Alan: Step upto the plate lads; Cork v Sligo Rovers.Byline: By PAUL O'HEHIR WHAT now for Cork City? Stunned after a shocking 4-0 (6-2 aggregate) UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup defeat in Finland they attempt to save face against Sligo Rovers tomorrow. Manager Alan Mathews Alan Mathews (born 27 June, 1965 in Dublin) is a former Irish footballer and is currently manager of Longford Town. Appointed club manager in July 2002, Mathews is a former Longford Town player who played for the club under Dermot Keely in the early 1990s. makes no excuses about the FC Haka FC Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cups. nightmare, insisting it's now time to refocus and get back on the horse. "There's no hiding from the fact that the result in Finland was very, very disappointing," said the Dubliner last night. "But it's gone now. The European adventure is over and there's no point dwelling on it. "We want to make amends in Europe next year but the only waywe can do that is knuckle down for the rest of the league campaign and make sure we're there." The team flew straight home after Thursday's game, jetting back into Cork in the early hours of the morning. The squad went through a recovery session at Fota yesterday and make a five-hour journey north to Sligo this morning. Mathews is without Liam Kearney Liam Kearney (born January 10 1983, Ireland), is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Cork City in the Football League of Ireland Premier Division. Kearney plies his trade on the left wing. and Pat Sullivan Pat Sullivan may be:
Sixth-placed Sligo are withoutSeamus Coleman (ankle), Steve Feeney (hamstring) and Matthew Judge (cheek bone). CAPTION(S): PRESSURE: Alan Mathews |
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