‘’The name’s Greene, Aaron Greene’’

- October 29, 2017

So Bray finished sixth for the second year in a row. A narrow defeat in Cork coupled with the expected Bohemians victory over Finn Harps meant Bohemians pipped us for fifth right at the finishing line. Sixth is no disgrace but for a while this year it looked like we would

Orange alert for Bray Wanderers

- October 23, 2017

Friday night went according to plan in some respects, but not in others. Bray Wanderers did their job, getting a magnificent win that kept them in fifth place ahead of Bohemians [who produced an equally-magnificent win over Dundalk]. The battle for fifth goes down to the wire. Unfortunately, Storm Brian disrupted

‘’If You All Went To EMFA Clap Your Hands.’’

- August 14, 2017

Growing up in Bray, I didn’t associate Kilkenny with hurling, but with soccer, strange as that might seem. Bray Wanderers were my team and I supported them in their Leinster Senior League days as well as after their promotion to the League of Ireland when it was expanded to include

‘’Bizarre and bazaar”

- July 31, 2017

Where else could I start this week’s column but with the press releases that came out of Bray Wanderers at the back end of last week. You have all read them, I don’t need to analyse them here. They were an attention grab, a bit of kite flying, a PR

Bray Wanderers have lost the plot with latest statement

- July 27, 2017

No words can describe this official statement from Bray Wanderers regarding their finances and future plans. Unbelievabl stuff... Statement Bray Wanderers FC can now officially confirm the club is financially stable for the foreseeable future and have a vision for the future unrivaled by any other Football Club in Ireland. Wicklow County has unfortunately

Bray Wanderers announce pre-season match schedule

- December 5, 2016

Friday 27th January Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers v Longford Town 7.30pm Friday 3rd February Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers v Wexford Youths Saturday 4th February RSC, Waterford Waterford United v Bray Wanderers 4pm Friday 10th February Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers v Athlone Town 7.30pm

40 years on… since my first visit to the Carlisle Grounds

- April 25, 2016

It was all about anniversaries this weekend. Saturday was 400 years to the day since William Shakespeare died, and Sunday was the actual 100 year anniversary of the 1916 rising. It was also an anniversary of sorts for myself, in that I first visited the Carlisle Grounds 40 years ago

Alan Mathews to return to Bray Wanderers?

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- April 14, 2015

Is Alan Mathews about to make a sensational return to Bray Wanderers even though just two weeks ago he and all his backroom staff left the club citing wages as the reasoning behind the departure? According to a report in The Irish Mirror today Alan Matthews could be reinstated as Manager

'No issues with wages' says Bray Chairman

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- April 7, 2015

Bray Wanderers chairman Denis O'Connor has come out defending the club and said that there was Bray Wanderers chairman Denis O'Connor has come out saying there is no issue with player wages being paid. O’Connor was on RTE Radio today and confirmed there were no problems with playing-staff wages, saying he

League of Ireland Team Preview 2015 – Bray Wanderers

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- March 3, 2015

Bray successfully avoided relegation during the 2014 season after a pre-season full of turmoil. Their preparations for the season were severely disrupted due to financial difficulties. Alan Matthews became the manager in early January and while all the other clubs had already started their pre-seasons, he was still trying to