Patrick O'Connell

Gashley Grimes wrote: ...also you have to realise Mussolini bombed Barcelona & hit the FCB clubhouse in 1938 - O'Connell & Calvet were literally down on hands & knees trying to save as much as they could through the wreckage in the following days.

Ta for those two updates.

Btw, the museum mentioned that the club caretaker actually went into the building after it was bombed (to save as much as he could), at great personal risk.

They should be very grateful to him, too.

Ahead of Patrick O'Connell's blue plaque unveiling in Belfast on Friday.

Congratulations to Cliftonville Football Club who won Copa Don Patricio U13 tournament on Saturday at Grosvenor 3G pitches West Belfast.Thanks to Belvedere F.C.,Shamrock Rovers F.C. for making the journey up from Dublin and to local sides Albert Foundry Shankill Road & Cregagh Wanderers FC & Andersonstown Celtic.A big thank you to Immaculata JFC of West Belfast who hosted the tournament and to Martin Voyle from the club.Also thanks to Belfast City Council for their support.A great weekend of football can only grow....more details on the POCMF facebook page.

The Patrick O'Connell Story will run from tomorrow June 20th - Oct 8th

For anybody bored of the One Show or Nationwide.

From obscurity to up there with some Irish greats.

Looking good.

Gashley Grimes wrote: Good article from Wednesday on Charles O'Hagan of Donegal by Irish journlaist Colin Millar based in Spain. A man who pre-dated POC in Seville - worth a read if you have 5/10 mins spare. https://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/11/01/the-mysterious-career-of-charles-ohagan-sevillas-first-foreign-manager/

 

Gashley Grimes wrote: Good article from Wednesday on Charles O'Hagan of Donegal by Irish journlaist Colin Millar based in Spain. A man who pre-dated POC in Seville - worth a read if you have 5/10 mins spare. https://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/11/01/the-mysterious-career-of-charles-ohagan-sevillas-first-foreign-manager/

Thanks for that - great read.

Btw, the article includes the following:
O’Hagan was gone and there is no official documentation as to why. One Sevilla fan site claims “fans of the time say his love of wine was incompatible with his position as manager”, although this is unverified."

This must be the fan site referred to - http://www.sevillacf.com/entrenadores/MrOHagan.htm

"Mister Charles O'Hagan vino al Sevilla desde Irlanda llamado por Mr. Ewans que había sido jugador del Sevilla y que en esos momentos trabajaba como empleado en Casa Mac Andrew. Tan solo estuvo una temporada y al final de la misma se marchó porque según comentaban los aficionados de la época su afición al "tinto" era incompatible con su cargo de entrenador. Aún así el britanico obtuvo buenos resultados en lo deportivo en un Sevilla que contaba con un grupo de extraordinarios jugadores como Larumbe, Sedeño, Herminio, Rey, Ocaña, Barragan, Escobar, Gabriel, Kinké, León o Brand. En partidos amistosos el Sevilla ganó al Levante (2-3) en Valencia, al Betis (3-0), al Lusitano de Portuga (3-0), otra vez al mismo equipo por (2-1) a los equipos Arenas y Vallana por 2-0. Solo se perdió ante el Cracovia polaco por 3-0. En la Copa de Andalucía consiguió anotarse el 6º campeonato una vez mas ante el eterno rival al que venció por 4-2. Otros resultados fueron las victorias ante el Victoria Plzen de Praga por 5-2 y la de 3-0 ante la Gimnastica de Madrid. Se cerró la temporada con una gira triunfal en Canarias."

Goggle Translates this as:

Mr. Charles O'Hagan came to Seville from Ireland called by Mr. Ewans
who had been a player of Sevilla and who at that time was working as
an employee at Casa Mac Andrew. He was only one season and at the end of 
the season he left because, according to the amateurs of the time,
his love for "tinto" was incompatible with his position as coach.
Even so the British obtained good results in sports in a Seville 
that had a group of extraordinary players like Larumbe, Sedeno, 
Herminio, Rey, Ocaña, Barragan, Escobar, Gabriel, Kinké, Leon or Brand.
In friendly matches Sevilla won Levante (2-3) in Valencia, Betis (3-0), 
Lusitano de Portuga (3-0), again the same team by (2-1) teams Arenas
and Vallana 2-0. Only lost to Polish Krakow 3-0. 
In the Andalusian Cup he managed to score the 6th championship once again 
against the eternal rival who won 4-2. 
Other results were victories against Victoria Plzen of Prague 5-2 
and 3-0 against Madrid's Gimnastica. 
The season closed with a triumphant tour in the Canary Islands.

Edited by Territorial - 08 Nov 2017 at 5:07pm