                                                               game of this season,
management                                                                                     a team that beat
about their plans                                                                              them twice last year.
for the club                                                                                      “Yes that was
and I’d be very                                                                                a really good
hopeful that this                                                                              performance,”
season we may                                                                                  agrees Pat. “We
really surprise                                                                                are still a very
a few people. I                                                                                young team with
knew a good few                                                                                a number of 18 or
of the girls when                                                                              19 year olds but
  first arrived and                                                                            we have recruited
that helped me        • Photo by Stephen Burke                                                 well since the end
to settle in and                                                                               of last season. We
we really bonded                                                                               have brought in
as a group. Now with each session, with each match,         a lot of experience lie Sophie Watters who was an
we get stronger as a group. I’ve learned so much from       underage international, Niamh Coombes who played
Pat, Sean and all the coaching staff. I feel I have never   professionally in Iceland, Jade Reddy and Naima
understood the game as well as I do now and that’s          Chemaou. Also, the players we had last year have a full
down to the brilliant coaching and preparation we           season of experience at this level with the club. We
get.”                                                       are not there yet, we are a work in progress, but we
    This growth is a point not lost on Pat either. “From    will get there.”
my point of view, and the club too, it has never been              he e perience that has come in will definitely
about anything other than doing the right thing for         help us develop as a team,” agrees Abbie who assisted
women in sport ohemians have built a very ustified          for the third goal on that day. “We were delighted
with the performance and the win. I feel that it was       ‘I would never have believed
well overdue as last season we played really well in a
lot of games and didn’t get the results we deserved.       when I was coming through at
In the two defeats to Treaty last term, I felt we were     Shelbourne that a few short
the better side so perhaps we felt we had something
to prove as definitely thin we wanted in more on
                                                           years later we would have
the day.                                                   the exposure and profile we
     t definitely gave us a bit of a boost, especially     have now. The games are
when it was our first game e were underdogs going
into that, but we never saw ourselves as that. As Pat      live-streamed, the WNL team
said this season is all about building so a good start     has featured a lot in club
was just what we needed.”                                  communications and we have
   Despite losing their second game in Galway,
she insists the team remain positive and focused.          wanted for nothing in terms of
“People don’t actually realise how much experience         facilities, gear and preparation.
we actually have now with a good mixture of youth
too. I think the management has built very strong
                                                           We deserve that just as much
foundations with a good backbone to the side               as the lads teams so it is great
with players who know the league. We are not the           to see that the club have been
same team as last season, that’s for sure, I think
we are ready to move up a level now and be more            so inclusive.’
competitive.”
                A Work in Progress..                       As the saying goes ‘Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day,’ so
    Pat feels that in Sean Byrne, the Bohs ladies have     over the next few years we have to continue to rise
the right person to bring them on to that next level       to the challenge. There is a great spirit in the dressing
that Abbie speaks about.                                   room but this is no social club, I can assure you!
    “He is a brilliant coach and the attention to detail   These girls want to compete and want to win and
in the way the players are prepared for games is just      they are professional in everything they do. I am as
superb, he says am confident that as the season            positive about the project as they are and considering
goes on, we will really grow as a side. Peamount,          that the cub has backed us 100%, I’d just ask the Bohs
Shelbourne and Wexford are at the top of the tree          community to do the same and give the girls the
in the women’s game in Ireland, our goal is to build       support they deserve once we are allowed back to
towards matching them and to be able to compete            games.”
consistently against them. It will take time, but I feel       “I would agree completely with Pat there,” says
sure looking at this group of players and the set up       Abbie. “The club have been so good to us. I would
we have here that we will get to where we want to          never have believed when I was coming through at
be.”                                                       Shelbourne that a few short years later we would
    “We are ambitious and want to compete at the           have the e posure and profile we have now he
highest level,” agrees Abbie. “We are still a young        games are live-streamed, the WNL team has featured
team, as Pat said, and only starting out in terms of       a lot in club communications and as Pat said we have
growing the women’s side of the club. As I’ve said to      wanted for nothing in terms of facilities, gear and
the girls, we should be pushing for top five of si this    preparation. We deserve that just as much as the lads
season, higher if we can, to challenge and compete         teams so it is great to see that the club have been so
with the big three of Wexford, Shels and Peamount.         inclusive. I am so proud to be playing in the WNL and
There is no point in competing if you don’t feel you       so proud to represent Bohemians. I knew how well
can win and progress yourself. We are well coached,        established the club was and what a rich history it has
compact and attack well, so why shouldn’t we have          but now that I’ve been here a while, I can really see
faith in ourselves?”                                       how special it is.
                                                               “Bohs have made us feel central to the club and
                The Bohemian Spirit…                       been so welcoming. There is a great atmosphere and
   For Pat, the key has been the eagerness of the          I look forward to the day when the crowds can be
girls to better themselves and do the right things to      at games. When things open up, we’d love to play in
make the optimum progress they can. It is the level of     Dalymount more, go to the lads games, be actively
buy-in that has most impressed him as the girls face       part of more club occasions. The pandemic has been
into the campaign. “The thing with these girls is that     tough on everyone so we feel so privileged to be able
they are so willing to learn and develop their game.       to train and pay and do what we love best.”
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20.03.21      L    Finn Harps                A   0-1   Talbot    C. Kelly2 Finnerty Cornwall       Feely3 Breslin Coote1 Buckley Tierney   G. Kelly Burt   Oluwa1 Ward2 Lyons3
  27.03.21     L    Longford Town             H   2-2    Talbot   Feely Cornwall Finnerty Breslin   Coote1 TierneyG Buckley Ward2 Burt3     G. KellyG       Héry1 Oluwa2 Devoy3
 03.04.21      L    St. Pat’s Athletic        H   0-1    Talbot   Lyons Cornwall Finnerty Breslin   Coote Tierney Buckley2 Devoy1 Burt      G. Kelly        Ward1 Oluwa2
 09.04.21      L    Dundalk                   A   1-0    Talbot   Lyons1 Cornwall Finnerty Wilson   Coote2 Tierney Buckley Ward3 Burt       G. KellyG       Feely1 C. Kelly2 Devoy3
  16.04.21     L    Waterford                 A   1-0    Talbot   Feely CornwallG Finnerty Wilson   Coote Tierney2 Buckley Ward1 Burt       G. Kelly        Devoy1 Moylan2
 20.04.21      L    Sligo                     H
 23.04.21      L    Shamrock Rovers           A

                                                                                          MATCH!
 30.04.21      L    Derry City                H
 03.05.21      L    Drogheda United           A

                                                        DON’T
 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                   H
 28.05.21
  11.06.21
 18.06.21
               L
               L
               L
                    Waterford
                    Derry City
                    Drogheda United
                                              H
                                              A
                                              H
                                                        miss the
  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
 09.07.21
               E
               L
                    1st QR 1st leg
                    Dundalk                   A                                                                                                        Bohemian
13/15.07.21
  16.07.21
               E
               L
                    1st QR 2nd leg
                    Longford Town             H                                                                                                        FC home
                                                                                                                                                       and away
 26.07.21     FAI   1st round
 30.07.21      L    Finn Harps                A

                                                                                                                                                       games
 06.07.21      L    Waterford                 A
  13.08.21     L    Sligo Rovers              H
 20.08.21      L    Shamrock Rovers           A
 29.08.21
 03.09.21
              FAI
               L
                    2nd round
                    Derry City                H
                                                                                                                                                       available
 10.09.21
  19.09.21
               L
              FAI
                    Drogheda United
                    Quarter Finals
                                              A
                                                                                                                                                       to stream
 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                   H
  24.10.21    FAI   Semi Finals
  25.10.21     L    Waterford                 H
  29.10.21     L    Derry City                A
  05.11.21     L    Drogheda United           H
  12.11.21     L    Shamrock Rovers           H
  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                       5          -        -         -        -          5        Georgie Kelly           2
Stephen McGuinness                 -          -        -         -        -          -        Ross Tierney            1
Defenders                         Lge.       FAI      Eur.   On          Off        Ttl.      Rob Cornwall            1
                                                                                              FAI Cup
Andy Lyons                         3          -        -         1        1          3
                                                                                               --------------------   -
Anto Breslin                       3          -        -         -        -          3
                                                                                              Europa League
Ciaran Kelly                       2          -        -         2        1          2
                                                                                               --------------------   -
James Finnerty                     5          -        -         -        -          5        Friendlies
Rob Cornwall                       5          -        -         -        -          5        Liam Burt               3
Rory Feely                         4          -        -         1        1          4        Thomas Oluwa            3
Tyreke Wilson                      2          -        -         -        -          2        Jack Moylan             3
Midfielders                       Lge.       FAI      Eur.   On          Off        Ttl.      Keith Ward              2
Ali Coote                          5          -        -         -       3           5        Georgie Kelly           1
Bastien Héry                       1          -        -         1        -          1        Ross Tierney            1
Conor Levingston                   -          -        -         -        -          -        Brad Rolt               1
Dawson Devoy                       4          -        -         3        1          4        Jamie Mullins           1
Jack Moylan                        1          -        -         1        -          1        League Penalties
                                                                                              Georgie Kelly           1
Keith Buckley (c)                  5          -        -         -        1          5
                                                                                              Cup Penalties
Keith Ward                         5          -        -         2       2           5
Liam Burt                          5          -        -         -        -          5
                                                                                              // Fixtures
                                                                                              Series Six 20.4.21
Promise Omochere                   -          -        -         -        -          -
                                                                                              Bohemian FC
Ross Tierney                       5          -        -         -        1          5            v Sligo Rovers
Stephen Mallon                     -          -        -         -        -          -        Series Seven 23.04.21
Forwards                        Lge.         FAI      Eur.   On          Off        Ttl.      Shamrock Rovers
Bradley Rolt                       -          -        -         -        -          -            v Bohemian FC
Georgie Kelly                      5          -        -         -        -          5        Sligo Rovers
                                                                                                    v Derry City 24.04
Thomas Oluwa                       3          -        -         3        -          3
                                                                                              Waterford FC
                                                                                                   v Longford Town
// League Table                                                                               Finn Harps
                              P          W        D    L     F       A         GD     Pts         v St. Patrick’s Athletic
                                                                                              Dundalk FC
Shamrock Rovers               5          3        2    0     8       4         +4        11
                                                                                                   v Drogheda United
St Patrick's Athletic         5          3        2    0     7       3         +4        11   Series Eight 30.04.21
Sligo Rovers                  5          3        2    0     6       3         +3        11   Bohemian FC
                                                                                                  v Derry City
Finn Harps                    5          3        1    1     6       4         +2        10
                                                                                              Drogheda United
Drogheda United               5          2        2    1     8       4         +4        8         v Sligo Rovers
Bohemians                     5          2        1    2     4       4         0         7    St. Patrick’s Athletic
                                                                                                     v Longford Town
Longford Town                 5          1        1    3     5       9         −4        4
                                                                                              Waterford FC
Waterford                     5          1        0    4     4       7         −3        3       v Dundalk FC
Dundalk                       5          0        2    3     4       7         −3        2    Finn Harps
Derry City                    5          0        1    4     2       9         −7        1        v Shamrock Rovers
                                                                                              Waterford FC
               - with thanks to Craig McMahon & Ronny Else for stats -                              v Dundalk FC
                see wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Bohemian_F.C._season -
Whatever
happened
to... #3
Monaghan United
                                                                      Picture
F
      ormed in 1979, United joined the League, albeit
      the B Division, for the 1983/84 season and became
      a founder member of the League of Ireland First                 Framing
Division, playing initially at Belgium Park (they would
not move to Gortakeegan until 1987).                                 Specialist
    Eight seasons into their League stint and the club
etched themselves into history by becoming the first
side to win promotion courtesy of the relegation/
promotion play off route         third place finish saw them
face Waterford United and a 5-2 aggregate win gave
them a place in the top division for the 1993/94 season.
       seventh place finish was the reward but their
stay was short lived as only two seasons later they
were relegated. They spent a solitary year back in the
Premier Division for the 2000/01 season before normal
service resumed.
    It wasn’t until 2010 when United fans had something
to cheer about again as the side reached the League
Cup Final against Sligo Rovers and also a place in
the promotion play-off. However the cheers soon
dissipated; a 1-0 loss to Sligo Rovers and being at
the wrong end of a penalty shoot-out against Bray
   anderers in the relegation promotion final put paid
to a season that offered so much promise. Incidentally,
the play-off match at the Carlisle Grounds was televised
and will be remembered for the wall collapsing while
spectators celebrated a goal.
    2011 saw United’s fortunes change, sort of. One
Roddy Collins was appointed manager and with him
came the cameras as The Return of the Rod Squad
documented his time at the wheel during his second               We frame everything
season, just as the club were preparing for a third stint
in the Premier Division, having beaten Galway United               from diplomas to
5-1 on aggregate in the promotion/relegation play-off.               football jersies.
    The unfolding season propelled Monaghan into the
national spotlight, showcasing to League of Ireland              All work completed in
philistines the dedication that goes into making a
League team tick as various volunteers were able to say
                                                               our modern and very well
it as it was on screen.                                           equipped workshop
    It is with irony then that midway through the
campaign, Monaghan withdrew their participation for
reasons “.. mainly, but not only financial...” at the same
                                                                     177 Phibsboro Road
time as Irish fans (and John Delaney) were reveling in
the atmosphere of Euro 2012. It left a sour taste in the               Tel: 01 860 1414
mouths of all associated with the League, typifying the        Email: framefxdirect@gmail.com
gulf between the international set-up and those who                  Web: www.framefx.ie
had to make their own way in Irish football.
Sligo Rovers
                              honours
                              Premier Division 1936/37, 1976/77, 2012
                              First Division 1993/94, 2005
                                                                               9-0
                                                                                 record victory
                                                                                  v Dolphin FC,
                              FAI Cup 1982/83, 1993/94, 2010, 2011, 2013            20/12/36

                                                                               0-9
   club info                  League Cup 1997/98, 2010
                              Setanta Cup: 2014
        Formation             Shield: 1993/94
          1928                Connaught League 1981/82, 1991/92, 1993/94
     Home Ground              Connaught Cup 1981/82
   The Showgrounds                                                                record loss
                              Connaught League Challenge Cup 1990/91,             v Waterford
        Manager                                            1993/94                cups
                                                                                away, 25/02/68
      Liam Buckley            Leinster Senior League 1933/34
  Home Strip Colours

                                                                               590
    Red and White
   Away Strip Colours
                              euro adventures...
         Navy              After a seven year gap, Sligo return to European
                           football this year in the Europa Conference
      Nugget of info...
                           League first qualifying round. Back in 2014, they
 During Dixie Dean’s seven
                           shook Rosenborg by beating them 2-1 in their
league game spell in 1939,
  e s ored te oals       e backyard in the Europa League.
     against Waterford        Having overcome FK Banga 4-0 on aggregate,
                           hopes were high of the Bit O’Red progressing
                           when they hosted Rosenborg a week later but
                           the Norweigans, just about, ran out 3-1 winners.
                              In 2013, Sligo were Ireland’s representatives
                           in the UEFA Champions League and against             most appearances,
                           Norweigan side Molde FK, managed by current         Tony Fagan, 1967/87

                                                                                  20
                           Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar
                           Solskjær, Sligo succumbed 0-1 and 0-2 over both
                           fixtures. The mighty Red Star Belgrade were
      Kevin Sheedy
                           Sligo’s first European opponents in the European
                           Cup of 1977/78 and they gave a credible
  Familiar Face            performance and only succumbed by 3-0 in both          record goals
  Robbie McCourt joined
                           legs. They came out on top against Floriana of      scored in a season,
  Bohemians midway
  through 2018, after      Malta (agg. 3-2) in the Cup Winners Cup ’94/95       Eoin Doyle , 2011
  five seasons with West   and drew 0-0 with Dutch side Heerenven and 3-3

                                                                                  85
  Bromwich Albion, but     with Nantes of France in the 1996 Intertoto Cup.
  his stay was short-lived,
  as he departed the
  following year.
                              last 5 meetings...
  The midfielder/             Sligo 0-1 Bohemians       League    19/09/20
  defender spent the          Bohemians 2-0 Sligo       League    24/02/20
  next two seasons at                                                              club record
                              Bohemians 2-1 Sligo       League    25/10/19      scored by Johnny
  Waterford where his
  performances earned         Sligo 1-1 Bohemians       League    27/07/19        Armstrong in
  him rave reviews.           Bohemians 1-2             League    24/05/19      1951-62 & 1963-64
with Dan McSwiney
back in time

               • Jackie: another eye-catching display              • Tony Fagan: troubled 500th appearance

                                                                   McLoughlin, their greatest asset, into the
                            Bohemians 2                            game. Thought the ploy worked fairly well, it
                           Sligo Rovers 0                          produced no goals.
                     Sunday 30 November 1984                          Bohemians, who had lost Paul Doolin
                                                                   through suspension, lost urgency int he second
               JACKIE Jameson responded in kind to the             half. Ibrox Park was obviously beckoning...
               carnival atmosphere in Dublin as he produced
               another eye-catching display form his bag of        Bohemians: Dermot O’Neill, Dave Connell, Ronnie
               tricks as Bohemians trotted comfortable to a        Murphy, Barry Murphy, Paul Power, Pierce Walsh
               league victory over Sligo Rovers                    (Alan Kinsella 70), Larry Wyse, Gino Lawless,
                  But even Jackie’s breathtaking sleight of foot   Christy Ryan (Joey Poutch 63) Jackie Jameson,
               was overshadowed by one of the home side’s          Mick Shelley
               newcomers, Larry Wyse who underlined his            Sligo Rovers: Fred Davis, Paul Moylan, Paul
                                                                   Fielding, Dom Tierney, Enda Scanlon, Mick Savage
               potency after only seven minutes when he
                                                                   (Gus Gilligan 57),Tony Fagan, Richie Bayly, Harry
               gave Bohs the lead, following a good run of
                                                                   McLoughlin, Paul Nugent, Aidan McKeever
               play which began with Christy Ryan nicking
               the ball of the foot of Sligo captain Tony Fagan
               before feeding Jameson, who cleverly drew                       Bohemians 0
               out the defence before slotting across to                       Sligo Rovers 0
               Wyse.
                  The goal was slightly embarrassing for
                                                                          Sunday 24 February 1980
               Fagan who was making his 500th league               A COMBINATION of a whistle-happy
               appearance and received a presentation              referee and fine goal eeping by ligo eeper
               before kick-off to mark this occasion.              Alan Patterson contributed to a scoreless
                   ndeed the whole visiting midfield was           draw at Dalymount in a game which
               swamped in the opening half and Bohs should         promised more than the final scoreline
               have made ore of their ample possession and         suggested.
               Jameson’s trickery than a mere second goal             Bohemians could at least claim to have
               after 35 minutes.                                   made a match of it as they pushed forward
                  Ryan, standing in for the suspended Rocky        and addy oyce and Gino awless had
               O’Brien, belied earlier efforts by beating          notable shots well saved by Patterson. For
               Fagan to a beautifully paced through ball from      the visitors, it was all about the defence as
                  yse and finishing sharply Good wor by            Paul Fielding, Chris Rutherford and Paddy
               Gino awless, who also appeared to have left         Sheridan were all in charge. Such was
               his shooting boots at home, set this cracking       the defensive policy adopted, Sligo didn’t
               move in motion.                                     manage one attac during the first half,
                  Sligo meanwhile switched Fagan to the            despite showing slightly more urgency in the
               right an in an effort to bring tric y arry          second.
with Aidan Fitzmaurice

                        W
                                      ith the entire GAA system in              If an ex-Kerry footballer thinks that is utterly
                                      lockdown for a few months now,            perverse’ then he should get out more.
                                      they have no footballs to kick,               And ‘so-called elite’ was another poor
                        but some people still wanted to kick out at             comment from someone who was a fine
                        something, so the League of Ireland became a            footballer. Whether he intended it or not he
                        target.                                                 was tossing a handful of magical pixie dust
                            Everyone who plays or watches Gaelic                over the GAA, giving it a coat of purity, and
                        games has been frustrated with the lack of              degrading soccer. GAA people are entitled to
                        activity, the border adding to the angst when           feel aggrieved at their situation, and it is indeed
                        club sides in the six counties were allowed to          confusing to some that senior inter-county
                        resume training last week                                                      football was deemed to
                        while adult GAA remains                                                        be elite back in December
                                                          • Not a sight
                        on hold, with training
generally speaking...

                                                            we’re likely to                            but not now.
                        for u s first to get the                                                          Do we drag this down
                                                            see anytime
                        green light in the other                                                       to schoolyard level?
                                                            soon...
                        twenty six.                                                                    Does Ó Sé honestly feel
                            Everyone’s a bit angry                                                     that someone like Chris
                        about everything, but                                                          McCann, who played in
                        for certain GAA voices                                                         the Premier League, or
                        to lash out at soccer                                                          Raivis Jurkovskis, who
                        was unexpected, as we                                                          played for Latvia in World
                        thought those days were                                                          up ualifiers against
                        over.
                                                                                                       some pretty strong
                            There was one
                                                                                                       nations last month, are
                        columnist in a national
                                                                                                       ‘so-called athletes’, and
                        newspaper who said
                                                                                                       are inherently inferior to
                        last year that giving the
                                                                                                       a plodding corner-forward
                        Covid vaccine to GAA players would more
                                                                                with the Laois footballers or one of the
                        or less “lift the spirits of the nation” by getting
                                                                                Donegal hurlers?
                        G       bac on the field uic er than e pected
                                                                                    If the GAA world has an issue, take it up
                        That was a jaw-droppingly ignorant take along
                        the lines of Daily Mail writers who think that          with those who made the decisions, don’t
                        a royal wedding or the birth of a princess              throw in sneaky elbows of the verbal kind.
                        lifts the national mood in England, because                 The GAA can be as guilty of hypocrisy
                        a mother on universal credit in Toxteth can             as any organisation in the country, so they
                        use that “national mood” to feed her hungry             are truly Irish in that sense. With the recent
                        children.                                               marking of the 50th anniversary of the lifting
                            Tomás Ó Sé was the worst culprit. Writing           of The Ban, where GAA members were
                        about the issue of members of the Dublin                forbidden from not just playing but even
                        senior panel to breach the GAA’s own rules              watching ‘foreign games’ like soccer and
                        and the laws of the land, by training at 7am            cricket, came one historical nugget, from
                        when there was a blanket ban on training, the           Ocean FM, which said so much about Ireland
                        Kerry legend said “it does seem utterly perverse        then.
                        that League of Ireland players can train away               Sligo’s county board were one of only two
                        right now as so-called elite athletes, but one of the   counties to vote for the retention of the Ban,
                        greatest Irish sports teams ever seen must stay at      yet once the an was lifted, ligo were first
                        home, sitting on their hands”.                          out of the traps to profit, adding ligo overs
                            Two phrases stick out there, ‘utterly               players Gerry Mitchell and David Pugh to the
                        perverse’ and ‘so-called elite athletes.’ Ó Sé          senior panel. We don’t want soccer polluting
                        didn’t directly turn his ire at those who made          our country, until we decide that we do.
                        the decisions, the officials from government                Ireland, as a country, needed The Ban to be
                        and the HSE who led us to this situation                lifted, it needed GAA grounds to be opened to
                        where soccer is ok but GAA is banned, but               other sports. Right now, it does not need GAA
                        instead took a cheap shot at the League.                people looking down their noses at soccer.
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                       from defeat B                                                       ohs journey in the Women’s
                                                                                           National League continued
                                                                                           as they travelled to Eamonn
                                                                                     Deacy Park to take on Galway
                                                                                     WFC in their second game of the
                                                                                     campaign.
                                                                                        Galway held a 2-0 lead at half time
                                                                                     with their goals coming from the
                                                                                     league’s top scorer, Rachel Kearns,
                                                                                     and Kate Slevin. Bohs were lucky to
                                                                                     get to half time without conceding
                                                                                     any further goals but they still would
                                                                                     have been disappointed with the
                                                                                     defensive errors that led to their
                                                                                     two goal half time deficit
                                                                                        Four changes were made at the
                                                                                     break but it didn’t have the desired
                                                                                     effect as Galway pulled further ahead
                                                                                     on the hour mark when Lyndsey
                                                                                     McKey scored from close range.
                                                                                     Bohs came into the game after
                                                                                     this goal with Chloe Darby scoring
                                                                                     direct from a corner kick in the 71st
                                                                                     minute and she then almost made it
                                                                                     3-2 when she hit the crossbar with
                                                                                     a free kick.
                                                                                        Galway ran out deserved winners
                                                                                     but the fightbac in the second half
                                                                                     was impressive after a poor first half
                                                                                     from Bohs.
                                                                                        Bohemians goalscorer Chloe
                                                                                     Darby spoke to the club’s media
                                                                                     team about the game and remained
                                                                                     positive despite their first defeat of
                                                                                     the season:
                       • Chloe Darby; ‘we played Galway last year, but this game was
                                                                                        “It was a tough match, we always
                         a big improvement on that...’
                                                                                     knew Galway were going to be
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                          Next Up...                                                 them last year, but I think it was a big
                                                                                     improvement on last year. Although
                                                                                     we lost which is not really something
                         Bohemians v Peamount United to celebrate I think you could see
                                   Sat 24 April / Oscar Traynor, 2pm we got more into their half this year.
                                                                                     Last year we were just defending and
                         DLR Waves v Bohemians                                       this year we had a few chances at
                                            Sat 8 May / UCD Bowl, 6pm and we scored a goal.”
                                                                                        It will be a Dublin Derby next in
                        Wexford Youths v Bohemians                                   the WNL as Bohs host the league
                                 Sat 15 May / Ferrycarraig Park, 6pm champions Peamount United this
                                                                                     Saturday.
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BOHEMIAN FC
v Sligo Rovers

SSE Airtricity League   1. James TALBOT // Gk         1. Edward McGinty // Gk
Premier Division        2. Andy LYONS // D            2. Lewis Banks // D
Dalymount Park          3. Anthony BRESLIN // D       3. Colm Horgan // D
Tues. 20 April 2021
                        4. Rory FEELY // D            4. Danny Kane // D
Kick-off 19:45
                        5. Rob CORNWALL // D          5. Robbie McCourt // D
                        6. Ciaran KELLY // D          6. Greg Bolger // M
                        7. Stephen MALLON // M        7. Jordan Gibson // M
                        8. Ali COOTE // M             8. Niall Morahan // M
                        9. Bradley ROLT // F          9. Ryan De Vries // F
                        10. Keith WARD // M           10. Walter Figueira // F
Referee:
                        11. Liam BURT // M            12. Mark Byrne // M
TBA
                        12. Georgie KELLY // F        14. Shane Blaney // D
Asst. Referees:         14. Conor LEVINGSTON // M     18. John Russell // M
TBA                     16. Keith BUCKLEY (c) // M    19. Regan Donelon // D
TBA
                        17. Thomas OLUWA // F         20. Darren Collins // M
Fourth Official:        18. James FINNERTY // D       21. John Mahon // D
TBA                     19. Tyreke WILSON // D        22. David Cawley // M
                        20. Promise OMOCHERE// M      23. Scott Lynch // D
Observer:
TBA                     21. Bastien HÉRY // M         24. Johnny Kenny // F
                        22. Jamie MULLINS // M        25. Cillian Heaney // F
                        23. Jack MOYLAN // M          26. Garry Buckley // D
                        24. Gavin O’BRIEN // M        27. Romeo Parkes // F
                        25. Stephen                   28. Jason Devaney // D
                            McGUINNESS // Gk          29. Kailin Barlow // M
                        26. Ross TIERNEY //M          30 Richard Brush // G
                        27. Sean GREHAN //D           31. Conor Walsh // G
                        28. Dawson DEVOY //M          33. Peter Maguire // D
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