Quoteit's not april fools yet is it?
I still put money on rico or hill at this stage (not with standing James "Spillane" like exclusives which normally implode quicker than a dolan fart)
According to the Sun Dolan is to be appointed new Cork manager with Eamonn Collins taking over Pats....
Enjoy!
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it's not april fools yet is it?
I still put money on rico or hill at this stage (not with standing James "Spillane" like exclusives which normally implode quicker than a dolan fart)
john flynn? - awesome!!!!!!
Wel they do have a two page spread on it and Neil O'Rioirdan is good for eL news...
Apparently Dolan was in Cork talking to Lennox at the weekend
A cork source "I am not sure if anything is done yet, but it certainly looks as though Pat will be Coming In"
Really strong rumours in Inchicore that Dolan was definitely out. Cork job was whispered but didn't take too much notice...
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Ya, they have it om 104fm up here as well. I never thought that Id see the day that Dolan left Pats, let alone go to Cork!
A good appointment IMO
As I say, we're just young & a bit nieve.
o god, i'm feeling sick
hang on a minute, doesnt Dolan have a stake in St Rats?
Apparently Dolan does not have any shares in Pats.
Was strongly rumoured at the end of the season that Pat Dolan would leave Inchicore at the end of the season.
With Lennox seemingly ruling out Rico & Don would seem like Pat Dolan a bit more than a rumour.
is this a good or a bad thing? he certainly is passionate about irish football, but is he what we are looking for?
will the fans take to him?
Has to be a good thing. He really believes in the league and is not a chancer like Damo. My only worry is I hope he's not here just for the free chips.
"Its the bad players who are the luxury not the skillfull ones"
Danny Blanchflower
if it is ture and I find it hard to believe, then great stuff indeed.
a masterclass stroke but beware the guy has his faults. remember how he drove liam buckley to resignation. the guy is a control freak and we will be playing long ball football. however he can transform a bunch of miscreants into a decent team.
that said I am pretty happy. if anything the likes of woods, o´callaghan, flynn, grady will thrive under his setup.
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The mirror claims that Lennox approached Dolan last week.
its pretty much in all the papers, this is the suprise i was thinking was going to happen.
never in a million years would have thought he would get it though
Great news. Welcome Pat...
Pat Dolan
Has to be a good thing if he is the manager of our team.If he is the manager lets give him the chance come on city.If and when that is.
surprise is the word. the Echo on the ball as ever eh?
It's Dolan's enthusiasm for the eL is what is his best quality IMO. He was Commercial manager when Kerr won the league for Pats (I think) and I can't see him being too happy with the mess that Noelle and Jim Murphy have made of Marketing and merchandise.
He's professional and won't put up with **** from people.
One or two slackers in the City camp might find themselves on their way. Uh oh Billy....
This is the best news possible ! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
Still undecided on Pats imminent appointment.
Suppose with Dolan you also get a PR man into the bargain & suppose he likely to bring greater exposure & passion to city. St Pats seem to have a good community spirit going so maybe Dolan could pass on some tips to Lennox.
Biggest problem i can see is Dolan may not be able to contain himself as team manager & will almost certainly step on a few of the current backroom peoples toes. Whether this is good or not is debatable...
Would Dolan be a better Club Manager as opposed to Team Manager? Is he only going to be given the job so he can pass on how Pats always used to beat us?
good point. i remember when chatting to trapper tracy (liam buckley's right hamd man) he said dolan was a brillant motivator and a amazing reader of the game. however he was a control freak and drove buckley out of the club.Originally posted by pete
Still undecided on Pats imminent appointment.
Biggest problem i can see is Dolan may not be able to contain himself as team manager & will almost certainly step on a few of the current backroom peoples toes. Whether this is good or not is debatable...
Would Dolan be a better Club Manager as opposed to Team Manager? Is he only going to be given the job so he can pass on how Pats always used to beat us?
i couldn't see dolan being happy with just a team role.
that is why i suspect he has got the role of club manager. noelle and jim murphy won't last long that's for sure. dolan is pretty direct guy
btw does the club manager job also involve a first team management role if not then there is no way you could have dolan, lennox and say rico in the club
john flynn? - awesome!!!!!!
Dolan linked with Pats exit – report
A morning newspaper report suggests that Pat Dolan is about to end his 15-year association with St Patrick’s Athletic, with strong speculation linking him with the vacant manager’s position at Cork City.
A report in The Sun claims that debilitating losses to the Richmond Park playing staff – goalkeeper Seamus Kelly and strikers Ger McCarthy and Philip Hughes have all left the club since the end of the season – have precipitated Dolan’s exit.
Dolan has become synonymous with the Saints over the past decade and a half, but a section of the club’s supporters launched a campaign of terrace criticism of the manager during last season, when Pats greatly underachieved and were relegation play-off candidates right up to the last day of the league season.
Coming just months after the player registration fiasco that saw the club demoted to third place in the table after finishing the 2001/02 season on top of the table, it was enough to spark mounting unrest amongst the club’s faithful.
And while the club outwardly backed Dolan, it has been alleged that Eamon Collins, the club’s coach, is being groomed for the step-up to the manager’s seat before the beginning of next season.
The burly 34-year-old was reportedly spotted in the Cork area over the weekend, leading to speculation that he had met with Cork City Chairman Brian Lennox regarding the manager’s job at Turners Cross, which has been vacant since Liam Murphy’s decision to step down at the end of last season.
A series of high-profile managers are reportedly in the running for the job, including former Liverpool and Denmark player Jan Molby, sacked by Hull City earlier in the season, and Bruce Rioch, Arsene Wenger’s immediate predecessor as manager of Premiership giants Arsenal.
Dolan is expected to respond to the speculation in his weekly newspaper column on Friday.
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