Vladis 64 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) Цитата Shelbourne were founded in Dublin in 1895. In 1904 the club joined the Irish Football League, which was then an all Ireland competition, before becoming founding members of the League of Ireland in 1921. Shelbourne have won the league 13 times and are one of three clubs to have won both the IFA Cup and the FAI Cup. They play their home matches at Tolka Park, in the Dublin suburb of Drumcondra. The club colours are primarily red and white, with home jerseys being predominantly red. "Shels" is the club's most common nickname, an abbreviation of Shelbourne. Facilities Edited Monday at 10:56 by Vladis Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 (edited) Meet the Manager Цитата Dean Delany (born 15 September 1980) is an Irish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Beginning his career in England with Everton in 1997, three years later he moved on to Port Vale, having never turned out for the first team at Everton despite winning caps for the Republic of Ireland under-21s and lifting the FA Youth Cup. He spent four years with Vale, and did make 39 first team appearances, though was never their first choice keeper. He also spent time on loan at Macclesfield Town, but never made it onto the field. He returned to Ireland in 2004 to sign a contract with Shelbourne, who he helped to the League of Ireland title in 2006. He spent 2007 with Waterford United, though returned to Shelbourne the following year. The "Shels" had been demoted in his absence, and he was the goalkeeper in the 2011 season, as they won promotion back into the top-flight. He joined Bohemians in time for the 2013 season, before returning to Shelbourne again in 2017 and helping the club to win promotion as League of Ireland First Division champions in 2019. He was named on the PFAI First Division Team of the Year for the 2009 and 2018 seasons. Edited January 10 by Vladis Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 (edited) Republic of Ireland football league system *First two tiers are active in FM SSE Airtricity League Premier Division Rules Past winners (last 10 seasons) 🠗 SSE Airtricity League First Division Rules Past winners (last 10 seasons) Also there is U19 National League which is separated in two divisions. Edited January 10 by Vladis Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Monday at 03:51 Author Share Posted Monday at 03:51 Dean Delany`s career objectives Short-term: - gain promotion; - extend key players` contracts. Mid-term: - build strong competitive team (primary with local players); - improve club facilities (as much as possible); - improve staff positions (primary with local specialists). Long-term: - become the most titled team in Ireland (currently Shamrock Rovers with 18 titles); - reach group stages of Champions League; - produce at least one Irish international player; - build the most successful youth system in Ireland. Recruitment preferences 1. Ireland 2. UK 3. Other countries (slight preference to English speakers) Current season expectations As you can see our board is far less ambitious as bookmakers. I think we have a chance for promotion but it should be a tough race. Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Monday at 10:54 Author Share Posted Monday at 10:54 Squad overview *click on the image to increase size This squad is well suited to 4-4-2 formation. We have some very good players for this level but lack quality depth at almost all positions. First of all we need at least one pacey striker to build partnership with tall and good in air Kilduff. Also would like to bring in left winger and central defender. Key players: Gary Deegan Mark Byrne Karl Sheppard Staff overview Coaching team Medical team* Recruitment team U19 staff *Peter Hurley was appointed as sports scientist by me. We don't have any analytics in the club. Alongside with at least two scouts it's priority task for staff recruitment. Overall our staff quality is very average but ok for current level. Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Monday at 12:03 Author Share Posted Monday at 12:03 January - February 2021 Pre-season We have tested ourselves against some Premier League sides and it was not as good as i wanted. Despite some improvements in our game near to the end of pre-season i couldn't be happy with our defensive performance but probably we will look more solid in officiam matches. We have made some signings during these two months. It's really tough to recruite players with such limited scouting options. All players signed on loan from Bohemians are real Shels transfers (good option for llm scouting ) Michael Barker - will provide depth in two positions (CD and FB) J.J. Lunney - pretty good midfielder who is comfortable with the ball Harry Milne - good fullback for this level Glen McAuley - should be our main scorer. Good finishing and off the ball movement. Jamie Gray - another striker. Quick enough to be dangerous for slow opponents. Also added some numbers to our staff. Two new scouts Richie Smith, Patsy Freyne, recruitment analyst Martin Waters, new coach John Dineen, performance analyst Joe Walsh and physio Charlotte Skidmore. Other news: Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Tuesday at 09:54 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 09:54 February 2021 Great start of the season for us. Though opponents were weeker it's pleasent to begin league campaign with 3 straight clean sheets. Kilduff (3 goals) and Fitzgerald (2 assists) were outstanding for us in this month. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nice but nothing special as it's only first 3 matches of the season. And some sad news. Barker will miss at least 6 month. Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Wednesday at 04:37 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 04:37 (edited) March 2021 Our ubeatable run coninues. I was concerned with our defence during pre-season matches but after 7 league games we conceded only twice from set pieces. Important win over Cork City who are our main rivals for promotion. Edited Wednesday at 08:55 by Vladis Link to post Share on other sites
ToMexico!! 418 Posted Wednesday at 14:50 Share Posted Wednesday at 14:50 I had an enjoyable save with UCD a few editions ago. Shame to see them in 2nd place Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Thursday at 00:54 Author Share Posted Thursday at 00:54 9 часов назад, ToMexico!! сказал: I had an enjoyable save with UCD a few editions ago. Shame to see them in 2nd place hI, @ToMexico!! How far did you go with UCD? I've never managed in Ireland until this year and hardly imagine what to expect in long-term. Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Thursday at 03:19 Author Share Posted Thursday at 03:19 April 2021 Our agressive manner of defending played against us in first two matches of April. Straight red cards in the beginning of both games. As the board doesn't treat cups as important in mtach against Waterford i decided to rotate the squad and give playing time to those who lack match sharpness. With the 10 man on the pitch we were hardly outdominated by Premier league side but it's something i'm not worring about. After three games without winning we had returned to the winning run and near to the mid of the season we are keeping the 1st place. Kilduff's head is the main weapon in our arsenal It's my fault. I didn't took it seriously when Bohemians manager threatened to recall Glen due to playing him in unagreed role (AF instead of P). McAuley scored 5 goals for us in 8 games. Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Thursday at 09:53 Author Share Posted Thursday at 09:53 May 2021 Very good month for us. Totally outclassed Wexford and took 6 points against tough opponents Cork City and U.C.D. Have finished month with friendly game as we have two weeks break in the league. Unfortunately our top goalscoreer Kilduff got injured in match with U.C.D. and will return to training not earlier than July. Another bad news came from Bohemians. The same story as with McAuley. Now we really lack depth in CM postion. Link to post Share on other sites
ToMexico!! 418 Posted Thursday at 10:10 Share Posted Thursday at 10:10 9 hours ago, Vladis said: hI, @ToMexico!! How far did you go with UCD? I've never managed in Ireland until this year and hardly imagine what to expect in long-term. I documented it on here. Here's the link Was quite a fun save albeit dominant domestically. Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Thursday at 10:19 Author Share Posted Thursday at 10:19 2 минуты назад, ToMexico!! сказал: I documented it on here. Here's the link Was quite a fun save albeit dominant domestically. Thanks. Will check it tonight. Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Thursday at 13:12 Author Share Posted Thursday at 13:12 (edited) June 2021 Winning friendly matches is ok but i would prefer league games instead. We lost points where we shouldn't and let Wanderers reduce gap between us. A lot of news in this month. Now we can hire another coach. Didn't find right candidates yet but will continue for searching in the future. Great response from the board and may be we will see benefits in the next intake. --- And about intake. Preview is rather optimistic but let's see. --- For me it's two news in one. Now i know that Fernandes has Indian nationality How have i missed this? --- Decided to extend contracts with players those future i see in our club. Surprisingly most of them have agreed to reduce wage though if we promote to Premier league it will still be more than they had before reniewing. Jack Brady (GK) -250€ p/w >190€ p/w (+25% promotion rise) until 31/12/22 Luke Byrne (CD) -500€ p/w >450€ p/w (+25% promotion rise) until 31/12/22 Daniel Byrne (CD) -350€ p/w >300€ p/w (+25% promotion rise) until 31/12/22 Lorcan Fitzgerald (LFB) -400€ p/w >300€ p/w (+25% promotion rise) until 31/12/22 Karl Sheppard (RW) -650€ p/w >875€ p/w (+25% promotion rise) until 31/12/22 Ciaran Kilduff (ST) -650€ p/w >475€ p/w (+25% promotion rise) until 31/12/22 Shane Farrell (CM) -300€ p/w >170€ p/w (+25% promotion rise) until 31/12/22 Joze Kabia (S) -325€ p/w >160€ p/w (+25% promotion rise) until 31/12/22 --- In the end of month we have signed for free CM Louis Dunne. We are lacking creative players so it should be good addition to the squad. --- Edited Thursday at 13:13 by Vladis Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Friday at 03:14 Author Share Posted Friday at 03:14 July 2021 Match against Bray Wanderers was probably one of the most important in this season. Tough strong-willed victory has allowed us to break away from 2nd position. 7 games left and we have a good chance of straight promotion. We need at least 12 points to secure 1st place. --- Through summer transfer window we have completed few deals. Ethan Boyle - From Linfield (free) This deal we had arranged earlier in april. Ethan spent last two seasons in Northern Ireland playing for the top local side Linfield. Very solid fullback who is ready for Premier League level. Jake Walker - loan from St.Patrick Athletic Sensational deal because Jake is current Premier league top goalscorer in this season with 12 goals. I don't why he was transfer listed but we couldn't miss this chance and though we don't have enough money for buying out him we have agreed loan deal. By the way Jake scored twicely in his debut match. Also we managed to loan again J.J. Lunney. He wasn't given a chance in Bohemians and as a result loan listed. This time loan deal has no any options of prefered role. And one future transfer is arranged. After the end of his contract with Shamrock Rovers Gary O'Neill will join our team. Solid improve to our midfield for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted Friday at 12:25 Author Share Posted Friday at 12:25 (edited) August 2021 4 points...only 4 points we need to secure 1st spot. In last 4 fixtures we will face all teams that are currently in play-off positions so it should be tough run of games. Despite the defeat to Derry City in FAI Cup i was content with our game because we were not in optimal squad and looked overall better than PL side. --- Kilduff has been injured again and probably will miss all September. Good news is that we have only two fixtures in September though one of them is against Cork City. Edited Friday at 12:25 by Vladis 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted 21 hours ago Author Share Posted 21 hours ago September 2021 Yes, we did it! Win over U.C.D. was enough to become unreachable for opponents. Next goal was unbeatable season but already in the next match against Cork City we have failed to do it. --- On a positive wave i made some requests to the board. Some of them were rejected but these were accepted. Now we can hire another U19 coach and able to search players in entire Europe. --- I would describe this intake as 'better than nothing'. Interesting to see Belorusian and German youngsters among academy graduates. Viny MacAnthony - though he is valued as top prospect in this intake i'm not sure about his future due unamitious personality and very low determination. Sean McBride - he is already have some good skills for central defender but i'm concerned with his mental attributes except great determination. Though he is only 15. --- Congratulations to Denzil with his first goal for India. Link to post Share on other sites
Vladis 64 Posted 13 hours ago Author Share Posted 13 hours ago October 2021 I don't know what had happened in match against Galway Utd but it was our worst performance in this season. Final two games were not the best too but we took 6 ponts anyway. I think after securing 1st spot we were too complacent. But after all we are the champions (even though of Irish second tier). --- Season review Overall balance at the end of the season: - 344k€ --- Player stats (league games) Best players: 1. Ciaran Kilduff. 17 goals in 20 games, av. 96 minutes per goal, fantastic performance from our experienced striker. Could score even more but missed 2 months being injured. 2. Lorcan Fitzgerald. 15 assists, 4 goals from direct free kicks. Outstanding stats for fullback. 3. L. Byron - D. Byron partnership. We were sometimes too vulnerable in defence but these two guys made opponents' life as hard as possible. --- --- We are going to holiday now. Board set initial budgets. Significant increase to our wage budget (from 10k to 40k p/w) should help us to strengthen team. --- P.S. I should say sorry for my poor English, guys, it's not my native language. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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