Did I jinx my teams (Bray Wanderers) result?

- May 22, 2017

Brian Quigley Most people where I work, when the talk gets onto football, want to talk about the madness that is the English Premiership, where millions buys mediocrity and the mediocre earn millions. There’s a sane core though that follow League of Ireland teams. Given the geography of where our factory

SSE Airtricity League: Fixture Changes

- May 16, 2017

There have been two fixture changes in the SSE Airtricity League. In the Premier Division, Shamrock Rovers’ home fixture against Bray Wanderers will now take place on Tuesday, May 30th with kick-off at 8pm at Tallaght Stadium, having been originally scheduled for Friday, July 7th. In the First Division, Athlone Town’s trip

‘’Standing on the shoulders of giants’’

- May 15, 2017

Brian Quigley Friday’s 3-0 victory away at Finn Harps was a momentous result for Bray Wanderers. The win – achieved with goals from Gary McCabe, Ryan Brennan and Keith Buckley – kept the Seagulls clear of Dundalk in second place in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division, and for this reason

Finn Harps slump to the bottom with Bray Wanderers defeat

- May 13, 2017

Connor McGinty During the week I remember telling a friend how I always seem to find the positives regardless of the reality in front of me, however despite all the affection I may have for Finn Harps it’s very difficult to give praise after the performance against Bray. A rather poor start

‘On second thoughts’

- May 8, 2017

Brian Quigley We went out early to the Carlisle Grounds on Friday. Kick-off against St Patrick’s Athletic was the normal 1945, but there a ‘Family Festival of Fun’ organized by the club [supported by the FAI and SSE Airtricity League] for before the game, so we arrived at 1730 to see

The Easter Cup – A good few weeks for Bray Wanderers

- April 24, 2017

Brian Quigley I brought the family to see 2 Bray games last week, and both were thoroughly enjoyable. Usually I just have one or other of the children with me, depending on who wants to come or who hasn’t got anything else on. Last week saw us all free to cheer

It was a ‘’David vs Goliath’’ victory

- April 17, 2017

Brian Quigley It was Easter weekend, so Bible stories were on the radar. Another one came to mind on Good Friday, as Bray Wanderers prepared to take on Dundalk at Oriel Park – the story of David and Goliath. In the Bible passage David won, and Bray as David won on

‘’Colour Wars and Ghost Buses’’

- April 9, 2017

Brian Quigley As I drove into Bray last Friday to see Wanderers host Galway United, I marveled at how green everything was. The trees, the mountains, the grass in the fields. It was as if I had never noticed it before, even though I lived in Bray until I was 33

‘’Kaz and Daz’’

- March 16, 2017March 16, 2017

Brian Quigley When Kazuyoshi Miura scored the only goal of the game last weekend in Japan’s J2 League clash between Yokahama FC and Thespa Kusatsu, he became the oldest person ever to score in professional football, breaking a record that had stood since 1965 when Stanley Matthews netted his last goal

Five lamps & Five Goals

- March 14, 2017

Brian Quigley The nights may be getting brighter but in sporting terms last Friday was certainly a dark one for me. To start with I had a dilemma - there was a clash between the televised Ireland versus Wales rugby game and the Bray Wanderers encounter with Bohemians in Dalymount Park