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Belfast Telegraph
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Belief is key to Derry City maintaining good away record against Bohemians, says Tiernan Lynch
The Candystripes are eight points behind the League leaders following last week's 2-1 loss at the Brandywell, but they still have a game in hand. Friday's encounter with Bohemians marks the halfway point of the season and is at a ground that has provided many magical memories for City fans over the years. Derry have won six and lost just one of their last nine visits, including two victories there last season, and Lynch is hoping his players can create even more special memories on Friday. 'That's got to be our mentality,' he said 'As I keep telling the players, we have to go into every game believing that we can win it. That's where we're at. "That doesn't mean it's going to be easy in any way, shape or form. There's no doubt that it's going to be extremely difficult going there, but it's a battle that we're well up for and hopefully we can get the win.' Meanwhile, Lynch doesn't believe there will be a repeat of the scenes at the Brandywell earlier this season when both he and Bohs manager Alan Reynolds were sent off. Lynch's home debut lasted barely 10 minutes back in February when referee Marc Lynch sent both bosses to the stand following a fracas on the sidelines. It was the first of two red cards the City boss has received in the first few months of his tenure, having also been dismissed at Galway United in April. 'It's just about the game on Friday night,' he insisted. 'What happened in the first game was that emotions got high and that happens in football. It's water under the bridge now as far as I'm concerned and it's a matter of moving on and Friday night is a different game. 'Hopefully we both stay in our technical areas and we both get through the game and there's no sending offs and it's an enjoyable game of football that, ideally, we can come out the right end of.' With City right in the mix near the top of the Premier Division and the summer transfer window approaching quickly, Lynch believes it adds to the excitement for the club's supporters. 'I know I can speak on behalf of all the staff when I say that we're loving every minute of it,' he said. 'It's no secret that we do want to strengthen and we do want to bring players into the team. 'That's also an exciting time, trying to find the right players now that are not only good enough to play for this football club, but have the character to play for this football club, which is also hugely important for us, so hopefully the future is bright.'
Irish Daily Mirror
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Bohs boss Reynolds reacts as fans change their tune, hails united dressing room
Alan Reynolds has paid tribute to Bohemians' united dressing room as the Gypsies' remarkable turnaround in fortunes continues. Bohs claimed their sixth win in seven games thanks to Dayle Rooney's penalty on Friday night against Shelbourne. That run of results came off the back of some dreadful early results, when Bohs lost five of their first eight games. Rennie hailed some of his more experienced players for helping knit the dressing room together at a time when fans were calling for his head. 'Look, you're bound to enjoy it a little bit more (when the team is winning),' he said, 'a lot more than when you're struggling. Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest League of Ireland news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. 'Do you know what? I always enjoy coming in to work with the players. The Friday nights, the result then was the one that would throw you off and you'd be hurting. But every day you come in… 'And the time you judge a team and their character is when you're struggling. These boys just keep working every day. And we haven't changed what we do. 'I've been involved with groups that haven't been winning and there's been splinters in the group and the dressing has been broken. 'That dressing room, in fairness, have boys like Keith Buckley and John Mountney in there who drive standards every day.' Two points off the top, their sensational recent run has even led to fans changing their tune on the Dalymount Park chief. But he reckons they could come up with a 'better' chant than the one they sang as he headed for the dressing room on Friday night, after the win against Shelbourne. They chanted: 'Oh Alan Reynolds, you used to be a w****r but you're alright now.' Rennie said: 'I heard some song about me there, all right. Surely you can get a better song than that. It's better than 'Rennie out', I suppose. 'I couldn't even salute that. I think everyone could hear that.'
Irish Times
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Lys Mousset joining the late winner action for Bohemians sets up tasty derby with Shelbourne
Bohemians welcome Shelbourne to Dalymount Park on Friday night. Much has changed since Tolka Park hosted the north Dublin derby on April 11th. That night is remembered for Mipo Odubeko's arrival off the bench to toe-poke in a late winner for Damien Duff's side. Shelbourne seemed ready to catch fire, having risen to third in the Premier Division as Bohs slid towards the relegation zone. Notwithstanding Drogheda United 's stubborn refusal to fall away, the scene was set for the defending champions to enter an all-Dublin, three-way tussle for the title with St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers. Odubeko has scored twice since April 11th but until Kerr McInroy's 90th-minute winner in last Friday's 2-1 defeat of St Pat's, Shelbourne had been winless in five games. READ MORE What Bohemians have done during the same period is nothing short of miraculous. The Bohez are on a remarkable run 🔴⚫ — Niall (@niallotuairisc) The bald fact that Alan Reynolds's team have won five of their last six matches does not say enough about that achievement. Bohs have embarked on a thrilling run, scoring vital late goals to spark euphoria among their fans. Last weekend's win over Sligo was especially satisfying because Lys Mousset secured it by opening his League of Ireland scoring account two minutes from full-time. The vibrant run of form began with a sweet volley from James McManus to beat Cork City 1-0 at Dalymount on April 18th. No big deal. Every team these days is supposed to beat Cork, whose problems were further illustrated last week by Tim Clancy's decision to step down as manager, citing exhaustion caused by the commute from Meath and a lack of coaching support. After the jubilation of the win over Cork, Shamrock Rovers were on course to dampen Bohs' mood in Tallaght until a sensational 96th-minute winner from 18-year-old Rhys Brennan stunned the home crowd into silence. Bohs had been trailing 2-0 after 70 minutes, but excellent contributions from Dawson Devoy, Ross Tierney and Collie Whelan helped them to a 3-2 win. Four days later St Pat's were coasting to a 1-0 victory at Dalymount until Robert Cornwall's 90th-minute header appeared to snatch a point from their cross-city rivals. What happened next – Seán Grehan's 97th minute strike through traffic to secure all three points – has already been immortalised, thanks to Bohs club commentator Rúaidhrí O'Connor's decent impression of the BBC's Kenneth Wolstenholme from the 1966 World Cup final. 'The fans are on the pitch,' hollered O'Connor. 'The bouncers are on the pitch. The subs are on the pitch. It's bedlam in Dublin 7. Unbelievable, Bohs have won it at the death!' Waterford appeared to ruin the May bank holiday weekend for Bohs with a 2-1 result at Dalymount, seemingly indicating that an unsustainable way of winning football matches had reached its end. Not so fast. Bank holiday Monday arrived and Grehan rose up to head another 97th-minute winner to sink Galway United in Eamonn Deacy Park. Throughout this run, the striker known as 'The Moose' was nowhere to be found. Bohemian's Lys Mousset competes for the ball with Darragh Leahy of Waterford. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho Mousset, the former Sheffield United and France under-21 striker, had been nursing an injury and looked nothing like a professional footballer when coming off the bench against Waterford. Last Saturday afternoon at The Showgrounds, before just 2,056 spectators, Mousset shuffled into a 0-0 affair with 12 minutes remaining to finally take back control of his ailing career. When Keith Buckley dropped a speculative ball over the Sligo Rovers defence in the 88th minute, Reece Hutchinson appeared to have the situation under control until a nudge from Mousset and an angled finish sparked another pitch invasion. 'He needs to get trimmer,' said Reynolds of the former £10 million man. 'The people that talk about Premier League quality, you can see the glimpses of it. That's what frustrates you, this fellow could be anything. But there is a reason he didn't have a club for a while. 'I'm sure at times the players and staff wanted to strangle him as well as everything else, but he's a nice lad and we took a gamble signing him, so hopefully it can work out.' The win in Sligo elevated Bohemians to fourth in the table, two points ahead of Shelbourne and two points behind joint-leaders Shamrock Rovers and Derry City. Five late winners in six games, Mousset on target and Shels en route to Dalymount Park. Anything could happen. Up Next Cork City have wasted no time appointing Gerard Nash as their new manager following Clancy's resignation last weekend. The 38-year-old Kildare man arrives at Turners' Cross from GAIS in Sweden, where he was assistant coach, having previously worked with underage sides at Ipswich Town and Aston Villa. Liam Kearney takes charge of Friday's match against St Pat's and he will double job as assistant coach and head of the academy until Nash's number two is recruited.
Irish Times
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Bohemians on a dramatic roll as they renew rivalry with Shelbourne
Bohemians welcome Shelbourne to Dalymount Park on Friday night. Much has changed since Tolka Park hosted the north Dublin derby on April 11th. That night is remembered for Mipo Odubeko's arrival off the bench to toe-poke in a late winner for Damien Duff's side. Shelbourne seemed ready to catch fire, having risen to third in the Premier Division as Bohs slid towards the relegation zone. Notwithstanding Drogheda United 's stubborn refusal to fall away, the scene was set for the defending champions to enter an all-Dublin, three-way tussle for the title with St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers. Odubeko has scored twice since April 11th but until Kerr McInroy's 90th-minute winner in last Friday's 2-1 defeat of St Pat's, Shelbourne had been winless in five games. READ MORE What Bohemians have done during the same period is nothing short of miraculous. The Bohez are on a remarkable run 🔴⚫ — Niall (@niallotuairisc) The bald fact that Alan Reynolds's team have won five of their last six matches does not say enough about that achievement. Bohs have embarked on a thrilling run, scoring vital late goals to spark euphoria among their fans. Last weekend's win over Sligo was especially satisfying because Lys Mousset secured it by opening his League of Ireland scoring account two minutes from full-time. The vibrant run of form began with a sweet volley from James McManus to beat Cork City 1-0 at Dalymount on April 18th. No big deal. Every team these days is supposed to beat Cork, whose problems were further illustrated last week by Tim Clancy's decision to step down as manager, citing exhaustion caused by the commute from Meath and a lack of coaching support. After the jubilation of the win over Cork, Shamrock Rovers were on course to dampen Bohs' mood in Tallaght until a sensational 96th-minute winner from 18-year-old Rhys Brennan stunned the home crowd into silence. Bohs had been trailing 2-0 after 70 minutes, but excellent contributions from Dawson Devoy, Ross Tierney and Collie Whelan helped them to a 3-2 win. Four days later St Pat's were coasting to a 1-0 victory at Dalymount until Robert Cornwall's 90th-minute header appeared to snatch a point from their cross-city rivals. What happened next – Seán Grehan's 97th minute strike through traffic to secure all three points – has already been immortalised, thanks to Bohs club commentator Rúaidhrí O'Connor's decent impression of the BBC's Kenneth Wolstenholme from the 1966 World Cup final. 'The fans are on the pitch,' hollered O'Connor. 'The bouncers are on the pitch. The subs are on the pitch. It's bedlam in Dublin 7. Unbelievable, Bohs have won it at the death!' Waterford appeared to ruin the May bank holiday weekend for Bohs with a 2-1 result at Dalymount, seemingly indicating that an unsustainable way of winning football matches had reached its end. Not so fast. Bank holiday Monday arrived and Grehan rose up to head another 97th-minute winner to sink Galway United in Eamonn Deacy Park. Throughout this run, the striker known as 'The Moose' was nowhere to be found. Bohemian's Lys Mousset competes for the ball with Darragh Leahy of Waterford. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho Mousset, the former Sheffield United and France under-21 striker, had been nursing an injury and looked nothing like a professional footballer when coming off the bench against Waterford. Last Saturday afternoon at The Showgrounds, before just 2,056 spectators, Mousset shuffled into a 0-0 affair with 12 minutes remaining to finally take back control of his ailing career. When Keith Buckley dropped a speculative ball over the Sligo Rovers defence in the 88th minute, Reece Hutchinson appeared to have the situation under control until a nudge from Mousset and an angled finish sparked another pitch invasion. 'He needs to get trimmer,' said Reynolds of the former £10 million man. 'The people that talk about Premier League quality, you can see the glimpses of it. That's what frustrates you, this fellow could be anything. But there is a reason he didn't have a club for a while. 'I'm sure at times the players and staff wanted to strangle him as well as everything else, but he's a nice lad and we took a gamble signing him, so hopefully it can work out.' The win in Sligo elevated Bohemians to fourth in the table, two points ahead of Shelbourne and two points behind joint-leaders Shamrock Rovers and Derry City. Five late winners in six games, Mousset on target and Shels en route to Dalymount Park. Anything could happen. Up Next Cork City have wasted no time appointing Gerard Nash as their new manager following Clancy's resignation last weekend. The 38-year-old Kildare man arrives at Turners' Cross from GAIS in Sweden, where he was assistant coach, having previously worked with underage sides at Ipswich Town and Aston Villa. Liam Kearney takes charge of Friday's match against St Pat's and he will double job as assistant coach and head of the academy until Nash's number two is recruited.
Irish Independent
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Bohs boss on Lys Mousset's potential – ‘People talk about ‘Premier League quality', you can see the glimpses of it'
Bohemians boss Alan Reynolds says he can see glimpses of Lys Mousset's Premier League quality but insists the striker still has plenty of work to do in order to hit his heights. The Frenchman, a €10 million purchase by Sheffield United in 2019, arrived at Bohs in February having been out of the game for a year before that. After starting their first three games of the season, the 29-year-old dropped out of the starting 11 before an Achilles injury saw him hiss four games across April.
