Sligo Rovers F.C.

He has introduced new blood, like, into the squad over the last few years.

And to me, Brad, he was talking, he was saying, you know, he put it in his programme notes the night of their match with Sligo when they won the league because of obviously what happened in, him digging out between bowls and shells saying that isn't he knows you know we're running on fumes at times this year that's what he said because basically they've been going non-stop and he may he spoke afterwards to a few of us and was saying that coming back from when they were knocked out of of of Europe where the CEO Hederman came to him and said listen this is actually going to be the best thing for you is because he doesn't need a rest you know what I mean like he does actually need to have a bit of a break in terms of like they're probably going to have all of November off and then they're going to come back I'd say early enough into December start kind of doing that pre-preseason stuff and then giving it coming back so he maybe is expecting him to maybe be rejuvenated so i can't listen you have to obviously there'll be bodies added but do you think you think it could be as high as five maybe five players targeted for start positions or even just like properly to properly challenge

five is maybe a little bit of a stretch

i say sorry properly challenging the squad like

Like he had that, remember where he kind of played more central when he would have maybe been a winger and stuff.

So I would expect, I mean seeing him with Adam and Brennan where he was playing as one as a kind of in the...

Phileo was kind of midfield anyway from Rovers but more essentially where he is given that license to actually because he did it against no it was against Sligo Darren Ports of Sligo and got into the box to score two goals where he's in the right place at the right time but he's given that license to drive from a central position and I think his ability to either run with the ball So I would anticipate, I know you were saying earlier about Roberts, but I would say that would be something that he might see change.

Not change, but maybe Roberts try more next year with him as more central rather than being one of the actual wingbacks.

But yeah.

Elsewhere then, Sligo Rovers, it looked like they were going to get their first win under Darren Parris, but they made right old bags of it in the end.

They were 2-0 up after 37 minutes and ended up drawing 2-2 with Derry getting a couple of late goals and Woolery was sent off for Sligo.

Again, I haven't been impressed with him since he's come in, but yeah, a dour old end to the season for Sligo Rovers.

They didn't even get a bit of joy on the last day of the season at home.

Yeah, probably haven't just seen a darn purse team yet.

Yeah, yeah.

In fact, I did read someone put, oh, yeah, it's probably two from Sligo Rovers that we're going to link down to Bitterford Tank.

So don't get your hopes up, but yeah.

All right, well, we'll wrap things up.

He's on Monday Night Football and he was asked about where his career is at and he said, I've not drawn a line in the sand completely.

So the Sligo Rovers dream is still on, Arthur.

It's your dream by the sounds of it, yeah.

You pitched this last week.

Sligo is, you know, it's not just beautiful, the place, the people as well.

As Tommy Gorman said about the floodlights at the showgrounds being the soul of the town for Sligo Rovers on a Friday night, we have something here that I don't think can be replicated anywhere else.

I think it's important that we all know that.

I think we've made a very good point there as well.

Now, unfortunately, following a very exciting season, the final round of fixtures in the SSE Electricity Premier Division of the League of Ireland was a bit of a damp squib.

Shamrock Rovers' defeat of Lowley Sligo Rovers and Bowes' defeat at the hands of Shelburne the previous weekend meant that the Hoops were already champions with a game to spare.

For the record, the Friday night's results were as follows.

Drogheda had a 2-0 win over Galway.

Rovers suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Dundalk, but I would suggest the celebrations had already started.

Waterford finished off a very good second half of the season with a 3-2 win away at Shelbourne.

Sligo Rovers and Derry City drew two all.

Bowes had a very good 3-2 win away at St Pat's which meant that they were guaranteed second position.

You certainly have been.

Look at the clubs you've played with, like Dundalks, Empaths, Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Sporting, Fingal, UCD, of course.

And the titles that you won as well, three Premier Division titles, three First Division titles, four FAI Cups.

It's an incredibly good career.

And there was probably a point to prove to John that you shouldn't have let me go.

100%.

Spebba Sligo Rovers after that then and then back to Cork City.

What was that conversation like with Tim Clancy?

Go on.

Sligo Rovers.

Oh, they're in the south.

Definitely in the south.