FAI CUP WINNERS 2002

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NEW SEASON DAWNS

TALKING COMES TO AN END

After the rather surreal feeling of pre-season taking place in Spring, Dundalk finally get the chance to put last season's ghosts to rest when the new campaign starts this coming Thursday at Oriel Park versus Finn Harps. Trevor Anderson's new look side will be aiming to impress the Oriel Park regulars, with a mixture of young and old players offering the Belfastman the chance to silence the critics who doubted his appointment.

Look ahead to the new season continued..

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A NEW PLACE TO TALK

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Oriel Web apologises for recent delay in updates - due to technical problems, there will be no match report of Dundalk - Finn Harps. In case you've been living on Mars, Dundalk won 3-1 with possibly the best goal of all time by Donal Broughan

A SAD END TO A REMARKABLE JOURNEY

Martin Murray's two years in charge of Dundalk Football Club contained enough action to keep most clubs going for ten years. From a nervous promotion in his first season, to a season of high expectations that ended in relegation, with the surreal footnote of a memorable and wonderful Cup Final success. The final nail in the coffin came in the shape of a poor start to a high pressure First Division campaign, along with a European hammering hardly helped by some bizarre quotes attributed to the manager after the game, and pointless standoffs with members of the local press.

Oriel Web takes a look at the ups and downs of Martin Murray's career as Dundalk manager, and concludes that he was never really comfortable in his position ....Continue

ORIEL WEB ON TOUR IN CROATIA - THE FULL REPORT

Here it is - finally finished. The Oriel Web On Tour report of "Operation Varazdin", the trip to Croatia. From Dublin on Tuesday morning, to Dublin on Saturday evening, and the happenings in between. As you may see, it was no normal trip.......Continue

OUTCLASSED IN EVERY WAY

Dundalk's UEFA trip to Croatia clearly outlined the reasons why Irish clubs are so far behind in Europe. The attitude is wrong, the facilities aren't there, and it will take a considerable shift in people's minds before there is light at the end of the tunnel....Continue

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