The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
FOR THE Irish game generally, yesterday's FAI Cup final at the RDS represented a good ending to a very bad year but after managing his side to runaway success in the league, Bohemians boss Pat Fenlon could be forgiven for going a little beyond that in his analysis of its significance.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
HAVING trailed behind their rivals to what he considers an "embarrassing" extent in the league, Jamie Harris is hoping he and his St Patrick's Athletic team-mates can salvage some pride while maintaining their hopes of winning some silverware this season by winning tonight's first Ford-sponsored FAI Cup semi-final at Richmond Park, writes
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
DEREK PENDER of Bray Wanderers and Cobh Ramblers' Ross Gaynor have been drafted into Pat Fenlon's under-23 League of Ireland squad for this evening's International Challenge Trophy match against Belgium.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... year awards.Predictably, double winners Bohemians feature prominently in the lists with manager Pat Fenlon, captain Owen Heary and goalkeeper Brian Murphy making up half of a personality panel which is completed by St Patrick's Athletic midfielder Keith Fahey along with two more managers, Jeff Kenna of Galway United and Sligo Rovers' Paul Cook. Murphy's fellow contenders for the goalkeeper...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
Bohemians 2 Derry City 2 (aet, Bohs won 4-2 on penalties): Bohemians wrapped up the double in exhilarating fashion at the RDS as Pat Fenlon's side won the Ford FAI Cup in a penalty shoot-out after 120 incident-packed minutes failed to separate the two sides.
Football Corner (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
T his Sunday sees Bohemians take on Derry City in the final of the Ford FAI Cup in a game that promises much. In a season that has been, to put it bluntly, a disaster for the league, both Bohs and Derry have been terrific . Pat Fenlon's Bohs claimed the league title with several games to spare, whilst Derry won the League Cup for the fourth year running. Bohs will be favourites to make it a...
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
... and Sammy Morrow rifled a direct free-kick to the top left corner of Murphy's net.Bohs' boss Pat Fenlon immediately made a change, bring on Kalonas and they were level within four minutes.Kalonas won a corner and then helped on Jason Byrne's delivery for Glen Crowe to side-foot home from close-range.Byrne then put Bohs in front on 70 minutes from a dubiously awarded penalty.Morrow headed...
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
It is the biggest day of the domestic football calendar as the RDS plays host to the 88th FAI Ford Cup final. Bohemians face Derry City in a match that promises to be a fitting finale to the 2008 season. Bohemians will be without the suspended Jason McGuinness and cup-tied Anto Murphy but otherwise are at full strength. Manager Pat Fenlon has some big decisions to make as his title winning squad...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
CHAMPIONS BOHEMIANS finished off their league campaign with a flourish to maintain their momentum ahead of next week's FAI Cup final and in so doing ended Cork's hopes of European football.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
A GLANCE at the league table might support St Patrick's Athletic's claim to be the country's second best team but at the end of a difficult season it still seems that in tomorrow's Ford-sponsored FAI Cup final at the RDS we have the consolation of a clash between the Premier Division's undisputed top dogs and the side best equipped to take them on in a high-stakes, one-off game.
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
... and John Paul Kelly (hip), while Stephen O’Donnell is ruled out through suspension.Bohs boss Pat Fenlon said: “There is no question of us easing up in the league.“If we take our foot off the pedal now it could be difficult to get back to the level required to win trophies and the Cup final is very close.” Related Links:LINK: LINK:
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
Bohemians simply emphasise their superiorityFAI CUP SEMI-FINAL St Patrick's Athletic 1 Bohemians 3: THE HOME side's aim here had been to show that the 19 league points they trail Bohemians by in some way flatters the newly crowned champions.In fact, they had somehow managed to make the gap look rather modest by the break after the visitors rampaged their way towards their first Ford-sponsored FAI Cup...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... to see his deflected shot come back off a post.Conscious of needing just a point, Ireland manager Pat Fenlon went with a conservative 4-5-1 line-up with Behan the lone striker.Though fielding an under-20 side, the Belgians were nonetheless athletic, quick and technically good and they caused Ireland problems early on.The influential Hubert forced Murphy into turning a 12th minute free-kick...
