Patrick O'Connell

 

...and by Marca.

Gashley Grimes wrote: Tonight's CL tie between Man U & Sevilla match programme featured piece on up and coming Don Patricio film - Patrick led Sevilla to 2nd place in La Liga and built the Sevilla team that won the clubs one and only La Liga title to date in season 45/46.Historic night for Sevilla CF first time to reach European Cup(CL) Quarter Finals.Piece by Joe Ganley United reporter.

 

Tickets go on sale tomorrow for 'Don Patricio' the film @ The Sugar Club Dublin.
https://www.sugarclubtickets.com/purchase/don-patricio---patrick-oconnell

Produced by Michael Andersen of Al Jazeera TV - filmed in Ireland,Spain,UK and Mexico with a host of sporting contributions.
The film will also be shown in the UK & Europe in May and June.

https://vimeo.com/260738227

Latest trailer above.

'Football did not begin in 1992 there has been a lot of great players before that...'Martin O'Neill

Tickets now on sale www.sugarclub.com

Have my tickets bought for the showing in The Sugar Club

All revealed in the film you have to remember O'Connell was very much on the run from Francoists after he returned to Spain in 1940.
All those who had gone to Mexico were banned for six years, imprisoned or shot dead.
Patrick was back in the country after six months following his departure from Barca actually on the day Franco has his victory parade.
But not quietly he won the second division title with Betis and then crossed the divide the first Betis man to manage Sevilla in 1942.
Funnily we filmed at the Betis cafe where Betis players to this day go near their stadium for coffee O'Connell was the only Sevilla manager ever allowed in.He used to read his paper there every morning as Sevilla manager.
But yes it would have been incredible if he had been able to remain on in '46 but if you speak to the top brass and historians at Sevilla they see that team as the team he built.
It would have been a third La Liga title as Barca see the Mediterranean league as a la liga title he won in 1937.
Can you imagine having to take different routes around the city of Seville to work every morning to avoid the enemy?

Hope you lads enjoy it.

This coming 25th May, the Catalan Dignity Commission (working on the recovery of the anti-Francoist memory and annulment of Franco’s crimes) is to donate a specially commissioned painting associated with the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Ebro (1938) to the Civil War Museum in Gandesa.  In a painting carried out by artist Pere Piquer, the moment is remembered when International brigader, Micheál O’Riordan, from the Connolly Column of the 15th Brigade, crossed the Ebro at Vinebre. This occurred on the morning of the 25th July 1938. He bore a Catalan flag on his shoulder. His brave unit advanced to face the might of Franco’s Hitler and Mussolini-backed army. The Dignity Commission does not want to let this opportunty of commemorating this heroic feat slip by without honouring those involved. Though far away in time, we feel that it is an instance of solidarity, democratic zeal and sacrifice that should be dearly remembered.

 

For this event, and to cover the expenses of the execution and placement of the painting –which shows the group of International Brigaders rowing across the river– we would like to put to your consideration the possibility of helping our crowdfunding project with the Catalan crowdfunders “Verkami” with a contribution. There is an English version of the project at:   http://vkm.is/oriordan  For any enquiries, you can also mail the organizers at:  verkamidignitat@gmail.com

 

 

Thanks so very much. Go raibh maith agat go mór!

 

 

For the Dignity Commission,

 

Pep Cruanyes, Pilar Rebaque and Toni Strubell

 

    www.comissiodeladignitat.cat     

 

 

 

Paul Doyle in today's Guardian Sport covers fans story & up coming film.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/may/07/patrick-oconnell-barcelona-real-betis-campaign-film-recognition?CMP=share_btn_tw