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**Martinho II** · 02/12/2013, 8:33 PM

Originally Posted by seand

In Rod We Trust indeed! Should be interesting though, hope it sells well. IMO Who Needs Cantona... is the one of the worst football books ever written. In fairness the author was working with the most threadbare of material.

Seand please check your PM! I sent you a message!!

**orielabu** · 09/12/2013, 6:46 PM

C’mon The Town, A Dundalk FC Miscellany, is a statistical and images history of one of Ireland’s most successful clubs. Comprising statistics, photographs, memorabilia, player profiles and stories, it covers the club’s 88-season record in the League of Ireland.
There will be a Dublin launch at Dalymount Park on Friday Dec 13^th, commencing 7.00. Entrance will be through the ‘Players and Officials Entrance’ and there is a car park for about 20 cars which will be opened on the night.
A special launch night price of €20 (€5 off) will apply.
All are welcome.
Please convey this invitation to anyone you think would be interested in attending.
All proceeds are in aid of the club.

**The Donie Forde** · 09/12/2013, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by orielabu

C’mon The Town, A Dundalk FC Miscellany, is a statistical and images history of one of Ireland’s most successful clubs. Comprising statistics, photographs, memorabilia, player profiles and stories, it covers the club’s 88-season record in the League of Ireland.
There will be a Dublin launch at Dalymount Park on Friday Dec 13^th, commencing 7.00. Entrance will be through the ‘Players and Officials Entrance’ and there is a car park for about 20 cars which will be opened on the night.
A special launch night price of €20 (€5 off) will apply.
All are welcome.
Please convey this invitation to anyone you think would be interested in attending.
All proceeds are in aid of the club.

I collect every possible LOI book I can get my hands on.
I would just like to say this is a fantastic publication, an absolute credit to Jim Murphy. Highly recommended!

**A face** · 10/12/2013, 7:45 AM

Originally Posted by orielabu

C’mon The Town, A Dundalk FC Miscellany, is a statistical and images history of one of Ireland’s most successful clubs. Comprising statistics, photographs, memorabilia, player profiles and stories, it covers the club’s 88-season record in the League of Ireland.
There will be a Dublin launch at Dalymount Park on Friday Dec 13^th, commencing 7.00. Entrance will be through the ‘Players and Officials Entrance’ and there is a car park for about 20 cars which will be opened on the night.
A special launch night price of €20 (€5 off) will apply.
All are welcome.
Please convey this invitation to anyone you think would be interested in attending.
All proceeds are in aid of the club.

ISBN Number??

**Professor K** · 10/12/2013, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by The Donie Forde

I collect every possible LOI book I can get my hands on.
I would just like to say this is a fantastic publication, an absolute credit to Jim Murphy. Highly recommended!

Same here, I collect a lot of them myself and Jim's new book is very impressive. Staggering amount of photos and stats. No ISBN.

By the way, I'm looking to buy an old book, if anyone has a copy of the AFS Book of Inter-League Matches A Complete record (1985) could you send me a pm.

**orielabu** · 30/12/2013, 5:27 PM

The Herald Dec 21^st
Books Review by Aidan Fitzmaurice

“It was a relatively quiet year in the League of Ireland, but the season still produced three top-drawer publications.

Athlone-based journalist Kevin O'Neill has worked wonders to pull together 'In Rod We Trust, How Athlone Won The League' just a matter of weeks after Roddy Collins won promotion for the midlands side.
GLORY
O'Neill has covered Athlone for 15 years, most of them bleak, but his book charts the progress of the club from the scene in 2008, when Athlone Town was on the verge of extinction due to a €440,000 debt, to the glory of promotion at the end of the 2013 season.
Available at kevoneill1@yahoo.ie, it's a superb effort.

Dundalk fan Jim Murphy has come up with a gem in 'C'Mon The Town: A Dundalk FC Miscellany'. Murphy charted the club's history in a previous book, but his new contribution is a more light-hearted publication, with a stunning collection of photos.
There are sad stories (former Dundalk star Jimmy Hasty was murdered by Loyalist paramilitaries in 1974) and intriguing snippets (did former England manager Ron Greenwood play in Dundalk under a false name during WWII?) and non-Dundalk fans would find plenty to read about.

Two Shamrock Rovers fans, Macara Ferris and Karl Reilly, were first out of the blocks as they published 'Tallaght Time – Shamrock Rovers 2009-12' (The Liffey Press) earlier in the year. The book is still in the shops and will give Hoops fans a welcome reminder of the glory years of title success and their Europa League adventure.”

**wonder88** · 04/01/2014, 9:28 PM

I know it is dated by now, but recently got the Brendan Menton book on his time working for the FAI. Going to read it soon when I have time but I think it covers some interesting issues that arose in the LoI as well?

**Professor K** · 26/11/2014, 1:59 PM

Originally Posted by Professor K

By the way, I'm looking to buy an old book, if anyone has a copy of the AFS Book of Inter-League Matches A Complete record (1985) could you send me a pm.

Finally got this after searching for a year and a half.

The Dundalk 2014 review book is being launched tomorrow.

http://www.dundalkfc.com/champ10ns-book-launch-2/

Any news on the Cork 30 year anniversary one?

**razor** · 26/11/2014, 2:12 PM

Originally Posted by Professor K

Any news on the Cork 30 year anniversary one?

we've pushed it out to next Feb/March to include full details of the 30th season

**orielabu** · 28/11/2014, 6:49 PM

Title: DUNDALK FC CHAMPIONS SEASON REVIEW 28-11-2014
Editor: Gavin McLaughlin
ISBN: None
Publication Date: 27-11-2014
Format: Paper back—264 pages
Self published

Synopsis
Dundalk FC Champions… Season Review.
Another addition to the LOI Book Library.
This 264-page full colour tribute to Dundalk’s 2014 Premiership victory, sells at €15 and is available at the club’s Marshes Shopping Centre Shop and on its on-line merchandising shop.
Superbly designed, it contains coverage—reports, photos and statistics—of every Dundalk match in the past memorable season and the victory celebrations.
It is the work of three young supporters—Edited by Gavin Mc Laughlin, Sports Editor of the Dundalk Democrat, photographs were supplied by Ciaran Culligan and design and layout is the work of Killian Walsh.
A must-buy for League of Ireland followers and well worth the €15.

http://shop.dundalkfc.com/champ10ns-...view-p-83.html

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**redobit** · 30/11/2014, 4:57 PM

New Sligo Rovers book out before the Christmas.

**The Donie Forde** · 30/11/2014, 6:34 PM

Originally Posted by redobit

New Sligo Rovers book out before the Christmas.

Got any details of that, redobit?

**redobit** · 01/12/2014, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by The Donie Forde

Got any details of that, redobit?

About The Showgies I believe.

**The Donie Forde** · 01/12/2014, 1:10 PM

Originally Posted by redobit

About The Showgies I believe.

Is it by Anthony Kilfeather?
Heard quite some time back that he was doing/was involved with the doing of a Sligo book.

**orielabu** · 01/12/2014, 4:26 PM

According to today’s Irish Independent (Daniel McDonnell), former Cork defender Neal Horgan has published “Death of a Football Club”, the story of Cork’s 2008 season. It is based on a diary kept by Horgan, and according to McDonnell “For anyone with either an interest in the circus that is Irish football or a curiosity about gaining a broader understanding, this is essential reading.”
Anyone have details of where it can be obtained.

**Charlie Darwin** · 01/12/2014, 4:29 PM

Originally Posted by orielabu

According to today’s Irish Independent (Daniel McDonnell), former Cork defender Neal Horgan has published “Death of a Football Club”, the story of Cork’s 2008 season. It is based on a diary kept by Horgan, and according to McDonnell “For anyone with either an interest in the circus that is Irish football or a curiosity about gaining a broader understanding, this is essential reading.”
Anyone have details of where it can be obtained.

It's only out as an ebook as far as I know, but he plans to have it released as a hard copy: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/488298

**El-Pietro** · 01/12/2014, 5:26 PM

He was selling copies of the physical book at our end of season party for a tenner. Its a god read, interesting to see how different life inside a football club is compared to the view we have.

**Martinho II** · 01/12/2014, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

He was selling copies of the physical book at our end of season party for a tenner. Its a god read, interesting to see how different life inside a football club is compared to the view we have.

any idea EL Pietro when the hard copy would be released as I would be interested in purchasing a copy. A superb review in the Indo today!