patsh
23/11/2002, 2:13 PM
Back page of tonight's Echo.
By NOEL SPILLANE
CORK City chairman Brian Lennox will move this week to quash rumours team mnager Liam Murphy is aout to lose his job.
The City boss had to put up with a “Murphy Out” banner at Belfield Park last night as Cork slipped to a one-goal defeat at the hands of UCD and are still looking for only their second away win of the season.
“I noticed a minority of the fans in the ground last night, but as team manager I have to learn to live with that,” said Murphy.
To be honest with you, I don’t think it’s the supporters, it’s other people, other forces at work here in some sections of the media,” he added.
“I have to live with that and it’s part and parcel of the job. I think it goes with the territory. We had a bit of stick at the start of the season before a ball was even kicked and the people who gave us that did not even come to see us play.
“It’s all media hype, trying to boost sales, nothing more, nothing less. I mean we had a blistering start to the season, we planned our season very well, we have been joint second for ages in the league but some people have decided to have a go.
It’s the manager they are having a go at and if they want to that’s fine by me. I am in the game a long time but I think this is unjustified, uncalled for and not very constructive.
Basically I am only interested in my players, no one else and that’s that.”
Murphy has come under some pressure after Cork made an FAI Cup exit to Derry in the semi-finals and effectively slipped out of the Championship race with just one away win all season.
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So it's not the Fans, its the media.
Yes Liam, it's true, all us fans love you and think you are great
It's only a minority
That would be the minority that bother to travel to away games, Liam ?
The criticism is "unjustified, uncalled for and not very constructive"
Exactly like your management, eh?
As far as Liam is concerned, he is doing fine, and as he says on the inside page all City "need is a change of luck and......some moral courage"
Here's a suggestion Liam, gather up some of that moral courage and ensure we get that change of luck, by facilitating a change of management.
If, as Spillane says, Lennox does come out and support LM, I think he will be showing that his oft stated ambitions for the club is a lot of talk.
By NOEL SPILLANE
CORK City chairman Brian Lennox will move this week to quash rumours team mnager Liam Murphy is aout to lose his job.
The City boss had to put up with a “Murphy Out” banner at Belfield Park last night as Cork slipped to a one-goal defeat at the hands of UCD and are still looking for only their second away win of the season.
“I noticed a minority of the fans in the ground last night, but as team manager I have to learn to live with that,” said Murphy.
To be honest with you, I don’t think it’s the supporters, it’s other people, other forces at work here in some sections of the media,” he added.
“I have to live with that and it’s part and parcel of the job. I think it goes with the territory. We had a bit of stick at the start of the season before a ball was even kicked and the people who gave us that did not even come to see us play.
“It’s all media hype, trying to boost sales, nothing more, nothing less. I mean we had a blistering start to the season, we planned our season very well, we have been joint second for ages in the league but some people have decided to have a go.
It’s the manager they are having a go at and if they want to that’s fine by me. I am in the game a long time but I think this is unjustified, uncalled for and not very constructive.
Basically I am only interested in my players, no one else and that’s that.”
Murphy has come under some pressure after Cork made an FAI Cup exit to Derry in the semi-finals and effectively slipped out of the Championship race with just one away win all season.
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So it's not the Fans, its the media.
Yes Liam, it's true, all us fans love you and think you are great
It's only a minority
That would be the minority that bother to travel to away games, Liam ?
The criticism is "unjustified, uncalled for and not very constructive"
Exactly like your management, eh?
As far as Liam is concerned, he is doing fine, and as he says on the inside page all City "need is a change of luck and......some moral courage"
Here's a suggestion Liam, gather up some of that moral courage and ensure we get that change of luck, by facilitating a change of management.
If, as Spillane says, Lennox does come out and support LM, I think he will be showing that his oft stated ambitions for the club is a lot of talk.