A tough start to this Premier Division season sees Dundalk sitting bottom as they face St Patrick’s Athletic tonight.
EMOTION AND AMBITION were the driving forces for Stephen O’Donnell when he agreed to leave St Patrick’s Athletic and become Dundalk head coach at the end of the 2021 season.
As the Sunday Times reported on St Stephen’s Day that same year, it led to them “seeking legal damages against their former manager” and “the club also want a High Court order to prevent Stephen O’Donnell from approaching former players or staff or using the club’s ‘intellectual property’. Advertisement This is not a situation he expected to find himself in at the beginning of his third campaign in charge, and it felt pointed that he would talk of a lack of clarity on the pitch.It was O’Donnell’s decision to let last season’s top scorer, Pat Hoban, leave the club for Derry City over the winter when he had one year left on his contract. That ensured they recouped a mid five-figure fee and also get their highest earner off the wage bill.
He was the chosen one to lead a homegrown revival following the chaotic ownership of American investment firm Peak6. Dundalk had new owners at the back end of 2021, Andy Connolly returning to the helm along with STATSports pair Sean O’Connor and Alan Clarke. But it soon became apparent that Dundalk was still a club on the market, either a full sale or outside investment being sought to truly be able to revive hopes of challenging a Shamrock Rovers side who are now aiming for a fifth successive League of Ireland Premier Division title.
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