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[red bellied]

pity as its rare that a book about sligo rovers comes out. The last time would have being Eamonn Sweeneys effort in mid 90s!

If you include the new one about the Showground this will be the fourth book about Sligo Rovers since Sweeneys one. They Thinks it's All Over was based on the 94/95 season from a fans perspective, North West Frontier (Conal Collier) documented around 15 months between 1997-98 when Nicky Reid was manager, Joe Molloy also wrote a history of the club which was published in the late nineties and this current one makes it four.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

The book is only available, free of charge, to current season ticket holders, club members and 500 club members. More details soon.

[Professor K]

They Thinks it's All Over was based on the 94/95 season from a fans perspective

Can you tell me the author and year of this book.

[Redzer]

Cost? They might only be allowed print copies in batches of (say) 250 so if they're unsure of how it'd sell, they might stick with 250 instead of a possible loss making 500

They will need at least a print run of 500. Seeing as each member of the 500 Club is getting a copy.Plus season ticket holders and members. I'd guess a print run of 1,000 would be more like it.

[Martinho II]

If you include the new one about the Showground this will be the fourth book about Sligo Rovers since Sweeneys one. They Thinks it's All Over was based on the 94/95 season from a fans perspective, North West Frontier (Conal Collier) documented around 15 months between 1997-98 when Nicky Reid was manager, Joe Molloy also wrote a history of the club which was published in the late nineties and this current one makes it four.

remember reading conal colliers effort! how do I get a copy of Joe Molloys book as I never have seen/read it?

[showgies]

Can you tell me the author and year of this book.

The book was written by Declan Burke and came out shortly after the 94/95 season.

The current Showgrounds book is not on sale because it was funded through Peace III, so is only available free of charge.

[red bellied]

remember reading conal colliers effort! how do I get a copy of Joe Molloys book as I never have seen/read it?

I myself don't have it so ebay and second hand book shops are probably your only hope. I asked Molloy for a copy after it had gone out of print and he said he didn't even have one himself. There was also another book published on the history in the late seventies, I actually had this or maybe still do buried in my mothers attic.

[wonder88]

would that be the same Declan Burke who writes crime novels ?

[showgies]

would that be the same Declan Burke who writes crime novels ?

The very same....

[Dodge]

They will need at least a print run of 500. Seeing as each member of the 500 Club is getting a copy.Plus season ticket holders and members. I'd guess a print run of 1,000 would be more like it.

I was just picking figures for illustration. Nice to see Sligo members get it free though. That'll be a nice souvenir to keep

[redarmyfaction]

The book was written by Declan Burke and came out shortly after the 94/95 season.

The current Showgrounds book is not on sale because it was funded through Peace III, so is only available free of charge.

Martin Finan now of the County London had a big input into the production of that book.

[Professor K]

The book was written by Declan Burke and came out shortly after the 94/95 season.

I managed to get this and the Showgrounds one a few months ago. So that's the Sligo set complete on the ol' book shelf :)

Any word on Cork's 30th anniversary book?

[Eminence Grise]

Due for release sometime around 2040, if I'm not mistaken.

[Dunny]

As it says:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CURwwj7XIAE8iMb.jpg

[SkStu]

Should be of interest to Bohs aficionados, EL and Irish fans alike so ill post here - a photography book about Dalymount Park was launched in the members bar on November 18th. Price of the book is €19.95. Some Bohs coverage but mostly other events (FAI Cup Finals, Internationals and the like)

"Dalymount Park: The Home of Irish Football" is a lovingly crafted pictorial history of one of Dublin’s most treasured landmarks, put together by journalist and lifelong League of Ireland supporter Colin White.
Spanning twelve decades, the book contains fantastic photographs and magic memories from the stadium’s 125-year existence.
Irish legend John Giles, a man who stood in the terraces as a boy watching his heroes gracing the turf at ‘Dalyer’, has penned a heartfelt foreword – a love letter to the place where he began his international career.

http://www.bookdepository.com/Dalymount-Park-Colin-White/9781782188490

or if you would like to support Bohs in a small way, buying online at the following link will ensure the shop makes a small profit from each sale:
http://www.shop-bohemianfc.com/collections/frontpage/products/dalymount-the-home-of-irish-football

[showgies]

I managed to get this and the Showgrounds one a few months ago. So that's the Sligo set complete on the ol' book shelf :)



There will be another Official History of Sligo Rovers book published late 2016. They are currently advertising a special edition hardback copy of it for €75 which will include your name printed in the supporters page and a special copy of a Fantasy Programme.

[brandy86]

30 Years Of Derry City

http://foot.ie/attachment.php?attachmentid=2361&stc=1

http://www.derrycityfc.net/product/30-years-of-derry-city-the-journey-so-far-by-gary-ferry/

[seand]

Should be of interest to Bohs aficionados, EL and Irish fans alike so ill post here - a photography book about Dalymount Park was launched in the members bar on November 18th. Price of the book is €19.95. Some Bohs coverage but mostly other events (FAI Cup Finals, Internationals and the like)

"Dalymount Park: The Home of Irish Football" is a lovingly crafted pictorial history of one of Dublin’s most treasured landmarks, put together by journalist and lifelong League of Ireland supporter Colin White.
Spanning twelve decades, the book contains fantastic photographs and magic memories from the stadium’s 125-year existence.
Irish legend John Giles, a man who stood in the terraces as a boy watching his heroes gracing the turf at ‘Dalyer’, has penned a heartfelt foreword – a love letter to the place where he began his international career.

http://www.bookdepository.com/Dalymount-Park-Colin-White/9781782188490

or if you would like to support Bohs in a small way, buying online at the following link will ensure the shop makes a small profit from each sale:
http://www.shop-bohemianfc.com/collections/frontpage/products/dalymount-the-home-of-irish-football

I had a look at this when I was Christmas shopping at lunchtime, it's nothing short of fantastic. Really well put together, great photos, plenty of programmes etc for the anoraks. Pleased to see a very large Bohs presence in it- it must have been tempting to play to the crowd and focus on Ireland international content, but there's plenty of room for both in a fabulous looking book.

[White Horse]

I had a look at this when I was Christmas shopping at lunchtime, it's nothing short of fantastic. Really well put together, great photos, plenty of programmes etc for the anoraks. Pleased to see a very large Bohs presence in it- it must have been tempting to play to the crowd and focus on Ireland international content, but there's plenty of room for both in a fabulous looking book.

Picked up a copy for myself and one for my Dad. Lovely book.

[Straightstory]

Picked up a copy for myself and one for my Dad. Lovely book.
It's a terrific book - brilliant photographs which are really well reproduced, BUT as I had been warned before I got it, the captions leave a lot to be desired. Not much information, for the most part. 'Bohemians Squad' with no date for the photo nor any names of the players featured really isn't good enough. The fact that Tony Ward is featured prominently in the 'FAI Cup Final Bohemians v Limerick United' photo from 1982 is surely worthy of a mention - but it isn't. So much of the captioning is arbitrary.
Ten out of ten for photos and design, but they really should have got an editor to deal with the captions. But still a genuine 'must have' for Irish football fans.

[Professor K]

I've posted a list on my blog of over a hundred League of Ireland related books.

https://leagueofirelandhistory.wordpress.com/2015/12/30/league-of-ireland-books/

[razor]

Impressive, I'll see if I can dig out a copy of my one for you.

[atfconline]

Anyone know what the latest is on the Cork anniversary book?

[Professor K]

Paul O'Brien's book 'For the Love of the Game' was launched after the Pat's game on Friday night. Not sure where to get a copy at the moment.

Neal Horgan's 'Second City' was also launched, his follow up book to Death of a Football Club.

And staying on the subject of Cork, Bobby Tambling's autobiography 'Goals in Life' was released last month.

The Sligo Rovers club history book, limited hardback edition, is out (€75) and the regular version is coming soon (€50).

And there will be another Dundalk Season Review.

[White Horse]

Neal Horgan's 'Second City' was also launched, his follow up book to Death of a Football Club.

Any book about Cork should have "second" in the title.

[patrickccfc]

I had a feeling one dundalk fan would come up with something like that

[White Horse]

I had a feeling one dundalk fan would come up with something like that

It was predictable, I suppose. I'll still buy the book though. Horgan's first book was excellent.

[Charlie Darwin]

It was predictable, I suppose. I'll still buy the book though. Horgan's first book was excellent.
Make sure you put the wrapping in the bin if you do. Could end up blowing in front of the Shed...

[patrickccfc]

Make sure you put the wrapping in the bin if you do. Could end up blowing in front of the Shed...

I'd rather it blew in front of our stand in the cup final...

[EatYerGreens]

The Sligo Rovers club history book, limited hardback edition, is out (€75) and the regular version is coming soon (€50).


I know they'll use the 'limited edition' tag to justify it, but that is fierce pricey for a book about an Irish football club.

Is it really limited - like 500 copies - and so priced like that to justify the print run ?

[Martinho II]

I know they'll use the 'limited edition' tag to justify it, but that is fierce pricey for a book about an Irish football club.

Is it really limited - like 500 copies - and so priced like that to justify the print run ?

yeah I believe so. they did something like that with history of the showgrounds. btw if I want to buy that Neal Horgan book how do I go about it as loved the 1st book?

[Hitman]

btw if I want to buy that Neal Horgan book how do I go about it as loved the 1st book?

It's not out until Saturday, but you'll be able to get it at http://sportsproview.com/product/second-city/, I'd imagine the club shop will be selling it too.

[redobit]

I know they'll use the 'limited edition' tag to justify it, but that is fierce pricey for a book about an Irish football club.

Is it really limited - like 500 copies - and so priced like that to justify the print run ?

Yes, it is limited. The only way to get the limited edition is to put your name forward. Less than a couple of hundred of the limited editions. So pretty limited alright. For the limited edition you get: a hardback copy, your name printed in it and a couple or other additions (I think they will all be numbered, so its a limited edition set in effect).

Years of hard work gone into this. It will be a real encyclopaedia of all things Sligo Rovers.

[Professor K]

Haven't heard anything about the Cork book.

'One Team, One Dream, Won Friday Night' by Brian Kennedy is out this Christmas.

Any others?

[Martinho II]

Haven't heard anything about the Cork book.

'One Team, One Dream, Won Friday Night' by Brian Kennedy is out this Christmas.

Any others?

what is Brian Kennedys new book about?

[El-Pietro]

what is Brian Kennedys new book about?


If its anything like his last one, factual inaccuracies.

[historynut]

In the photo launch of shels new kit, there is a pile of books on table alongside scarfs and the mannequin, can anyone tell me what book it is, would it be a history of Shelbourne FC ?

[atfconline]

SHELS - A Grand Old Team to Know
https://shop.shelbournefc.ie/products/shels-a-grand-old-team-to-know

[historynut]

thank you
is that book on Athlone's 1920's cup win still available

[atfconline]

Not sure who might stock it still. If you're on Twitter, you could try the author direct @tadhgcarey

[writerbk1969]

"One Team, One Dream, Won Friday Night" will be released in March/April. It's 35 stories of 35 fans of 35 LOI clubs, past & present. This way you get the stories of lifelong fans of the club they love. All current LOI clubs have at least one item and there are also stories from clubs no longer in the league like Monaghan United, Kildare County,Newcastlewest etc. I'll be launching it in various clubs/venues around Ireland

[atfconline]

The League have put out their own 66-page book this season. Mixture of photos, artwork and stories from both divisions, including by some forum regulars.

https://pay.fai.ie/shop/greatest-league-in-the-world-book/

[Professor K]

Here's a list of LOI related books released in the last four years:

2009
The Four-in-a-row Story - Robert Goggins
When We Were Kings: The Story of Athlone Town's 1924 FAI Cup Triumph - Tadhg Carey
Shelbourne Cult Heroes: From Bulawayo to Ballybough - Sean Fitzpatrick

2010
Gods Vs Mortals: Irish Clubs in Europe, A Front Row Seat at 10 of the Greatest Games - Paul Keane
Bray Wanderers 25 Years in League of Ireland Football 1985-2010 - Aidan O'Toole
DUFC A Claret and Blue History - Brian Whelan
The Dav: Anecdotes and Stories from Inside & Outside the Box - Carl Davenport

2011
The History of Mervue United 1960-2010 - Willie Henry
The Official Book of the FAI Cup - Sean Ryan
Just Follow The Floodlights! The Complete Guide to League of Ireland Football - Brian Kennedy

2012
Ireland's First Real World Cup: The Story of the 1924 Ireland Olympic Football Team - David Needham
Chronological History of Shamrock Rovers FC - Robert Goggins

2013
Republic of Ireland Football League Tables and Results 1921-2012 - Alex Graham
Through The Hoops - Jimmy Cummins
Tallaght Time: Shamrock Rovers 2009-2012 - Macdara Ferris & Karl Reilly
Shelbourne's European Run 2004 - Peter Goulding
C'mon The Town: A Dundalk FC Miscellany - Jim Murphy
In Rod We Trust: How Athlone Won the League - Kevin O'Neill

2014
Stories of the Showgrounds – by Kevin Colreavy
Finn Harps 1974 FAI Cup Winners 40th Anniversary Souvenir Programme
Dundalk FC Champions 2014 Season Review – by Gavin McLaughlin
Death of a Football Club? The Story of Cork City FC: Season 2008 – by Neal Horgan

2015
Dalymount Park: The Home of Irish Football – by Colin White
Soccer in Munster: A Social History 1877-1937 – by David Toms
30 Years 1985-2015: The Journey So Far – by Gary Ferry
The Double: Dundalk FC – by Gavin McLaughlin
Diary of the Finn Harps Season: Promotion 2015
Chick: The Eamonn Deacy Story – by Ger Geraghty
The Irish Soccer Split – by Cormac Moore

2016
The Bit O’Red: A History of Sligo Rovers 1928 – 2016 by Aidan Mannion, Joe Molloy and Anthony Kilfeather
Shels: A Grand Old Team to Know – by Christopher Sands
For the Love of the Game: The Paul O’Brien Story – by Paul O’Brien
Dundalk FC: Making History – by Gavin McLaughlin

2017
Airtricity League Media Guide
A Fan for all seasons: Memoirs of Irish Football – by Graham Howard
First Hand: My Life and Irish Football – by Eoin Hand

2018
Greatest League in the World – by Gareth Maher
Club Soccer in Ireland 1921/22 to 2017 – by Paddy Smithers
One Team, One Dream, Won Friday Night –by Brian Kennedy
Dundalk FC: Taking Back The Throne – by Gavin McLaughlin

Here's a summary of books since I made that post. Let me know if I've missed something.

I was just made aware of a Bohs one from 2010, a 40 page booklet called The Enduring Legacy of an Idle Youth by Ciaran Priestley, so I'm hoping to find a copy of that.

[ToberonaTornado]

2018
Greatest League in the World – by Gareth Maher
Club Soccer in Ireland 1921/22 to 2017 – by Paddy Smithers
One Team, One Dream, Won Friday Night –by Brian Kennedy
Dundalk FC: Taking Back The Throne – by Gavin McLaughlin

Here's a summary of books since I made that post. Let me know if I've missed something.

I was just made aware of a Bohs one from 2010, a 40 page booklet called The Enduring Legacy of an Idle Youth by Ciaran Priestley, so I'm hoping to find a copy of that.

Nice work Prof K.

Any feedback from anyone for the 3 books in bold :confused: TIA
👍

[Martinho II]

Nice work Prof K.

Any feedback from anyone for the 3 books in bold :confused: TIA
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I bought Brian Kennedys one. its very good. each chapter is wrote by a fan of each league of ireland club and theres also chapters on deceased league of ireland clubs wrote by supporters ie thurles town.

[ToberonaTornado]

I bought Brian Kennedys one. its very good. each chapter is wrote by a fan of each league of ireland club and theres also chapters on deceased league of ireland clubs wrote by supporters ie thurles town.

Cheers Martinho :star:(adds book to wish list)

Be's handy to buy for me around xmas - eason book vouchers,Amazon vouchers....etc :D

[Hitman]

2016
Second City: The Fall, Death and Rise of CCFC, Part Two: Season 2009 - by Neal Horgan

2018
HIBS! A history of Cork Hibernians FC 1957-1976 - by Michael Russell

[Professor K]

Thanks Hitman, forgot Neal's second book on my list but I actually hadn't heard of the Cork Hibs one. Buying that now.

Paddy Smithers' book is primarily a LOI results book, he told me he only printed 60 copies though.

[Martinho II]

my brother who posts on here the odd occasion pauro 7 gave me the greatest league in the world book back. I dont need it at all but anyone that wants that copy off me send me a pm pls!

[EatYerGreens]

2018
HIBS! A history of Cork Hibernians FC 1957-1976 - by Michael Russell

Anyone know where this book can be got from ? Amazon lists just one supplier for £33 with postage.