Alan Mathews Resigns as manager of Drogheda United FC

Lollymcd

Statement from Alan Mathews

I wish to confirm that I have resigned as manager of DUFC with immediate effect.

Unfortunately results have not been good enough and I feel that I have gone as far as I can with this group of players. By going now it will allow the club to get someone new in with enough time to hopefully turn things around. I would like to thank the board and the players for their efforts this season. In particular I would like to give special acknowledgment to the club’s terrific supporters who played no small part in keeping the team in the premier division last season and who have stood by the team this season despite some unacceptable performances.

SantryRed

Any manager who thinks Damien Brennan is a good enough centre half for Premier Division football doesn't deserve a job.

Lollymcd

SantryRed wrote: »

Any manager who thinks Damien Brennan is a good enough centre half for Premier Division football doesn't deserve a job.

Good enough compared to...?

We have to work with what we have and what we can afford.

Predictions for manger???

GLaDOS

The amount of goals they've conceded is ridiculous, shipping 6 against Sligo just shouldn't happen.

stovelid

Lollymcd wrote: »

Predictions for manger???

:cool:

Lollymcd

ScienceNerd wrote: »

The amount of goals they've conceded is ridiculous, shipping 6 against Sligo just shouldn't happen.

If only we had some kind of analysis show to explain to the ordinary punter what's going wrong and what needs to be fixed... Oh no, sorry, I forgot we have MNS!!!

What is the story with Drogheda's defence, on paper they are not THAT bad!

antomorro-sei

Bound to happen, sure they've conceded 30 odd goals this year already.

antomorro-sei

Lollymcd wrote: »

What is the story with Drogheda's defence, on paper they are not THAT bad!

Well, Jamie Harris has been piss poor this year anyway.

Lollymcd

stovelid wrote: »

:cool:

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

that would be one season ticket never used again

SantryRed

Lollymcd wrote: »

If only we had some kind of analysis show to explain to the ordinary punter what's going wrong and what needs to be fixed... Oh no, sorry, I forgot we have MNS!!!

What is the story with Drogheda's defence, on paper they are not THAT bad!

Damien Brennan isn't that bad? Seriously?

Lollymcd

antomorro-sei wrote: »

Well, Jamie Harris has been piss poor this year anyway.

True, can't run to save his life. Alan McNally and Joe Kendrick are both hard workers though, IMO the goals conceeded do not reflect their efforts.

CSF

Reckon Doolin will be back.

Lollymcd

CSF wrote: »

Reckon Doolin will be back.

Yeah, I reckon he'll give up his €45,000 a year for two or three matches a year to be the manager of Drogheda United.

Oh wait, where you being scarcastic?

_blank_

Damien Brennan wasn't even good enough for a non-promoted Shels team.

He was decent in his first season with us, but last year was absolutely muck, couldn't believe he got a PD team to take him on, unbelievable.

CSF

Lollymcd wrote: »

Yeah, I reckon he'll give up his €45,000 a year for two or three matches a year to be the manager of Drogheda United.

Oh wait, where you being scarcastic?

Well he could do both to be honest, Fenlon did.

PDN

Sorry to see him go. Even though results have been desperate this season, he had the team trying to play attractive football - much better than the negative crap we had to watch when Doolin was in charge.

A manager can only do so much when the money isn't there to attract or keep players. Last season it looked like a rebuilding process might be underway at Drogheda, but then we had to let our best player go (Chambers) and we're going backwards instead of forwards. With no sign of any financial changes, it's probably going to be a long season with a few more thrashings followed by relegation.

Hard Worker

It's a sign of a failed manager. Cannot operate unless he has a sizeable budget. Compare that to what Michael O'Neill did with a part time Rovers squad last season.

Pure_Cork

Hard Worker wrote: »

It's a sign of a failed manager. Cannot operate unless he has a sizeable budget. Compare that to what Michael O'Neill did with a part time Rovers squad last season.

With Longford, Mathews won the League Cup (2004), two FAI Cups (2003, 2004), and finished runners-up in the FAI Cup in 2007. If Longford hadn't been deducted 6 points they wouldn't have been relegated in 2007. Despite G. Walsh pulling the plug on City, all the off-field turmoil, he kept things together on the pitch to win the Setanta Cup in 2008. Mathews is a good manager.

There's only one t in Mathews!

Lollymcd

Darius Kierans (under 20 manager) has been appointed interim manager. He says he will only apply for the position if they beat Bray tonight.

Brian King has left the club citing work commitments

CSF

Matthews will be named as our (Shels) new manager during the week.

Lollymcd

CSF wrote: »

Matthews will be named as our (Shels) new manager during the week.

Does this represent a real change for Shels though?

Gavin "shels"

Lollymcd wrote: »

Does this represent a real change for Shels though?

Just represents Keely having enough tbh, wanted to walk earlier in the month, board begged him to stay, so now Matthews is available Keely has decided to walk...to over look the schoolboy section.

Lollymcd

Gavin shels wrote: »

Just represents Keely having enough tbh, wanted to walk earlier in the month, board begged him to stay, so now Matthews is available Keely has decided to walk...to over look the schoolboy section.

I think they are very similar managers, I can't see Mathews having any more or less of an impact than Keely

CSF

Lollymcd wrote: »

I think they are very similar managers, I can't see Mathews having any more or less of an impact than Keely

I wouldn't say that them playing a similar style of football means they'll have a similar impact. If he can get the players playing for him, we've a decent bunch. Playoffs aren't beyond us.

dreamers75

Sweet, rumour was Gill was going to take over.

CSF

dreamers75 wrote: »

Sweet, rumour was Gill was going to take over.

Still is the rumour that he'll take over at Drogheda.

dreamers75

CSF wrote: »

Still is the rumour that he'll take over at Drogheda.

One of the coaches got the job for the season. So Gill is hopefully with us for the season.

CSF

dreamers75 wrote: »

One of the coaches got the job for the season. So Gill is hopefully with us for the season.

Where did you hear that he had it for the season?

Lollymcd

CSF wrote: »

Matthews will be named as our (Shels) new manager during the week.

I heard Keely resigned during the week, looks lke you speak the truth my man!

Lollymcd

Hard Worker wrote: »

It's a sign of a failed manager. Cannot operate unless he has a sizeable budget. Compare that to what Michael O'Neill did with a part time Rovers squad last season.

I hate to split hairs but the Rovers budget last season was not insignificant, I know of one player who was offer a full time position with a club outside Dublin but opted to stay with Rovers as there was only €50 difference in his wages. As a part time player it was a better option for him to stay at Rovers.

Gavin "shels"

Hard Worker wrote: »

Cannot operate unless he has a sizeable budget. Compare that to what Michael O'Neill did with a part time Rovers squad last season.

Only seen that know but by God someones got their head in some sand. Next down neighbours grandson plays with Rovers, few first team starts last season and this season and well he ain't on pennys and he's only part-time.

Gavin "shels"

Matthews officially annouced as the new Shels boss today. Good appointment aside from the fact Collie O'Neill (whos been assistant manager since we got demoted and hasn't lost a match yet in his several games as caretaker manager) and Fred Davis (who's been with Shels as a coach for anything up to 20 years) will be let go.

dreamers75

Good signing if a little delayed.

Signing Fabio and Shane Barrett today. Interestingly outbid pats for fabio.

stovelid

dreamers75 wrote: »

Good signing if a little delayed.

Signing Fabio and Shane Barrett today. Interestingly outbid pats for fabio.

Thought yis were in for Cahill, but he went to Fingal?

Ollie is a good signing for a thin squad. Bags of experience, still decent at getting to the line and putting crosses and a great pro.

CSF

dreamers75 wrote: »

Good signing if a little delayed.

Signing Fabio and Shane Barrett today. Interestingly outbid pats for fabio.

Barrett has signed for Cork, should I be doubting the Fabio link now too?

Gavin "shels"

CSF wrote: »

Barrett has signed for Cork, should I be doubting the Fabio link now too?

Heard Fabio myself ages ago, but in all fairness we don't need anymore strikers tbh.

dreamers75

Mahon spoke to Cahill but he wasnt interested. Fabio offered same deal as everyone else but waiting on shels to come back to him. Barret same Cork must have offered him more.

Would like Fabio if we can afford him.

Gavin "shels"

Couldn't see us offering Fabio anything crazy tbh, we were at our limits on the budget department and our BoM won't let it go a penny over.

CSF

Gavin shels wrote: »

Couldn't see us offering Fabio anything crazy tbh, we were at our limits on the budget department and our BoM won't let it go a penny over.

I reckon we had to offer something for Matthews to work with to get him to take the job.

stovelid

dreamers75 wrote: »

Mahon spoke to Cahill but he wasnt interested.

Fingal must have offered more money?

Gavin "shels"

CSF wrote: »

I reckon we had to offer something for Matthews to work with to get him to take the job.

Probably a part-time job in Dublin was the advantage, the board hardly could give more money when our attendences are down, no Leeds friendly this summer, etc...

stovelid wrote: »

Fingal must have offered more money?

Ofcourse they didn't, just cars, apartments and free fruit.

CSF

Definitely want to know the source of the story then.

Gavin "shels"

Declan "Fabio" O'Brien signed for Athlone anyway, so that rumour is gone.

Lollymcd

http://www.drogheda-independent.ie/premium/sport/soccer/donnelly-named-as-drogheda-manager-2258199.html

FORMER Shelbourne coach Brian Donnelly has become Drogheda United's second new manager in the space of two weeks, following the shock resignation of Paul Lumsden. Donnelly will work alongside the club's director of football Darius Kierans, who cannot be manager in name because he hasn't yet completed his 'A' Licence coaching qualification.

dreamers75

Gavin shels wrote: »

Declan "Fabio" O'Brien signed for Athlone anyway, so that rumour is gone.

Go me!


Seriously shocked he went there tbh, coaching role at athlone or a game at shels or a game at league challenging rovers or a game with us


Suppose he has his reasons

Paparazzo

Gavin shels wrote: »

Matthews officially annouced as the new Shels boss today. Good appointment aside from the fact Collie O'Neill (whos been assistant manager since we got demoted and hasn't lost a match yet in his several games as caretaker manager) and Fred Davis (who's been with Shels as a coach for anything up to 20 years) will be let go.

NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! :(:(:(:(:(

Gavin "shels"

Lollymcd wrote: »

http://www.drogheda-independent.ie/premium/sport/soccer/donnelly-named-as-drogheda-manager-2258199.html

FORMER Shelbourne coach Brian Donnelly has become Drogheda United's second new manager in the space of two weeks, following the shock resignation of Paul Lumsden. Donnelly will work alongside the club's director of football Darius Kierans, who cannot be manager in name because he hasn't yet completed his 'A' Licence coaching qualification.

Very shocked at that signing. Heard Collie O'Neill (our ex-assistant/caretaker manager) rejected the job a few weeks back so thought he might have gone for it since our BoM are letting Mathews run the show with the backroom.

SantryRed

It doesn't make a difference anyways. Kierans is still going to be manager.

Lollymcd

SantryRed wrote: »

It doesn't make a difference anyways. Kierans is still going to be manager.

A couple of months in and I'm still not sure about the situation, is it right for the club? Is it right for the players? Especially the really young ones? How much of an input does Donnelly have? We're paying him afterall, surely it would be worth listening to his expertise???

CSF

Has worked out well enough for us so far anyway.