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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.'
The Irish Sun
02-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Tommy Lonergan keeps Waterford revival going as he inspires win over Bohemians in Premier DIvision clash
TOMMY LONERGAN made an assist before scoring a cracking winner to end Bohemians' resurgence. The hitman's sharp work up front kept Waterford's own revival going as the managerless club made it back-to-back victories. 2 Waterford beat Bohemians Credit: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile 2 James Olayinka, bottom, scored their first goal at Dalymount Park Credit: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile Caretaker Matt Lawlor guided them to victory over Derry City last time out and they dug in here for a gutsy away win. Gypsies' Bohs were the better side in the first half but went in behind. Read More on League of Ireland First their 43rd-minute penalty claim was not entertained when Jordan Flores looked to have been upended by Grant Horton. Bohs did not clear their lines as a deft touch from Lonergan found midfielder James Olayinka in space . The 24-year-old Londoner took a controlling touch before rifling a low drive from distance into the bottom corner for his first goal for the club. Most read in Football Bohs' response from the restart was pretty immediate as they were level within three minutes. Kyle White was yellow-carded for a clumsy challenge on Tierney with Flores meeting Dayle Rooney's flighted free-kick to the far post. Cork City fans watch League of Ireland clash against Dundalk in cinema And though his header came back off an upright, the ensuing scramble saw Blues defender Darragh Leahy get the final touch for an own goal. Level-pegging lasted 15 minutes, though, as sloppy defending gifted Waterford the chance to regain the lead. Defender Seán Grehan stretched to get a touch on White's cross with the ball rebounding off the chest of goalie Kacper Chorazka. Lonergan pounced to collect the loose ball, get turned and blast his shot to the roof of the net. SUN STAR MAN Tommy Lonergan (Waterford) BOHEMIANS : Chorazka 7; Grehan 7, Cornwall 6 (Mousset 74, 6), Flores 7; Morahan 6, Buckley 6 (McManus 66, 6), Devoy 7, Rooney 7; Tierney 7; Clarke 6 (Brennan 66, 7), Whelan 7. WATERFORD : McMullan 7; Radkowski 7, Leahy 7, Burke 7; Horton 7, Glenfield 6 (McMenamy 74, 6), Noonan 6, Olayinka 7, White 6 (Dempsey 90+6, 6); Lonergan 8 (Pouwels 90, 6), Amond 6. REFEREE : G Colfer (Wicklow) 6.
